Sale reports / Missouri / Ozarks Regional Stockyards / 2026-07-01

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Jul 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 327▼ 72 vs year ago 192 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 248▲ 63 vs year ago 232 · +27.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Demand was good on replacement cattle and moderate on slaughter animals. The supply was light as Extreme Heat Warnings limited most cattle movement towards the shade. The holiday shortened week kept the demand for slaughter animals lighter than normal as most packing plants will be observing Independence Day this Friday. The top slaughter bull sold for 228.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 200.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top pairs sold for 4650.00/ pair and the top bred cows sold for 3900.00/head.

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—Low1,684212.633,58115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,432177.482,54218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210174.172,10835
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018146.921,49652

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)1,186$3,21184
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,051$2,80013
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,058$2,07420
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,99321
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)759$2,9009
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$2,3003thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,160$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$4,4634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$4,01628

Every lot

32 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,596211.71/cwt206.00–215.003,3799
Bulls——1,698194.95/cwt186.00–202.003,3102
Bulls——1,875223.53/cwt220.00–228.004,1914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%932138.30/cwt129.00–147.001,28912
Cows—Lean 85-90%940108.89/cwt90.00–120.001,0248
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065169.44/cwt167.00–175.001,8054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071158.27/cwt149.00–166.001,69528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188173.05/cwt165.00–182.502,05621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228157.85/cwt139.00–165.001,9386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256189.35/cwt185.00–200.002,3788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342164.98/cwt164.00–166.002,2143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429177.15/cwt172.00–181.002,53111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509187.75/cwt183.00–199.002,8334
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2725303.62/cwt300.00–307.502,2012
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2870216.50/cwt180.00–270.001,8849
Stock Cows—Medium 2938167.85/cwt145.00–175.001,5748
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215202.90/cwt175.00–247.502,4653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27592,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9009
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37561,529.67/head1,050.00–1,700.001,5308
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0432,284.14/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2849
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0512,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80013
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0582,073.81/head1,700.00–2,400.002,07420
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0863,030.25/head2,700.00–3,700.003,03025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,287.76/head2,800.00–3,900.003,28859
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2382,265.91/head1,700.00–2,600.002,2664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29594,192.86/head3,750.00–4,300.004,19314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0013,350.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0644,462.50/head4,200.00–4,550.004,4634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1774,350.00/head3,600.00–4,650.004,3507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003

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.