Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, September 6, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	803	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255–1755	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,700.00–4,900.00	$4,399.67

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
776–1050	871	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	270.00–337.50	$308.87	$2,690
970–1128	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	159.00–245.00	$186.81	$1,947

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180–1410	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	143.00–200.00	$170.06	$2,180

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1395	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,600.00–3,050.00	$2,737.05
1075–1430	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	217	2,550.00–3,900.00	$3,293.85
1348	1348	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1279–1369	1344	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	4,000.00–4,700.00	$4,530.28

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
997–1120	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,037.29
990–1120	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	44	2,500.00–3,300.00	$3,100.04

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1397–1720	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	2,500.00–3,650.00	$3,395.29
1528	1528	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1152	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,170.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1032–1488	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,150.29

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	4,000.00	$4,000.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1025	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,769.57
1025–1077	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	4,000.00–4,400.00	$4,172.33
1088–1152	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	3,800.00–4,300.00	$4,159.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013	1013	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–985	976	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,637.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,600.00	$4,600.00
1175–1390	1302	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	3,600.00–4,300.00	$3,879.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1350	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	4,900.00–5,000.00	$4,992.31
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	4,800.00	$4,800.00
1378	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	5,300.00	$5,300.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1020	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,050.00–3,400.00	$2,868.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1250	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,150.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1140	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00–4,200.00	$4,050.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.