Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

7,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.18/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,762/hd at 829 lb · 569 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.67/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,830/hd at 869 lb · 498 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.19/cwt +10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,808/hd at 891 lb · 408 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	7,101	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 thin fleshed	302	10	600.00	$600.00	$1,812	—
307–345	328	23	510.00–520.00	$513.25	$1,683	+13.25
367–382	374	12	490.00–520.00	$497.42	$1,860	-19.58
401–446	426	74	440.00–480.00	$469.87	$2,002	-3.00
451–496	476	132	416.00–460.00	$437.26	$2,081	-0.78
502–547	522	161	400.00–465.00	$418.49	$2,185	+6.66
550–598	575	343	380.00–435.00	$406.38	$2,337	+5.88
600–648	626	399	370.00–425.00	$391.69	$2,452	+7.29
630 unweaned	630	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,268	—
650–696	675	317	350.00–389.00	$369.70	$2,495	+8.86
702–740	720	283	345.00–372.00	$362.63	$2,611	+11.15
750–795	776	403	333.00–350.00	$341.53	$2,650	+4.52
800–849	829	569	326.00–346.00	$333.18	$2,762	+1.68
857–897	869	498	320.00–331.50	$325.67	$2,830	+5.73
904–933	928	94	322.50–326.50	$323.20	$2,999	+8.08
964–985	968	164	306.00–315.00	$313.69	$3,037	—
1041	1041	7	300.00	$300.00	$3,123	—
1135	1135	29	288.00	$288.00	$3,269	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	382	27	440.00–480.00	$457.76	$1,749	+2.76
401–426	416	27	430.00–440.00	$436.01	$1,814	+25.39
450–494	476	44	390.00–415.00	$403.85	$1,922	+14.32
503–546	525	94	350.00–400.00	$372.88	$1,958	-14.84
551–599	570	64	355.00–390.00	$371.18	$2,116	+0.38
603–649	630	87	325.00–365.00	$349.62	$2,203	-8.50
682–687	683	24	337.50–350.00	$340.95	$2,329	+10.95
701–748	731	109	320.00–343.00	$333.76	$2,440	-4.24
772–783	775	27	322.50–334.00	$325.71	$2,524	+11.71
811–842	831	211	314.00–330.00	$325.51	$2,705	+4.51
870–898	891	408	309.50–318.00	$315.19	$2,808	+10.69
918–937	933	92	308.50–310.00	$308.79	$2,881	—
969	969	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–479	468	21	370.00–375.00	$371.37	$1,738	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	8	515.00	$515.00	$1,844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–325	316	28	445.00–455.00	$450.04	$1,422	—
362–399	384	48	420.00–465.00	$439.44	$1,687	+19.36
405–410	408	16	410.00–450.00	$432.62	$1,765	-3.98
426 unweaned	426	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,704	—
456–482	468	38	395.00–410.00	$401.12	$1,877	-13.97
501–543	524	82	365.00–400.00	$378.36	$1,983	+2.88
536 value added	536	26	390.00	$390.00	$2,090	—
553–599	572	256	345.00–387.50	$362.72	$2,075	+7.25
600–648	613	223	337.50–378.00	$360.04	$2,207	+10.93
636 value added	636	19	365.00	$365.00	$2,321	—
653–689	675	185	334.00–355.00	$340.58	$2,299	-3.08
709–736	726	240	324.00–347.50	$329.19	$2,390	+6.47
766–796	783	166	318.00–329.00	$323.50	$2,533	-7.23
812–847	834	160	308.00–311.00	$309.82	$2,584	+0.10
883–891	887	49	297.00–300.00	$298.59	$2,648	-9.91
921	921	8	285.00	$285.00	$2,625	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	6	440.00	$440.00	$1,527	—
386–395	389	23	375.00–415.00	$402.73	$1,567	—
406–449	432	58	370.00–405.00	$388.94	$1,680	-10.16
453–498	478	100	362.00–390.00	$378.20	$1,808	+0.48
504–544	526	77	310.00–360.00	$345.38	$1,817	-14.84
557–594	572	73	320.00–345.00	$334.91	$1,916	-5.67
600–639	619	101	322.50–337.50	$332.28	$2,057	-2.18
654–698	678	66	315.00–333.00	$324.97	$2,203	-3.94
707–724	723	85	287.50–324.00	$318.30	$2,301	+18.30
750–767	765	80	314.00–315.00	$314.88	$2,409	+14.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,411	—
537	537	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,611	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,777	—
517–532	527	19	340.00–370.00	$358.53	$1,889	-0.53
628	628	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,104	—
656–692	679	22	320.00–337.00	$325.97	$2,213	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	10	420.00–440.00	$429.77	$1,848	+9.77
491	491	7	410.00	$410.00	$2,013	—
546	546	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,993	—
614	614	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,180	+5.00
755	755	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,608	—

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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.