Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

6,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.78/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 884 lb · 429 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $364.54/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,854/hd at 783 lb · 424 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.53/cwt +10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $3,176/hd at 881 lb · 385 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,285	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–383	366	13	500.00–540.00	$516.08	$1,889	-36.05
403–447	417	61	440.00–480.00	$458.85	$1,913	-51.00
451–488	467	55	430.00–460.00	$440.85	$2,059	-50.35
505 thin fleshed	505	15	480.00	$480.00	$2,424	-50.00
500–549	526	149	410.00–450.00	$426.70	$2,244	-14.90
553–598	571	163	400.00–450.00	$427.66	$2,442	-12.97
600–640	615	241	390.00–435.00	$416.59	$2,562	-1.33
652–698	671	323	365.00–396.00	$387.09	$2,597	-8.43
707 value added	707	28	389.00	$389.00	$2,750	—
700–737	718	254	365.00–392.50	$378.39	$2,717	-11.91
755–795	783	424	353.00–372.00	$364.54	$2,854	-4.20
838–844	839	48	367.50–368.00	$367.94	$3,087	+8.30
853–887	881	385	347.00–362.00	$360.53	$3,176	+10.69
908–941	915	166	326.50–346.00	$329.97	$3,019	-18.08
999	999	5	322.00	$322.00	$3,217	—
1038	1038	8	315.00	$315.00	$3,270	-5.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,640	-60.00
375–397	390	45	460.00–480.00	$463.48	$1,808	-57.97
400–445	432	56	397.00–440.00	$423.58	$1,830	-26.32
456–495	473	108	390.00–420.00	$406.38	$1,922	-26.94
504–546	525	149	365.00–405.00	$393.37	$2,065	-14.32
561–598	577	77	350.00–385.00	$372.68	$2,150	-26.39
602–645	628	85	350.00–390.00	$376.42	$2,364	-10.19
650–693	672	74	350.00–362.50	$356.26	$2,394	-20.07
700–747	724	96	340.00–372.50	$363.09	$2,629	-2.26
751–798	792	76	330.00–350.00	$339.86	$2,692	-4.51
800–846	830	123	346.50–353.00	$347.10	$2,881	-0.46
855–890	884	429	330.00–344.00	$339.78	$3,004	-1.84
942–944	944	77	322.00–324.00	$322.58	$3,045	-4.79
1038	1038	60	312.50	$312.50	$3,244	+6.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–329	324	11	450.00	$450.00	$1,458	—
365	365	11	440.00–470.00	$453.64	$1,656	+13.64
431–445	439	10	370.00–385.00	$375.89	$1,650	-7.92
513	513	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,744	—
553–594	571	24	350.00–360.00	$353.45	$2,018	+2.01

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,243	—
377	377	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,602	-2.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–298	285	15	480.00–560.00	$532.08	$1,516	—
321–340	334	27	455.00–480.00	$462.11	$1,543	-2.89
358–386	371	28	440.00–460.00	$451.90	$1,677	-21.87
402–438	415	93	405.00–440.00	$421.21	$1,748	-22.72
452–490	472	102	385.00–445.00	$396.27	$1,870	-21.45
500–540	516	103	370.00–390.00	$380.18	$1,962	-14.14
554–599	570	198	365.00–395.00	$375.56	$2,141	-21.39
590 value added	590	9	375.00	$375.00	$2,212	—
601–643	617	86	360.00–395.00	$375.39	$2,316	-4.43
655–697	677	345	340.00–367.00	$358.30	$2,426	-12.35
701–739	722	213	330.00–354.00	$347.37	$2,508	-0.34
753–767	757	122	331.00–338.00	$335.34	$2,539	-6.77
805–842	839	78	320.00–330.00	$324.37	$2,721	-4.51
866	866	28	328.00	$328.00	$2,840	+4.76
916	916	13	316.00	$316.00	$2,895	+0.57
953	953	17	307.50	$307.50	$2,930	-20.50
1005	1005	16	292.00	$292.00	$2,935	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	342	23	420.00–440.00	$436.82	$1,494	+11.63
356–392	377	41	387.00–425.00	$409.89	$1,545	-13.43
400–447	430	64	370.00–400.00	$386.56	$1,662	-3.55
455–498	479	124	340.00–382.00	$366.99	$1,758	-12.44
501–546	529	99	330.00–370.00	$353.17	$1,868	-15.88
558–598	580	97	335.00–370.00	$353.58	$2,051	-16.96
602–641	629	75	310.00–360.00	$342.63	$2,155	-14.53
650–693	666	21	312.50–330.00	$322.00	$2,145	-26.03
706–727	719	17	315.00–332.50	$326.03	$2,344	-1.44
751–753	753	24	325.00–326.50	$326.19	$2,456	—
854–890	858	73	311.50–319.00	$312.59	$2,682	+19.11
954	954	16	287.00	$287.00	$2,738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,425	-5.00
451–495	476	7	340.00–345.00	$342.03	$1,628	—
1019	1019	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,548	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–431	419	11	380.00–390.00	$385.61	$1,616	-84.39
455–495	475	10	380.00–400.00	$389.58	$1,851	-40.42
502–531	512	40	360.00–370.00	$364.95	$1,869	-11.24
554–594	577	25	350.00–370.00	$357.81	$2,065	+2.16
616–647	628	14	330.00–350.00	$339.95	$2,135	-10.06
665	665	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,128	-24.28
746	746	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,387	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–492	484	23	350.00–370.00	$361.19	$1,748	-18.81
526–547	534	25	340.00–350.00	$343.44	$1,834	-16.56
573	573	7	335.00	$335.00	$1,920	-10.68
772	772	7	295.00	$295.00	$2,277	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,930	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,704	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	43	207.00	$207.00	$1,563	—

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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.