Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

3,555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.09/cwt +25.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,546/hd at 622 lb · 366 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.52/cwt +35.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,623/hd at 675 lb · 224 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.74/cwt +32.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 517 lb · 212 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,555	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–399	392	26	550.00	$550.00	$2,156	—
407–441	427	55	490.00–540.00	$516.00	$2,203	—
467–488	478	18	490.00	$490.00	$2,342	—
508 thin fleshed	508	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,489	+60.00
507–519	514	86	440.00–470.00	$455.90	$2,343	—
552–591	568	192	420.00–450.00	$438.49	$2,491	—
608 fancy	608	90	440.00	$440.00	$2,675	—
603–648	627	276	390.00–420.00	$399.01	$2,502	—
650–698	675	224	380.00–402.50	$388.52	$2,623	—
703–741	722	130	350.00–375.00	$361.75	$2,612	—
752–791	770	194	345.00–370.00	$355.33	$2,736	—
800–832	814	41	340.00–346.00	$342.69	$2,789	—
888	888	165	324.00	$324.00	$2,877	—
993	993	159	319.00	$319.00	$3,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–391	372	15	510.00–530.00	$519.82	$1,934	—
412–431	420	35	440.00–460.00	$453.54	$1,905	—
453–493	471	101	430.00–460.00	$446.59	$2,103	—
502–549	537	67	390.00–420.00	$409.64	$2,200	—
550–597	576	89	380.00–415.00	$396.56	$2,284	—
619–631	629	39	375.00–380.00	$378.99	$2,384	—
655–697	675	210	348.00–380.00	$366.45	$2,474	—
742	742	18	346.00	$346.00	$2,567	—
753–797	772	16	340.00–345.00	$342.74	$2,646	—
805	805	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,656	—
870–892	882	48	319.00–323.00	$320.81	$2,830	—
955	955	40	311.00	$311.00	$2,970	—
1056	1056	60	296.00	$296.00	$3,126	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	8	480.00	$480.00	$2,126	—
465	465	11	430.00	$430.00	$2,000	—
520	520	16	410.00	$410.00	$2,132	—
714–741	732	29	332.00–352.50	$338.90	$2,481	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
696	696	11	355.00	$355.00	$2,471	—
797	797	24	328.00	$328.00	$2,614	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	11	440.00	$440.00	$2,046	—
575	575	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664	664	11	380.00	$380.00	$2,523	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	6	450.00	$450.00	$1,395	—
350–393	368	33	430.00–480.00	$452.28	$1,664	—
409–446	437	41	430.00–460.00	$449.85	$1,966	—
482–485	483	31	430.00–460.00	$444.56	$2,147	—
503–535	517	212	365.00–435.00	$402.74	$2,082	—
550–596	574	49	360.00–385.00	$369.42	$2,120	—
605–648	618	175	350.00–380.00	$360.24	$2,226	—
658–688	667	96	330.00–352.50	$340.71	$2,273	—
719	719	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,373	—
780	780	25	325.00	$325.00	$2,535	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411 thin fleshed	411	21	430.00	$430.00	$1,767	—
418	418	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,756	—
451–474	458	21	370.00–375.00	$373.52	$1,711	—
504–540	521	35	340.00–380.00	$367.09	$1,913	—
574–584	580	17	342.50–350.00	$347.38	$2,015	—
626–643	633	30	320.00–335.00	$328.00	$2,076	—
652–694	677	52	324.00–342.00	$330.96	$2,241	—
708–713	711	13	322.50–325.00	$323.85	$2,303	—
761–795	786	95	310.00–322.00	$312.91	$2,459	—
800	800	11	305.00	$305.00	$2,440	—
864	864	10	303.00	$303.00	$2,618	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
634	634	11	337.50	$337.50	$2,140	—
723	723	17	321.00	$321.00	$2,321	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,980	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,651	—

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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.