Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

7,601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.23/cwt +23.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,709/hd at 813 lb · 944 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $333.63/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,919/hd at 875 lb · 723 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $337.93/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 822 lb · 588 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	7,601	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–346	330	16	530.00–560.00	$542.32	$1,790	+29.07
355–376	365	17	490.00–560.00	$516.38	$1,885	+18.96
403–443	415	41	450.00–510.00	$489.34	$2,031	+19.47
453–498	465	89	422.00–480.00	$457.23	$2,126	+19.97
501–547	529	183	400.00–440.00	$419.96	$2,222	+1.47
555–598	583	270	383.00–416.00	$403.06	$2,350	-3.32
605–649	630	209	375.00–422.00	$397.21	$2,502	+5.52
650–698	671	394	365.00–400.00	$386.02	$2,590	+16.32
700–741	723	189	357.00–380.00	$364.05	$2,632	+1.42
753–795	766	311	327.50–360.00	$346.04	$2,651	+4.51
803–839	822	588	332.00–348.00	$337.93	$2,778	+4.75
853–896	875	723	325.00–342.50	$333.63	$2,919	+7.96
903–938	933	149	325.00–325.50	$325.44	$3,036	+2.24
951	951	20	313.00	$313.00	$2,977	-0.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–397	379	25	460.00–480.00	$467.82	$1,773	+10.06
401–440	418	19	380.00–425.00	$408.02	$1,706	-27.99
452–497	484	37	380.00–405.00	$399.22	$1,932	-4.63
500–538	526	86	370.00–400.00	$391.25	$2,058	+18.37
561–597	587	62	350.00–385.00	$374.46	$2,198	+3.28
609–649	622	48	350.00–369.00	$364.82	$2,269	+15.20
657–696	677	35	340.00–362.50	$356.35	$2,412	+15.40
746–749	749	41	339.00–343.00	$342.51	$2,565	+8.75
768–769	769	13	325.00–326.00	$325.23	$2,501	-0.48
823–848	835	265	327.00–335.00	$330.46	$2,759	+4.95
852–897	873	238	317.00–324.00	$320.87	$2,801	+5.68
908–918	911	38	316.00–318.00	$316.58	$2,884	+7.79
1031	1031	27	291.00	$291.00	$3,000	—
1097	1097	12	294.00	$294.00	$3,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	6	440.00	$440.00	$1,597	—
460	460	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	+3.63
578	578	5	322.00	$322.00	$1,861	—
821	821	11	287.00	$287.00	$2,356	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–340	325	11	450.00–460.00	$455.24	$1,480	+5.20
356–399	387	43	430.00–470.00	$446.92	$1,730	+7.48
404–442	422	95	410.00–435.00	$424.62	$1,792	-8.00
458–497	476	51	390.00–420.00	$398.40	$1,896	-2.72
500–548	519	212	365.00–390.00	$377.09	$1,957	-1.27
558–596	582	121	350.00–410.00	$368.71	$2,146	+5.99
600–648	618	197	340.00–390.00	$359.06	$2,219	-0.98
650–685	663	168	335.00–366.00	$347.90	$2,307	+7.32
707–749	725	346	327.00–348.50	$340.57	$2,469	+11.38
755–777	764	150	326.00–353.00	$341.26	$2,607	+17.76
810–834	813	944	327.00–334.00	$333.23	$2,709	+23.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–332	319	12	380.00–432.00	$413.98	$1,321	-26.02
366–396	383	13	410.00–420.00	$414.21	$1,586	+11.48
413–447	424	29	370.00–405.00	$396.72	$1,682	+7.78
451–495	478	63	355.00–390.00	$370.02	$1,769	-8.18
501–545	522	69	337.00–362.00	$351.07	$1,833	+5.69
556–598	569	44	330.00–350.00	$342.49	$1,949	+7.58
646	646	21	320.00–327.50	$326.43	$2,109	-5.85
650–668	659	28	310.00–330.00	$319.79	$2,107	-5.18
716–749	745	89	320.00–326.00	$322.41	$2,402	+4.11
750–781	772	396	300.00–325.00	$314.71	$2,430	-0.17
817–842	818	148	307.00–316.50	$316.10	$2,586	—
881–897	895	25	285.00–286.00	$285.88	$2,559	—
1025	1025	23	306.00	$306.00	$3,136	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
874	874	9	312.00	$312.00	$2,727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–434	428	26	415.00–420.00	$417.08	$1,785	-2.92
461	461	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,798	—
504	504	18	370.00	$370.00	$1,865	+11.47
604	604	7	340.00	$340.00	$2,054	+5.00
680	680	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,278	+9.03
736	736	8	310.00	$310.00	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	19	415.00–425.00	$420.82	$1,948	+10.82
604	604	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,356	+35.00
686	686	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	8	430.00	$430.00	$1,677	±0.00
474	474	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,659	—

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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.