Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

4,886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.56/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $3,195/hd at 930 lb · 460 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.00/cwt +18.02 vs last sale · ≈ $3,042/hd at 772 lb · 408 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.23/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 813 lb · 304 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,886	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–321	319	12	550.00–580.00	$569.94	$1,818	+32.77
376–398	388	19	500.00–550.00	$522.98	$2,029	+47.03
426	426	15	445.00–470.00	$461.67	$1,967	-4.55
456–491	476	119	430.00–470.00	$442.42	$2,106	-19.52
501–549	529	97	405.00–460.00	$431.67	$2,284	+11.61
559–586	572	112	411.00–450.00	$429.89	$2,459	+25.50
602–648	626	82	380.00–450.00	$421.76	$2,640	+9.31
665–699	682	163	379.00–414.00	$397.87	$2,713	+0.94
703–742	718	98	373.00–400.00	$392.70	$2,820	+8.00
752–795	772	408	371.00–403.00	$394.00	$3,042	+18.02
805–845	813	304	357.00–370.00	$363.23	$2,953	+6.98
852–876	870	147	350.00–368.00	$354.33	$3,083	+4.98
912–948	930	460	335.00–346.00	$343.56	$3,195	+10.20
959	959	20	340.00	$340.00	$3,261	+6.18
1007	1007	33	317.00	$317.00	$3,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	17	470.00	$470.00	$1,871	+24.94
403–449	433	38	395.00–435.00	$420.32	$1,820	+12.51
452–481	465	51	380.00–425.00	$413.84	$1,924	+1.34
506–543	523	53	375.00–400.00	$389.25	$2,036	+5.56
557–595	580	32	370.00–400.00	$387.26	$2,246	+5.43
605–635	620	48	330.00–383.00	$371.43	$2,303	-1.34
662–686	683	187	360.00–373.00	$371.75	$2,539	+14.69
706–740	717	43	330.00–357.00	$350.54	$2,513	-11.26
765–795	782	7	335.00–357.00	$347.78	$2,720	-3.43
831–847	840	274	320.00–354.00	$350.44	$2,944	+1.79
862–872	864	162	337.00–339.00	$337.26	$2,914	+2.56
975–991	979	15	300.00–321.00	$315.33	$3,087	—
1030	1030	8	311.00	$311.00	$3,203	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,258	-20.00
391	391	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,564	-23.34
415	415	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,577	+7.73
476	476	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,833	+4.40
716	716	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,220	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	7	440.00	$440.00	$1,395	-2.48
351–398	377	48	405.00–430.00	$425.52	$1,604	-27.60
400–445	420	95	392.00–430.00	$407.71	$1,712	-12.27
463–485	471	31	385.00–420.00	$397.27	$1,871	-4.83
505–543	518	62	365.00–388.00	$374.17	$1,938	-8.57
553–582	569	18	370.00–371.00	$370.57	$2,109	-2.73
606–645	620	89	363.00–399.00	$378.67	$2,348	+9.73
655–690	681	123	340.00–366.00	$355.11	$2,418	-5.23
707–748	730	132	346.00–355.00	$349.59	$2,552	-13.09
755–792	770	280	334.00–348.00	$339.55	$2,615	-1.60
806–818	816	70	329.00–333.00	$332.44	$2,713	+5.55
854–880	862	117	321.00–340.00	$333.10	$2,871	+8.36
901–944	928	19	310.00–317.00	$314.50	$2,919	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	313	8	400.00–410.00	$403.90	$1,264	-6.26
358–391	370	8	375.00–385.00	$378.96	$1,402	-27.11
412–441	424	42	350.00–397.00	$378.67	$1,606	-1.09
452–495	482	78	345.00–383.00	$365.73	$1,763	-5.47
505–542	526	59	340.00–365.00	$352.18	$1,852	-5.86
550–597	571	41	320.00–355.00	$344.13	$1,965	-10.12
603–637	620	43	332.00–357.00	$349.32	$2,166	+8.40
678–681	679	10	336.00–355.00	$343.62	$2,333	+15.29
700–742	732	21	338.00–342.00	$341.09	$2,497	+0.13
759–797	790	91	317.00–330.00	$327.63	$2,588	+5.36
879	879	171	319.50	$319.50	$2,808	+12.84
925	925	8	291.00	$291.00	$2,692	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	9	291.00	$291.00	$2,081	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487–493	491	17	370.00–372.00	$371.30	$1,823	-6.56
564–575	571	27	350.00–362.00	$357.62	$2,042	-12.46
601–619	607	15	335.00–350.00	$340.10	$2,064	+2.09
876	876	5	280.00	$280.00	$2,453	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,759	—
450–460	452	25	395.00–450.00	$438.81	$1,983	—
532–535	533	27	385.00–400.00	$397.21	$2,117	-52.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	8	335.00	$335.00	$1,906	+5.00
732	732	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,976	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,004	—

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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.