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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

7,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $384.59/cwt +21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $3,134/hd at 815 lb · 675 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $391.58/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $3,046/hd at 778 lb · 480 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.79/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $3,083/hd at 884 lb · 436 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,733

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 307 25 540.00–570.00 $556.44 $1,708 -13.50
373 fancy 373 9 600.00 $600.00 $2,238
375–391 385 21 520.00–580.00 $542.27 $2,088 +19.29
402–445 425 128 460.00–510.00 $484.23 $2,058 +22.56
450–495 485 137 440.00–480.00 $461.11 $2,236 +18.69
502–549 521 234 430.00–480.00 $443.36 $2,310 +11.69
556–597 576 83 420.00–440.00 $430.30 $2,479 +0.41
600–647 624 384 405.00–440.00 $419.94 $2,620 -1.82
656–699 687 261 392.00–432.00 $402.19 $2,763 +4.32
704–741 724 235 387.00–411.00 $398.01 $2,882 +5.31
758–794 778 480 387.00–398.00 $391.58 $3,046 -2.42
802–847 815 675 372.00–393.50 $384.59 $3,134 +21.36
850–893 892 384 352.00–365.00 $352.23 $3,142 -2.10
903–933 914 215 341.00–359.00 $351.32 $3,211 +7.76
955–992 973 105 338.00–344.00 $341.03 $3,318 +1.03
1000–1048 1024 12 332.50–342.00 $337.14 $3,452 +20.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–330 321 31 475.00–510.00 $485.65 $1,559
361–394 388 50 460.00–510.00 $486.62 $1,888 +16.62
410–447 429 38 410.00–460.00 $436.29 $1,872 +15.97
463–496 485 81 415.00–445.00 $422.82 $2,051 +8.98
500–547 524 98 385.00–430.00 $416.58 $2,183 +27.33
550–599 574 74 390.00–421.00 $411.59 $2,363 +24.33
602–649 634 115 355.00–400.00 $389.34 $2,468 +17.91
650–695 664 52 375.00–390.00 $386.28 $2,565 +14.53
702–731 715 32 370.00–380.00 $375.80 $2,687 +25.26
752–796 764 241 365.00–386.00 $377.63 $2,885 +29.85
807–844 821 376 355.00–377.00 $369.01 $3,030 +18.57
859–898 884 436 320.00–363.00 $348.79 $3,083 +11.53
943 943 46 340.00 $340.00 $3,206
975 975 6 325.00 $325.00 $3,169 +9.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,421 +60.00
386 386 23 450.00 $450.00 $1,737 +50.00
485 485 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -15.00
510 510 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,862
555–560 558 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,065

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–303 303 43 500.00–537.50 $531.07 $1,609 +91.07
358–399 385 46 432.00–470.00 $442.62 $1,704 +17.10
400–448 416 148 417.00–470.00 $445.27 $1,852 +37.56
451–495 480 241 405.00–460.00 $420.92 $2,020 +23.65
503–549 523 169 375.00–425.00 $389.78 $2,039 +15.61
551–596 574 176 375.00–406.00 $390.68 $2,243 +20.11
602–647 624 289 365.00–405.00 $385.18 $2,404 +6.51
669–697 674 88 360.00–390.00 $384.60 $2,592 +29.49
712–733 715 301 351.00–366.50 $364.57 $2,607 +14.98
758–796 787 97 348.00–364.00 $351.49 $2,766 +11.94
800–848 824 252 334.00–344.00 $339.87 $2,801 +7.43
881 881 10 337.00 $337.00 $2,969 +3.90
925 925 17 325.00 $325.00 $3,006 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–347 327 53 420.00–470.00 $457.14 $1,495 +53.24
373–398 383 17 410.00–440.00 $423.90 $1,624 +44.94
400–448 436 70 395.00–412.00 $404.72 $1,765 +26.05
450–498 480 52 360.00–395.00 $381.56 $1,831 +15.83
504–549 524 46 340.00–375.00 $363.86 $1,907 +11.68
550–593 571 63 355.00–375.00 $367.05 $2,096 +22.92
608–643 617 83 330.00–360.00 $351.43 $2,168 +2.11
655–692 672 31 315.00–357.00 $345.15 $2,319 +1.53
724–727 725 20 338.00–340.00 $339.40 $2,461 -1.69
754–783 763 39 335.00–343.00 $339.83 $2,593 +12.20
837–844 843 25 330.00–331.00 $330.80 $2,789
868–898 891 12 307.00–310.00 $309.27 $2,756 -10.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 7 287.50 $287.50 $1,791
889 889 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,489

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–478 472 19 400.00–405.00 $402.07 $1,898 +30.77
500 unweaned 500 11 380.00 $380.00 $1,900
506–529 520 8 375.00–410.00 $397.24 $2,066
595 unweaned 595 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,172
607–638 627 39 345.00–370.00 $356.98 $2,238 +16.88
660–696 682 26 345.00–375.00 $356.41 $2,431
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,638
406–423 415 12 460.00–490.00 $475.31 $1,973 +65.31
472 472 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,077 +1.19
511–536 521 29 400.00–415.00 $407.90 $2,125 +10.69
556–557 556 15 395.00–400.00 $397.00 $2,207
603 603 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,382
658 658 16 390.00 $390.00 $2,566
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,690
525 525 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,680

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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.