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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Carthage, MO

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

8,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $318.74/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,958/hd at 928 lb · 631 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.78/cwt -11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,526/hd at 826 lb · 542 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.49/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,689/hd at 776 lb · 536 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,287 6,701 8,397
Feeder cattle 8,287 6,701 8,397

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 344 steers weighing 933 lbs. which sold for 317.00/cwt.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–348 344 17 550.00–610.00 $585.51 $2,014 —
358–388 366 20 500.00–600.00 $530.45 $1,941 +30.45
408–438 415 17 460.00–470.00 $464.76 $1,929 +0.90
450–495 477 70 395.00–465.00 $418.65 $1,997 -20.49
503–549 514 118 400.00–435.00 $413.97 $2,128 +1.50
554–581 574 43 407.00–419.00 $415.61 $2,386 +5.55
603–643 631 150 377.00–412.00 $392.57 $2,477 +5.70
656–689 679 211 360.00–387.00 $373.23 $2,534 +1.36
700–743 720 95 344.00–380.00 $360.52 $2,596 +4.18
750–799 776 536 335.00–360.00 $346.49 $2,689 +6.93
807–827 816 84 332.00–348.00 $339.06 $2,767 +0.18
853–892 876 495 325.50–338.00 $332.97 $2,917 +4.12
904–933 928 631 317.00–326.50 $318.74 $2,958 +4.80
955–970 960 59 310.00–320.00 $315.03 $3,024 +7.33
1002–1012 1004 131 302.00–307.00 $303.46 $3,047 -1.79
1051–1064 1056 54 294.00–301.00 $298.13 $3,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–387 366 29 470.00–510.00 $483.23 $1,769 +23.23
402–448 428 86 390.00–455.00 $431.22 $1,846 +0.11
463–485 476 64 380.00–410.00 $396.80 $1,889 -10.90
500–547 529 77 365.00–400.00 $384.64 $2,035 +2.37
550–599 576 172 360.00–390.00 $376.91 $2,171 -1.23
607–646 618 96 325.00–375.00 $354.31 $2,190 -5.65
657–689 680 63 340.00–355.00 $348.39 $2,369 -2.14
723–746 741 90 330.00–350.00 $339.90 $2,519 +5.50
788–791 789 16 328.00–332.00 $330.25 $2,606 +1.71
810–840 820 143 303.00–331.00 $322.27 $2,643 -3.02
877–892 890 232 309.00–320.00 $314.82 $2,802 +3.19
905–939 924 267 300.00–317.00 $311.52 $2,878 +6.37
959–986 975 19 304.00–305.00 $304.59 $2,970 +6.96
1011–1047 1032 107 295.00–301.00 $297.26 $3,068 —
1086 1086 10 273.00 $273.00 $2,965 —
1163 1163 11 281.00 $281.00 $3,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–372 370 34 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 +2.42
407–418 412 13 350.00–375.00 $363.30 $1,497 -1.70
473–495 484 22 350.00–370.00 $360.34 $1,744 -4.27
552–593 573 67 340.00–360.00 $350.48 $2,008 -5.42
644 644 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,061 —
668 668 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,011 —
840 840 7 252.00 $252.00 $2,117 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 14 407.00 $407.00 $2,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 500.00 $500.00 $1,740 —
411–449 432 57 395.00–430.00 $411.84 $1,779 +2.04
457–499 470 24 400.00–430.00 $414.20 $1,947 +11.96
504–544 524 39 365.00–375.00 $371.10 $1,945 +5.24
552–599 573 141 343.00–375.00 $354.75 $2,033 -12.73
604–646 624 165 340.00–380.00 $360.04 $2,247 +19.39
652–696 674 297 332.00–352.00 $339.08 $2,285 -5.06
705–740 725 234 324.00–337.00 $327.82 $2,377 +4.08
750–783 771 315 314.00–329.00 $321.17 $2,476 +3.03
824–828 826 542 303.00–311.50 $305.78 $2,526 -11.22
865–892 871 47 290.00–302.00 $299.38 $2,608 —
911–941 913 131 280.00–295.00 $293.96 $2,684 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 19 440.00 $440.00 $1,610 -3.60
410–446 429 61 340.00–390.00 $371.37 $1,593 +3.59
454–485 470 70 355.00–385.00 $369.89 $1,738 -4.41
511–549 528 52 337.00–355.00 $342.36 $1,808 -2.55
550–598 579 89 320.00–340.00 $336.58 $1,949 -5.24
605–648 627 114 307.00–336.00 $327.39 $2,053 -0.95
652–688 667 43 320.00–325.00 $322.98 $2,154 -5.62
705–745 728 104 302.00–332.00 $322.58 $2,348 +16.48
751 751 194 307.00 $307.00 $2,306 +5.47
802–849 829 82 272.00–306.00 $300.32 $2,490 +3.17
856–886 879 56 298.00–305.00 $299.58 $2,633 +26.76
1014–1017 1015 25 262.00–270.00 $268.08 $2,721 +18.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–390 369 56 375.00–422.00 $413.64 $1,526 -11.36
465–485 478 37 330.00–350.00 $339.94 $1,625 -8.84
506–536 521 10 315.00–355.00 $334.42 $1,742 —
630 630 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,638 —
806 806 11 282.00 $282.00 $2,273 —
905 905 9 270.00 $270.00 $2,444 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–432 430 17 380.00–390.00 $382.91 $1,647 —
515 515 15 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 -5.00
556 556 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,946 -10.00
609–620 615 34 335.00–345.00 $339.26 $2,086 +2.46
650 650 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 -10.00
729–736 730 39 304.00–315.00 $312.73 $2,283 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,511 —
531 531 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,699 —
553 553 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,880 +12.62
665–695 681 11 305.00–310.00 $307.78 $2,096 -14.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 10 395.00 $395.00 $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.