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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.96/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,435/hd at 754 lb · 345 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $315.90/cwt ≈ $2,874/hd at 910 lb · 284 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $2,310/hd at 700 lb · 150 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,204

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 62 321.00 $321.00 $2,793
875 875 58 325.50 $325.50 $2,848
900 900 57 314.50 $314.50 $2,830
900 900 115 316.00 $316.00 $2,844
925 925 112 316.50 $316.50 $2,928
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 100 347.50 $347.50 $1,668
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 324.50 $324.50 $2,758

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 335.00 $335.00 $2,178
700 700 150 330.00 $330.00 $2,310
750 750 210 325.50 $325.50 $2,441 +7.00
760 760 135 319.00 $319.00 $2,424 +0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 311.00 $311.00 $2,488

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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.