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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $290.10/cwt ≈ $2,621/hd at 903 lb · 515 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.75/cwt ≈ $2,129/hd at 740 lb · 140 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $288.50/cwt -20.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 880 lb · 120 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 944

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 120 288.50 $288.50 $2,539 -22.25
900 900 342 291.75 $291.75 $2,626
910 910 57 287.50 $287.50 $2,616
910 910 116 286.50 $286.50 $2,607
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 290.50 $290.50 $2,251 -22.50
1060 1060 104 261.00 $261.00 $2,767

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 70 287.50 $287.50 $2,128
740 740 70 288.00 $288.00 $2,131

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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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.