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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

5,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.75/cwt +21.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,052/hd at 875 lb · 449 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $356.80/cwt +17.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,719/hd at 762 lb · 398 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $365.35/cwt +11.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 672 lb · 322 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,917

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–337 334 12 580.00–590.00 $584.12 $1,951
353–399 379 31 470.00–540.00 $516.99 $1,959
411–443 439 92 440.00–480.00 $454.59 $1,996 -40.41
451–489 472 101 425.00–470.00 $435.81 $2,057 +12.71
501–547 520 214 410.00–460.00 $427.18 $2,221 +44.41
563 value added 563 7 392.00 $392.00 $2,207
558–594 574 209 375.00–415.00 $396.02 $2,273 +19.10
603–628 615 171 370.00–404.00 $382.01 $2,349 +17.95
650–699 672 314 354.00–378.00 $365.36 $2,455 +11.96
675 value added 675 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,464
700–736 717 161 350.00–370.00 $359.46 $2,577 +9.46
750–793 762 398 345.00–375.00 $356.80 $2,719 +17.80
815–838 829 273 340.00–370.00 $354.90 $2,942 +15.45
852–885 875 449 342.00–354.00 $348.75 $3,052 +21.48
905–935 916 52 325.00–337.00 $331.85 $3,040 +16.85
983–987 984 89 317.00–328.00 $323.91 $3,187 +12.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 19 450.00–460.00 $454.47 $1,409 +20.01
354–391 372 56 400.00–465.00 $431.88 $1,607 -1.67
407–448 425 91 375.00–447.00 $429.74 $1,826 +13.29
459–490 475 62 385.00–420.00 $405.50 $1,926 +10.42
508–549 532 145 360.00–405.00 $381.76 $2,031 +15.37
552–595 565 85 345.00–400.00 $375.14 $2,120 +16.50
600–642 614 126 335.00–367.00 $357.43 $2,195 +7.06
659–690 676 36 330.00–353.00 $344.51 $2,329 -0.23
705–746 720 76 312.00–352.00 $340.60 $2,452 +0.18
752–792 788 81 316.00–331.00 $317.50 $2,502 -15.56
826–835 835 199 325.00–340.00 $336.79 $2,812 +7.73
863–894 890 71 328.00–334.00 $328.82 $2,926 +16.36
945 945 58 322.00 $322.00 $3,043 +11.96
1073 1073 8 288.00 $288.00 $3,090
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 29 390.00 $390.00 $1,494
490 490 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 +4.10
512–519 515 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 ±0.00
642 642 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,990 +2.38

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–326 312 17 430.00–460.00 $454.47 $1,418 +28.10
356–399 374 83 410.00–440.00 $422.02 $1,578 +8.00
421 value added 421 5 392.00 $392.00 $1,650
400–446 425 158 380.00–425.00 $407.03 $1,730 +20.61
450–495 468 108 370.00–412.00 $387.34 $1,813 +6.01
500–545 517 167 350.00–380.00 $365.71 $1,891 +2.55
551–599 576 125 347.00–390.00 $358.55 $2,065 +2.94
600–642 624 68 345.00–357.00 $348.63 $2,175 +2.83
651–693 674 249 335.00–354.00 $341.93 $2,305 +8.56
712–733 729 56 322.00–334.00 $328.60 $2,395 +8.49
764–784 777 156 330.00–335.00 $334.48 $2,599 +11.00
827 827 54 306.50 $306.50 $2,535 -9.10
880 880 9 306.00 $306.00 $2,693 -1.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–343 328 11 370.00–415.00 $402.16 $1,319 +18.28
352–395 380 40 367.00–405.00 $381.28 $1,449 +1.51
406–446 431 34 340.00–380.00 $360.05 $1,552 -9.35
466–498 486 97 335.00–362.00 $351.38 $1,708 -5.22
500–548 526 149 327.00–355.00 $343.57 $1,807 +2.56
552–596 572 133 318.00–345.00 $335.08 $1,917 +2.74
603–644 622 168 305.00–345.00 $330.28 $2,054 -4.70
667–699 679 23 315.00–330.00 $321.69 $2,184 -0.25
732–733 732 70 320.00–321.00 $320.94 $2,349 +11.82
816–839 827 17 290.00–302.00 $295.31 $2,442 -6.87
1046 1046 8 265.00 $265.00 $2,772
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,417
447 447 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,475 -18.81
474 474 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,564 -8.59
985 985 9 230.00 $230.00 $2,266

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,948
450–496 471 11 405.00–425.00 $415.42 $1,957
515–530 523 21 380.00–430.00 $407.88 $2,133
637 637 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,293
652–661 653 40 345.00–355.00 $353.48 $2,308
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,775
598–599 598 15 355.00 $355.00 $2,123 +10.00
628 628 8 332.00 $332.00 $2,085
672 672 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,251
789 789 5 297.00 $297.00 $2,343
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,604

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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.