Ozarks Regional Stockyards
West Plains, MO
Market information provided by USDA
25 FEB '26
Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows sold 200.00-300.00/head higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The top slaughter bull sold for 220.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 188.00/cwt. Replacement cattle outnumbered slaughter animals 2 - 1 with the top pairs selling for 4600.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 3800.00/head. The market was very active especially for stocker cows with those under 2 years of age topping the market at 360.00/cwt. Pastures are starting to have a tinge of green as warmer temperatures are becoming more and more common.
CATTLE
BRED COWS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 31 |
970.00-1145.00 |
1069.00 |
2550.00-3550.00 |
3219.14 |
| 33 |
945.00-1132.00 |
1074.00 |
2500.00-3350.00 |
2994.24 |
| 2 |
1065.00-1125.00 |
1095.00 |
2500.00-2600.00 |
2548.63 |
BRED COWS / MEDIUM / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 41 |
725.00-1145.00 |
1022.00 |
1700.00-2500.00 |
2130.07 |
| 4 |
1010.00-1085.00 |
1061.00 |
1550.00-1900.00 |
1765.61 |
BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1328.00-1328.00 |
1328.00 |
2800.00-2800.00 |
2800.00 |
| 43 |
1170.00-1610.00 |
1276.00 |
2600.00-3800.00 |
3259.42 |
| 18 |
1155.00-1565.00 |
1325.00 |
2500.00-3300.00 |
3001.37 |
BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 10 |
1180.00-1370.00 |
1232.00 |
1850.00-2500.00 |
2188.37 |
BRED COWS / SMALL AND MEDIUM / 2-3
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 22 |
750.00-1080.00 |
864.00 |
1150.00-1825.00 |
1535.46 |
BRED HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
790.00-980.00 |
926.00 |
2500.00-3650.00 |
3369.60 |
| 3 |
700.00-850.00 |
778.00 |
1850.00-2000.00 |
1921.41 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
1005.00-1435.00 |
1197.00 |
4200.00-4450.00 |
4355.92 |
| 3 |
960.00-1265.00 |
1112.00 |
2900.00-3900.00 |
3578.86 |
BULLS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
1385.00-1825.00 |
1608.00 |
2.03-2.20 |
2.10 |
| 27 |
1305.00-2020.00 |
1637.00 |
1.82-2.01 |
1.92 |
| 8 |
1455.00-1855.00 |
1741.00 |
1.61-1.76 |
1.66 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
980.00-1025.00 |
989.00 |
3550.00-4350.00 |
3860.00 |
| 5 |
1080.00-1108.00 |
1097.00 |
4300.00-4600.00 |
4420.00 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
925.00-1160.00 |
1032.00 |
2700.00-3300.00 |
3142.86 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
1183.00-1200.00 |
1186.00 |
3500.00-3500.00 |
3500.00 |
| 2 |
1165.00-1190.00 |
1178.00 |
3600.00-4300.00 |
3950.00 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / SMALL AND MEDIUM / 2-3
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
750.00-750.00 |
750.00 |
2200.00-2200.00 |
2200.00 |
COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
890.00-1055.00 |
959.00 |
0.90-1.05 |
0.97 |
| 16 |
1025.00-1265.00 |
1168.00 |
1.72-1.88 |
1.78 |
| 22 |
700.00-1285.00 |
955.00 |
1.09-1.33 |
1.23 |
| 40 |
1015.00-1310.00 |
1147.00 |
1.59-1.71 |
1.66 |
| 12 |
1305.00-1695.00 |
1450.00 |
1.50-1.60 |
1.56 |
| 13 |
905.00-1215.00 |
1001.00 |
1.58-1.70 |
1.62 |
| 12 |
1315.00-1730.00 |
1518.00 |
1.73-1.79 |
1.76 |
| 25 |
1015.00-1465.00 |
1173.00 |
1.40-1.58 |
1.51 |
| 19 |
840.00-1330.00 |
1007.00 |
1.35-1.56 |
1.44 |
| 10 |
1310.00-1595.00 |
1444.00 |
1.62-1.70 |
1.67 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 24 |
855.00-1105.00 |
972.00 |
1.74-2.58 |
2.10 |
| 9 |
700.00-860.00 |
779.00 |
2.85-3.60 |
3.23 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 22 |
785.00-1110.00 |
902.00 |
1.20-1.68 |
1.45 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 11 |
1150.00-1310.00 |
1216.00 |
1.78-2.08 |
1.89 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
740.00-1180.00 |
960.00 |
1.40-1.55 |
1.46 |
