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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.62/cwt ≈ $2,622/hd at 750 lb · 138 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.00/cwt ≈ $2,574/hd at 585 lb · 87 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 730 lb · 70 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 402

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 unweaned 585 87 440.00 $440.00 $2,574
1090 1090 50 308.00 $308.00 $3,357
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 57 327.00 $327.00 $2,943

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 70 349.50 $349.50 $2,551 +9.50
750 750 68 341.50 $341.50 $2,561
750 750 70 357.50 $357.50 $2,681

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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.