Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

9,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.02/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,848/hd at 734 lb · 596 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.91/cwt +7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $3,118/hd at 864 lb · 533 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.63/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 618 lb · 421 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,109 7,808 8,398
Feeder cattle 9,109 7,808 8,398

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower with some exceptions. Light 4 weights and 3 weights sold 20.00-35.00 lower. Heavy 8 weights sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–333 322 37 690.00–740.00 $710.99 $2,289 -28.74
351–398 385 33 600.00–640.00 $611.86 $2,356 -39.86
403–441 423 115 580.00–640.00 $601.23 $2,543 -27.65
450–495 474 182 530.00–560.00 $551.64 $2,615 -12.62
500–536 516 209 500.00–560.00 $534.86 $2,760 +4.61
550–593 577 244 470.00–490.00 $483.30 $2,789 -38.42
609–647 635 248 435.00–500.00 $443.25 $2,815 -12.70
650–693 669 244 410.00–440.00 $431.23 $2,885 -11.56
701–738 719 207 394.00–430.00 $410.93 $2,955 -1.13
750–791 768 256 375.00–390.00 $383.00 $2,941 -8.02
800–836 816 206 365.00–375.00 $369.28 $3,013 -4.00
851–892 864 533 354.00–371.00 $360.91 $3,118 +7.64
900–928 912 244 335.00–345.00 $339.41 $3,095 -4.44
973–983 978 29 323.00–324.00 $323.51 $3,164 -8.41
1000 1000 11 315.00 $315.00 $3,150 -5.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 19 630.00–660.00 $642.58 $2,230 +22.96
374–398 390 38 560.00–580.00 $570.92 $2,227 -39.71
410–445 430 133 510.00–580.00 $543.94 $2,339 -37.87
463 463 9 480.00 $480.00 $2,222 -56.48
456–499 476 118 470.00–535.00 $502.44 $2,392 -34.04
502–548 531 116 460.00–500.00 $474.65 $2,520 +13.57
551–597 582 108 430.00–475.00 $451.92 $2,630 -9.41
599 599 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,666 -16.33
602–643 619 93 405.00–435.00 $419.99 $2,600 -1.27
665–692 677 86 390.00–415.00 $404.13 $2,736 -10.04
713–745 734 596 370.00–391.50 $388.02 $2,848 -2.79
765–798 781 119 366.00–380.00 $375.29 $2,931 +0.40
807–835 814 112 340.00–363.00 $358.45 $2,918 -0.76
865–876 869 143 332.00–354.00 $349.72 $3,039 +9.16
907–945 925 220 320.00–336.00 $328.94 $3,043 -3.71
1013 1013 11 318.00 $318.00 $3,221 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,059 —
464–484 472 28 470.00–480.00 $476.37 $2,248 +16.37
569–592 581 38 427.00–445.00 $435.63 $2,531 —
729 729 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,406 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,750 —
677 677 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,640 —
776 776 8 377.00 $377.00 $2,926 +1.00
832 832 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,912 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 26 630.00–670.00 $654.43 $2,061 +2.27
352–390 374 34 550.00–610.00 $579.42 $2,167 +19.42
400–439 420 163 500.00–545.00 $527.67 $2,216 -54.08
450–495 465 185 470.00–525.00 $503.09 $2,339 +0.70
510 fancy 510 23 510.00 $510.00 $2,601 —
500–540 525 246 440.00–515.00 $473.78 $2,487 -11.23
550–595 575 204 410.00–445.00 $426.34 $2,451 -8.29
609–648 618 421 410.00–447.00 $425.63 $2,630 +17.56
650–696 676 330 370.00–410.00 $389.07 $2,630 +6.57
700–739 731 130 355.00–390.00 $373.69 $2,732 +5.18
754–778 763 114 330.00–351.00 $348.33 $2,658 +5.68
811–842 819 101 325.00–340.00 $335.24 $2,746 +0.04
853–895 876 58 320.00–330.00 $327.21 $2,866 +0.21
900 900 41 332.00 $332.00 $2,988 +20.00
976–980 978 18 290.00–306.00 $296.24 $2,897 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–347 344 28 520.00–600.00 $587.54 $2,021 -18.41
371–399 388 65 520.00–540.00 $530.15 $2,057 -13.58
406–447 426 71 470.00–520.00 $497.64 $2,120 -14.40
460–499 481 101 445.00–470.00 $458.52 $2,205 +0.69
501–548 534 128 385.00–440.00 $423.42 $2,261 -5.84
564–596 570 120 400.00–435.00 $427.27 $2,435 +22.30
603–649 622 57 370.00–400.00 $383.82 $2,387 +7.40
653–696 686 112 335.00–367.50 $357.77 $2,454 -8.94
723–749 738 35 345.00–350.00 $347.40 $2,564 -3.10
773 773 36 346.00 $346.00 $2,675 —
890 890 18 323.00 $323.00 $2,875 —
912–945 931 14 300.00–312.00 $305.04 $2,840 -2.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,147 +6.81
680 680 5 314.00 $314.00 $2,135 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,474 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,964 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,304 —
500–541 514 17 450.00–465.00 $455.57 $2,342 +5.57
641 641 15 390.00 $390.00 $2,500 —
670 670 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 20 455.00 $455.00 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,425 —
636 636 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,544 -15.00
652 652 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,706 —

↑ Back to top

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.