Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

12,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.68/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $3,073/hd at 889 lb · 920 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.36/cwt +7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,964/hd at 876 lb · 851 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.57/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,710/hd at 714 lb · 810 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	12,256	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	14	700.00	$700.00	$2,079	—
305–340	318	43	600.00–670.00	$626.41	$1,992	+17.85
355–383	369	31	560.00–630.00	$584.48	$2,157	-4.87
401–449	430	234	540.00–600.00	$572.70	$2,463	+21.74
453–498	470	166	490.00–570.00	$518.97	$2,439	-19.14
502–538	525	269	480.00–535.00	$504.38	$2,648	-1.72
550–595	567	464	430.00–485.00	$447.28	$2,536	-3.01
600–636	621	648	400.00–440.00	$421.93	$2,620	+5.05
652–688	666	463	380.00–418.00	$391.51	$2,607	-1.25
700–742	714	810	355.00–390.50	$379.57	$2,710	+7.80
750–799	782	366	350.00–373.00	$357.91	$2,799	-2.41
801–842	823	409	346.00–362.00	$352.06	$2,897	+3.91
856–897	889	920	343.00–357.00	$345.68	$3,073	+5.46
900–941	910	233	325.00–337.00	$333.41	$3,034	+2.49
975–985	979	56	318.00–322.00	$320.56	$3,138	+2.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	321	12	530.00–580.00	$567.35	$1,821	+37.70
355–394	382	27	470.00–560.00	$533.37	$2,037	-4.33
403–449	423	162	475.00–530.00	$500.86	$2,119	+0.99
451–485	470	160	460.00–487.00	$476.80	$2,241	-12.88
505–547	529	341	390.00–480.00	$447.20	$2,366	+2.54
551–597	584	202	390.00–430.00	$414.58	$2,421	+4.84
601–649	630	209	350.00–397.00	$386.61	$2,436	+0.95
650–698	674	234	347.00–379.00	$372.97	$2,514	+8.34
703–748	731	77	335.00–362.00	$355.25	$2,597	+3.49
761–793	782	79	333.00–348.00	$344.77	$2,696	+5.31
814–847	840	576	335.00–347.00	$341.94	$2,872	+8.06
850–898	876	851	331.00–343.00	$338.36	$2,964	+7.04
948	948	119	319.50	$319.50	$3,029	+12.20
976–985	982	14	307.00–315.00	$312.16	$3,065	+7.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–398	393	44	460.00–505.00	$492.11	$1,934	-7.89
461–497	486	46	410.00–460.00	$446.27	$2,169	+26.27
555	555	10	370.00	$370.00	$2,054	—
793	793	6	312.00	$312.00	$2,474	—
890	890	6	285.00	$285.00	$2,536	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	7	397.00	$397.00	$2,501	—
655	655	16	382.00	$382.00	$2,502	—
725	725	8	357.00	$357.00	$2,588	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–379	366	22	410.00–450.00	$419.42	$1,535	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–294	291	27	580.00–630.00	$615.04	$1,790	—
309–320	313	49	545.00–620.00	$590.14	$1,847	+16.84
353–386	371	20	525.00–580.00	$553.96	$2,055	+8.77
401–421	409	128	480.00–520.00	$493.92	$2,020	+1.10
452–499	473	247	440.00–475.00	$450.80	$2,132	-6.91
501–543	527	437	410.00–440.00	$425.12	$2,240	-3.30
551–595	576	358	380.00–427.00	$398.91	$2,298	+9.11
600–645	624	314	360.00–396.00	$375.49	$2,343	-2.67
651–697	679	289	342.00–377.00	$354.90	$2,410	+1.75
706–749	739	157	331.00–357.00	$338.82	$2,504	-5.07
758–767	763	24	320.00–332.00	$328.02	$2,503	-8.28
808–822	813	191	312.00–326.00	$319.47	$2,597	-4.49
851–896	880	84	305.00–310.00	$307.47	$2,706	-0.53
951–964	956	13	291.00–300.00	$296.51	$2,835	+9.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–336	327	28	490.00–530.00	$511.59	$1,673	-5.31
356–396	370	43	470.00–510.00	$490.83	$1,816	+15.26
400–448	430	266	400.00–470.00	$445.46	$1,915	+5.97
450–496	477	151	395.00–435.00	$424.57	$2,025	+6.09
502–547	526	174	350.00–420.00	$391.91	$2,061	-3.67
560–598	579	166	350.00–375.00	$368.91	$2,136	-1.13
603–649	631	247	320.00–370.00	$350.87	$2,214	+0.09
653–695	681	113	320.00–340.00	$334.78	$2,280	+7.00
746	746	7	327.00	$327.00	$2,439	-2.03
780–796	793	115	300.00–325.00	$322.53	$2,558	-0.16
966	966	8	282.00	$282.00	$2,724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	14	450.00	$450.00	$1,350	—
376–390	386	46	420.00–450.00	$441.49	$1,704	—
458–497	476	42	370.00–385.00	$378.69	$1,803	-8.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	7	465.00	$465.00	$2,213	+28.15
520	520	21	420.00	$420.00	$2,184	+20.00
565	565	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,204	—
623	623	9	372.00	$372.00	$2,318	+2.00
672	672	8	341.00	$341.00	$2,292	—
701	701	20	335.00	$335.00	$2,348	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	12	430.00	$430.00	$2,266	-0.57
561	561	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,328	—
620	620	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,387	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	490.00	$490.00	$1,936	—
475–479	478	20	430.00	$430.00	$2,055	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–487	474	17	410.00–430.00	$416.70	$1,975	—

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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.