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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.50/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $3,050/hd at 904 lb · 227 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.99/cwt ≈ $2,551/hd at 757 lb · 203 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $451.00/cwt ≈ $2,774/hd at 615 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 840

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 180 451.00 $451.00 $2,774
900 900 170 337.00 $337.00 $3,033 -6.41
915 915 57 339.00 $339.00 $3,102 -4.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 346.50 $346.50 $2,945 -3.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 75 340.00 $340.00 $2,516
750–760 757 203 335.50–340.00 $336.99 $2,551
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 432.00 $432.00 $2,376

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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.