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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 123▼ 71 vs year ago 292 · −24.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 187▼ 260 vs year ago 592 · −43.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. The top slaughter bull sold for 225.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 175.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pair sold for 4050.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 3900.00/head. During the video auction, 90 head of 1100 lb. black-hided bred heifers in the 2nd/3rd stage sold for 4200.00-4300.00/head. The USDA's Cold Storage Report was released Monday and reported the total pounds of beef in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 4 percent from last year.

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	1,638	202.40	3,314	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	154.76	2,296	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	154.28	1,877	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	132.92	1,381	107

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)	1,314	$3,227	67
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$2,892	5
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,272	49
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$1,806	15
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,915	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$3,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,312	13
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,852	83

Every lot

34 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	—	—	1,541	186.07/cwt	171.00–192.00	2,867	8
Bulls	—	—	1,579	202.57/cwt	194.00–211.00	3,199	28
Bulls	—	—	1,939	218.13/cwt	212.00–225.00	4,230	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	99.42/cwt	80.00–110.00	860	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	123.93/cwt	112.50–133.00	1,267	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	142.96/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,537	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	154.20/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,733	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	147.94/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,783	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	156.89/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,919	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,179	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	156.41/cwt	152.50–165.00	2,291	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	150.00/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,306	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,733.33/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,733	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,011	2,920.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,920	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,258	3,062.50/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	3,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	910	1,513.19/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,513	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	2,172.23/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,172	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,056	1,689.65/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,690	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,073	2,863.98/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,864	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,126	3,304.18/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,304	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,211	1,908.05/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,908	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,436.10/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,436	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,231.11/head	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,231	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,933.00/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,933	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,650	3,001.19/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,001	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	226.55/cwt	185.00–245.00	2,034	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	993	142.90/cwt	124.00–157.50	1,419	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	196.16/cwt	160.00–217.50	2,493	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,284	137.51/cwt	112.00–153.00	1,766	5
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	2,852.45/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,852	83
Open Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	941	236.90/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,229	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,636	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	800	1,915.10/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,915	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 26, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 123Year ago 292

Replacement CattleReceipts 332Last week 187Year ago 592

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	5	—	1,011	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,920.00

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	4	—	1,325	4,050.00	4,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,258	2,500.00–3,350.00	3,062.50

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	—	910	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,513.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,211	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,908.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	26	—	1,250	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,436.10

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	—	1,325	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,231.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,933.00

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)	12	—	1,126	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,304.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,863.98

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	—	1,650	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,001.19

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)	20	—	1,040	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,172.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,056	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,689.65

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	—	1,415	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,733.33

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	14	—	1,271	160.00–217.50	196.16

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	2	—	993	124.00–157.50	142.90

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	—	898	185.00–245.00	226.55

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	5	—	1,284	112.00–153.00	137.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	83	—	780	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,852.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,198	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	941	200.00–250.00	236.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	800	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,915.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	171.00–192.00	186.07
8	—	1,939	212.00–225.00	218.13
28	—	1,579	194.00–211.00	202.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,075	134.00–151.00	142.96
8	—	1,124	152.50–155.00	154.20
36	—	1,022	112.50–133.00	123.93
11	—	865	80.00–110.00	99.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	175.00	175.00
16	—	1,205	142.50–151.00	147.94
15	—	1,223	152.00–165.00	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,465	152.50–165.00	156.41
9	—	1,537	148.00–151.00	150.00

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.