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Joplin Regional Stockyards Video Auction Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 2, 2026

33,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $368.23/cwt ≈ $3,022/hd at 821 lb · 6,849 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.93/cwt ≈ $2,791/hd at 812 lb · 3,947 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $344.16/cwt ≈ $3,300/hd at 959 lb · 3,651 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 160 440.00 $440.00 $2,794
650 650 320 437.50 $437.50 $2,844
725 725 73 410.00 $410.00 $2,972
750 750 350 376.00 $376.00 $2,820
750 750 70 407.50 $407.50 $3,056
790 790 65 377.00 $377.00 $2,978
800 800 65 374.00 $374.00 $2,992
800–825 811 685 364.50–374.00 $369.22 $2,994
800–825 816 1,065 363.00–374.00 $367.81 $3,001
800–825 820 1,620 362.50–376.50 $366.35 $3,004
825 825 1,300 364.50–376.50 $367.27 $3,030
825 825 735 365.50–374.00 $368.97 $3,044
825 825 441 367.00 $367.00 $3,028
825 825 938 364.75–381.00 $372.18 $3,070
850 850 120 357.00–357.50 $357.25 $3,037
850 850 890 359.75–365.00 $362.22 $3,079
850 850 120 357.00–357.50 $357.25 $3,037
850 850 60 357.00 $357.00 $3,034
850 850 60 357.00 $357.00 $3,034
850–890 863 451 352.00–368.00 $361.50 $3,120
900 900 57 350.00 $350.00 $3,150
900–940 909 856 352.00–360.00 $354.37 $3,221
950 950 700 343.00 $343.00 $3,258
950–975 960 1,771 341.50–353.00 $343.78 $3,300
950–975 962 1,180 343.00–348.00 $345.41 $3,323
1000 1000 56 331.00 $331.00 $3,310
1050 1050 50 328.00 $328.00 $3,444
1060 1060 375 336.50 $336.50 $3,567
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 180 450.00 $450.00 $2,588
595 595 42 445.00 $445.00 $2,648
625 625 85 432.50 $432.50 $2,703
675 675 230 414.00 $414.00 $2,794
675 675 76 402.50 $402.50 $2,717
715 715 72 400.00 $400.00 $2,860
715 715 45 400.00 $400.00 $2,860
735 735 280 402.50 $402.50 $2,958
750 750 225 380.00 $380.00 $2,850
775 775 134 373.00 $373.00 $2,891
775 775 400 374.50 $374.50 $2,902
800–815 805 195 359.00–360.00 $359.66 $2,895
800–840 820 260 353.00–360.00 $356.41 $2,923
850–875 866 902 351.50–359.50 $354.58 $3,071
850–875 866 182 352.00–360.00 $354.67 $3,071
875 875 375 354.00 $354.00 $3,098
875 875 475 350.50 $350.50 $3,067
875 875 62 357.00 $357.00 $3,124
900 900 170 340.25 $340.25 $3,062
900 900 1,145 345.00 $345.00 $3,105
910 910 320 339.00 $339.00 $3,085
910 910 1,115 350.00 $350.00 $3,185
925 925 60 347.50 $347.50 $3,214
925 925 667 343.00 $343.00 $3,173
950 950 56 339.00 $339.00 $3,220
975 975 112 341.00 $341.00 $3,325
985 985 112 336.00 $336.00 $3,310
1000 1000 52 331.00 $331.00 $3,310
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 75 377.00 $377.00 $2,733
735 735 75 379.00 $379.00 $2,786
740 740 74 378.00 $378.00 $2,797
825 825 67 338.00 $338.00 $2,788
825 825 130 347.00 $347.00 $2,863

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 180 435.00 $435.00 $2,436
675 675 305 376.00–380.00 $376.98 $2,545
700 700 235 370.00 $370.00 $2,590
700 700 154 370.00–371.00 $370.50 $2,594
700–735 720 860 370.50–375.00 $373.17 $2,687
700–735 727 800 361.00–375.00 $370.13 $2,691
735 735 500 375.00 $375.00 $2,756
750 750 70 368.00 $368.00 $2,760
750–775 764 1,301 360.00–372.00 $367.19 $2,805
800 800 63 340.00 $340.00 $2,720
800 800 510 338.50–349.00 $346.32 $2,771
800 800 63 337.00 $337.00 $2,696
800 800 518 336.50–344.00 $337.41 $2,699
800 800 180 335.00 $335.00 $2,680
800 800 63 339.50 $339.50 $2,716
800–815 811 1,360 345.00–346.50 $346.06 $2,807
800–835 815 548 339.00–351.00 $346.96 $2,828
800–840 835 642 338.50–355.00 $344.17 $2,874
870–880 873 177 336.00–351.00 $341.21 $2,979
875 875 510 338.50–342.00 $341.19 $2,985
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 190 435.00 $435.00 $2,392
560 560 42 420.00 $420.00 $2,352
640 640 40 380.00 $380.00 $2,432
650 650 235 382.00 $382.00 $2,483
660 660 240 390.00 $390.00 $2,574
750 750 220 350.00 $350.00 $2,625
800 800 65 335.00 $335.00 $2,680
835 835 60 331.00 $331.00 $2,764
850 850 62 333.00 $333.00 $2,830
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 70 350.00 $350.00 $2,712
775 775 135 346.00 $346.00 $2,682

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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.