Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

6,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.27/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,084/hd at 856 lb · 500 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.68/cwt -20.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,768/hd at 733 lb · 471 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.38/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $3,047/hd at 872 lb · 440 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,368	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–337	314	16	560.00–585.00	$576.62	$1,811	+20.18
363–381	375	24	500.00–530.00	$516.97	$1,939	-25.30
401–434	417	52	470.00–520.00	$491.96	$2,051	+7.73
451–497	465	144	440.00–475.00	$453.29	$2,108	-7.82
505–548	532	114	420.00–455.00	$432.74	$2,302	-10.62
550–596	571	164	410.00–430.00	$421.53	$2,407	-8.77
601–645	622	152	400.00–432.00	$412.75	$2,567	-7.19
652–690	669	73	382.00–392.00	$388.72	$2,601	-13.47
710–749	733	471	372.00–398.00	$377.68	$2,768	-20.33
751–777	763	275	371.00–389.00	$381.40	$2,910	-10.18
802–843	818	387	361.00–372.00	$365.25	$2,988	-19.34
852–869	856	500	355.00–368.00	$360.27	$3,084	—
901–945	922	229	345.00–357.00	$353.01	$3,255	+1.69
960–967	961	64	336.00–341.00	$336.63	$3,235	-4.40
1020	1020	37	341.00	$341.00	$3,478	+3.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	344	22	500.00–530.00	$524.58	$1,805	+38.93
358–393	376	8	430.00–490.00	$461.40	$1,735	-25.22
406–449	436	98	375.00–460.00	$435.80	$1,900	-0.49
450–492	474	75	402.00–435.00	$416.14	$1,973	-6.68
509–547	531	89	390.00–420.00	$406.07	$2,156	-10.51
572 unweaned	572	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,088	—
556–599	583	156	380.00–410.00	$398.81	$2,325	-12.78
601–649	626	156	360.00–400.00	$382.05	$2,392	-7.29
668–695	683	86	361.00–379.00	$372.01	$2,541	-14.27
701–747	735	339	361.00–373.00	$368.07	$2,705	-7.73
759–790	780	62	342.00–366.00	$361.44	$2,819	-16.19
804–837	827	151	355.00–362.00	$357.22	$2,954	-11.79
856–895	872	440	338.00–353.00	$349.38	$3,047	+0.59
916–939	928	47	320.00–332.00	$325.73	$3,023	-14.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	5	445.00	$445.00	$1,678	-5.00
477–481	478	23	365.00–395.00	$384.51	$1,838	+14.51
527–532	530	14	370.00–375.00	$372.51	$1,974	+7.51
580	580	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,117	-5.00
618	618	19	340.00	$340.00	$2,101	—
715	715	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	—
757	757	10	345.00	$345.00	$2,612	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,224	—
644	644	35	285.00	$285.00	$1,835	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–347	344	24	485.00–510.00	$499.48	$1,718	—
354–397	384	89	430.00–475.00	$451.80	$1,735	+9.18
403–426	412	84	412.00–470.00	$439.17	$1,809	-6.10
466–485	475	91	405.00–440.00	$424.08	$2,014	+3.16
500–536	524	166	375.00–420.00	$399.99	$2,096	+10.21
551–593	568	146	380.00–415.00	$392.46	$2,229	+1.78
614–649	640	109	368.00–391.00	$379.37	$2,428	-5.81
650–693	675	71	355.00–374.00	$367.12	$2,478	-17.48
702–709	706	36	351.00–373.00	$360.40	$2,544	-4.17
783	783	70	341.00	$341.00	$2,670	-10.49
832	832	17	315.00	$315.00	$2,621	-24.87
870–894	880	59	305.00–325.00	$316.39	$2,784	-20.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	338	13	405.00–455.00	$421.32	$1,424	-35.82
355–393	368	31	405.00–420.00	$410.99	$1,512	-12.91
400–449	433	92	370.00–410.00	$391.41	$1,695	-13.31
455–492	472	96	360.00–392.00	$379.23	$1,790	-2.33
501–549	522	87	340.00–375.00	$362.49	$1,892	-1.37
551–591	575	70	330.00–370.00	$349.58	$2,010	-17.47
600–643	620	73	325.00–360.00	$350.74	$2,175	-0.69
661–696	681	61	320.00–365.00	$351.72	$2,395	+6.57
721–749	734	28	317.00–340.00	$331.35	$2,432	-8.05
768–798	791	149	317.00–331.00	$328.19	$2,596	-11.64
817	817	11	302.00	$302.00	$2,467	-28.80
970–971	970	16	298.00–301.00	$299.69	$2,907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–483	478	20	360.00–362.00	$360.58	$1,724	—
512–517	515	9	330.00–370.00	$352.32	$1,814	—
597	597	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,970	—
640	640	8	312.00	$312.00	$1,997	+24.50
875	875	18	272.00	$272.00	$2,380	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,767	—
437	437	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,748	—
475–485	479	16	390.00–415.00	$403.93	$1,935	+1.86
606	606	9	360.00	$360.00	$2,182	+3.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	19	390.00–425.00	$404.74	$2,165	-3.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,041	—

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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.