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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1,383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt ≈ $2,774/hd at 760 lb · 385 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,520/hd at 750 lb · 338 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.48/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,979/hd at 912 lb · 239 head
West Plains, MO 7-weight steers sold at $365/cwt. MO 7-weight steers are down $28 from their late-June peak of $395/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,383

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 385 365.00 $365.00 $2,774
825 825 64 352.25 $352.25 $2,906
850 850 228 336.25 $336.25 $2,858
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 62 327.00 $327.00 $2,878 +5.00
900 900 120 329.50 $329.50 $2,966 +10.39
920–930 925 119 322.00–325.00 $323.43 $2,992 +4.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 338 335.00–336.50 $336.00 $2,520 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 67 324.50 $324.50 $2,434

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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.