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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 307▼ 55 vs year ago 322 · −17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 571▼ 224 vs year ago 521 · −43.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred cows and slaughter animals and a light supply of pairs. The top slaugher bull sold for 242.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 198.00/cwt. Taking a look at the replacement animals, the top pairs sold for 5000.00/pair and the top bred cows sold for 3700.00/head. The USDA's Cold Storage Report, released Friday, reported total pounds of beef in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 3 percent from last year. Scattered rains and storms this past week added moisture to the soil, but most of the area continues to be well below average rainfall for the year.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,750	216.88	3,795	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	174.51	2,489	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	173.14	2,052	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	149.87	1,509	109

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$3,084	44
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,890	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,450	83
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,041	16
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	832	$2,620	22
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,246	$3,483	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,463	$3,376	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$3,900	8

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,712	230.41/cwt	224.00–242.00	3,945	12
Bulls	—	—	1,764	211.68/cwt	198.00–220.00	3,734	22
Bulls	—	—	1,820	192.94/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,512	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	113.55/cwt	106.00–117.50	957	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	133.42/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,288	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	173.04/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,765	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	156.05/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,618	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	189.40/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,127	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	175.96/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,090	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	159.96/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,915	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	159.64/cwt	142.00–168.00	2,219	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	175.58/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,516	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	192.53/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,767	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	3,483.30/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,375.64/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,376	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	775	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	793	2,450.00/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	4,600.00/head	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,600	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	767	1,663.49/head	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,663	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,004	1,990.90/head	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,991	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,023	2,847.56/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,848	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,038	2,348.52/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,349	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,093	3,132.54/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,133	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,679.14/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,679	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	3,090.14/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,090	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	2,151.35/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,151	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,947.30/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,947	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,512	2,840.46/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,840	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	809	312.80/cwt	285.00–335.00	2,531	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	912	221.18/cwt	182.00–275.00	2,017	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	938	164.97/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,547	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,228	165.26/cwt	131.00–180.00	2,029	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	216.95/cwt	187.50–245.00	2,770	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	832	2,619.66/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,620	22

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Apr 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 307Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 297Last week 571Year ago 521

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,463	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.64
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,246	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,483.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,237	4,000.00–5,000.00	4,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,512	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,840.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,295	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,151.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	42	—	1,270	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,679.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,004	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,990.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	—	1,038	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,348.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,294	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,090.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,298	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,947.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,093	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,132.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,847.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	767	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,663.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	938	140.00–180.00	164.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	912	182.00–275.00	221.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	809	285.00–335.00	312.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	187.50–245.00	216.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,228	131.00–180.00	165.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	—	832	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,619.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,764	198.00–220.00	211.68
12	—	1,712	224.00–242.00	230.41
2	—	1,820	190.00–196.00	192.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	145.00–167.00	159.96
46	—	1,188	168.00–184.00	175.96
5	—	1,123	186.00–193.00	189.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,390	142.00–168.00	159.64
41	—	1,433	169.00–185.00	175.58
5	—	1,437	189.00–198.00	192.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	106.00–117.50	113.55
60	—	1,037	150.00–166.00	156.05
13	—	1,020	167.00–178.00	173.04
32	—	965	120.00–148.00	133.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.