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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

8,748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $285.61/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,373/hd at 831 lb · 580 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.53/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 724 lb · 500 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.28/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,245/hd at 776 lb · 484 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,748 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,590 +10.00
305–349 327 45 450.00–500.00 $475.26 $1,554 -3.98
352–397 372 41 440.00–500.00 $474.36 $1,765 +23.77
406–449 426 159 420.00–460.00 $439.74 $1,873 -3.43
452–498 478 176 400.00–465.00 $429.37 $2,052 +13.63
500–546 520 227 365.00–415.00 $385.55 $2,005 +4.01
543 unweaned 543 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 —
551–597 572 367 340.00–400.00 $367.03 $2,099 +17.91
608 value added 608 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,128 +35.00
601–649 624 328 312.00–359.00 $337.82 $2,108 +10.24
652–696 672 352 307.00–350.00 $321.71 $2,162 +7.33
701–747 724 368 293.00–323.00 $312.28 $2,261 +13.73
754–795 776 484 285.00–295.00 $289.28 $2,245 +4.29
804–848 831 580 279.00–293.00 $285.61 $2,373 +8.61
851–889 873 301 265.00–272.50 $271.74 $2,372 +1.72
901–933 923 255 258.00–267.00 $263.85 $2,435 +3.14
955–995 981 29 251.00–256.00 $254.32 $2,495 -5.68
1002–1036 1018 28 243.00–245.00 $244.05 $2,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 332 39 380.00–430.00 $414.51 $1,376 +14.51
350–393 378 67 390.00–440.00 $413.31 $1,562 -0.45
402–444 430 78 360.00–417.00 $403.06 $1,733 +26.25
460–497 477 58 360.00–400.00 $381.20 $1,818 +8.84
482–484 unweaned 483 66 350.00–360.00 $356.66 $1,723 —
501–541 519 56 340.00–370.00 $353.84 $1,836 -2.62
556–599 581 204 310.00–340.00 $332.18 $1,930 +4.96
623 unweaned 623 14 295.00 $295.00 $1,838 —
600–645 627 43 280.00–312.00 $305.27 $1,914 +0.71
652–699 687 194 285.00–302.50 $301.54 $2,072 +6.50
722–748 736 108 275.00–293.00 $287.45 $2,116 —
753–781 773 52 267.00–281.00 $277.39 $2,144 +16.38
805–849 837 188 263.00–276.00 $271.57 $2,273 +9.30
863–885 873 19 262.00–265.00 $263.44 $2,300 +1.70
914–949 935 36 247.00–257.00 $253.21 $2,368 +10.21
972 972 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,343 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,284 -13.98
356–371 366 15 360.00–380.00 $373.52 $1,367 -11.48
451–475 471 18 325.00–340.00 $332.56 $1,566 —
543 543 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,629 +7.64
773–795 779 11 257.00–267.00 $259.78 $2,024 —
825 825 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,214 —
465–469 467 12 290.00–320.00 $307.44 $1,436 —
543 543 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,358 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–345 333 55 395.00–420.00 $408.78 $1,361 -10.16
350–395 376 83 360.00–410.00 $387.67 $1,458 +1.84
381 fancy 381 36 441.00 $441.00 $1,680 —
386 unweaned 386 12 370.00 $370.00 $1,428 —
401–446 435 191 355.00–400.00 $374.76 $1,630 +13.99
451–478 466 300 335.00–370.00 $360.76 $1,681 +12.19
508 unweaned 508 46 318.00 $318.00 $1,615 —
501–546 528 408 315.00–352.00 $330.65 $1,746 +0.26
566 value added 566 17 307.00 $307.00 $1,738 —
550–594 571 137 302.00–350.00 $318.92 $1,821 -7.82
600–643 628 388 287.50–314.00 $304.33 $1,911 +2.14
664 value added 664 18 282.00 $282.00 $1,872 —
651–695 675 349 274.00–290.00 $280.97 $1,897 -0.14
704–742 724 471 265.00–282.00 $269.69 $1,953 +4.29
725 value added 725 29 267.00 $267.00 $1,936 —
758–798 777 64 256.00–264.50 $260.33 $2,023 -0.70
801–840 816 114 241.00–257.00 $251.91 $2,056 +6.79
872 872 11 237.00 $237.00 $2,067 -3.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–343 330 17 330.00–370.00 $345.96 $1,142 -21.94
365–399 388 53 335.00–360.00 $346.26 $1,343 -0.96
408–445 423 91 320.00–352.00 $339.33 $1,435 +0.89
460–496 479 82 290.00–337.00 $323.42 $1,549 +3.17
502–547 530 129 280.00–315.00 $296.45 $1,571 -2.55
553–598 571 157 280.00–296.00 $291.16 $1,663 +7.69
602–648 627 140 262.00–292.00 $278.70 $1,747 +9.28
651–696 675 64 250.00–272.00 $266.17 $1,797 +4.97
701–727 718 36 252.00–265.00 $258.00 $1,852 +9.53
750–760 754 34 240.00–262.00 $246.51 $1,859 -2.88
835 835 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,920 —
883–886 884 12 227.00–234.00 $229.92 $2,032 +8.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,257 —
444 444 6 302.00 $302.00 $1,341 —
568 568 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,448 —
761 761 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 12 355.00 $355.00 $1,764 ±0.00
520 520 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,674 -2.77
562 562 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,855 +22.00
662–684 677 15 278.00–292.00 $282.57 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,379 —
485 485 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 -4.00
595 595 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,696 —
645 645 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,588 —
605 605 9 317.00 $317.00 $1,918 +17.91

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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.