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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 137▼ 111 vs year ago 234 · −47.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 187▼ 227 vs year ago 414 · −54.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were steady and slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good on a light supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 218.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 186.00/cwt.. On the replacement side the top bred cow sold for 3700.00/head while pairs were not well tested. On the Video Auction 36 head of bred heifers sold for 4300.00/head while 17 head of eight-weight replacement heifers sold for 3100.00/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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,711	202.90	3,472	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	164.75	2,016	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	164.46	2,359	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	139.31	1,469	53

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)	1,169	$3,081	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,366	63
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,960	19
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$2,400	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,355	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,940	5

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,579	186.32/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,942	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	205.19/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,455	13
Bulls	—	—	1,964	216.19/cwt	211.00–218.00	4,246	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	104.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,029	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	130.28/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,346	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	151.30/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,617	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	167.55/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,975	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	177.17/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,209	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	154.22/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,940	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	168.90/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,145	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	178.38/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,515	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	167.75/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,406	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	157.60/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,274	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,355	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,103	2,866.67/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,030	2,364.58/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,365	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,036	2,996.24/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	2,996	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,097	1,929.05/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,929	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,075.85/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,076	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,216	2,470.98/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,471	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	3,151.83/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,152	19
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	200.37/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,889	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	976	148.39/cwt	123.00–163.00	1,448	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	173.83/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,312	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	748	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 19, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 137Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 187Year ago 414

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	1	—	700	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,866.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,600.00	3,600.00

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)	19	—	1,281	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,151.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2	—	700	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	16	—	1,036	2,800.00–3,500.00	2,996.24

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)	23	—	1,216	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,470.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,075.85

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)	15	—	1,097	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,929.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	38	—	1,030	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,364.58

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	6	—	943	170.00–225.00	200.37

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	2	—	1,330	165.00–185.00	173.83

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	6	—	976	123.00–163.00	148.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	748	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,684	198.00–210.00	205.19
4	—	1,964	211.00–218.00	216.19
5	—	1,579	180.00–192.00	186.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	164.00–173.00	167.75
11	—	1,443	151.00–160.00	157.60
4	—	1,410	175.00–186.00	178.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,069	142.00–160.00	151.30
2	—	1,270	168.00–170.00	168.90
23	—	1,033	119.00–140.00	130.28
4	—	985	100.00–111.00	104.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,179	162.50–170.00	167.55
10	—	1,258	140.00–160.00	154.22
6	—	1,247	174.00–184.00	177.17

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.