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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.25/cwt ≈ $2,127/hd at 790 lb · 200 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.88/cwt ≈ $2,214/hd at 814 lb · 125 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt ≈ $2,392/hd at 825 lb · 123 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 61 290.50 $290.50 $2,397
825 825 62 289.50 $289.50 $2,388
1050 1050 55 262.50 $262.50 $2,756

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 200 269.25 $269.25 $2,127
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 275.00 $275.00 $2,200
830 830 60 268.50 $268.50 $2,229

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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.