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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

3,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $335.79/cwt ≈ $2,975/hd at 886 lb · 470 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.23/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 672 lb · 201 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.52/cwt -10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,847/hd at 817 lb · 180 head
Carthage, MO 8-weight steers drew $339/cwt, running $5/cwt below the MO average ($344) and $21/cwt under Kingsville, MO ($360). MO 8-weight steers are down $20 from their late-June peak of $359/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,680 3,647 8,338
Feeder cattle 3,680 3,647 8,338

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower with the exception of four weight steers which sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs. sold from 2.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Weights over 750 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–318 318 8 660.00 $660.00 $2,099 -13.72
395 395 4 580.00 $580.00 $2,291 +18.38
417–446 438 90 490.00–530.00 $510.25 $2,235 +13.57
451–485 457 28 480.00–500.00 $488.18 $2,231 +7.70
515–536 529 64 430.00–460.00 $440.29 $2,329 -27.57
551–593 562 105 405.00–435.00 $421.65 $2,370 +2.71
602–646 624 52 400.00–425.00 $414.20 $2,585 -3.28
650–674 672 201 379.00–400.00 $380.23 $2,555 -5.92
710–727 715 145 365.00–382.50 $378.33 $2,705 +1.71
760 value added 760 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,660 —
776–791 784 42 350.00–355.00 $351.56 $2,756 -4.58
804–837 817 180 342.00–352.00 $348.52 $2,847 -10.01
858–891 886 470 333.00–338.00 $335.79 $2,975 —
907–921 915 155 330.00–337.00 $334.99 $3,065 +3.71
978 978 15 321.00 $321.00 $3,139 -4.43
1032 1032 28 317.00 $317.00 $3,271 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–330 324 9 570.00–620.00 $584.58 $1,894 —
363–392 382 15 510.00–540.00 $529.90 $2,024 +11.81
416–425 421 10 450.00–480.00 $468.15 $1,971 +30.96
454–493 475 13 430.00–450.00 $440.55 $2,093 -2.42
500–545 536 76 365.00–430.00 $384.10 $2,059 -25.94
561–585 565 32 365.00–390.00 $381.07 $2,153 -3.57
601–649 620 47 345.00–390.00 $371.86 $2,306 -16.20
656–687 668 5 360.00–365.00 $362.06 $2,419 -7.94
701–747 741 143 340.00–363.00 $361.25 $2,677 —
767–798 783 94 338.00–345.00 $339.23 $2,656 +7.15
870–883 881 152 322.00–333.50 $328.99 $2,898 +11.67
903 903 24 330.50 $330.50 $2,984 —
965–999 997 79 311.00–315.00 $311.20 $3,103 -3.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,975 +23.52
500–543 514 9 360.00–500.00 $450.73 $2,317 —
680 680 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,292 —
752 752 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,369 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 7 500.00–510.00 $507.08 $1,613 +22.56
375 375 18 520.00 $520.00 $1,950 +36.20
403–448 442 38 422.00–465.00 $428.79 $1,895 -11.01
466–494 477 52 400.00–435.00 $418.60 $1,997 -11.05
500–536 522 30 380.00–390.00 $383.21 $2,000 -20.22
556–580 569 70 372.00–385.00 $382.52 $2,177 +2.48
605–631 621 45 365.00–385.00 $379.03 $2,354 +1.60
677–689 681 46 355.00–362.00 $359.69 $2,449 -3.23
712–745 743 138 342.00–345.00 $342.15 $2,542 -7.04
760–798 786 148 315.00–332.50 $329.45 $2,589 +6.92
820 820 32 328.00 $328.00 $2,690 +5.60
853 853 9 347.00 $347.00 $2,960 +40.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–347 327 12 420.00–450.00 $444.69 $1,454 +39.69
357–395 378 22 445.00–460.00 $453.07 $1,713 +9.89
425–447 437 24 390.00–415.00 $401.25 $1,753 -3.43
453–492 476 21 370.00–395.00 $382.95 $1,823 +5.99
504–547 520 29 345.00–370.00 $361.12 $1,878 -7.37
550–593 571 36 345.00–362.00 $357.06 $2,039 +8.38
601–636 619 37 337.00–360.00 $347.88 $2,153 -8.75
655–697 684 136 335.00–351.00 $344.47 $2,356 +14.82
701–745 719 14 320.00–332.00 $325.30 $2,339 +2.81
813–848 841 15 290.00–318.00 $312.59 $2,629 —
881 881 49 303.00 $303.00 $2,669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 460.00 $460.00 $1,693 —
455–490 473 27 370.00–380.00 $374.63 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 334 10 520.00–540.00 $529.60 $1,769 —
391 391 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,033 +11.18
545 545 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 +13.07
669 669 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,308 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,229 —
626 626 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,423 —

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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.