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Ozarks Regional Stockyards

Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Fri, Aug 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1839

← Feb 4Aug 18Dec 1 →

Receipts

1,502 head

▲ 346 vs last sale 1,156▲ 1,084 vs year ago 418 · +259.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Feeder CattleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A very large crowd was on hand for this special replacement sale at Ozarks Regional Stockyards. Demand was very good with a heavy supply. Several dispersals were in the auction along with quality replacement bulls. 15 head of high quality 3rd stage bred cows topped the female portion of the sale at 2385.00 per head. Over 425 head of 2nd/3rd stage bred cows sold from 1800.00 to 2385.00 per head. The top pairs selling for 2350.00 was a set of young cows with fancy calves at side. The top bull sold for 3000.00.

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)	1,120	$1,874	610
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$1,849	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$1,574	124
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,511	66
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$1,950	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,567	$2,782	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,211	$2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,350	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,955	82
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,932	82
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$1,868	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,450	3thin

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special - 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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,567	2,782.37/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,782	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	795	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	848	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	870	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	906	1,743.75/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,744	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	938	1,518.75/head	1,375.00–1,950.00	1,519	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	2,088.64/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,089	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,055.56/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,067.86/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,068	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,084.09/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,084	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,095.51/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,096	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	738	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,255	3
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,514	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,569	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	740	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	881	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	912	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	1,574.63/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	58
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,061	1,306.21/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,306	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,870.29/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,870	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,570.29/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,570	138
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	2,040.67/head	1,800.00–2,385.00	2,041	426
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,150	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	1,702.48/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,702	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,523.22/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,523	89

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 Cattle Special - West Plains, MO

Fri Aug 18, 2023

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

Receipts 1,502Last week 1,156Year ago 418

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,567	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,782.37
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,383	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,035	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,067.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,086	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,095.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	915	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	—	1,045	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,084.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	942	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,088.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	945	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,055.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	920	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	848	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	906	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,743.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	920	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	938	1,375.00–1,950.00	1,518.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,044	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	848	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	745	195.00	195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	738	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	961	157.50	157.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,097	143.00	143.00

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)	426	—	1,136	1,800.00–2,385.00	2,040.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,307	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,702.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,088	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,870.29

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	912	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	881	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	740	675.00	675.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,061	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,306.21

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)	138	—	1,109	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,570.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	58	—	1,034	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	—	1,350	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,523.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.