Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

2,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.67/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 819 lb · 186 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.70/cwt ≈ $1,168/hd at 922 lb · 166 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.59/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 430 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,741	4,826	6,108
Feeder cattle	2,741	4,826	6,108

Market comments — USDA reporter

***MID-SESSION/CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, yearlings steady to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate to light, supply light. The USDA Cattle On Feed report showed 104 percent On Feed, 106 percent Placements, 106 percent Marketed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	8	160.00	$160.00	$512	±0.00
471–495	481	31	136.00–158.00	$147.88	$711	+6.56
520–543 unweaned	532	10	132.00–138.00	$135.06	$719	+1.65
513–548	536	35	139.00–141.00	$140.50	$753	-0.86
550–560 unweaned	554	15	122.00–125.00	$123.21	$683	-8.90
570–576	574	17	133.00–135.00	$134.30	$771	+1.97
604–618	614	28	131.00–138.00	$135.04	$829	+5.70
617 unweaned	617	8	123.00	$123.00	$759	-1.95
672–682	674	46	128.00–134.00	$132.86	$895	-2.30
683 unweaned	683	8	118.00	$118.00	$806	-8.00
716–728	720	57	131.00–137.00	$133.44	$961	+1.83
750–752	751	11	131.00–132.00	$131.64	$989	-5.01
802–822	819	186	129.50–132.00	$131.67	$1,078	+2.58
850	850	58	130.00	$130.00	$1,105	-1.87
910–935	922	166	124.50–128.85	$126.70	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	5	160.00	$160.00	$446	—
289 thin fleshed	289	12	151.00	$151.00	$436	-4.00
334–348	339	8	140.00–152.50	$144.81	$491	—
347 thin fleshed	347	6	135.00	$135.00	$468	-22.00
377–399	395	20	145.00–152.00	$148.02	$585	-1.98
406–448	430	103	140.00–145.00	$140.59	$605	-3.89
478–498	493	32	130.00–142.00	$137.39	$677	+5.34
512 unweaned	512	7	130.00	$130.00	$666	+1.46
505–543	530	42	130.00–143.00	$136.50	$723	-1.65
557–598	571	61	121.00–130.00	$126.79	$724	-1.69
592–595 unweaned	593	13	115.00–121.00	$118.77	$704	-6.11
600–633	611	19	122.50–132.00	$127.73	$780	+0.69
665 unweaned	665	4	119.00	$119.00	$791	-1.00
653–686	667	46	124.00–131.00	$128.37	$856	-1.08
709–737	719	16	120.00–133.00	$127.82	$919	-1.94
775–778	777	6	123.00–131.00	$127.01	$987	-0.60
801	801	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,017	+14.00
887	887	9	119.00	$119.00	$1,056	-1.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	15	140.00	$140.00	$497	+13.00
564	564	17	126.00	$126.00	$711	+11.00
651–653	653	29	92.50–123.00	$118.80	$776	—
721–727	726	19	121.00	$121.00	$878	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	6	132.00	$132.00	$517	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	130.00	$130.00	$488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 thin fleshed	270	11	140.00	$140.00	$378	±0.00
290	290	4	130.00	$130.00	$377	+7.50
302–338	325	19	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$425	+3.89
327 thin fleshed	327	4	140.00	$140.00	$458	-1.00
356–398	372	43	120.00–130.00	$122.98	$457	-0.60
373 thin fleshed	373	10	130.00	$130.00	$485	—
405–439	424	70	116.00–128.00	$120.45	$511	+0.53
455–492	477	53	113.00–125.00	$118.56	$566	-1.28
503–535	529	20	115.00–118.50	$117.83	$623	-0.87
530–543 unweaned	541	24	110.00–112.00	$111.76	$605	-0.01
566 unweaned	566	20	101.00	$101.00	$572	-14.00
555–598	583	42	110.00–124.00	$116.44	$679	-1.03
611–646	636	30	108.00–116.00	$110.76	$704	-9.72
654–657	655	16	117.00	$117.00	$766	-3.26
701–734	718	16	107.00–108.00	$107.38	$771	+9.20
763–788	776	8	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$869	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–446	439	9	122.00–127.00	$124.37	$546	-1.51
450–498	477	44	120.00–134.00	$125.34	$598	+9.34
517–540 unweaned	521	10	115.00–123.00	$120.66	$629	-1.36
500–539	522	39	121.00–129.00	$124.26	$649	+0.06
604–646	621	42	117.00–124.00	$122.07	$758	+7.07
640 unweaned	640	5	110.00	$110.00	$704	-3.77
680 unweaned	680	5	105.00	$105.00	$714	—
659–698	693	45	116.00–123.00	$117.98	$818	-10.35
725	725	11	120.00	$120.00	$870	-6.08
754–774	761	26	116.00–125.00	$122.20	$930	+0.20
801	801	3	115.00	$115.00	$921	-2.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	4	115.00	$115.00	$428	—
496	496	15	101.00	$101.00	$501	-12.00
529–548	541	17	95.00–100.00	$96.72	$523	-13.28
635–641	638	13	107.00	$107.00	$683	—
657–669	664	10	90.00–96.00	$93.63	$622	-11.37

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	9	122.00	$122.00	$487	—
425–443	436	5	100.00	$100.00	$436	—
591	591	10	102.00	$102.00	$603	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	8	80.00	$80.00	$300	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	5	85.00	$85.00	$497	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–397	371	21	142.00–145.00	$144.39	$536	-11.90
436	436	19	127.50	$127.50	$556	-8.83
468	468	8	124.00	$124.00	$580	+5.14
508–529	517	43	116.00–118.00	$116.92	$604	-4.54
576–578	576	20	105.00–112.00	$109.92	$633	-4.35
614–647 unweaned	626	17	90.00–113.00	$106.70	$668	-5.30
737 unweaned	737	6	85.00	$85.00	$626	-6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	9	145.00	$145.00	$618	-1.00
534	534	13	120.00	$120.00	$641	-15.00
616 unweaned	616	4	100.00	$100.00	$616	-22.00
842	842	4	85.00	$85.00	$716	—
973	973	7	88.00	$88.00	$856	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
656	656	13	114.00	$114.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	4	102.00	$102.00	$561	-3.00

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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.