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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

11,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.50/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,184/hd at 872 lb · 872 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $328.00/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 625 lb · 834 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $270.15/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 821 lb · 608 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,506 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 26 450.00–460.00 $452.69 $1,403 -13.12
356–396 387 55 425.00–455.00 $441.19 $1,707 -4.71
400–441 422 99 395.00–420.00 $405.51 $1,711 -30.03
450–496 474 226 375.00–420.00 $393.10 $1,863 -13.48
513 fancy 513 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,078 —
500–546 523 342 302.00–395.00 $366.51 $1,917 +6.53
559 value added 559 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,984 —
556–593 570 297 325.00–375.00 $345.76 $1,971 +1.35
601–648 625 834 308.00–338.00 $328.00 $2,050 +5.73
657 value added 657 11 317.00 $317.00 $2,083 —
651–699 669 272 295.00–330.00 $310.85 $2,080 +2.93
703 value added 703 8 287.00 $287.00 $2,018 —
701–746 729 388 276.50–306.00 $287.70 $2,097 +4.49
752–799 772 367 256.00–282.00 $272.59 $2,104 +0.75
801–846 821 608 262.50–276.25 $270.15 $2,218 +1.34
854–870 863 106 261.50–263.00 $262.15 $2,262 -0.52
901–949 918 96 253.00–258.00 $255.66 $2,347 -2.20
951–973 972 169 240.00–240.50 $240.03 $2,333 -8.40
1043 1043 56 234.00 $234.00 $2,441 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 410.00–420.00 $413.08 $1,429 -36.92
351–399 381 79 370.00–420.00 $396.69 $1,511 -49.65
400–449 430 94 340.00–395.00 $360.86 $1,552 -8.38
470 value added 470 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 —
451–499 487 122 320.00–375.00 $353.97 $1,724 -6.90
500–545 526 162 300.00–332.00 $317.78 $1,672 -11.27
551–599 578 195 290.00–327.00 $313.88 $1,814 +18.82
600–649 620 160 280.00–305.00 $293.92 $1,822 -0.64
651–699 676 340 277.00–294.00 $288.40 $1,950 +8.98
697 value added 697 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,986 —
706–745 724 184 270.00–277.00 $272.91 $1,976 +11.27
801–842 827 71 255.00–260.00 $257.77 $2,132 +14.85
852–896 872 872 247.00–254.50 $250.50 $2,184 +5.42
914–929 926 101 237.00–252.00 $243.66 $2,256 +3.10
971–996 973 66 225.00–237.50 $236.53 $2,301 +2.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,282 —
355–397 378 26 360.00–387.00 $376.71 $1,424 —
418 418 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,400 —
474–485 479 71 302.00–330.00 $321.00 $1,538 -4.00
597 597 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,672 -2.17
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 316 46 390.00–460.00 $420.39 $1,328 +7.51
350–392 374 88 351.00–410.00 $382.17 $1,429 +17.48
400–440 423 139 345.00–375.00 $354.89 $1,501 -12.54
451–488 473 165 330.00–347.50 $338.54 $1,601 -24.89
500–547 520 452 295.00–335.00 $317.72 $1,652 +3.30
534 value added 534 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,687 —
552 value added 552 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,628 —
553–592 567 383 286.00–325.00 $303.02 $1,718 -2.01
601–644 617 370 271.00–309.00 $289.27 $1,785 +4.84
650–690 667 289 256.00–301.00 $276.19 $1,842 +13.67
676 value added 676 12 271.00 $271.00 $1,832 —
700–745 722 359 244.00–267.00 $257.93 $1,862 +6.56
755–795 773 298 244.00–255.00 $246.77 $1,908 —
803–843 828 332 232.00–252.00 $240.38 $1,990 -0.69
870–891 884 359 230.50–244.00 $233.40 $2,063 —
907 907 7 221.00 $221.00 $2,004 —
1013–1043 1036 61 204.50–209.00 $205.58 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 20 360.00–380.00 $376.17 $1,268 —
351–398 384 19 325.00–350.00 $343.46 $1,319 +5.25
401–448 427 131 305.00–340.00 $324.60 $1,386 -6.15
452–498 472 277 285.00–329.00 $311.50 $1,470 +5.77
500–548 525 84 270.00–295.00 $283.73 $1,490 -5.13
551–598 576 224 260.00–286.00 $277.29 $1,597 +16.74
606–645 619 262 250.00–271.00 $266.11 $1,647 +1.42
650–699 677 73 247.00–258.00 $252.51 $1,709 +9.52
721–729 723 22 230.00–241.00 $238.68 $1,726 -2.28
753–781 778 107 236.00–242.50 $242.10 $1,884 +2.31
816–843 831 16 202.00–231.00 $219.17 $1,821 —
938 938 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–342 341 31 302.00–315.00 $303.65 $1,035 —
355 355 8 275.00 $275.00 $976 —
451–498 476 107 272.00–295.00 $286.50 $1,364 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,073 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–440 429 14 385.00 $385.00 $1,652 —
607–648 631 47 270.00–310.00 $284.09 $1,793 —
721–725 723 18 255.00–265.00 $260.01 $1,880 -1.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 —
464 464 7 352.00 $352.00 $1,633 —
507–549 518 22 285.00–295.00 $292.11 $1,513 —
580 580 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,752 +12.00
650 650 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —
869 869 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,529 —
479 479 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,533 —
596 596 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,550 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,278 —

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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.