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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

11,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.70/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 820 lb · 937 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.78/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,832/hd at 515 lb · 518 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.22/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,215/hd at 620 lb · 509 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,128 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–349 339 17 485.00–510.00 $490.34 $1,662 -16.12
357–399 382 55 425.00–460.00 $436.11 $1,666 -27.70
402–441 422 135 425.00–460.00 $435.87 $1,839 -31.17
450–498 466 151 400.00–440.00 $411.51 $1,918 -27.08
500–545 517 218 380.00–410.00 $387.66 $2,004 -30.41
553–597 574 332 364.00–387.50 $371.98 $2,135 -18.45
600–648 620 509 340.00–378.00 $357.22 $2,215 -5.91
660 value added 660 27 324.00 $324.00 $2,138 —
651–692 673 193 328.00–352.00 $337.37 $2,271 -0.35
701–743 711 129 310.00–338.00 $320.85 $2,281 -1.59
750–797 777 453 295.00–327.50 $313.32 $2,434 +12.54
805–834 818 172 289.00–301.00 $297.11 $2,430 +3.65
850–887 875 326 290.50–299.00 $293.20 $2,566 +4.25
903–932 920 173 278.50–285.00 $281.71 $2,592 +7.29
953–985 974 21 272.00–282.00 $275.26 $2,681 +9.17
1004–1045 1024 99 261.00–262.00 $261.49 $2,678 —
1050 1050 44 261.00 $261.00 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–346 340 16 430.00–445.00 $438.33 $1,490 -22.31
369–398 382 52 380.00–425.00 $404.69 $1,546 -25.41
400–449 429 196 390.00–420.00 $407.39 $1,748 -19.01
458–499 483 365 372.50–400.00 $385.64 $1,863 -14.97
501–549 529 317 320.00–377.00 $362.69 $1,919 -18.09
553–598 575 335 330.00–363.00 $349.70 $2,011 -15.76
601–644 623 261 305.00–345.00 $329.76 $2,054 -9.18
650–698 682 213 300.00–335.00 $320.65 $2,187 +1.51
706–745 721 43 288.00–305.00 $295.48 $2,130 -6.03
784–785 785 32 290.00–293.00 $290.56 $2,281 +0.60
811–826 814 13 277.00 $277.00 $2,255 -7.81
866–894 884 276 270.00–287.50 $283.85 $2,509 +7.79
953–980 956 63 264.00 $264.00 $2,524 +3.78
1041 1041 25 260.00 $260.00 $2,707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–356 353 18 365.00–395.00 $381.79 $1,348 +16.79
425–448 439 31 345.00–380.00 $368.78 $1,619 -11.22
450–497 479 78 335.00–385.00 $361.01 $1,729 -3.07
528–534 533 19 320.00–330.00 $326.06 $1,738 —
552 552 20 315.00 $315.00 $1,739 -9.68
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391–396 394 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,241 +5.00
423 423 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,438 —
488 488 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–339 329 28 425.00–450.00 $434.73 $1,430 -18.16
352–398 384 99 405.00–450.00 $423.99 $1,628 -15.43
401–448 427 151 385.00–430.00 $403.44 $1,723 -7.78
450–499 473 192 370.00–415.00 $380.89 $1,802 -17.88
500–534 515 518 342.00–382.00 $355.78 $1,832 -3.60
550–594 573 364 315.00–350.00 $329.58 $1,888 -3.12
601–645 625 358 307.00–340.00 $318.56 $1,991 +1.35
634 634 14 317.00 $317.00 $2,010 -0.21
650–697 679 253 299.00–330.00 $306.79 $2,083 -0.50
701–748 728 141 280.00–293.00 $290.32 $2,114 -8.14
775 775 94 304.00 $304.00 $2,356 +23.76
805–841 823 402 272.50–283.00 $277.03 $2,280 +6.89
857–876 864 50 261.50–274.00 $265.05 $2,290 +2.62
927 927 13 255.50 $255.50 $2,368 —
1002 1002 263 252.00 $252.00 $2,525 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 325 32 380.00–430.00 $403.95 $1,313 -12.47
361–389 379 68 385.00–407.50 $398.04 $1,509 -5.81
403–448 435 149 332.00–380.00 $357.63 $1,556 -8.02
450–497 479 297 315.00–365.00 $350.82 $1,680 +7.46
501–548 524 341 305.00–340.00 $326.69 $1,712 +0.79
556–590 571 205 300.00–319.00 $313.23 $1,789 +4.45
602–645 633 69 285.00–310.00 $300.08 $1,900 +6.27
670–697 686 260 270.00–294.00 $289.01 $1,983 +1.01
700–718 714 37 255.00–296.00 $288.79 $2,062 +17.72
768–782 777 66 257.00–274.00 $271.71 $2,111 +0.53
800–839 819 883 254.50–269.00 $267.80 $2,193 +5.30
836 836 54 266.00 $266.00 $2,224 +3.50
868–895 876 10 230.00–245.00 $240.40 $2,106 -10.53
976 976 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,196 —
1041 1041 30 229.50 $229.50 $2,389 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–338 318 19 340.00–375.00 $353.06 $1,123 -6.94
365–396 383 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,379 ±0.00
435 435 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,401 +4.22
465–498 491 54 300.00–330.00 $321.39 $1,578 +4.39
513–535 522 7 275.00–285.00 $279.39 $1,458 —
566–575 569 13 270.00–285.00 $280.33 $1,595 —
643 643 9 260.00 $260.00 $1,672 —
688–698 691 20 242.00–260.00 $255.45 $1,765 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 270.00 $270.00 $988 -45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–522 517 11 337.00–352.00 $343.88 $1,778 +11.62
564–573 569 25 340.00–350.00 $345.64 $1,967 —
640–642 641 12 290.00–300.00 $295.01 $1,891 —
674 674 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,860 -32.31
725 725 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 8 342.00 $342.00 $1,672 —
556 556 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,779 -1.65
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,038 +15.00

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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.