Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

11,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $338.73/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 816 lb · 878 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $330.15/cwt +14.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,859/hd at 866 lb · 800 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $344.50/cwt +11.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 772 lb · 637 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	11,776	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	317	30	600.00–670.00	$618.12	$1,959	+123.12
350–387	369	92	540.00–610.00	$572.50	$2,113	+106.41
401–448	423	100	475.00–530.00	$494.82	$2,093	+61.28
450–498	476	259	450.00–525.00	$492.31	$2,343	+63.14
505–546	524	151	430.00–490.00	$452.50	$2,371	+39.83
551–596	576	330	395.00–455.00	$426.47	$2,456	+22.02
600–648	622	313	370.00–435.00	$395.53	$2,460	+14.69
653–696	679	528	352.00–385.00	$375.02	$2,546	+23.33
700–747	731	574	340.00–378.00	$361.16	$2,640	+13.48
751–799	772	637	335.00–359.00	$344.50	$2,660	+11.40
803–849	816	878	334.00–350.00	$338.73	$2,764	+10.60
851–896	866	800	321.00–344.00	$330.15	$2,859	+14.64
906–927	908	428	319.00–330.50	$326.80	$2,967	+12.92
950–977	965	228	311.50–321.00	$315.63	$3,046	+0.15
1015–1021	1017	83	293.00–301.00	$295.80	$3,008	—
1095	1095	7	300.00	$300.00	$3,285	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,307	—
308–340	321	9	450.00–560.00	$517.76	$1,662	+69.68
351–397	384	43	490.00–530.00	$511.10	$1,963	+96.14
411–433	423	20	430.00–470.00	$451.68	$1,911	+60.91
457–497	485	126	375.00–450.00	$422.01	$2,047	+29.32
500–548	527	173	370.00–425.00	$394.28	$2,078	+23.46
550–596	574	239	370.00–430.00	$389.57	$2,236	+20.26
602–646	637	87	335.00–370.00	$361.69	$2,304	+15.70
654–698	681	117	330.00–355.00	$345.78	$2,355	+16.85
700–745	725	98	325.00–338.00	$332.67	$2,412	+25.27
763–786	772	190	315.00–332.00	$322.68	$2,491	-2.32
804–848	829	270	315.00–332.00	$329.22	$2,729	—
854–891	873	393	300.00–321.00	$316.18	$2,760	+13.18
905–931	915	480	307.00–316.00	$311.78	$2,853	+9.70
965–995	982	74	304.00–309.00	$305.97	$3,005	-3.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	10	420.00	$420.00	$1,613	—
418	418	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,672	—
472	472	21	375.00	$375.00	$1,770	+30.00
575–590	586	21	325.00–350.00	$344.16	$2,017	+19.16

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	17	365.00	$365.00	$2,332	—
700	700	8	348.00	$348.00	$2,436	—
810	810	11	322.00	$322.00	$2,608	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–335	315	11	440.00–460.00	$454.21	$1,431	+26.66
351–396	382	79	410.00–460.00	$436.82	$1,669	+55.11
401–446	424	129	400.00–450.00	$423.19	$1,794	+38.95
438–445 fancy	441	35	485.00–490.00	$487.98	$2,152	—
451–461 fancy	455	21	470.00–485.00	$478.76	$2,178	—
455–496	478	252	380.00–440.00	$407.84	$1,949	+26.53
500–546	522	231	355.00–415.00	$374.15	$1,953	+20.11
558 thin fleshed	558	12	445.00	$445.00	$2,483	—
550–599	576	329	335.00–385.00	$351.54	$2,025	+15.68
601–643	630	437	337.00–365.00	$348.12	$2,193	+10.37
659–686	674	222	340.00–350.00	$344.91	$2,325	-2.66
705–738	719	78	331.00–335.00	$331.65	$2,385	-16.83
751–798	768	335	312.00–345.00	$332.34	$2,552	+27.80
800–844	809	114	308.00–321.00	$317.37	$2,568	-5.88
882–896	884	123	297.00–308.00	$304.34	$2,690	+14.73
900–905	902	18	290.00–297.00	$292.34	$2,637	+6.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,218	—
321–330	323	12	370.00–410.00	$380.21	$1,228	—
358–388	374	17	340.00–380.00	$366.73	$1,372	-8.27
405–439	422	50	340.00–390.00	$372.22	$1,571	+35.98
450–498	480	92	335.00–375.00	$355.98	$1,709	+20.25
506–549	527	157	320.00–360.00	$343.07	$1,808	+14.19
556–594	578	51	320.00–335.00	$325.17	$1,879	+7.16
605–649	626	126	315.00–337.00	$327.58	$2,051	+10.39
655–698	678	120	310.00–337.00	$329.31	$2,233	+9.47
700–737	726	167	275.00–329.00	$319.36	$2,319	+0.44
750–787	774	315	300.00–311.00	$301.19	$2,331	+8.55
817–835	823	193	304.00–307.00	$306.29	$2,521	+25.26
873	873	12	290.00	$290.00	$2,532	—
993	993	18	270.00	$270.00	$2,681	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	12	329.00	$329.00	$2,106	—
657	657	7	326.00	$326.00	$2,142	—
723–726	725	13	318.00–321.00	$319.15	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,590	+20.00
821	821	14	262.00	$262.00	$2,151	—
887	887	5	250.00	$250.00	$2,218	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–494	480	12	375.00–405.00	$392.14	$1,882	—
516	516	8	345.00	$345.00	$1,780	—
584–591	587	13	355.00–365.00	$358.87	$2,107	+11.87
658–682	668	33	315.00–331.00	$322.75	$2,156	-2.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	6	325.00	$325.00	$1,339	—
588	588	12	340.00	$340.00	$1,999	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	5	465.00	$465.00	$1,897	—
483	483	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,956	—
809	809	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,346	—

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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.