Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

4,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.72/cwt -9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 622 lb · 217 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.32/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 628 lb · 206 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.08/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 715 lb · 171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,826 5,433 5,659
Feeder cattle 4,826 5,433 5,659

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 7.00 to 12.00 lower, yearlings 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to light, supply moderate. The bulk of the calves were un-weaned with a few wean vac calves in the mix. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed sharply down.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 160.00 $160.00 $554 -12.50
354–385 368 42 157.50–170.00 $164.63 $606 -2.39
411 thin fleshed 411 8 170.00 $170.00 $699 —
401–448 435 14 146.00–160.00 $149.69 $651 -15.15
458–485 473 64 140.00–142.00 $141.32 $668 -12.75
513–533 520 32 140.00–144.00 $141.36 $735 -10.89
504–540 unweaned 529 40 130.00–138.00 $133.41 $706 -15.19
550–593 unweaned 566 125 125.00–136.00 $132.11 $748 —
553–586 578 32 130.00–137.00 $132.33 $765 -15.31
605–643 613 19 127.00–130.00 $129.34 $793 -14.06
602–649 unweaned 616 84 122.00–131.00 $124.95 $770 -16.05
605–645 628 114 135.00–145.00 $140.91 $885 -2.49
654 unweaned 654 27 126.00 $126.00 $824 +5.00
661 661 6 127.00 $127.00 $839 -10.15
651–697 668 17 130.00–140.00 $135.16 $903 -1.99
705–740 710 149 129.00–133.25 $131.61 $934 -15.62
750–797 765 78 131.00–139.00 $136.65 $1,045 -0.86
806–830 817 116 125.00–131.00 $129.09 $1,055 -8.83
808–833 821 6 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $965 -20.43
850–871 869 44 130.50–132.00 $131.87 $1,146 -0.55
997 997 25 117.00 $117.00 $1,166 —
1068 1068 10 116.00 $116.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 thin fleshed 258 6 155.00 $155.00 $400 -10.00
327 thin fleshed 327 20 157.00 $157.00 $513 -14.00
370–398 391 20 150.00 $150.00 $586 +1.42
400–407 404 8 142.00–147.00 $144.48 $584 -2.95
400–441 thin fleshed 426 33 146.00–151.00 $147.71 $629 —
461–490 480 72 126.00–139.00 $132.05 $634 -15.12
505–547 513 112 127.00–142.50 $138.15 $709 -6.74
505–537 unweaned 523 35 121.00–138.00 $128.54 $672 -2.36
552–569 unweaned 564 26 124.00–128.00 $124.88 $704 -3.36
561–591 573 44 125.00–131.00 $128.48 $736 -9.13
600 unweaned 600 9 129.00 $129.00 $774 +3.00
605–648 623 108 123.00–132.00 $127.04 $791 -8.20
636 thin fleshed 636 89 136.75 $136.75 $870 —
654–681 663 47 120.00–131.00 $129.45 $858 -6.31
676 unweaned 676 5 120.00 $120.00 $811 -6.00
702–730 719 52 126.00–131.25 $129.76 $933 -5.39
754–788 772 53 125.00–130.00 $127.61 $985 -5.19
817 817 5 113.00 $113.00 $923 -12.89
805–829 827 121 124.00–124.50 $124.46 $1,029 -1.43
850–860 856 10 118.00–122.00 $120.41 $1,031 +7.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 thin fleshed 246 11 145.00 $145.00 $357 —
360 360 9 127.00 $127.00 $457 —
408 408 3 137.50 $137.50 $561 —
425 unweaned 425 8 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
580 580 7 115.00 $115.00 $667 +8.00
770 770 3 107.00 $107.00 $824 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 8 126.00 $126.00 $644 —
556–586 569 7 120.00–125.00 $122.79 $699 -8.80
645–646 unweaned 645 9 120.00–125.00 $123.33 $795 —
687 687 6 120.00 $120.00 $824 -15.00
1039 1039 7 90.00 $90.00 $935 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 8 115.00 $115.00 $914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–338 324 25 125.00–142.00 $135.58 $439 -10.26
383–393 389 13 127.00–132.00 $130.10 $506 —
410–446 427 64 121.00–130.00 $125.88 $538 -9.43
