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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

4,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $330.55/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,849/hd at 862 lb · 915 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $345.33/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 767 lb · 216 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.22/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,716/hd at 835 lb · 172 head
Carthage, MO 8-weight steers sold at $331/cwt, with MO's class down $25 from its mid-July peak of $354/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,327 4,043 10,357
Feeder cattle 4,327 4,043 10,357

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Heavier weights sold from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. sold 8.00-20.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 2.00-6.00 lower. 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
524 524 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,175 -53.61
556 556 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,207 -19.18
604–648 633 59 377.00–390.00 $383.57 $2,428 -11.89
655–668 664 31 370.00–376.00 $371.15 $2,464 -10.14
672 value added 672 23 375.00 $375.00 $2,520 —
713–743 735 31 352.00–354.00 $353.50 $2,598 -13.51
752–785 767 216 337.00–350.00 $345.33 $2,649 -0.52
826 value added 826 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,841 —
809–841 836 102 331.00–341.00 $332.80 $2,782 -2.20
851–885 862 915 325.00–337.00 $330.55 $2,849 +7.78
903–907 906 153 313.00–314.00 $313.22 $2,838 -12.28
963 963 60 304.00 $304.00 $2,928 -2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–419 416 9 440.00–475.00 $451.50 $1,878 -10.46
454 454 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,066 +15.71
500–546 526 74 362.00–410.00 $382.45 $2,012 -18.96
573 value added 573 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,120 —
556–593 577 24 327.00–380.00 $364.83 $2,105 -10.08
605–647 630 78 342.00–376.00 $363.59 $2,291 -4.38
662–698 679 46 342.00–361.00 $357.22 $2,426 -2.59
700–748 739 114 310.00–341.00 $327.73 $2,422 -11.57
760–787 769 21 329.00–341.00 $332.67 $2,558 +10.02
813–844 835 172 312.00–330.00 $325.22 $2,716 -5.80
853–891 859 58 304.00–304.50 $304.42 $2,615 -1.85
938 938 58 306.50 $306.50 $2,875 -4.02
951–999 955 123 290.00–304.50 $303.14 $2,895 +23.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–317 312 5 500.00–520.00 $508.14 $1,585 —
373 373 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,790 -14.73
400–420 410 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 +34.56
451–496 466 36 387.00–420.00 $400.71 $1,867 -2.65
522 522 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,801 -8.50
557–588 577 25 340.00–355.00 $349.85 $2,019 -1.73
687–698 690 27 327.50–358.00 $348.86 $2,407 +11.58
745 745 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —
895 895 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,551 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 375 27 410.00–480.00 $425.64 $1,596 —
451–498 491 43 345.00–360.00 $357.97 $1,758 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943 943 4 322.00 $322.00 $3,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,652 -18.59
511–543 527 6 350.00–352.00 $351.03 $1,850 -31.41
550–587 574 29 350.00–360.00 $355.68 $2,042 -9.80
605–643 623 53 342.00–350.00 $343.74 $2,142 -14.63
650–677 669 125 328.00–333.00 $331.38 $2,217 -13.62
690 value added 690 27 331.00 $331.00 $2,284 —
724 724 140 322.00 $322.00 $2,331 -6.02
767–796 781 60 324.00–331.00 $327.45 $2,557 —
802 802 13 307.00 $307.00 $2,462 -6.86
850 850 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 —
901–913 902 105 286.00–294.00 $293.07 $2,643 —
1034 1034 5 247.00 $247.00 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 421 13 370.00–385.00 $378.07 $1,592 -15.49
457–487 472 86 365.00–385.00 $372.90 $1,760 +7.62
500–548 536 36 320.00–340.00 $331.37 $1,776 -19.19
561–581 572 82 325.00–352.00 $345.48 $1,976 +7.60
578 value added 578 16 348.00 $348.00 $2,011 —
611–646 622 117 315.00–339.00 $334.00 $2,077 -6.11
650–696 677 51 310.00–330.00 $317.47 $2,149 -11.89
749 749 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,284 —
756–797 771 50 302.00–312.00 $308.82 $2,381 +15.44
775 value added 775 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 —
823–834 834 71 300.00–305.00 $304.79 $2,542 +5.40
870–876 872 9 270.00–278.00 $275.32 $2,401 -14.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 335 7 450.00–460.00 $455.85 $1,527 +45.85
368 368 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,656 +21.66
451–498 475 81 330.00–372.00 $357.30 $1,697 +32.52
574–596 578 19 310.00–320.00 $318.37 $1,840 -8.11
675–685 680 6 275.00–300.00 $287.59 $1,956 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 334 13 330.00–430.00 $388.18 $1,297 —
356–390 372 36 375.00–435.00 $415.66 $1,546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,987 —
420 420 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,848 —
505 505 6 377.00 $377.00 $1,904 -18.00
555–595 574 17 330.00–350.00 $341.05 $1,958 -18.95
601–617 609 18 330.00–355.00 $339.39 $2,067 -17.61
693–695 693 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,356 —
700 700 9 317.00 $317.00 $2,219 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–491 477 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,860 —
500–535 521 5 325.00–340.00 $330.76 $1,723 +0.76
570–590 578 12 330.00–335.00 $334.16 $1,931 —
618 618 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,916 ±0.00
681 681 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,077 -12.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–497 479 14 345.00–370.00 $358.27 $1,716 —

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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.