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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

10,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.61/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,977/hd at 821 lb · 537 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $350.91/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,895/hd at 825 lb · 462 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $445.06/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,735/hd at 615 lb · 413 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,397 11,343 11,074
Feeder cattle 10,397 11,343 11,074

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold steady to 8.00 lower. Weights over 750 lbs. sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Weights over 650 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher. Light six weight heifers sold 25.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 18 690.00–740.00 $711.60 $2,256 +14.17
352–380 371 87 600.00–665.00 $626.20 $2,323 +8.72
378 unweaned 378 22 640.00 $640.00 $2,419 —
402–449 422 112 555.00–600.00 $572.36 $2,415 -19.22
451–499 476 134 530.00–565.00 $543.85 $2,589 +4.11
502–547 520 236 495.00–540.00 $514.59 $2,676 -2.49
524 value added 524 11 530.00 $530.00 $2,777 -10.00
551–599 573 150 450.00–485.00 $461.29 $2,643 -11.22
604 value added 604 14 455.00 $455.00 $2,748 —
600–641 615 399 430.00–475.00 $444.71 $2,735 +2.61
652–681 665 278 410.00–435.00 $419.99 $2,793 +2.79
700–738 720 102 380.00–420.00 $393.16 $2,831 -7.86
750–794 775 129 372.00–388.00 $382.37 $2,963 +6.27
801–843 821 537 357.00–374.00 $362.61 $2,977 +4.97
860–882 866 310 347.00–360.50 $354.20 $3,067 +8.25
900–936 926 251 331.00–347.00 $334.95 $3,102 -1.71
951 951 10 335.00 $335.00 $3,186 —
1001–1046 1027 258 312.00–320.00 $314.17 $3,227 -1.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 13 710.00 $710.00 $2,009 —
327–346 333 10 650.00–670.00 $663.76 $2,210 +52.62
365–397 376 49 560.00–600.00 $574.93 $2,162 -1.33
410–435 unweaned 418 26 530.00 $530.00 $2,215 —
400–446 429 104 500.00–550.00 $530.20 $2,275 -1.87
451–484 unweaned 470 66 495.00–500.00 $498.27 $2,342 —
450–496 473 173 480.00–525.00 $503.13 $2,380 -11.57
515–535 unweaned 517 60 450.00–497.00 $492.14 $2,544 —
500–547 528 333 440.00–490.00 $470.05 $2,482 -2.93
550–598 582 279 420.00–450.00 $435.97 $2,537 -8.92
600–648 626 323 387.00–425.00 $413.41 $2,588 -3.88
650–698 682 218 362.00–408.00 $399.15 $2,722 +6.83
713–748 731 220 350.00–377.00 $371.08 $2,713 -1.79
756–792 774 134 342.00–370.00 $353.19 $2,734 -5.32
808–845 825 462 337.00–357.00 $350.91 $2,895 +1.16
851–899 890 321 332.00–343.00 $337.53 $3,004 -1.55
915–947 940 136 325.00–330.00 $328.00 $3,083 -0.11
1016–1040 1036 33 310.50–312.00 $310.77 $3,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–495 487 26 450.00–485.00 $466.74 $2,273 +2.21
584 584 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,248 —
645 645 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 —
763 763 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,556 +15.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 9 405.00 $405.00 $2,491 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 7 640.00 $640.00 $1,901 —
304–336 320 37 580.00–665.00 $622.37 $1,992 +29.54
354–386 369 65 550.00–615.00 $576.14 $2,126 +22.84
378 unweaned 378 18 560.00 $560.00 $2,117 —
403–445 427 143 490.00–540.00 $506.31 $2,162 -11.99
450–498 471 171 465.00–491.00 $478.33 $2,253 -11.76
481 unweaned 481 38 472.00 $472.00 $2,270 —
503 value added 503 9 460.00 $460.00 $2,314 —
500–542 523 155 410.00–450.00 $432.56 $2,262 -16.99
550–587 572 176 405.00–440.00 $417.29 $2,387 -0.72
600 value added 600 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,340 —
605–629 611 233 377.00–419.00 $408.28 $2,495 +27.22
652–698 665 206 365.00–392.00 $378.05 $2,514 +9.76
702–718 709 64 352.00–367.00 $361.32 $2,562 +3.01
751–782 763 166 336.00–353.00 $349.45 $2,666 +9.82
806–820 816 42 330.00–337.00 $335.02 $2,734 +2.35
859–873 862 93 323.00–331.00 $324.73 $2,799 +0.21
932 932 78 313.00 $313.00 $2,917 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 342 25 550.00–590.00 $561.39 $1,920 +14.45
357–380 371 32 495.00–550.00 $517.96 $1,922 -11.88
405–444 431 134 430.00–490.00 $472.45 $2,036 -10.62
440–448 unweaned 445 67 475.00 $475.00 $2,114 —
451–494 478 145 420.00–470.00 $442.04 $2,113 -0.37
480 unweaned 480 12 425.00–430.00 $427.50 $2,052 —
500–549 527 312 368.00–420.00 $406.19 $2,141 -5.33
556–599 578 280 365.00–405.00 $393.60 $2,275 +4.45
613–647 639 72 340.00–375.00 $365.03 $2,333 -5.38
658–698 682 92 337.00–360.00 $353.32 $2,410 -0.43
730–742 736 14 326.00–345.00 $335.42 $2,469 -6.36
753–792 779 25 320.00–333.00 $330.38 $2,574 -0.56
821–846 823 68 300.00–326.00 $324.03 $2,667 +4.01
860 860 36 311.00 $311.00 $2,675 -7.30
955–990 975 28 292.00–293.00 $292.24 $2,849 +14.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 23 480.00 $480.00 $1,843 +10.00
450–495 477 46 395.00–425.00 $409.56 $1,954 +20.63
571–596 588 19 345.00 $345.00 $2,029 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 871 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,078 —
470 470 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,280 -25.00
515–530 520 20 435.00–460.00 $442.65 $2,302 +22.65
600–613 608 12 390.00–405.00 $396.17 $2,409 +31.17
711–746 730 15 365.00 $365.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,280 —
667–671 669 18 390.00–432.00 $408.73 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 530.00 $530.00 $1,934 —
480 480 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,232 —

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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.