Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

9,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $274.42/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 918 lb · 635 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $293.46/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 838 lb · 457 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $390.43/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,210/hd at 566 lb · 420 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,464	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–326	321	12	500.00–520.00	$506.46	$1,626	-35.73
356–386	363	25	450.00–500.00	$463.81	$1,684	-16.45
402–447	427	242	440.00–500.00	$467.04	$1,994	+3.42
451–490	473	202	430.00–475.00	$438.59	$2,075	-14.26
503–546	526	210	400.00–447.00	$418.07	$2,199	-4.34
550–582	566	420	375.00–407.00	$390.43	$2,210	+0.27
600–630	613	272	352.00–375.00	$363.13	$2,226	-10.04
652–694	670	127	330.00–354.00	$337.72	$2,263	-9.87
704–742	717	121	315.00–331.00	$322.44	$2,312	-0.79
765 value added	765	20	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—
752–791	767	193	295.50–316.00	$300.78	$2,307	-4.62
807–848	838	457	289.75–299.00	$293.46	$2,459	-6.15
851–871	859	158	280.00–298.00	$288.95	$2,482	-2.31
907–945	918	635	273.75–280.00	$274.42	$2,519	-2.64
951–972	971	62	266.00–268.00	$266.09	$2,584	-3.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–341	332	17	440.00–480.00	$460.64	$1,529	—
353–394	370	41	400.00–440.00	$430.10	$1,591	-3.27
402–449	431	83	400.00–440.00	$426.40	$1,838	+5.75
450–499	477	210	380.00–425.00	$400.61	$1,911	-2.81
500–549	531	197	340.00–400.00	$380.78	$2,022	-12.32
550–599	580	285	340.00–373.00	$365.46	$2,120	+1.17
602–649	624	260	315.00–351.00	$338.94	$2,115	-5.69
651–696	687	87	295.00–330.00	$319.14	$2,192	+0.61
705–747	724	234	290.00–312.00	$301.51	$2,183	-7.72
751–793	779	207	281.00–298.00	$289.96	$2,259	+12.46
805–849	835	274	280.00–287.50	$284.81	$2,378	-6.61
850–899	886	297	274.00–279.00	$276.06	$2,446	-9.31
910–937	914	369	266.00–272.00	$270.51	$2,472	-4.53
982–984	982	63	259.50–266.00	$260.22	$2,555	—
1061	1061	6	251.00	$251.00	$2,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,380	—
445	445	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,691	—
473–498	484	78	335.00–380.00	$364.08	$1,762	—
562–594	576	39	307.00–335.00	$324.68	$1,870	+1.52
603–639	622	15	280.00–309.00	$293.12	$1,823	—
685–688	687	16	265.00–280.00	$270.61	$1,859	—
876	876	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,971	—
939	939	10	245.00	$245.00	$2,301	—
997	997	10	242.00	$242.00	$2,413	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	10	367.50	$367.50	$2,216	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–327	323	7	450.00–455.00	$452.89	$1,463	-2.11
352–395	379	117	420.00–460.00	$439.42	$1,665	-6.60
402–448	432	160	385.00–440.00	$411.22	$1,776	-5.88
452–496	468	220	370.00–430.00	$398.77	$1,866	+7.99
501–549	523	349	345.00–380.00	$359.38	$1,880	-6.34
535 fancy	535	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,220	—
550–594	569	325	320.00–347.50	$332.70	$1,893	-7.34
600–645	614	225	305.00–330.00	$317.21	$1,948	-2.34
651–684	669	28	304.00–310.00	$307.29	$2,056	+1.37
706 value added	706	27	276.00	$276.00	$1,949	—
704–723	712	230	280.00–309.00	$298.46	$2,125	-5.54
760–788	780	153	275.00–298.00	$280.24	$2,186	-2.71
800–840	830	195	260.00–274.00	$270.14	$2,242	-4.55
850–878	870	99	257.00–264.50	$262.43	$2,283	+8.72
966–973	970	18	240.00–252.00	$245.31	$2,380	-6.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–331	322	17	375.00–440.00	$416.42	$1,341	-18.58
355–392	374	35	380.00–430.00	$403.85	$1,510	+15.00
407–444	428	98	350.00–380.00	$365.65	$1,565	-9.65
450–496	475	167	325.00–365.00	$343.36	$1,631	-12.90
501–549	528	332	300.00–342.50	$325.90	$1,721	-6.44
551–597	573	150	297.50–321.00	$308.78	$1,769	-6.71
604–643	623	31	270.00–308.00	$293.81	$1,830	+6.96
669–694	678	131	280.00–297.00	$288.00	$1,953	-4.87
701–748	729	37	262.00–274.00	$271.07	$1,976	-7.07
779–792	791	77	253.00–273.00	$271.18	$2,145	—
839	839	35	262.50	$262.50	$2,202	—
868–878	874	16	240.00–255.00	$250.93	$2,193	-2.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,228	—
393	393	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,415	—
402–448	423	11	310.00–325.00	$317.78	$1,344	+12.78
463–498	476	19	305.00–330.00	$317.00	$1,509	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,222	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858	858	6	260.00	$260.00	$2,231	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–334	332	11	450.00–470.00	$460.86	$1,530	—
452	452	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,763	+25.02
533–538	536	15	320.00–357.00	$332.26	$1,781	—
605–606	605	19	305.00–322.00	$313.94	$1,899	—
662–680	673	18	297.50–315.00	$308.31	$2,075	—
757	757	10	275.00	$275.00	$2,082	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	427.00	$427.00	$1,857	—
471	471	12	410.00	$410.00	$1,931	-9.51
566	566	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,038	-8.59
601–619	609	11	310.00	$310.00	$1,888	-17.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	576	22	320.00–325.00	$321.65	$1,853	-8.35

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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.