Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-03

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 3
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 354▼ 111 vs year ago 377 · −29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 526▼ 73 vs year ago 427 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 242.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 193.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top pair sold for 4800.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 4100.00/head. The receipts were lighter than last week due in part to the drier weather which is allowing producers to get into the hayfields.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,666221.443,69031
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433175.592,51643
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195172.002,05675
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034152.811,580117

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$3,23542
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,273$2,6776
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$2,31965
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,151$2,10641
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,3001thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)878$2,1995
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,334$3,8385
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$4,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$3,65318

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,181240.79/cwt236.00–257.502,8447
Bulls——1,747195.61/cwt190.00–202.503,4175
Bulls——1,795215.13/cwt206.00–220.003,86212
Bulls——1,873231.36/cwt223.00–242.004,3337
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939113.80/cwt100.00–122.501,0695
Cows—Lean 85-90%986139.27/cwt126.00–148.001,37338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061160.35/cwt149.00–170.001,70166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095179.35/cwt173.00–182.501,9648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168189.07/cwt186.00–193.002,2088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196177.08/cwt169.00–185.002,11838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202160.64/cwt152.00–167.001,93129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378164.43/cwt156.00–170.002,26612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422187.31/cwt186.00–190.002,6643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458179.11/cwt172.00–185.002,61128
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3343,838.08/head3,500.00–4,000.003,8385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29153,207.14/head2,350.00–3,500.003,2077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0704,725.00/head4,700.00–4,750.004,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0883,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2554,185.71/head3,600.00–4,800.004,1867
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37621,143.31/head750.00–1,300.001,1435
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0422,443.32/head1,800.00–2,600.002,44327
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0793,187.08/head2,700.00–3,550.003,18715
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0832,047.96/head1,500.00–2,350.002,04820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2162,161.77/head1,800.00–2,300.002,16221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2502,396.09/head2,100.00–2,600.002,39633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,676.83/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2743,302.09/head2,800.00–4,100.003,30224
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6372,934.78/head2,650.00–3,100.002,9353
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2770320.58/cwt297.50–328.002,46829
Stock Cows—Medium 2953152.82/cwt130.00–175.001,45617
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2968231.22/cwt177.50–270.002,23831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,180159.45/cwt150.00–164.001,8823
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,249197.72/cwt173.00–237.502,4708
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28702,599.04/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5993
Bred Heifers—Medium 28901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-21,0253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.