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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

6,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.14/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 779 lb · 487 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.91/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 765 lb · 416 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.47/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 583 lb · 332 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,606 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 thin fleshed 301 5 540.00 $540.00 $1,625 —
308 fancy 308 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,725 +10.00
300–330 316 17 470.00–530.00 $519.46 $1,641 +22.79
366 thin fleshed 366 8 535.00 $535.00 $1,958 —
352–393 374 55 450.00–470.00 $460.38 $1,722 -13.18
400–430 value added 411 14 440.00–445.00 $443.13 $1,821 —
400–444 427 91 430.00–470.00 $448.13 $1,914 -5.21
450–498 474 229 405.00–465.00 $428.37 $2,030 +1.68
500–547 532 287 385.00–435.00 $401.21 $2,134 +4.25
536 value added 536 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,224 —
551–599 583 332 365.00–410.00 $379.47 $2,212 -1.85
601–649 626 163 340.00–385.00 $355.47 $2,225 +1.42
656–696 668 148 325.00–364.00 $338.82 $2,263 +5.04
706–732 723 24 315.00–328.00 $319.81 $2,312 +1.76
757–787 769 208 293.00–307.00 $299.30 $2,302 -9.05
812–838 833 166 281.00–290.00 $283.86 $2,365 -1.49
852–886 877 196 273.00–281.00 $275.92 $2,420 -0.56
910–919 915 52 267.00–278.00 $275.09 $2,517 +2.79
1000–1018 1005 17 244.00–249.00 $247.51 $2,487 —
1063–1095 1086 78 238.50–247.00 $239.64 $2,602 -5.36
1124 1124 5 230.00 $230.00 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–399 387 36 410.00–445.00 $438.19 $1,696 -9.16
404–435 419 12 400.00–440.00 $416.37 $1,745 +4.79
450–499 481 147 365.00–415.00 $389.76 $1,875 +10.83
500–546 522 70 355.00–382.00 $373.98 $1,952 +15.99
561–596 580 128 325.00–365.00 $354.95 $2,059 +11.02
600–646 640 259 315.00–338.00 $335.05 $2,144 +2.81
684–698 687 35 320.00–322.00 $320.41 $2,201 +5.71
705–749 732 57 290.00–305.00 $299.99 $2,196 +6.99
754–791 781 37 272.00–291.00 $286.73 $2,239 +4.89
832–847 844 82 277.00–281.00 $277.51 $2,342 -1.32
850–895 889 133 267.00–283.00 $269.35 $2,395 -0.65
901 901 8 258.00 $258.00 $2,325 —
953–963 961 16 256.00–262.00 $257.49 $2,474 —
1036 1036 11 227.00 $227.00 $2,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 13 490.00 $490.00 $1,416 -15.00
312–343 321 17 440.00–470.00 $458.24 $1,471 +15.19
351–397 381 103 410.00–460.00 $432.56 $1,648 +9.76
401–449 426 156 385.00–445.00 $410.85 $1,750 +15.13
450–497 471 288 360.00–400.00 $374.56 $1,764 -4.28
500–545 522 242 340.00–382.50 $356.53 $1,861 +9.16
551 value added 551 8 352.00 $352.00 $1,940 —
550–596 575 261 317.50–350.00 $327.91 $1,885 -5.06
605–640 624 197 302.00–325.00 $315.20 $1,967 -3.30
656–683 680 325 289.00–320.00 $312.74 $2,127 +5.42
700–728 718 21 291.00–295.00 $292.04 $2,097 -5.26
763 763 306 293.00 $293.00 $2,236 +16.98
753–784 771 110 259.00–284.50 $277.55 $2,140 +1.53
805–835 829 149 255.50–284.50 $270.58 $2,243 +7.98
853–884 864 172 257.00–267.25 $263.50 $2,277 +11.48
920–923 922 12 244.00–245.00 $244.25 $2,252 -15.18
1015–1017 1016 15 233.00–236.00 $234.40 $2,382 +1.40
1057–1063 1059 14 220.00–227.00 $224.49 $2,377 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–387 380 14 385.00–390.00 $388.28 $1,475 +11.33
413–446 435 45 345.00–380.00 $372.68 $1,621 +10.92
455–496 481 85 330.00–377.00 $347.39 $1,671 +3.88
500–549 534 80 310.00–335.00 $328.22 $1,753 +5.10
587–596 594 35 290.00–312.00 $296.66 $1,762 -7.94
605–646 639 29 255.00–290.00 $284.81 $1,820 -4.37
677–681 679 27 230.00–284.00 $265.27 $1,801 -10.89
705–736 726 89 252.00–288.00 $276.51 $2,007 +0.10
764–788 779 487 258.00–267.00 $260.14 $2,026 -4.89
821–833 824 23 242.00–252.00 $249.58 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 7 272.00 $272.00 $1,493 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 16 430.00 $430.00 $1,780 —
485 485 10 380.00–410.00 $395.00 $1,916 —
507 507 10 377.00 $377.00 $1,911 —
556–594 581 17 340.00–365.00 $350.04 $2,034 +5.04
614–645 630 16 325.00–335.00 $329.36 $2,075 +18.48
654–656 655 13 322.00–334.00 $329.38 $2,157 +11.32
780 780 10 285.00 $285.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–534 514 13 340.00–345.00 $342.00 $1,758 —
567–598 584 29 335.00–350.00 $340.87 $1,991 +14.80
791 791 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,175 —

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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.