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Joplin Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.00/cwt +36.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,653/hd at 785 lb · 400 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.67/cwt +48.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,984/hd at 858 lb · 178 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.00/cwt +40.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,592/hd at 800 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 701

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 value added 850 60 348.00 $348.00 $2,958
850 value added 850 60 348.00 $348.00 $2,958
875 value added 875 58 347.00 $347.00 $3,036
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 value added 825 60 360.00 $360.00 $2,970

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 value added 785 400 338.00 $338.00 $2,653
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 value added 800 63 324.00 $324.00 $2,592

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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.