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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 16, 2025

7,976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $307.58/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,553/hd at 830 lb · 510 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.69/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,178/hd at 765 lb · 487 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.26/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,262/hd at 621 lb · 436 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,976

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 329 9 455.00–470.00 $460.17 $1,514
355–378 365 35 450.00–485.00 $470.65 $1,718 +1.79
405–447 432 62 420.00–440.00 $426.24 $1,841 -11.36
451–495 474 224 405.00–445.00 $424.71 $2,013 +8.93
501 unweaned 501 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,879 -5.00
502–548 533 250 380.00–395.00 $387.48 $2,065 -6.72
551–593 564 305 372.00–405.00 $390.97 $2,205 -9.77
601–644 621 436 350.00–379.00 $364.26 $2,262 +0.32
652–686 674 227 335.00–375.00 $353.55 $2,383 +4.88
701–747 707 119 322.00–350.00 $333.08 $2,355 -6.26
750–779 768 282 310.00–320.00 $315.46 $2,423 -1.69
804–839 830 510 302.00–320.50 $307.58 $2,553 -1.67
864–889 881 252 300.00–307.75 $304.80 $2,685 -0.22
906–942 927 282 286.00–298.00 $293.14 $2,717 +3.06
952–976 958 67 278.50–291.00 $281.73 $2,699 -3.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 334 8 405.00–440.00 $417.56 $1,395
366–395 382 29 420.00–460.00 $431.51 $1,648
402–448 426 67 380.00–416.00 $400.86 $1,708 -12.40
428 unweaned 428 18 417.00 $417.00 $1,785
450–498 479 114 360.00–400.00 $384.14 $1,840 -3.53
504–543 531 126 350.00–377.00 $370.00 $1,965 +2.69
543 unweaned 543 18 362.50 $362.50 $1,968
552–599 581 257 340.00–370.00 $361.27 $2,099 -3.80
601–648 632 97 335.00–350.00 $344.05 $2,174 +16.14
663–699 678 90 315.00–330.00 $324.19 $2,198 -7.69
701–746 730 154 314.00–321.00 $316.92 $2,314 +3.32
757–788 766 40 306.00–308.00 $307.38 $2,355
810–828 820 84 291.00–300.00 $296.08 $2,428 -8.92
852–895 863 137 288.00–300.00 $297.24 $2,565 +6.48
906–933 919 33 267.00–281.00 $271.60 $2,496 +7.47
1016 1016 10 268.00 $268.00 $2,723
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,450
575–586 584 25 300.00–340.00 $332.12 $1,940 +19.64

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,513
353–391 383 37 420.00–430.00 $421.78 $1,615 -21.73
403–438 419 106 380.00–440.00 $408.20 $1,710 -2.51
451–495 477 120 365.00–400.00 $376.00 $1,794 -16.83
500–549 528 344 345.00–385.00 $367.60 $1,941 +11.70
533 unweaned 533 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,807
551–597 575 289 327.00–364.00 $338.26 $1,945 -0.76
602–646 622 415 323.00–360.00 $331.02 $2,059 -0.60
665–685 676 90 310.00–350.00 $326.86 $2,210 +4.51
700–727 712 196 301.00–322.00 $303.63 $2,162 -6.26
755–787 764 299 289.00–304.00 $297.08 $2,270 -4.26
802–843 814 67 272.00–286.00 $274.81 $2,237 -13.09
870–873 871 10 263.00–267.50 $264.35 $2,302 -8.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 11 385.00 $385.00 $1,324
354–398 386 53 395.00–420.00 $407.38 $1,572
405–449 434 58 325.00–375.00 $361.88 $1,571 -0.84
451–496 472 91 330.00–365.00 $349.72 $1,651 -9.71
500–547 528 255 295.00–345.00 $333.50 $1,761 -5.02
561 unweaned 561 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,610
550–597 581 95 301.00–323.00 $316.70 $1,840 -5.35
600–646 622 192 285.00–323.00 $314.54 $1,956 +2.73
650–688 679 74 284.00–304.00 $293.99 $1,996 +7.92
702–738 721 55 271.00–299.00 $288.36 $2,079 +8.80
763–799 765 487 272.50–290.00 $284.69 $2,178 +0.09
843 843 23 260.00 $260.00 $2,192 -5.57
934 934 58 249.50 $249.50 $2,330
1094 1094 72 225.00 $225.00 $2,462
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,436
422 422 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,393 -1.54
498 498 10 336.00 $336.00 $1,673 -2.38
569 569 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,508 -35.00
617 617 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,647
745 745 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,721

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–414 413 11 374.00–400.00 $388.17 $1,603 +28.17
470–475 473 11 350.00–355.00 $352.26 $1,666
480 unweaned 480 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,656
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,878

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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.