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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.06/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $3,076/hd at 913 lb · 627 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.74/cwt ≈ $2,937/hd at 880 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.00/cwt ≈ $2,400/hd at 630 lb · 85 head
West Plains, MO 9-weight steers sold at $337/cwt, running $3/cwt below the MO average ($340) and $15/cwt under Kingsville, MO ($352). MO 9-weight steers are down $8 from the mid-May peak of $343. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,146

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 82 439.00 $439.00 $2,788
910–915 911 570 334.50–338.25 $337.87 $3,078 +4.12
930 930 57 329.00 $329.00 $3,060 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–890 880 120 333.00–334.50 $333.74 $2,937

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 85 381.00 $381.00 $2,400
750 750 70 338.50 $338.50 $2,539 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 67 328.00 $328.00 $2,526
830 830 65 319.50 $319.50 $2,652

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 >5 30 3,585.00 $3,585.00

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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.