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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 28, 2025

4,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.73/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,527/hd at 764 lb · 420 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $319.94/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,828/hd at 884 lb · 414 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $315.12/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 937 lb · 336 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,274

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 -40.00
361–395 371 50 485.00–532.00 $517.00 $1,918 +52.00
400–447 430 65 445.00–490.00 $472.87 $2,033 +27.74
459–496 479 124 415.00–455.00 $438.04 $2,098 +32.41
500–547 530 156 390.00–440.00 $411.83 $2,183 +3.48
554–595 569 107 380.00–430.00 $400.50 $2,279 +1.26
602–647 625 139 365.00–400.00 $384.40 $2,402 +2.81
660–693 672 61 345.00–368.00 $360.84 $2,425 +0.28
705–745 726 212 345.00–360.00 $351.48 $2,552 +3.70
752–795 780 193 330.00–347.00 $337.01 $2,629 +6.94
807–849 825 278 326.00–334.00 $331.50 $2,735 +9.13
860–899 884 414 315.00–322.00 $319.94 $2,828 +2.00
923–942 937 336 313.50–315.50 $315.12 $2,953 +0.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,535 +60.00
367 367 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,670 -3.48
401–444 423 13 390.00–430.00 $410.62 $1,737 +0.88
453–480 460 14 380.00–395.00 $389.53 $1,792 +5.84
522–540 533 24 385.00–390.00 $387.72 $2,067 +12.60
587 unweaned 587 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,172
591–595 593 10 370.00–372.00 $370.80 $2,199 +14.79
608–646 637 45 340.00–362.50 $358.12 $2,281 +12.10
666 666 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,198 -2.29
732 732 16 338.00 $338.00 $2,474 +17.52
789 789 10 314.00 $314.00 $2,477 +6.38
812 812 13 321.00 $321.00 $2,607 +19.44
898 898 20 304.50 $304.50 $2,734 -1.34
1024 1024 50 299.00 $299.00 $3,062 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 fancy 318 20 515.00 $515.00 $1,638
385–393 392 33 410.00–455.00 $420.08 $1,647
415–439 419 56 410.00–455.00 $436.60 $1,829 +25.11
453–496 483 132 395.00–430.00 $415.09 $2,005 +31.58
504–538 522 109 365.00–390.00 $375.48 $1,960 +8.96
552–598 570 87 342.00–367.50 $355.47 $2,026 -2.66
600–635 622 199 340.00–380.00 $349.11 $2,171 +8.98
663–685 677 216 334.00–360.00 $343.66 $2,327 +10.72
706–736 719 9 314.00–330.00 $322.72 $2,320 +9.40
750–780 764 420 321.00–337.00 $330.73 $2,527 +11.73
823–825 823 29 290.00–312.00 $309.72 $2,549 +11.63
859–864 862 182 308.00–310.00 $308.50 $2,659
938 938 14 290.00 $290.00 $2,720
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 434 7 395.00–405.00 $399.10 $1,732 +14.78
468–499 491 65 347.00–387.00 $377.72 $1,855 +20.61
504–549 533 120 330.00–405.00 $360.22 $1,920 +22.80
561–598 587 25 335.00–355.00 $340.58 $1,999 +6.76
609–646 624 100 327.00–340.00 $334.46 $2,087 +17.25
651–680 658 22 317.00–332.00 $328.91 $2,164
703 703 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,109 -1.46
764–790 775 12 295.00–305.00 $299.89 $2,324 +13.88

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 475.00 $475.00 $1,762
426 426 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,789
637 637 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,230
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–511 507 10 350.00–365.00 $359.06 $1,820

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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.