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Joplin Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 5, 2025

3,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $298.95/cwt +25.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,720/hd at 910 lb · 1,172 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $289.82/cwt +23.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,275/hd at 785 lb · 628 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $299.39/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 810 lb · 334 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,589

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 83 364.00 $364.00 $2,264 -10.00
800 800 204 299.00 $299.00 $2,392 +12.50
825 825 130 300.00 $300.00 $2,475 +4.50
850 850 65 296.50 $296.50 $2,520 +18.25
865 865 116 305.00 $305.00 $2,638 +30.25
900–910 910 1,172 298.00–299.00 $298.95 $2,720 +22.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 78 333.00 $333.00 $2,248
700 700 215 312.50 $312.50 $2,188
800 800 185 299.75 $299.75 $2,398
875 875 61 289.00 $289.00 $2,529 +10.00
900 900 165 292.50 $292.50 $2,632 +23.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 145 300.00 $300.00 $2,100
785 785 268 290.25 $290.25 $2,278 +23.75
785 785 360 289.50 $289.50 $2,273 +23.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 145 302.50 $302.50 $2,269 -1.25
775 775 135 297.00 $297.00 $2,302 -6.75
800 800 62 282.00 $282.00 $2,256

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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.