Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jun 24
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
327 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 322▲ 166 vs year ago 161 · +103.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 444▼ 124 vs year ago 372 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the slaughter cows sold mostly steady and the slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold at 248.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold at 191.00/cwt.

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—Low1,716213.663,66639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,391177.232,46657
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168170.131,98761
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048154.021,61593
SteersChoiceAverage1,229259.003,1837thin

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)1,189$3,23654
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,159$3,2089
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,1376
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$3,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,231$2,86334
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,145$2,6836
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$2,64526
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,315$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,4002thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$2,0009
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,653$5,5333thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,508$4,4374thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$5,1502thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,229259.00/cwt259.00–259.003,1837
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,516201.39/cwt187.00–209.003,05315
Bulls——1,838217.70/cwt210.00–221.004,00120
Bulls——1,854239.51/cwt232.00–248.004,4414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%934139.60/cwt129.00–155.001,30422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019116.84/cwt102.00–129.001,1917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077158.16/cwt148.00–169.001,70344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121173.79/cwt168.00–180.001,94820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135159.45/cwt154.00–164.001,81014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155184.77/cwt181.00–191.002,1344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180172.24/cwt165.00–182.002,03243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338175.90/cwt165.00–183.002,35428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364162.00/cwt157.50–165.002,2107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468183.76/cwt180.00–190.002,69822
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4054,192.53/head4,100.00–4,300.004,1932
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6104,680.75/head4,600.00–4,800.004,6812
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6535,533.32/head5,250.00–5,900.005,5333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2505,150.00/head5,000.00–5,300.005,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 18502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28832,824.53/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8253
Bred Cows—Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0342,206.10/head2,000.00–2,300.002,20610
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0782,664.33/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6644
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0842,497.69/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1143,203.01/head2,600.00–3,400.003,20328
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,683.41/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6836
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1512,846.44/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,047.36/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,664.91/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2623,244.46/head2,950.00–3,350.003,2445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,489.18/head2,000.00–2,900.002,48910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3113,174.30/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1748
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3313,260.92/head3,000.00–3,400.003,26114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3553,575.18/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3773,573.53/head3,400.00–3,800.003,57416
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1735311.97/cwt280.00–330.002,2933
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2812238.08/cwt215.00–270.001,9336
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2924188.89/cwt185.00–197.501,7459
Stock Cows—Medium 1977284.76/cwt265.00–295.002,7823
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2997199.77/cwt175.00–220.001,99211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150189.30/cwt181.00–197.502,1775
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,178254.13/cwt242.50–290.002,9944
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,179232.15/cwt215.00–265.002,7375
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198231.27/cwt210.00–250.002,7714
Stock Cows—Large 11,252225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,8172

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.