Ozarks Regional  - ( West Plains, MO )  - April 1, 2026

Jefferson City, MO Wed Apr, 01 2026 Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO Weighted Average Report for 4/01/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 607 656 728 Replacement Cattle 458 515 475 Slaughter Cattle 149 141 253 Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of bred heifers and cows and a light supply of slaughter animals and pairs. Today's auction saw some of the highest prices of the year for slaughter animals with the top slaughter bull selling for 235.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow breaking the two-dollar mark, selling for 202.50/cwt. Demand for stocker and feeder cows is taking cattle destined to slaughter back to the farm for some added gains. Spring grass coming on and rain in the forecast helped the replacement market as well with the top pairs selling for 5400.00/pair and the top bred cows selling for 4200.00/head. There was a large offering of bred heifers with one farm selling a group of 81 head of 1030-1076 lb. heifers in the first/second stage for 3800.00-3900.00/head. Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1392-1865 1502 5,100.00-6,300.00 5,727.69 Young Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1315-1540 1428 3,900.00-4,000.00 3,953.94 Young Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1280-1755 1459 174.00-185.00 181.98 Low Dressing 19 1335-2100 1663 196.00-215.00 205.43 13 1490-2095 1763 216.00-235.00 225.10 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 700 700 112.50-120.00 116.25 Very Low Dressing, Lean 12 700-1055 867 129.00-146.00 138.38 Low Dressing, Lean 7 870-1035 949 170.00-177.50 173.82 High Dressing, Lean 18 805-1190 1006 147.50-169.00 159.22 Lean 8 1015-1310 1171 183.00-202.50 191.49 High Dressing, Boner 17 1030-1350 1207 167.00-182.00 175.97 Boner 2 1245-1335 1290 155.00-167.00 160.79 Low Dressing, Breaker 5 1230-1505 1304 150.00-167.00 161.56 Low Dressing, Boner 17 1295-1680 1480 185.00-201.00 187.94 High Dressing, Breaker 22 1335-2030 1524 168.00-183.00 177.31 Breaker Bred Cows Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1478-1565 1517 2,900.00-3,300.00 3,134.96 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1010-1135 1081 2,800.00-3,750.00 3,289.74 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 3 1140-1145 1142 2,800.00-3,500.00 3,265.99 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage Bred Cows Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 865-990 948 1,200.00-1,600.00 1,356.41 Aged, All Stages 55 880-1174 1052 2,050.00-2,700.00 2,455.66 Young/Middle Aged, All Stages Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1195-1425 1378 3,700.00-4,200.00 3,780.25 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 55 1155-1390 1274 2,800.00-3,700.00 3,111.70 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 6 1211-1332 1302 2,650.00-3,500.00 2,889.04 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 1160-1430 1258 2,300.00-2,700.00 2,559.39 Young/Middle Aged, All Stages Bred Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 805-900 875 2,200.00-3,000.00 2,825.35 (300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1250-1345 1282 5,000.00-5,400.00 5,266.67 Young/Middle Aged, 1st/2nd Stage, >300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1290 1290 3,200.00 3,200.00 Young/Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Small and Medium 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700 700 2,000.00 2,000.00 Young/Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 745-875 821 275.00-311.00 300.50 (<2 yrs), Open 13 850 850 2,700.00 2,700.00 Young, Open 36 805-1145 1013 182.00-260.00 205.62 Young/Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 815-1145 964 117.50-180.00 158.81 Young/Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1155-1270 1192 183.00-207.50 194.97 Young/Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1160-1270 1220 166.00-177.50 172.95 Young/Middle Aged, Open