Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

5,679 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.06/cwt -28.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,758/hd at 838 lb · 510 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $339.45/cwt -25.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,824/hd at 832 lb · 473 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.74/cwt -27.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,330/hd at 676 lb · 325 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,679	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	15	420.00–450.00	$434.46	$1,403	-90.12
358–382	374	20	425.00–445.00	$433.55	$1,621	-27.85
408–448	425	87	380.00–440.00	$416.45	$1,770	-19.35
468–498	486	47	380.00–402.00	$395.08	$1,920	-21.06
514–549	538	100	357.00–370.00	$366.39	$1,971	-39.68
553–597	579	168	350.00–365.00	$358.64	$2,077	-40.17
600–648	632	177	332.00–360.00	$350.37	$2,214	-31.68
651–694	676	325	331.00–348.00	$344.74	$2,330	-27.27
708–735	721	165	330.00–345.00	$340.42	$2,454	-27.65
770–784	780	62	330.00–341.00	$333.06	$2,598	-28.38
818–847	838	510	328.00–333.00	$329.06	$2,758	-28.16
857–898	882	232	305.00–317.00	$312.46	$2,756	-36.92
906–947	914	49	299.00–313.00	$310.04	$2,834	-15.69
950–978	973	31	294.00–295.00	$294.19	$2,862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,020	+3.04
453–499	474	34	410.00–430.00	$423.10	$2,005	-30.19
515–548	527	65	375.00–395.00	$382.77	$2,017	-49.97
551–591	569	74	370.00–390.00	$376.92	$2,145	-44.61
607–648	634	137	360.00–376.00	$364.06	$2,308	-48.69
650–697	682	315	345.00–362.50	$353.40	$2,410	-35.32
700–723	712	149	343.00–359.00	$350.00	$2,492	-27.68
774	774	114	339.00	$339.00	$2,624	-42.40
801–848	832	473	332.00–347.00	$339.45	$2,824	-25.80
850–876	862	196	321.00–336.00	$327.27	$2,821	-33.00
914–926	921	105	315.00	$315.00	$2,901	-38.01
979	979	5	311.00	$311.00	$3,045	-25.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–447	431	17	340.00–370.00	$357.66	$1,542	—
466–498	486	59	350.00–385.00	$365.90	$1,778	-18.61
528–546	539	25	340.00	$340.00	$1,833	-32.51
571–582	576	43	310.00–340.00	$326.65	$1,882	-38.35
630–639	635	10	290.00–325.00	$307.62	$1,953	-32.38
662–669	664	16	310.00	$310.00	$2,058	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,478	+40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	7	420.00–435.00	$426.37	$1,356	-73.11
375–393	385	16	410.00–417.00	$414.02	$1,594	-37.78
401–445	431	48	378.00–390.00	$386.42	$1,665	-52.75
451–498	467	51	367.00–385.00	$381.33	$1,781	-42.75
509–546	536	37	358.00–380.00	$363.16	$1,947	-36.83
563–592	570	40	345.00–372.00	$355.61	$2,027	-36.85
601–618	607	282	344.00–355.00	$345.80	$2,099	-33.57
658–671	666	101	332.00–337.00	$333.37	$2,220	-33.75
704–737	706	75	320.00–322.00	$320.11	$2,260	-40.29
753–792	779	205	320.00–333.00	$323.48	$2,520	-17.52
836–837	837	15	312.00–321.00	$315.60	$2,642	+0.60
882–893	892	45	301.00–308.00	$307.08	$2,739	-9.31
926	926	9	283.00	$283.00	$2,621	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	334	20	370.00–405.00	$383.88	$1,282	-37.44
351–399	385	52	355.00–390.00	$379.77	$1,462	-31.22
400–447	417	57	365.00–375.00	$369.40	$1,540	-22.01
468–499	483	68	345.00–365.00	$356.60	$1,722	-22.63
501–548	526	116	332.00–355.00	$341.01	$1,794	-21.48
555–596	574	62	320.00–343.00	$332.34	$1,908	-17.24
600–647	628	213	305.00–344.00	$334.98	$2,104	-15.76
661–693	676	44	310.00–332.00	$321.94	$2,176	-29.78
723–749	741	10	307.00–310.00	$309.12	$2,291	-22.23
776–795	780	13	299.00–310.00	$301.59	$2,352	-26.60
811–831	826	57	265.00–306.00	$302.18	$2,496	+0.18
902	902	18	277.00	$277.00	$2,499	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–448	432	16	340.00–360.00	$348.81	$1,507	—
452–488	469	46	325.00–345.00	$338.59	$1,588	-21.99
532–544	537	20	292.00–327.00	$306.82	$1,648	-45.50
576–598	584	12	300.00–321.00	$310.51	$1,813	-19.49
665–691	681	8	287.00–290.00	$288.10	$1,962	—
726–728	727	9	245.00–286.00	$263.25	$1,914	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–536	522	25	340.00–355.00	$342.41	$1,787	—
595	595	6	345.00	$345.00	$2,053	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571–586	582	17	290.00–315.00	$297.22	$1,730	-57.78
655–659	658	11	300.00	$300.00	$1,974	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,745	—
605	605	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—

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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.