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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.21/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,635/hd at 757 lb · 206 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.50/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,602/hd at 730 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $433.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 550 lb · 85 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 822

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 433.00 $433.00 $2,382
850 850 60 353.00 $353.00 $3,000
900 900 57 347.00 $347.00 $3,123
1000 1000 50 317.50 $317.50 $3,175

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 396.00 $396.00 $2,574
730 730 139 356.50 $356.50 $2,602 +7.00
750 750 70 353.00 $353.00 $2,648 +11.50
760 760 136 342.50–349.00 $345.75 $2,628 +4.25

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 341.00 $341.00 $2,216

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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.