Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

8,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $284.09/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 821 lb · 782 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.63/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 575 lb · 622 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.25/cwt -11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 530 lb · 583 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,787	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	3	530.00	$530.00	$1,643	—
320–346	342	101	460.00–490.00	$470.02	$1,607	-1.02
382–388	384	14	445.00–460.00	$451.43	$1,733	-1.63
403–445	427	142	418.00–442.00	$428.08	$1,828	-30.44
434–436 unweaned	435	35	410.00–427.00	$420.70	$1,830	—
450–473	461	100	400.00–450.00	$414.09	$1,909	-9.39
503–546	530	583	365.00–400.00	$379.25	$2,010	-11.41
551–576	563	40	345.00–365.00	$358.67	$2,019	-11.13
608–643	628	180	322.00–350.00	$337.90	$2,122	+3.46
653 unweaned	653	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,959	—
651–699	683	296	313.00–340.00	$323.62	$2,210	-0.37
706–731	715	178	306.00–315.00	$310.42	$2,220	-6.80
753–784	773	371	284.00–307.00	$292.71	$2,263	+0.66
802–831	821	782	281.25–295.00	$284.09	$2,332	-4.10
850–893	864	237	268.00–275.00	$271.50	$2,346	+0.88
901–923	910	446	261.00–268.00	$262.19	$2,386	+0.90
952	952	175	260.75	$260.75	$2,482	+10.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	331	22	440.00–460.00	$453.03	$1,500	+18.22
358–396	383	52	400.00–440.00	$419.54	$1,607	-3.51
403–445	428	137	375.00–420.00	$395.61	$1,693	-14.46
451–497	476	94	365.00–395.00	$383.19	$1,824	-3.93
502–548	533	97	325.00–360.00	$350.93	$1,870	-9.09
551–595	578	81	322.00–350.00	$335.27	$1,938	+9.95
608–649	628	62	300.00–320.00	$314.35	$1,974	+10.94
660–693	680	114	292.00–311.00	$302.43	$2,057	+1.86
727–740	735	200	282.00–300.00	$294.37	$2,164	+2.07
770–797	782	188	274.00–281.50	$279.24	$2,184	-0.42
812–846	834	447	270.00–282.00	$275.55	$2,298	+1.57
863–898	893	224	251.00–267.00	$262.62	$2,345	+1.83
1018–1023	1019	17	232.00–240.00	$237.64	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–348	335	13	370.00–400.00	$386.80	$1,296	—
439	439	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,580	±0.00
550–591	571	12	312.00–315.00	$313.55	$1,790	+28.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	11	347.50	$347.50	$1,828	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	325	43	390.00–415.00	$407.88	$1,326	-17.01
351–395	373	93	390.00–428.00	$408.40	$1,523	-4.55
401–447	421	149	360.00–400.00	$376.88	$1,587	-4.61
450–488	467	130	350.00–375.00	$362.18	$1,691	-5.94
502–537	522	176	324.00–343.00	$334.44	$1,746	+1.17
550–593	575	622	305.00–330.00	$317.63	$1,826	-5.98
601–641	616	171	290.00–306.00	$300.45	$1,851	+1.14
652–694	675	400	276.00–286.00	$279.42	$1,886	-13.59
700–748	715	165	267.00–279.00	$269.37	$1,926	-34.63
756–775	766	271	259.00–276.00	$267.61	$2,050	+4.15
832	832	20	260.00	$260.00	$2,163	+2.50
915	915	9	225.00	$225.00	$2,059	-23.44
958–967	962	18	217.00–225.00	$221.87	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–346	337	35	350.00–385.00	$374.28	$1,261	-9.54
351–395	380	25	350.00–380.00	$371.13	$1,410	-3.42
406–449	432	118	307.00–356.00	$337.99	$1,460	-2.54
450–497	477	295	315.00–347.00	$332.42	$1,586	-1.39
500–549	521	100	285.00–322.00	$309.22	$1,611	-2.57
553–595	571	73	280.00–300.00	$291.46	$1,664	-5.14
606–637	624	134	270.00–286.00	$283.12	$1,767	+0.78
653–697	674	57	262.00–273.00	$267.17	$1,801	-2.37
730–745	737	26	250.00–252.50	$251.84	$1,856	+4.20
767–793	788	33	250.00–259.00	$256.43	$2,021	+1.93
844	844	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,916	-5.97
940	940	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,974	—
980	980	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–337	323	12	320.00–340.00	$329.55	$1,064	—
382–387	384	14	340.00–345.00	$341.80	$1,313	—
427	427	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,281	+10.00
493	493	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,504	—
621	621	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,503	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,470	—
395–399	397	17	395.00–420.00	$408.17	$1,620	+5.72
450	450	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,732	+10.00
518	518	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,658	-12.00
563–597	577	22	305.00–320.00	$314.84	$1,817	-12.27
640	640	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,792	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–378	366	19	360.00–390.00	$369.77	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	14	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	+20.00

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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.