Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 24, 2025

8,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $321.54/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,801/hd at 871 lb · 780 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $314.05/cwt -36.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,569/hd at 818 lb · 580 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $301.51/cwt -19.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 841 lb · 542 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,002	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–388	366	40	430.00–445.00	$437.76	$1,602	-4.27
425–448	437	23	405.00–430.00	$416.30	$1,819	-4.26
451–495	465	28	405.00–455.00	$431.95	$2,009	+11.02
508–548	534	103	377.00–417.00	$392.49	$2,096	-16.34
557–590	574	160	365.00–380.00	$373.46	$2,144	-16.57
603–634	622	103	335.00–370.00	$355.77	$2,213	-15.98
653–693	668	105	330.00–360.00	$344.79	$2,303	-22.54
702–728	720	314	321.00–352.00	$331.60	$2,388	-26.15
751–799	757	186	326.00–351.00	$342.58	$2,593	-4.17
802–835	818	580	304.00–333.50	$314.05	$2,569	-36.21
850–895	871	780	307.00–326.50	$321.54	$2,801	-3.63
905–921	913	266	290.50–307.00	$298.09	$2,722	-14.91
962	962	263	312.00	$312.00	$3,001	-0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–324	321	10	430.00	$430.00	$1,380	—
403–430	414	20	375.00–405.00	$390.73	$1,618	-3.79
451–486	471	66	365.00–400.00	$382.34	$1,801	-5.99
500–548	527	113	330.00–380.00	$366.52	$1,932	+0.33
553–599	576	151	310.00–365.00	$342.81	$1,975	-20.14
606–649	638	135	310.00–340.00	$330.34	$2,108	-19.74
665–696	679	48	320.00–330.00	$324.42	$2,203	-9.83
701–748	735	395	282.00–320.00	$315.87	$2,322	-17.96
750–792	766	368	300.00–324.00	$314.78	$2,411	-15.81
803–849	841	542	296.00–304.00	$301.51	$2,536	-19.39
860–898	883	438	289.00–304.00	$298.89	$2,639	-13.88
911–943	923	32	278.00–285.00	$281.78	$2,601	—
1046	1046	6	267.00	$267.00	$2,793	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,246	—
359–373	367	11	380.00–410.00	$393.35	$1,444	+3.35
405–444	416	22	340.00–370.00	$361.86	$1,505	-3.23
506–542	519	23	315.00–321.00	$317.18	$1,646	+7.57
562	562	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,855	-1.07
647	647	16	287.00	$287.00	$1,857	—
701–729	711	14	300.00–305.00	$303.17	$2,156	—
819–846	832	49	293.00–298.00	$294.63	$2,451	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–343	338	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,251	-29.81
365–390	378	28	345.00–360.00	$352.81	$1,334	-18.96
400–440	422	40	335.00–345.00	$341.60	$1,442	-24.00
451–497	475	28	332.00–345.00	$339.37	$1,612	-6.91
502–543	524	150	287.00–327.00	$319.34	$1,673	-12.20
551–598	570	49	300.00–317.00	$305.91	$1,744	-22.53
602–647	620	89	283.00–315.00	$307.18	$1,905	-14.59
653–698	680	125	296.00–322.00	$301.55	$2,051	-12.59
712–742	726	178	266.00–304.00	$288.35	$2,093	-23.36
758–792	767	530	273.00–289.00	$278.89	$2,139	—
806–843	824	75	270.00–285.00	$277.16	$2,284	-16.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–344	334	20	390.00–420.00	$400.82	$1,339	-51.34
393–399	395	37	375.00–390.00	$384.73	$1,520	-25.07
408–438	427	28	350.00–365.00	$354.82	$1,515	-35.34
452–492	479	38	350.00–357.00	$355.01	$1,700	-26.76
503–524	517	130	328.00–348.00	$338.46	$1,750	-19.61
571–580	574	77	325.00	$325.00	$1,866	-21.79
607–638	626	50	318.00–339.00	$326.47	$2,044	-12.46
659–697	672	137	331.00–342.00	$336.12	$2,259	+3.66
720–745	740	64	311.00–339.00	$316.53	$2,342	-14.54
757–793	776	354	289.00–310.00	$295.17	$2,291	-8.60
818–848	838	122	280.00–283.50	$282.68	$2,369	-20.07
858–871	865	106	278.50–285.00	$282.23	$2,441	-22.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–379	370	10	330.00–345.00	$337.31	$1,248	—
461–489	477	12	307.00–308.00	$307.60	$1,467	—
510	510	11	305.00	$305.00	$1,556	—
582–598	590	24	280.00–301.00	$286.66	$1,691	-22.32
603	603	13	285.00	$285.00	$1,719	-12.88
684	684	5	284.00	$284.00	$1,943	—
911	911	12	245.00	$245.00	$2,232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,740	-6.88
601	601	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,803	—
679	679	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,867	—
716	716	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,897	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,041	-9.46

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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.