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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

1,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 800 lb · 325 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.66/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $3,049/hd at 850 lb · 310 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.76/cwt ≈ $2,574/hd at 769 lb · 268 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,709

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 91 498.00 $498.00 $2,689
550 550 90 470.00 $470.00 $2,585
600 600 160 433.00 $433.00 $2,598
850 850 120 360.50 $360.50 $3,064 +4.98
850 850 190 357.50 $357.50 $3,039 +1.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 59 359.50 $359.50 $2,948
850 850 60 353.00 $353.00 $3,000
850 850 64 356.00 $356.00 $3,026
870 870 60 355.50 $355.50 $3,093
875 875 62 350.00 $350.00 $3,062

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 90 440.00 $440.00 $2,354
740 740 70 354.00 $354.00 $2,620 -9.50
800 800 325 337.00 $337.00 $2,696 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 68 326.00 $326.00 $2,478
770–775 772 200 331.00–341.00 $337.74 $2,607

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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.