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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 267▼ 70 vs year ago 319 · −21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

323 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 297▼ 23 vs year ago 346 · −6.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter animals and bred cows and a light supply of pairs. The top slaughter bull sold for 250.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 190.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 5250.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 3500.00/head. Light rain fell across the area this week with cooler overnight temperatures. Many producers are getting hay equipment ready to start harvest as soon as the ground dries out. Early harvest yields have been less than average.

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	1,572	213.42	3,354	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	176.60	2,561	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	173.98	2,050	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	148.78	1,489	99

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)	1,291	$2,983	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,927	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,328	61
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$1,985	23
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	891	$2,423	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,530	$4,732	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	952	$2,937	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$5,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$3,482	25

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	—	—	1,443	185.17/cwt	153.00–198.00	2,672	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	212.64/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,281	26
Bulls	—	—	1,736	235.22/cwt	224.00–250.00	4,083	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	103.59/cwt	91.00–112.50	918	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	171.05/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,707	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	137.92/cwt	121.00–149.00	1,383	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	157.23/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,591	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	160.89/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,837	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	176.97/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,104	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	187.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,238	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	178.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,575	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	161.65/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,354	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	186.56/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,832	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	2,936.75/head	2,675.00–3,600.00	2,937	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,265	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,663	5,298.35/head	5,200.00–5,400.00	5,298	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	995	3,365.79/head	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,366	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,036	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	5,250.00/head	5,250.00–5,250.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	825	1,556.24/head	700.00–2,200.00	1,556	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,016	1,833.38/head	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,833	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,052	2,457.52/head	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,458	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,064	2,920.54/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,921	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,270.36/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,270	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,926.60/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,927	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,278	2,520.66/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,521	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,990.30/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	2,990	34
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	776	309.84/cwt	272.50–341.00	2,404	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	981	163.33/cwt	143.00–180.00	1,602	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	219.21/cwt	185.00–270.00	2,258	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	199.90/cwt	187.50–262.50	2,375	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	891	2,422.68/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,423	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 267Year ago 319

Replacement CattleReceipts 323Last week 297Year ago 346

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	952	2,675.00–3,600.00	2,936.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,663	5,200.00–5,400.00	5,298.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	1	—	1,400	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	5,250.00	5,250.00

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	19	—	995	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,365.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,036	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	34	—	1,318	2,800.00–3,500.00	2,990.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,253	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,926.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	—	1,052	1,950.00–2,700.00	2,457.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,016	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,833.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	—	1,278	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,520.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,205	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,270.36

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)	4	—	1,064	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,920.54

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)	10	—	825	700.00–2,200.00	1,556.24

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	41	—	1,030	185.00–270.00	219.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	776	272.50–341.00	309.84

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	11	—	981	143.00–180.00	163.33

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	11	—	1,188	187.50–262.50	199.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	975	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	891	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,422.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,543	200.00–221.00	212.64
10	—	1,736	224.00–250.00	235.22
7	—	1,443	153.00–198.00	185.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	185.00–188.00	186.56
6	—	1,456	150.00–168.00	161.65
30	—	1,442	170.00–185.00	178.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,012	151.00–167.00	157.23
5	—	886	91.00–112.50	103.59
12	—	998	168.00–176.00	171.05
38	—	1,003	121.00–149.00	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,189	169.00–185.00	176.97
5	—	1,192	185.00–190.00	187.73
16	—	1,142	148.00–166.00	160.89

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.