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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $303.32/cwt ≈ $2,296/hd at 757 lb · 203 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $298.50/cwt ≈ $2,686/hd at 900 lb · 120 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.22/cwt ≈ $2,707/hd at 917 lb · 117 head
West Plains, MO 7-weight heifers sold at $303/cwt. Missouri 7-weight heifers are down $36 from their mid-July peak of $356/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 565

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 60 298.00 $298.00 $2,593
910–925 917 117 293.50–297.00 $295.22 $2,707
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 120 298.50 $298.50 $2,686

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–760 757 203 300.00–310.00 $303.32 $2,296
800 800 65 289.00 $289.00 $2,312

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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.