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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

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

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 92▲ 29 vs year ago 75 · +38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 260▼ 8 vs year ago 138 · −5.8%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026 Cattle SpecialFri Aug 14, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00/cwt. higher. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 255.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 194.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top bred cow sold for 4000.00/head with pairs not well tested. Due to the heat and humidity on Tuesday, ORS moved the feeder sale to Wednesday, prior to the Cow Sale. There were too few feeders to establish a trend, however undertones were steady to weak. The largest draft of feeder calves was 32 head of 501 lb. steers which sold for 445.00/cwt. The USDA's monthly Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday and reported Inventories were up 2.2 percent, Placements were down 3 percent and Marketings were down 2.7 percent. The USDA also released its Bi-Annual Cattle Inventory which had total cattle inventories up slightly.

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	—	Low	1,693	222.14	3,761	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	185.55	2,757	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	175.12	2,059	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	152.84	1,483	39

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)	1,266	$3,424	46
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,748	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,328	27
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	959	$1,585	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,733	$4,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,633	3thin

Every lot

28 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	—	—	1,625	216.39/cwt	206.00–227.00	3,516	16
Bulls	—	—	1,640	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,857	239.44/cwt	230.00–255.00	4,446	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,035	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	175.71/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,611	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	164.97/cwt	154.00–173.00	1,632	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	145.17/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,444	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	164.79/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,905	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	177.64/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,094	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	190.21/cwt	188.00–194.00	2,303	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	181.82/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,631	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	189.29/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,887	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,945	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,055	2,633.33/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,633	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	842	1,196.04/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	959	1,585.05/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,585	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	2,747.91/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,045	2,403.74/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,404	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	3,421.70/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,422	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,193	2,668.97/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,669	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	3,333.57/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,334	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	3,935.39/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,935	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,573	3,628.60/head	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,629	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	790	280.95/cwt	267.50–310.00	2,220	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	922	157.16/cwt	135.00–172.50	1,449	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	981	214.43/cwt	185.00–260.00	2,104	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	193.54/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,468	3

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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 92Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 260Year ago 138

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,055	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,633.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,945	5,400.00	5,400.00

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	1	—	1,520	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	28	—	1,261	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,333.57

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)	3	—	842	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,196.04

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)	10	—	1,100	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,421.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,018	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,747.91

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)	6	—	1,193	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,668.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,352	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,935.39

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	—	1,573	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,628.60

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)	18	—	1,045	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,403.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	959	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,585.05

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	4	—	981	185.00–260.00	214.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	267.50–310.00	280.95

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	—	1,275	180.00–200.00	193.54

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	5	—	922	135.00–172.50	157.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	193.00	193.00
16	—	1,625	206.00–227.00	216.39
7	—	1,857	230.00–255.00	239.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	989	154.00–173.00	164.97
5	—	917	174.00–183.00	175.71
14	—	995	135.00–152.00	145.17
5	—	900	110.00–120.00	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	188.00–194.00	190.21
10	—	1,156	157.50–169.00	164.79
17	—	1,179	172.00–185.00	177.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	189.00–190.00	189.29
3	—	1,447	176.00–186.00	181.82

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.