Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Carthage, MO

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

12,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.22/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,967/hd at 872 lb · 743 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.29/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,594/hd at 576 lb · 721 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.32/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 767 lb · 667 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	12,783	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–341	331	45	590.00–640.00	$608.56	$2,014	-9.53
352–389	371	80	570.00–640.00	$589.35	$2,186	-0.91
402–448	426	104	530.00–600.00	$550.96	$2,347	-0.48
450–495	473	187	510.00–575.00	$538.11	$2,545	+50.11
500–544	516	255	480.00–550.00	$506.10	$2,611	+43.35
550–598	576	721	425.00–480.00	$450.29	$2,594	+11.77
600–644	619	497	395.00–453.00	$416.88	$2,580	+5.10
650–692	671	542	380.00–409.00	$392.76	$2,635	+3.63
701–747	724	627	360.00–390.00	$371.77	$2,692	+8.24
750–797	767	667	348.00–375.00	$360.32	$2,764	+2.81
801–848	829	507	342.00–357.00	$348.15	$2,886	+1.07
852–893	872	743	336.00–356.00	$340.22	$2,967	-4.33
918–933	926	194	323.00–343.00	$330.92	$3,064	+11.15
979–992	982	294	317.00–320.50	$317.77	$3,121	-4.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–336	328	40	520.00–570.00	$529.65	$1,737	+7.77
350–398	372	55	520.00–560.00	$537.70	$2,000	+9.09
403–447	429	113	450.00–525.00	$499.87	$2,144	+22.56
460–495	478	109	450.00–510.00	$489.68	$2,341	+49.87
500–548	529	268	390.00–480.00	$444.66	$2,352	+29.22
558–599	583	219	370.00–425.00	$409.74	$2,389	+12.50
602–647	632	228	355.00–398.00	$385.66	$2,437	+11.10
660–698	687	176	340.00–376.00	$364.63	$2,505	+8.12
701–739	724	84	315.00–362.00	$351.76	$2,547	+7.23
750–797	776	120	321.00–363.00	$339.46	$2,634	+3.77
807–847	823	245	330.00–342.00	$333.88	$2,748	-0.48
854–882	873	595	320.00–335.00	$331.32	$2,892	+4.55
922–946	931	68	302.00–314.00	$307.30	$2,861	-4.69
956–971	964	12	302.00–307.00	$304.48	$2,935	+1.32
1073	1073	5	291.00	$291.00	$3,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,560	—
391	391	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,955	—
442–448	445	12	420.00–430.00	$425.81	$1,895	+18.20
489	489	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,054	—
628	628	6	302.00	$302.00	$1,897	—
670	670	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,144	—
837	837	16	300.00	$300.00	$2,511	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
887–888	887	49	325.00–334.00	$328.49	$2,914	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–340	331	68	555.00–610.00	$573.30	$1,898	—
358–397	375	63	520.00–570.00	$545.19	$2,044	+41.54
401–448	417	125	475.00–540.00	$492.82	$2,055	+14.42
450–495	467	195	437.50–500.00	$457.71	$2,138	+12.14
502–539	518	331	410.00–490.00	$428.42	$2,219	+37.33
550–594	572	275	377.00–420.00	$389.80	$2,230	+14.29
601–645	622	602	360.00–397.00	$378.16	$2,352	+22.69
652–696	674	452	341.00–368.00	$353.15	$2,380	+9.73
708–743	720	208	330.00–347.00	$343.89	$2,476	+1.38
750–781	765	404	328.00–343.00	$336.30	$2,573	+8.22
801–842	821	307	305.00–328.00	$323.96	$2,660	+10.36
892	892	19	308.00	$308.00	$2,747	+6.00
957	957	6	287.00	$287.00	$2,747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	335	37	485.00–545.00	$516.90	$1,732	+16.86
352–389	371	43	455.00–500.00	$475.57	$1,764	+26.38
410–448	430	192	415.00–470.00	$439.49	$1,890	+8.58
465–499	485	194	380.00–440.00	$418.48	$2,030	+17.73
503–549	527	374	350.00–410.00	$395.58	$2,085	+26.02
550–599	579	105	355.00–375.00	$370.04	$2,143	+17.52
602–646	631	263	332.00–360.00	$350.78	$2,213	—
652–684	675	68	317.00–340.00	$327.78	$2,213	-5.59
701–747	726	157	325.00–334.00	$329.03	$2,389	+12.78
752–790	766	189	290.00–325.00	$322.69	$2,472	+9.59
893	893	72	285.00	$285.00	$2,545	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–499	489	38	375.00–390.00	$387.02	$1,893	+40.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–465	463	14	470.00–500.00	$482.92	$2,236	—
528–538	533	15	420.00–440.00	$430.57	$2,295	—
608–609	608	17	385.00–390.00	$387.06	$2,353	—
713	713	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,389	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	7	490.00	$490.00	$1,960	—
485–497	494	18	410.00–470.00	$436.85	$2,158	—
517	517	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,068	—
609	609	11	370.00	$370.00	$2,253	±0.00

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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.