USDA Joplin, MO Weighted Average 12/08 20:00
12/08/2025 | 8:00 pm CST USDA Joplin, MO Weighted Average 12/08 20:00
AMS_1245 MARS
Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO
Joplin Regional Stockyards-Carthage,MO
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/08/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 13166 6774 12223
**CLOSE**
Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. sold 35.00-60.00 higher.
Heavier weights sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold
15.00-40.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was heavy
with very good demand. Today's auction included a yearling special with well
over 4,000 head of these cattle. Light weight steer calves were in extremely
high demand selling as high as 670.00/cwt.. The largest lot of the day was 269
head of steers weighing 852 lbs. which sold for 341.00/cwt.. 13,166 head of
feeder cattle crossed the scales in 15.5 hours.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 408-408 408 465-465 465
5 483-483 483 405-405 405
5 809-809 809 290-290 290
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 470-494 480 375-405 392.14
8 516-516 516 345-345 345
13 584-591 587 355-365 358.87
33 658-682 668 315-331 322.75
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 412-412 412 325-325 325
12 588-588 588 340-340 340
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 640-640 640 329-329 329
7 657-657 657 326-326 326
13 723-726 725 318-321 319.15
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 308-335 315 440-460 454.21
79 351-396 382 410-460 436.82
129 401-446 424 400-450 423.19
35 438-445 441 485-490 487.98 Fancy
21 451-461 455 470-485 478.76 Fancy
252 455-496 478 380-440 407.84
231 500-546 522 355-415 374.15
12 558-558 558 445-445 445 Thin Fleshed
329 550-599 576 335-385 351.54
437 601-643 630 337-365 348.12
222 659-686 674 340-350 344.91
78 705-738 719 331-335 331.65
335 751-798 768 312-345 332.34
114 800-844 809 308-321 317.37
123 882-896 884 297-308 304.34
18 900-905 902 290-297 292.34
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 297-297 297 410-410 410
12 321-330 323 370-410 380.21
17 358-388 374 340-380 366.73
50 405-439 422 340-390 372.22
92 450-498 480 335-375 355.98
157 506-549 527 320-360 343.07
51 556-594 578 320-335 325.17
126 605-649 626 315-337 327.58
120 655-698 678 310-337 329.31
167 700-737 726 275-329 319.36
315 750-787 774 300-311 301.19
193 817-835 823 304-307 306.29
12 873-873 873 290-290 290
18 993-993 993 270-270 270
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 578-578 578 275-275 275
14 821-821 821 262-262 262
5 887-887 887 250-250 250
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 639-639 639 365-365 365
8 700-700 700 348-348 348
11 810-810 810 322-322 322
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
83 1015-1021 1017 293-301 295.8
7 1095-1095 1095 300-300 300
30 303-348 317 600-670 618.12
92 350-387 369 540-610 572.5
100 401-448 423 475-530 494.82
259 450-498 476 450-525 492.31
151 505-546 524 430-490 452.5
330 551-596 576 395-455 426.47
313 600-648 622 370-435 395.53
528 653-696 679 352-385 375.02
574 700-747 731 340-378 361.16
637 751-799 772 335-359 344.5
878 803-849 816 334-350 338.73
800 851-896 866 321-344 330.15
428 906-927 908 319-330.5 326.8
228 950-977 965 311.5-321 315.63
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 297-297 297 440-440 440
9 308-340 321 450-560 517.76
43 351-397 384 490-530 511.1
20 411-433 423 430-470 451.68
126 457-497 485 375-450 422.01
173 500-548 527 370-425 394.28
239 550-596 574 370-430 389.57
87 602-646 637 335-370 361.69
117 654-698 681 330-355 345.78
98 700-745 725 325-338 332.67
190 763-786 772 315-332 322.68
270 804-848 829 315-332 329.22
393 854-891 873 300-321 316.18
480 905-931 915 307-316 311.78
74 965-995 982 304-309 305.97
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 384-384 384 420-420 420
4 418-418 418 400-400 400
21 472-472 472 375-375 375
21 575-590 586 325-350 344.16
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