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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $518.00/cwt ≈ $2,849/hd at 550 lb · 290 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $505.50/cwt ≈ $2,528/hd at 500 lb · 220 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 750 lb · 135 head
West Plains, MO 5-weight steers brought $518/cwt—the top of the state and $30/cwt above the MO average ($488). Receipts ran 885 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 885

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 290 518.00 $518.00 $2,849
900 900 120 350.50 $350.50 $3,154 +12.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 60 360.00 $360.00 $2,952
860 860 60 348.00 $348.00 $2,993 +14.26

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 220 505.50 $505.50 $2,528
750 750 135 343.00 $343.00 $2,572 +4.50

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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.