Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

5,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.78/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 733 lb · 394 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.02/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 627 lb · 212 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.56/cwt ≈ $915/hd at 670 lb · 171 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,433	5,082	6,788
Feeder cattle	5,433	—	6,788

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, yearlings heifers steady. Demand and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
198 thin fleshed	198	14	175.00	$175.00	$346
262 thin fleshed	262	9	165.00	$165.00	$432
340 thin fleshed	340	5	171.00	$171.00	$581
359–391	372	15	142.50–152.50	$148.58	$553
400–448	427	43	140.00–155.00	$147.43	$630
455–496	479	87	136.00–153.00	$147.17	$705
478–493 unweaned	484	15	135.00–140.00	$137.96	$668
500–547	518	118	134.00–151.00	$144.89	$751
518–548 unweaned	533	38	130.00–135.00	$130.90	$698
550–591	570	95	130.00–145.00	$137.61	$784
551–595 unweaned	576	19	125.00–130.00	$128.24	$739
606 unweaned	606	5	126.00	$126.00	$764
611–649	627	207	127.00–141.00	$135.24	$848
660–671	664	31	130.00–141.00	$135.76	$901
680 unweaned	680	7	126.00	$126.00	$857
702–739	711	108	132.00–137.50	$135.15	$961
750–793	786	96	123.00–135.00	$132.80	$1,044
817–845	829	12	124.00–128.00	$125.89	$1,044
880	880	6	113.00	$113.00	$994
916	916	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,136
963–968	965	45	113.00–113.50	$113.20	$1,092

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
293	293	4	200.00	$200.00	$586
339	339	5	172.50	$172.50	$585
379–386	382	19	162.00–170.00	$167.02	$638
400–440	411	81	150.00–170.00	$164.84	$677
451–495	478	50	149.00–156.00	$154.07	$736
500–532 unweaned	514	24	140.00–155.00	$148.60	$764
505–547	519	34	146.00–157.00	$152.25	$790
559–597	575	144	141.00–156.00	$147.64	$849
606–634	622	32	135.00–147.00	$143.40	$892
632 unweaned	632	8	141.00	$141.00	$891
672 unweaned	672	8	121.00	$121.00	$813
656–699	676	57	135.00–140.00	$137.15	$927
706–748	724	64	138.00–153.00	$147.23	$1,066
753–791	783	163	134.00–144.00	$137.51	$1,077
802–822	811	112	131.00–143.50	$137.92	$1,119
857–899	877	39	130.50–133.50	$132.42	$1,161
942–948	943	21	128.00–130.00	$128.48	$1,212
958	958	9	129.00	$129.00	$1,236

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
458 unweaned	458	17	145.00	$145.00	$664
563–583	569	14	131.00–133.00	$131.59	$749
594 unweaned	594	16	135.00	$135.00	$802
676	676	7	135.00	$135.00	$913

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
448	448	9	141.00	$141.00	$632
590	590	8	107.00	$107.00	$631
621 unweaned	621	12	110.00	$110.00	$683
659	659	6	124.00	$124.00	$817
702–740	721	15	120.00–125.00	$122.60	$884

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
384	384	5	125.00	$125.00	$480
514–531	520	34	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$593

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1022–1025	1024	8	92.50–103.00	$97.74	$1,001

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540	540	5	132.00	$132.00	$713

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
286	286	4	151.00	$151.00	$432
300–331	314	16	135.00–150.00	$145.84	$458
423 unweaned	423	9	129.00	$129.00	$546
412–437	429	25	133.00–140.00	$135.31	$580
453–497	468	72	130.00–136.50	$133.44	$624
473–485 unweaned	480	21	128.00–131.00	$129.87	$623
520–548 unweaned	533	23	117.50–125.00	$121.50	$648
509–548	540	87	126.00–139.00	$136.06	$735
580–597	587	36	131.00–135.50	$133.26	$782
610–649	627	95	129.00–145.50	$137.44	$862
650–698	670	171	133.00–142.75	$136.56	$915
709–739	733	394	126.00–137.00	$131.78	$966
785–787	786	9	128.00–130.00	$128.89	$1,013
805–846	811	104	124.00–129.00	$127.76	$1,036
851	851	42	126.00	$126.00	$1,072

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210	210	7	140.00	$140.00	$294
266–295	272	15	133.00–142.50	$137.62	$374
303–316	311	11	140.00–142.50	$141.62	$440
365–381	369	22	130.00–131.00	$130.28	$481
403–448	429	119	126.00–134.00	$130.41	$559
429 unweaned	429	31	120.00	$120.00	$515
452–496	481	36	121.00–131.00	$124.66	$600
455–497 unweaned	486	57	115.00–124.00	$117.58	$571
500–544 unweaned	522	50	114.00–122.00	$118.85	$620
501–543	525	75	120.00–131.00	$126.59	$665
550–591	562	65	124.00–133.00	$126.56	$711
552–591 unweaned	563	51	110.00–115.00	$113.89	$641
601–649	620	91	115.00–128.00	$122.79	$761
623–638 unweaned	630	36	108.00–114.00	$109.82	$692
653 unweaned	653	8	111.00	$111.00	$725
652–691	670	57	117.50–128.00	$124.64	$835
738–741	739	7	118.00–122.00	$119.72	$885
788	788	3	122.00	$122.00	$961
805–835	818	30	110.00–121.00	$117.35	$960
863–881	876	24	97.00–118.50	$103.18	$904

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
407–445	426	31	115.00–122.00	$117.99	$503
516–543	521	20	112.00–113.00	$112.21	$585
598	598	4	110.00	$110.00	$658
616–625	621	11	116.00–120.00	$118.20	$734
665–677	672	13	105.00–114.00	$108.70	$730
714–723	719	11	112.00–112.50	$112.23	$807
773	773	7	117.00	$117.00	$904

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
312 thin fleshed	312	7	120.00	$120.00	$374
312	312	12	120.00	$120.00	$374
419 thin fleshed	419	9	118.00	$118.00	$494
421	421	11	117.50	$117.50	$495

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
502 unweaned	502	10	120.00	$120.00	$602
583	583	4	122.00	$122.00	$711
615	615	12	127.00	$127.00	$781

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
531	531	6	113.00	$113.00	$600
703	703	6	112.50	$112.50	$791

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
251–289	275	19	145.00–170.00	$153.80	$423
350–388	363	43	140.00–167.50	$153.44	$557
418–447	426	27	135.00	$135.00	$575
485	485	28	125.00	$125.00	$606
545	545	4	112.00	$112.00	$610
569–580	572	28	110.00–120.00	$112.87	$646
634 unweaned	634	5	112.00	$112.00	$710
637	637	6	110.00	$110.00	$701
658 unweaned	658	9	105.00	$105.00	$691
715 unweaned	715	5	102.00	$102.00	$729
855	855	7	90.00	$90.00	$770

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
406	406	11	152.00	$152.00	$617
515–547	524	14	125.00–126.00	$125.70	$659
560–596	569	20	121.00–124.00	$123.37	$702
702 unweaned	702	4	107.50	$107.50	$755

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
343	343	4	145.00	$145.00	$497
440	440	6	110.00	$110.00	$484
547	547	4	90.00	$90.00	$492

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
560–577	570	7	109.00–112.00	$110.26	$628

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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.