452–465 457 21 120.00–129.00 $124.15 $567 -9.29
472 472 4 116.00 $116.00 $548 -17.44
455–482 unweaned 473 22 116.00–125.00 $120.77 $571 -9.10
501–541 unweaned 516 76 116.00–125.00 $122.02 $630 +0.52
523–534 530 21 123.00–125.00 $124.20 $658 -11.86
557–577 unweaned 565 29 119.00–125.00 $122.39 $692 —
570–587 576 66 121.00–129.00 $125.98 $726 -7.28
594 594 6 114.00 $114.00 $677 -19.26
601–615 unweaned 613 32 113.00–118.00 $113.77 $697 —
615 615 3 115.00 $115.00 $707 -22.44
624–647 629 62 124.50–125.00 $124.64 $784 -12.80
660–698 682 100 118.00–132.00 $128.33 $875 -8.23
700–741 715 171 122.00–129.00 $126.08 $901 -5.70
760–798 780 43 116.00–126.00 $122.00 $952 -6.89
814–836 824 11 116.00–119.00 $117.62 $969 -10.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
211–243 222 9 120.00–125.00 $121.83 $270 -18.17
245 thin fleshed 245 12 145.00 $145.00 $355 —
289 thin fleshed 289 6 140.00 $140.00 $405 —
290 290 13 122.50 $122.50 $355 -15.12
305–345 330 15 123.00–135.00 $126.77 $418 -14.85
342 thin fleshed 342 16 141.00 $141.00 $482 —
354–386 367 50 117.00–126.00 $123.58 $454 -6.70
401–446 426 77 114.00–125.00 $119.92 $511 -10.49
426 thin fleshed 426 19 132.00 $132.00 $562 —
462–488 unweaned 472 32 108.00–121.00 $114.42 $540 -3.16
450–499 483 66 115.00–124.00 $119.84 $579 -4.82
500–522 511 31 114.00–124.00 $118.70 $607 -7.89
509–535 unweaned 512 23 110.00–112.00 $111.77 $572 -7.08
561–562 unweaned 562 24 115.00 $115.00 $646 +1.11
550–596 571 59 110.00–126.00 $117.47 $671 -9.09
602 unweaned 602 11 112.00 $112.00 $674 +2.18
600–647 615 95 111.00–127.00 $120.48 $741 -2.31
650 unweaned 650 8 106.00 $106.00 $689 -5.00
650–672 660 27 113.00–123.00 $120.26 $794 -4.38
706–743 725 25 90.00–107.50 $98.18 $712 -21.54
803–834 814 24 90.00–115.00 $108.81 $886 -8.54
910 910 3 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 5 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
475 475 3 113.00 $113.00 $537 —
520 520 4 110.00 $110.00 $572 -2.21
525 unweaned 525 10 108.00 $108.00 $567 —
575–588 581 21 105.00–110.00 $108.19 $629 -1.81
667 667 5 105.00 $105.00 $700 -3.70
727 727 9 92.00 $92.00 $669 -20.23
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–381 370 9 110.00–115.00 $112.14 $415 —
464 464 7 111.00 $111.00 $515 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 7 114.00 $114.00 $447 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 unweaned 633 4 113.00 $113.00 $715 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 111.00 $111.00 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 4 145.00 $145.00 $352 —
302 302 10 162.50 $162.50 $491 —
353–385 362 22 135.00–165.00 $156.29 $566 +2.85
418–437 429 62 130.00–140.00 $136.33 $585 +1.33
452–498 479 32 116.00–120.00 $118.86 $569 -6.14
500–540 515 28 108.00–127.00 $121.46 $626 +9.46
577–583 580 21 110.00–117.50 $114.27 $663 +1.40
630 unweaned 630 8 112.00 $112.00 $706 ±0.00
659 unweaned 659 12 106.00 $106.00 $699 +1.00
700–744 726 17 92.00–97.00 $95.08 $690 —
726 unweaned 726 7 91.00 $91.00 $661 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–334 330 11 175.00–185.00 $177.65 $586 —
431 431 14 146.00 $146.00 $629 -6.00
460–480 469 18 125.00–141.00 $131.31 $616 —
533 533 10 135.00 $135.00 $720 +9.30
614 unweaned 614 6 122.00 $122.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 5 105.00 $105.00 $587 —
589 589 7 100.00 $100.00 $589 —
780 780 9 70.00 $70.00 $546 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 10 125.00 $125.00 $622 —
691 unweaned 691 9 103.00 $103.00 $712 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
176 176 4 142.50 $142.50 $251 —
698 698 8 99.00 $99.00 $691 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 5 55.00 $55.00 $359 —

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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.