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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.56/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,467/hd at 770 lb · 198 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.17/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 850 lb · 180 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.00/cwt ≈ $2,858/hd at 925 lb · 165 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 613

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 324.50 $324.50 $2,758 +5.00
850 850 120 325.50 $325.50 $2,767 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 165 309.00 $309.00 $2,858

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 70 326.50 $326.50 $2,383 +12.50
750 750 68 324.50 $324.50 $2,434 +14.00
780 780 130 318.50 $318.50 $2,484 +8.00

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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.