Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

8,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.04/cwt +11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 571 lb · 524 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $299.61/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,406/hd at 803 lb · 464 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.55/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 621 lb · 417 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,061	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–332 thin fleshed	325	17	570.00–580.00	$576.99	$1,875	+36.99
326–346	332	28	530.00–560.00	$542.19	$1,800	+22.73
374–398	387	82	450.00–500.00	$480.26	$1,859	+19.88
405–446	424	72	438.00–480.00	$463.62	$1,966	+15.49
455 fancy	455	8	500.00	$500.00	$2,275	—
451–496	468	180	425.00–490.00	$452.85	$2,119	+24.48
511 value added	511	82	427.00	$427.00	$2,182	+12.00
503–548	525	221	401.00–450.00	$422.41	$2,218	+21.20
570 value added	570	18	392.00	$392.00	$2,234	—
552–598	574	389	375.00–425.00	$390.16	$2,240	+10.69
604–631	619	258	355.00–405.00	$373.17	$2,310	+17.70
650–687	668	283	331.00–366.00	$347.59	$2,322	+8.77
700–746	727	280	316.00–335.00	$323.23	$2,350	+3.42
727 unweaned	727	18	315.00	$315.00	$2,290	—
750–786	771	152	300.00–327.00	$305.40	$2,355	+6.10
800–816	803	464	298.50–306.00	$299.61	$2,406	+15.75
853–892	864	351	285.00–301.00	$291.26	$2,516	+15.34
903–928	925	181	276.00–287.00	$277.06	$2,563	+1.97
955–958	955	165	268.50–286.00	$269.56	$2,574	—
1006–1040	1023	26	254.50–259.00	$256.26	$2,622	+8.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	386	19	425.00–440.00	$433.37	$1,673	-4.82
414–448	436	63	400.00–435.00	$420.65	$1,834	+4.28
451–499	478	155	380.00–425.00	$403.42	$1,928	+13.66
506–546	532	153	370.00–402.00	$393.10	$2,091	+19.12
548 value added	548	8	425.00	$425.00	$2,329	—
551–590	574	150	335.00–375.00	$364.29	$2,091	+9.34
608–649	627	166	325.00–353.00	$344.63	$2,161	+9.58
664–690	679	67	310.00–322.00	$318.53	$2,163	-1.88
705–740	726	21	305.00–315.00	$309.23	$2,245	+9.24
799	799	133	277.50	$277.50	$2,217	-9.23
804–835	820	190	285.00–297.00	$291.42	$2,390	+13.91
875–888	878	43	285.00–285.50	$285.37	$2,506	+16.02
918–943	924	61	267.00–277.50	$275.04	$2,541	+17.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–599	597	11	315.00–330.00	$323.16	$1,929	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,436	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	6	455.00	$455.00	$1,392	-3.24
352–393	370	127	415.00–465.00	$446.02	$1,650	+13.46
400–447	429	157	385.00–435.00	$417.10	$1,789	+6.25
450–496	471	272	370.00–445.00	$390.78	$1,841	+16.22
501–548	521	355	345.00–385.00	$365.72	$1,905	+9.19
553–599	571	524	321.00–365.00	$340.04	$1,942	+12.13
600–646	621	417	302.00–330.00	$319.55	$1,984	+4.35
656–694	677	126	300.00–330.00	$305.92	$2,071	-6.82
700–745	715	158	277.00–317.00	$304.00	$2,174	+11.96
752–795	765	110	272.00–287.00	$282.95	$2,165	-10.05
810–840	831	251	265.00–276.50	$274.69	$2,283	+4.11
859–873	860	171	253.50–258.00	$253.71	$2,182	-9.79
905	905	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,308	+10.75
953	953	11	252.00	$252.00	$2,402	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–347	344	9	435.00	$435.00	$1,496	—
375–388	383	24	380.00–400.00	$388.85	$1,489	+0.57
407–440	424	22	360.00–380.00	$375.30	$1,591	+2.62
461–499	480	122	340.00–368.00	$356.26	$1,710	+8.87
497 unweaned	497	7	342.00	$342.00	$1,700	—
503–548	531	180	300.00–345.00	$332.34	$1,765	+4.12
555–597	577	93	290.00–321.00	$315.49	$1,820	+18.83
600–635	616	59	270.00–318.00	$286.85	$1,767	+2.04
650–691	681	67	271.00–295.00	$292.87	$1,994	+27.60
703–746	727	45	255.00–288.00	$278.14	$2,022	+1.63
859	859	7	253.00	$253.00	$2,173	—
947	947	12	245.00	$245.00	$2,320	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,293	—
795	795	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,630	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–391	371	14	450.00–485.00	$466.53	$1,731	—
450–480	463	19	415.00–423.00	$419.51	$1,942	+24.51
506–524	511	28	385.00–400.00	$391.84	$2,002	+14.84
587–591	589	11	355.00–385.00	$368.59	$2,171	+18.55
602–631	611	39	320.00–335.00	$327.41	$2,000	-1.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–497	474	29	335.00–385.00	$364.98	$1,730	—
576–583	578	17	330.00–335.00	$331.48	$1,916	-9.39
870	870	8	250.00	$250.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,699	—
597	597	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,970	—
636	636	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,813	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	—

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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.