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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

8,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.88/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 725 lb · 900 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.31/cwt +21.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 613 lb · 698 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.05/cwt +15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $3,030/hd at 863 lb · 368 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,773 10,603 7,198
Feeder cattle 8,773 10,603 7,198

**Close** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-18.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot the auction was 602 heifers weighing 611 lbs. which sold for 394.00/cwt.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–340 324 23 620.00–680.00 $642.42 $2,081
412–443 438 101 535.00–560.00 $549.93 $2,409 -12.64
450–493 466 73 520.00–540.00 $524.79 $2,446 +5.85
483 unweaned 483 12 515.00 $515.00 $2,487
501–544 515 355 480.00–540.00 $517.97 $2,668 +18.46
550–592 576 293 455.00–520.00 $465.13 $2,679 +0.16
584–586 unweaned 585 20 445.00 $445.00 $2,603
600–648 623 314 415.00–460.00 $438.29 $2,731 +10.07
651–686 659 106 400.00–425.00 $415.62 $2,739 +6.30
700–737 720 332 372.00–402.00 $382.72 $2,756 +1.96
765–793 777 192 360.00–380.00 $364.45 $2,832 -6.18
802–814 809 78 350.00–377.00 $356.48 $2,884 +2.73
853–889 863 368 337.00–355.00 $351.05 $3,030 +15.85
901 901 192 334.00 $334.00 $3,009 +1.95
958–977 969 55 323.00–343.00 $331.63 $3,213 -0.94
1100 1100 154 299.50 $299.50 $3,294
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 343 17 560.00–590.00 $575.99 $1,976 -13.27
353–362 359 30 550.00–580.00 $572.47 $2,055 +13.59
400–431 417 62 470.00–530.00 $517.12 $2,156 +19.07
457–490 474 38 470.00–510.00 $491.83 $2,331 +15.08
501–546 529 119 420.00–480.00 $457.72 $2,421 +6.65
552–599 585 95 409.00–450.00 $441.74 $2,584 +15.21
602–647 625 53 390.00–415.00 $408.60 $2,554 +2.27
680 unweaned 680 18 392.00 $392.00 $2,666
668–696 684 136 382.00–403.00 $393.93 $2,694 +6.28
715–747 729 112 337.00–371.00 $365.27 $2,663 +1.24
762–796 786 220 327.00–362.50 $356.10 $2,799 +0.62
804–837 824 131 334.00–353.00 $348.04 $2,868 +5.86
883–897 888 130 325.00–335.00 $332.29 $2,951 +0.44
935 935 19 316.00 $316.00 $2,955 -9.26
960–970 966 160 313.00 $313.00 $3,024 -4.92
1074 1074 81 296.00 $296.00 $3,179
1171 1171 18 281.00 $281.00 $3,291
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–386 385 13 530.00–540.00 $536.17 $2,064 -3.83
435 435 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,044
485–491 488 13 450.00–452.00 $451.07 $2,201 -1.69
525 525 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 -20.00
683 683 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,220
784 784 25 330.00 $330.00 $2,587
832 832 45 303.00 $303.00 $2,521

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–341 330 23 540.00–580.00 $566.16 $1,868
359 359 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,903 -3.72
400–445 422 87 450.00–510.00 $474.82 $2,004 +7.81
459 unweaned 459 6 442.00 $442.00 $2,029
450–486 471 79 430.00–475.00 $454.66 $2,141 +9.88
502–547 525 197 410.00–450.00 $431.67 $2,266 +14.74
546 unweaned 546 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,239
555–591 570 65 410.00–460.00 $433.58 $2,471 +24.46
607–649 613 690 372.50–415.00 $392.71 $2,407 +20.59
623 fancy 623 8 445.00 $445.00 $2,772
654–698 670 89 352.00–397.00 $367.17 $2,460 -4.11
707–741 725 900 349.00–377.00 $366.88 $2,660 +10.50
758–777 763 141 335.00–344.00 $340.90 $2,601 +5.40
811–841 835 19 320.00–326.00 $322.55 $2,693 -3.67
910 910 16 315.00 $315.00 $2,866 +17.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 495.00 $495.00 $1,708 -53.65
353–387 378 27 490.00–525.00 $512.96 $1,939 +25.13
413–447 434 31 385.00–440.00 $415.77 $1,804 -22.20
473–495 488 27 400.00–415.00 $408.82 $1,995 -0.94
504 unweaned 504 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,016
501–548 519 44 390.00–405.00 $397.96 $2,065 +16.93
550–579 564 82 365.00–410.00 $389.28 $2,196 +14.76
577 unweaned 577 15 400.00 $400.00 $2,308
605–638 615 25 335.00–367.00 $356.33 $2,191 -3.63
684–692 691 71 350.00–352.00 $350.36 $2,421 +7.05
701–746 726 65 322.00–347.00 $339.74 $2,467 +10.53
799 799 192 319.50 $319.50 $2,553 -5.97
833 833 17 315.00 $315.00 $2,624 -2.13
913 913 25 292.00 $292.00 $2,666

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,178 +39.15
486 486 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,333
545 545 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,371 +3.00
555–579 572 21 410.00–440.00 $421.60 $2,412 +41.64
629–647 636 13 370.00–395.00 $385.22 $2,450 +15.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,168
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,364

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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.