Ozarks Regional Stockyards Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, January 2, 2026

6,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.30/cwt ≈ $2,316/hd at 622 lb · 441 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.88/cwt ≈ $2,723/hd at 671 lb · 392 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $429.51/cwt ≈ $2,680/hd at 624 lb · 367 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,170	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	7	685.00	$685.00	$2,007	—
308–340	318	12	620.00–640.00	$626.39	$1,992	—
360–394	386	9	555.00–585.00	$561.21	$2,166	—
400–429	410	46	532.50–585.00	$564.58	$2,315	—
450–488	471	98	520.00–570.00	$534.04	$2,515	—
502–548	525	252	470.00–515.00	$487.44	$2,559	—
550–595	567	255	441.00–485.00	$457.11	$2,592	—
600–649	624	367	415.00–450.00	$429.51	$2,680	—
653–695	671	392	390.00–425.00	$405.88	$2,723	—
700–732	718	238	367.50–404.00	$381.06	$2,736	—
755–799	777	322	344.00–377.00	$358.18	$2,783	—
808–828	819	85	330.00–352.00	$346.64	$2,839	—
875–889	884	63	335.00–340.00	$338.27	$2,990	—
916–947	929	72	310.00–325.00	$315.08	$2,927	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–347	340	11	565.00–575.00	$571.34	$1,943	—
360–398	381	21	505.00–520.00	$515.85	$1,965	—
402–447	419	73	485.00–530.00	$509.75	$2,136	—
455–498	480	107	470.00–507.50	$488.94	$2,347	—
502–542	527	107	427.50–465.00	$444.75	$2,344	—
551–597	583	141	405.00–440.00	$427.59	$2,493	—
600–645	625	76	375.00–405.00	$394.65	$2,467	—
650–698	682	184	355.00–382.50	$372.27	$2,539	—
702–749	737	139	344.00–362.00	$350.92	$2,586	—
763–792	785	71	312.50–342.50	$331.02	$2,599	—
809–812	811	12	325.00–337.50	$333.34	$2,703	—
863–898	895	35	318.00–320.00	$318.17	$2,848	—
932	932	8	305.00	$305.00	$2,843	—
973–987	982	8	270.00–275.00	$271.86	$2,670	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–498	477	33	485.00–505.00	$498.04	$2,376	—
506	506	15	442.50	$442.50	$2,239	—
565–595	584	40	400.00–437.50	$418.44	$2,444	—
625	625	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,438	—
653–699	667	23	370.00–373.00	$372.04	$2,482	—
717	717	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,510	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–448	444	12	450.00–465.00	$457.85	$2,033	—
465–496	476	29	420.00–460.00	$442.17	$2,105	—
518–541	529	9	385.00–402.50	$393.01	$2,079	—
563–590	569	19	385.00–395.00	$391.33	$2,227	—
630–639	637	30	346.00–362.50	$355.88	$2,267	—
668–695	687	11	335.00–345.00	$340.97	$2,342	—
779	779	5	280.00	$280.00	$2,181	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518–542	527	13	450.00–457.50	$454.53	$2,395	—
576–598	586	11	372.50–407.50	$388.73	$2,278	—
612–619	616	14	380.00–387.50	$383.77	$2,364	—
652–665	660	10	365.00–370.00	$366.49	$2,419	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	6	490.00	$490.00	$2,450	—
637	637	10	427.50	$427.50	$2,723	—
655–662	659	14	385.00–400.00	$393.61	$2,594	—
741	741	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,816	—
809	809	5	330.00	$330.00	$2,670	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,700	—
578–581	579	10	290.00–305.00	$296.02	$1,714	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	8	555.00	$555.00	$2,398	—
501	501	6	480.00	$480.00	$2,405	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	482	14	370.00–390.00	$377.68	$1,820	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–343	313	12	550.00–580.00	$558.22	$1,747	—
362–398	385	53	485.00–525.00	$506.88	$1,951	—
400–436	418	48	485.00–525.00	$502.26	$2,099	—
452–498	474	71	465.00–510.00	$478.79	$2,269	—
515 value added	515	6	425.00	$425.00	$2,189	—
504–544	522	111	415.00–455.00	$435.91	$2,275	—
550–585	566	229	382.50–420.00	$393.88	$2,229	—
603–646	619	362	353.00–387.50	$366.25	$2,267	—
636	636	79	400.00	$400.00	$2,544	—
655–698	679	254	333.00–367.50	$340.77	$2,314	—
709–747	730	66	332.50–339.00	$337.74	$2,466	—
763–780	768	18	325.00–330.00	$326.13	$2,505	—
801–842	819	143	314.00–322.50	$318.08	$2,605	—
861	861	9	312.00	$312.00	$2,686	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–335	332	9	480.00–515.00	$507.46	$1,685	—
422–448	435	50	435.00–475.00	$467.16	$2,032	—
450–497	477	129	415.00–455.00	$443.05	$2,113	—
500–549	530	133	375.00–410.00	$398.35	$2,111	—
564 unweaned	564	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,833	—
554–599	581	147	347.50–380.00	$368.17	$2,139	—
600–648	634	66	320.00–350.00	$338.37	$2,145	—
650–699	683	131	305.00–330.00	$323.79	$2,211	—
702–743	724	28	311.00–325.00	$320.43	$2,320	—
769–799	791	84	295.00–316.00	$314.73	$2,490	—
916	916	5	270.00	$270.00	$2,473	—
953–992	973	16	265.00–275.00	$270.10	$2,628	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–380	375	8	400.00–420.00	$408.81	$1,533	—
417–445	430	35	385.00–420.00	$400.70	$1,723	—
460–498	489	45	377.50–412.50	$400.09	$1,956	—
521–546	536	50	335.00–367.50	$349.23	$1,872	—
566–598	590	21	312.50–335.00	$324.41	$1,914	—
607–648	630	7	310.00–315.00	$312.07	$1,966	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,087	—
554	554	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,133	—
733–735	734	23	327.50–332.00	$330.05	$2,423	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,042	—
512–540	533	8	405.00–410.00	$406.20	$2,165	—
577–587	585	12	362.50–367.50	$366.27	$2,143	—
664	664	7	330.00	$330.00	$2,191	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	6	530.00	$530.00	$1,791	—
429	429	13	500.00	$500.00	$2,145	—
627	627	6	365.00	$365.00	$2,289	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	7	475.00	$475.00	$1,539	—
546	546	8	390.00	$390.00	$2,129	—
688	688	10	315.00	$315.00	$2,167	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–498	492	17	385.00–405.00	$395.72	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–498	490	10	342.50–355.00	$347.79	$1,704	—

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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.