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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 5

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 104▼ 110 vs year ago 275 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 130▼ 265 vs year ago 533 · −49.7%

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 steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 251.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 204.00/cwt. On the replacement side the top pair sold for 4500.00 and the top bred cows sold for 4200.00/head. Ozark Regional Stockyard is currently taking consignments for next Friday, August 14, Special Cow Sale which will begin at 5:00 P.M.

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	1,727	224.15	3,871	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	176.07	2,551	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	169.22	2,100	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	152.22	1,526	64

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)	1,246	$3,225	74
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,874	11
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,096	$2,401	40
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,027	$2,007	26
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,301	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$4,299	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$4,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	822	$2,280	5

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,398	193.97/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	215.49/cwt	207.00–221.00	3,562	5
Bulls	—	—	1,841	235.67/cwt	226.00–251.00	4,339	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	801	121.98/cwt	110.00–127.50	977	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	164.13/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,666	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	146.58/cwt	133.00–156.00	1,510	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	179.00/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,935	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	161.49/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,990	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	175.90/cwt	172.50–185.00	2,197	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	192.92/cwt	186.00–204.00	2,734	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	162.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,357	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	179.56/cwt	172.50–186.00	2,623	17
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	4,298.97/head	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,299	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	822	2,280.00/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,058	4,300.00/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,300	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	760	857.89/head	800.00–950.00	858	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	1,921.53/head	1,250.00–2,450.00	1,922	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	944	2,715.97/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,716	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,020	2,533.98/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,534	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,065	3,136.54/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,137	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,192	2,169.85/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,170	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	3,150.10/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	3,181.70/head	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,182	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,337	2,508.24/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,508	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	871	273.13/cwt	250.00–310.00	2,379	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	981	160.48/cwt	139.00–173.00	1,574	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	992	232.35/cwt	191.00–270.00	2,305	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	162.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,851	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,300.93/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,301	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 104Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 268Last week 130Year ago 533

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,058	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	822	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,280.00

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)	4	—	1,448	4,200.00	4,200.00

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)	50	—	1,302	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,181.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,248	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,150.10

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	—	760	800.00–950.00	857.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	—	940	1,250.00–2,450.00	1,921.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	—	1,020	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,533.98

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)	12	—	1,337	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,508.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,169.85

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	944	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,715.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,065	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,136.54

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	7	—	992	191.00–270.00	232.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	250.00–310.00	273.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	160.00–170.00	162.68

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	139.00–173.00	160.48

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	3	—	1,450	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,298.97

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)	3	—	900	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,653	207.00–221.00	215.49
9	—	1,841	226.00–251.00	235.67
2	—	1,398	193.00–195.00	193.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,417	186.00–204.00	192.92
13	—	1,451	150.00–170.00	162.42
17	—	1,461	172.50–186.00	179.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,015	158.00–172.50	164.13
4	—	1,081	177.00–183.00	179.00
30	—	1,030	133.00–156.00	146.58
7	—	801	110.00–127.50	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,249	172.50–185.00	175.90
19	—	1,232	150.00–170.00	161.49

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.