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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

2,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.54/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 777 lb · 303 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.88/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,935/hd at 626 lb · 169 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.56/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 773 lb · 161 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,722 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,328 -14.40
445 445 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,736 -38.09
463–486 481 48 370.00–380.00 $377.72 $1,817 -21.12
501–524 513 10 345.00–355.00 $349.89 $1,795 -12.98
550–582 570 45 313.00–320.00 $313.75 $1,788 -15.54
612–635 625 150 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,938 +1.62
637 value added 637 19 300.00 $300.00 $1,911 —
651 651 89 288.50 $288.50 $1,878 -12.53
706–736 729 12 265.00–275.00 $267.42 $1,949 -8.75
752–785 773 161 263.00–275.00 $269.56 $2,084 +1.65
853–880 858 104 254.00–262.50 $260.99 $2,239 +5.73
933–940 939 132 236.00–244.00 $242.77 $2,280 -7.26
1053 1053 47 236.50 $236.50 $2,490 +11.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,473 -2.76
407–443 421 21 340.00–360.00 $345.74 $1,456 -28.72
489–495 490 67 340.00–360.00 $342.41 $1,678 -16.28
526–535 531 16 310.00–340.00 $328.95 $1,747 -1.45
561–592 576 28 290.00–311.00 $302.73 $1,744 -2.31
600–633 618 27 277.00–295.00 $289.58 $1,790 +0.88
652–696 681 95 261.00–283.00 $272.77 $1,858 -7.48
728–744 736 26 243.00–264.00 $253.61 $1,867 -13.50
765–785 771 11 250.00–261.00 $256.91 $1,981 -0.05
810–842 821 130 245.00–253.50 $253.34 $2,080 +1.15
860 860 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,073 -7.36
965–968 966 9 221.00–228.00 $224.88 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–392 387 18 340.00–360.00 $348.89 $1,350 —
405–443 425 16 302.00–330.00 $318.44 $1,353 -11.56
465–490 480 5 320.00–330.00 $323.88 $1,555 +1.03
530 530 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 —
557 557 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,560 -5.00
737 737 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,621 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
362–377 369 9 310.00–315.00 $312.27 $1,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–347 338 9 362.50–375.00 $365.02 $1,234 -20.77
387 387 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,354 -20.52
470–488 485 13 310.00–312.00 $310.30 $1,505 -11.19
506–545 532 86 288.00–297.00 $292.88 $1,558 -15.77
550–585 570 65 272.00–287.00 $277.39 $1,581 -8.08
601–649 628 115 259.00–269.00 $263.47 $1,655 -4.26
650–696 687 130 250.00–262.00 $256.20 $1,760 +0.22
700–732 703 79 244.00–248.00 $247.63 $1,741 -6.92
751–788 777 303 243.00–250.50 $244.54 $1,900 +0.31
800–819 814 41 230.00–233.00 $232.21 $1,890 +1.21
851–855 853 115 237.50–239.00 $238.29 $2,033 +8.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 7 330.00 $330.00 $964 —
325 325 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 -5.67
362–376 365 19 330.00–350.00 $341.24 $1,246 +3.24
412–439 429 14 295.00–315.00 $310.49 $1,332 +3.55
453–488 472 38 285.00–312.00 $306.80 $1,448 +5.02
508–548 530 22 242.00–286.00 $266.05 $1,410 -14.24
561–597 591 79 247.00–268.00 $258.99 $1,531 -12.35
615–632 625 21 230.00–260.00 $249.92 $1,562 -8.77
672 672 14 227.00–249.00 $245.86 $1,652 +2.65
719–740 724 96 223.00–242.50 $237.42 $1,719 -1.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–388 378 21 290.00–305.00 $298.47 $1,128 —
446 446 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,115 -35.00
455–492 477 15 250.00–272.00 $263.61 $1,257 -12.25
552 552 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,297 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 6 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,063 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,637 -5.00
597 597 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,678 -5.82
607–623 610 27 245.00–277.00 $270.95 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,278 +75.00
473–487 481 7 315.00–320.00 $317.89 $1,529 +2.89
511 511 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,390 —
655 655 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,605 -5.00
799 799 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,718 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,749 —

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Reading this report

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.