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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Carthage, MO

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

9,521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $326.29/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,855/hd at 875 lb · 757 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $347.86/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,710/hd at 779 lb · 502 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.37/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,452/hd at 655 lb · 468 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,521 6,194 9,306
Feeder cattle 9,521 6,194 9,306

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 7.00 higher to 10.00 lower with the most gain on seven weight steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 lower with the exception of six weight heifers which sold 7.00 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
330–341 336 8 610.00–630.00 $619.84 $2,083 +19.84
360–365 362 7 530.00–570.00 $552.72 $2,001 +12.72
405–436 410 32 480.00–520.00 $499.51 $2,048 -4.24
450–493 472 106 425.00–470.00 $441.69 $2,085 -6.09
501–547 520 92 410.00–445.00 $428.54 $2,228 -20.98
556–592 574 127 399.00–425.00 $412.12 $2,366 -8.19
600–645 621 149 377.00–410.00 $390.69 $2,426 +1.20
650–678 655 468 370.00–397.00 $374.37 $2,452 -3.22
725 value added 725 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 —
705–747 734 351 342.00–378.00 $352.91 $2,590 +0.10
751–798 779 502 332.00–363.00 $347.86 $2,710 +7.91
800–837 823 308 333.00–345.50 $340.42 $2,802 +0.96
854–891 875 757 320.00–334.50 $326.29 $2,855 +7.48
900–932 918 201 307.00–318.00 $310.98 $2,855 -10.69
954–977 967 101 301.00–308.00 $304.09 $2,941 -3.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–346 322 34 490.00–560.00 $527.95 $1,700 —
356–396 383 28 490.00–530.00 $511.44 $1,959 -18.56
412–445 433 90 425.00–470.00 $447.66 $1,938 +6.38
456–497 479 122 390.00–420.00 $412.89 $1,978 +4.83
500–549 528 248 345.00–410.00 $385.95 $2,038 -14.37
551–599 578 205 360.00–390.00 $380.36 $2,198 +0.17
602–648 627 269 340.00–375.00 $366.67 $2,299 +3.66
650–699 671 191 341.00–370.00 $360.79 $2,421 -1.07
700–745 731 100 320.00–342.00 $331.64 $2,424 +6.07
765–796 783 70 320.00–332.00 $329.04 $2,576 +1.20
801–846 827 258 322.00–333.00 $327.03 $2,705 +4.41
870–896 892 144 309.00–321.00 $310.38 $2,769 -2.44
931–946 941 257 297.00–306.00 $299.87 $2,822 -6.13
950–999 975 149 285.00–299.00 $294.52 $2,872 -5.48
1030 1030 8 280.00 $280.00 $2,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–328 327 13 450.00–470.00 $460.74 $1,507 —
395–397 396 20 450.00–460.00 $452.99 $1,794 -0.78
459–498 474 28 375.00–385.00 $382.75 $1,814 —
523–543 528 20 343.00–350.00 $344.80 $1,821 —
550–598 578 31 350.00–360.00 $355.95 $2,057 —
624 624 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,090 +15.00
659 659 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,175 +12.42
905 905 7 286.00 $286.00 $2,588 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 10 347.00 $347.00 $2,526 —
880 880 17 318.00 $318.00 $2,798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–379 368 37 480.00–490.00 $487.84 $1,795 -3.88
400–447 429 65 395.00–430.00 $415.83 $1,784 -22.19
450–468 459 43 390.00–410.00 $401.97 $1,845 -14.27
507–549 527 117 365.00–380.00 $374.14 $1,972 -22.29
550–587 569 164 350.00–370.00 $356.48 $2,028 -13.36
600–646 623 297 335.00–369.00 $347.54 $2,165 +9.50
662–683 670 39 339.00–372.00 $351.67 $2,356 -0.90
674 value added 674 5 338.00 $338.00 $2,278 —
704–739 718 138 320.00–350.00 $328.17 $2,356 -5.78
750–782 761 234 308.00–330.00 $317.40 $2,415 -4.58
806–844 830 229 303.50–324.00 $309.33 $2,567 +2.15
879 879 7 298.00 $298.00 $2,619 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–343 329 21 440.00–480.00 $471.36 $1,551 +18.38
372–398 388 36 410.00–460.00 $441.85 $1,714 +1.58
403–448 431 42 360.00–390.00 $375.61 $1,619 -7.76
456–497 480 97 355.00–380.00 $365.70 $1,755 -10.32
502–547 525 98 320.00–362.00 $343.70 $1,804 -11.76
565–597 584 121 322.00–348.00 $339.32 $1,982 -2.46
613 value added 613 10 328.00 $328.00 $2,011 —
601–649 619 95 317.00–335.00 $328.84 $2,036 +8.74
652–691 666 165 313.00–342.00 $333.73 $2,223 +5.79
722–748 739 45 292.00–314.00 $307.66 $2,274 -8.36
780–789 788 108 305.00–306.00 $305.73 $2,409 +8.67
802–821 819 154 295.00–303.00 $301.52 $2,469 +10.69
857–880 864 45 280.00–293.00 $286.65 $2,477 -4.19
937 937 7 277.00 $277.00 $2,595 +12.38
1083 1083 11 240.00 $240.00 $2,599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,441 +60.00
370–386 378 19 400.00–410.00 $405.37 $1,532 +15.37
470–497 481 27 330.00–342.00 $336.27 $1,617 -8.73
570 570 80 307.00 $307.00 $1,750 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,970 —
682 682 10 329.00 $329.00 $2,244 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,972 —
565–589 575 34 355.00–365.00 $360.60 $2,073 +15.60
644 644 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,125 —
669–685 679 14 305.00–327.00 $312.74 $2,124 —
710–735 723 13 310.00–322.00 $315.44 $2,281 —
796 796 9 310.00 $310.00 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,773 +25.00
614–647 632 16 322.00–330.00 $327.44 $2,069 +9.72
663–680 671 13 290.00–315.00 $301.70 $2,024 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 -3.17
460–468 464 11 420.00–425.00 $422.71 $1,961 -57.29
503–510 507 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,028 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,505 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 828 27 251.00 $251.00 $2,078 —

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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.