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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 2, 2026

5,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.57/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,861/hd at 783 lb · 517 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.30/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $3,030/hd at 923 lb · 444 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.58/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,002/hd at 828 lb · 358 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,031 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 374 15 560.00–590.00 $576.46 $2,156 +0.52
422–448 442 9 570.00–580.00 $577.88 $2,554 +43.18
453–493 473 91 530.00–575.00 $559.72 $2,647 +53.84
486 value added 486 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,673 —
505–534 519 39 490.00–530.00 $501.39 $2,602 +3.48
563 fancy 563 9 495.00 $495.00 $2,787 —
553–597 577 133 430.00–480.00 $459.66 $2,652 +19.49
628 value added 628 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,700 —
601–649 629 181 400.00–460.00 $428.05 $2,692 +20.31
650 value added 650 19 426.00 $426.00 $2,769 +35.03
654–695 680 107 400.00–440.00 $412.95 $2,808 +27.03
700–748 732 219 360.00–400.00 $375.93 $2,752 +0.52
745 value added 745 12 373.00 $373.00 $2,779 —
754–755 value added 754 67 373.00–375.00 $373.48 $2,816 +8.48
758–792 787 450 352.00–370.00 $364.39 $2,868 +3.12
825–835 828 358 355.00–365.00 $362.58 $3,002 +13.61
854–890 870 199 339.00–352.00 $345.04 $3,002 +4.45
920–947 923 444 322.00–331.00 $328.30 $3,030 -3.95
953–961 958 130 320.00–331.00 $326.39 $3,127 +3.87
1007–1018 1013 243 313.00–316.00 $314.37 $3,185 —
1074 1074 52 301.00 $301.00 $3,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–386 386 6 460.00–530.00 $483.29 $1,865 -56.71
401–427 412 7 460.00–510.00 $489.77 $2,018 -7.87
481–493 492 27 480.00–510.00 $506.66 $2,493 +45.26
521–545 536 65 415.00–475.00 $440.17 $2,359 -3.10
551–597 577 43 390.00–430.00 $413.11 $2,384 +4.61
617–648 634 27 360.00–400.00 $384.12 $2,435 -1.62
671–692 688 96 372.00–395.00 $385.43 $2,652 +14.80
723–737 727 93 330.00–353.00 $350.01 $2,545 -2.24
801–849 839 116 320.00–344.00 $340.00 $2,853 -2.13
854–891 869 104 312.00–337.00 $334.63 $2,908 +4.71
942 942 14 318.00 $318.00 $2,996 -0.73
983–993 986 75 310.00–312.00 $311.46 $3,071 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664–673 668 20 325.00–340.00 $331.80 $2,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 value added 411 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,973 —
417–438 436 50 490.00 $490.00 $2,136 -0.94
452–483 469 46 430.00–470.00 $450.98 $2,115 -0.79
501–548 528 212 405.00–452.00 $425.47 $2,246 +8.53
563 value added 563 22 400.00 $400.00 $2,252 —
550–595 569 102 389.00–440.00 $405.77 $2,309 +5.63
606–647 619 88 360.00–390.00 $383.52 $2,374 +7.57
649 value added 649 23 373.00 $373.00 $2,421 —
665–687 678 35 347.00–372.00 $354.50 $2,404 -2.62
696 value added 696 52 348.00 $348.00 $2,422 —
702–744 723 109 332.00–347.50 $344.73 $2,492 +2.73
752–797 772 150 326.00–345.00 $331.42 $2,559 +2.80
823–835 830 106 322.00–326.00 $324.50 $2,693 +3.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–330 327 6 490.00–510.00 $503.28 $1,646 -11.47
358–387 382 26 490.00–520.00 $514.49 $1,965 +19.28
400–449 436 34 420.00–460.00 $446.93 $1,949 -5.14
457–475 469 23 390.00–430.00 $418.43 $1,962 -4.49
530–549 542 60 360.00–398.00 $387.18 $2,099 +0.03
556–598 580 43 345.00–380.00 $365.17 $2,118 -1.97
611–644 630 21 335.00–352.00 $341.52 $2,152 -8.30
653–698 690 58 330.00–342.00 $337.09 $2,326 -0.98
711–743 731 72 310.00–327.00 $323.59 $2,365 +3.59
762–788 776 25 310.00–320.00 $317.15 $2,461 +1.15
883–884 883 133 295.00 $295.00 $2,605 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 13 490.00 $490.00 $1,940 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 10 485.00 $485.00 $2,328 +5.00
537 537 16 455.00 $455.00 $2,443 +48.00

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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.