Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, December 12, 2025

1,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,337	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1465	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,223.85	—
1245–1825	1431	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	3,100.00–3,900.00	$3,517.27	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1640	1640	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
919–1015	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	39	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,777.54

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1002	949	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	263.00–285.00	$268.40	$2,547
880–1088	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	162.50–172.50	$164.14	$1,755

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1095	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	127.50–160.00	$153.12	$1,530

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215–1465	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	146.00–156.00	$151.48	$1,925

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1148–1247	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,339.46
1120–1470	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	190	2,500.00–3,425.00	$2,965.63
1272	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1149	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	54	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,540.91
1050–1143	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	106	2,550.00–3,250.00	$2,963.87

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1135	1039	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	37	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,573.11
820–1132	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	111	1,500.00–2,400.00	$2,134.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1154–1283	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	3,500.00–4,100.00	$3,636.10
1459	1459	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,450.00	$3,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1297	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,983.35
1162–1410	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,127.05

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1076	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
718–965	776	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,192.75

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1570–1860	1667	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,400.00–4,400.00	$3,991.80

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1525–1835	1658	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,928.84

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	3,400.00	$3,400.00
959–1071	1026	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	313	3,500.00–4,150.00	$3,705.30
1012–1076	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	3,900.00–4,300.00	$4,054.15

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1075	990	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	38	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,598.87
1025–1040	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,784.60

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	784	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,829.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1169	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1075	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,725.00–4,100.00	$3,930.00	—
950–1025	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,369.23	—
900–1075	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,956.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	5,500.00	$5,500.00	+200.00
1320–1450	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	4,500.00–4,900.00	$4,681.82	-618.18

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1145	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	4,400.00–5,200.00	$5,069.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1189	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1180–1328	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	3,100.00–4,100.00	$3,827.27	—
1200–1230	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,560.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
800–1140	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,762.50	-105.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160–1190	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-250.00

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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.