Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

9,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.61/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 812 lb · 730 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.68/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 720 lb · 677 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.74/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 582 lb · 559 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,399 10,922 6,154
Feeder cattle 9,399 10,922 6,154

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers under 550 lbs and over 800 lbs steady, heifers 550 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. The offering consisted of mostly wean/vac calves with a few unweaned calves in the mix and yearlings. Demand best of light calves suitable for winter grazing.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–344 337 14 180.00–190.00 $181.73 $612 —
386–390 388 10 180.00–182.50 $180.99 $702 +10.99
412–449 438 165 166.00–177.50 $171.98 $753 -2.98
451–497 474 205 161.00–174.00 $167.52 $794 +0.63
519–548 unweaned 528 38 147.00–161.00 $153.58 $811 —
500–548 534 182 151.00–167.00 $159.96 $854 +6.15
557–590 unweaned 580 92 136.00–153.00 $144.97 $841 +5.10
550–598 582 467 144.00–159.00 $150.68 $877 +4.58
603–623 unweaned 612 53 130.00–143.00 $139.12 $851 +4.72
605–645 623 225 139.00–152.50 $145.09 $904 +1.54
650–695 678 355 135.00–144.00 $140.41 $952 -3.01
662–697 unweaned 682 38 130.00–135.00 $132.65 $905 —
702–749 720 671 135.00–144.50 $139.73 $1,006 -1.41
747 747 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,001 -7.14
750–799 789 300 134.00–144.00 $138.42 $1,092 -4.60
802–820 809 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,052 -10.95
801–843 812 719 133.00–146.00 $141.79 $1,151 +0.84
861–891 884 213 133.00–140.00 $135.86 $1,201 -4.16
911–948 929 34 131.00–136.00 $133.21 $1,238 -2.91
960 960 10 129.00 $129.00 $1,238 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–307 306 6 170.00 $170.00 $520 —
320 thin fleshed 320 17 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
360–396 376 39 165.00–172.50 $168.50 $634 +18.50
401–445 425 47 150.00–170.00 $165.10 $702 +10.83
452 thin fleshed 452 19 170.00 $170.00 $768 —
450–495 478 50 147.00–160.00 $152.95 $731 +2.13
508–533 unweaned 523 15 140.00–142.00 $140.52 $735 +4.24
500–547 535 177 144.00–156.00 $148.71 $796 +6.58
559–588 579 69 140.00–149.00 $143.98 $834 +3.90
583–595 unweaned 587 12 138.00–139.00 $138.34 $812 +6.93
600–649 628 128 133.00–141.00 $138.05 $867 +1.91
662 662 6 125.00 $125.00 $828 -10.15
660–697 675 68 129.00–140.00 $132.95 $897 -2.20
701–742 716 259 130.00–138.00 $134.79 $965 -1.54
752–786 773 43 128.00–135.50 $133.31 $1,030 -4.09
845 845 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,124 -2.51
865–891 870 20 126.00–132.00 $130.48 $1,135 -3.33
914 914 124 130.25 $130.25 $1,190 -3.83
983 983 56 125.00 $125.00 $1,229 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 8 137.00 $137.00 $600 -23.00
471 471 5 133.00 $133.00 $626 —
521 thin fleshed 521 61 149.00 $149.00 $776 —
613 thin fleshed 613 79 139.00 $139.00 $852 —
729 thin fleshed 729 36 133.50 $133.50 $973 —
748 748 8 124.00 $124.00 $928 -6.63
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 thin fleshed 633 45 122.50 $122.50 $775 —
836 836 14 97.00 $97.00 $811 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–581 571 10 110.00–134.00 $121.78 $695 —
662 662 7 127.00 $127.00 $841 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 unweaned 625 8 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
898 898 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,167 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 8 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
320 320 6 149.00 $149.00 $477 +4.00
361–395 379 34 143.00–150.00 $146.34 $555 -4.17
400–448 426 116 136.00–150.00 $141.87 $604 -3.57
450–497 472 283 132.00–150.00 $140.19 $662 -1.57
500–540 unweaned 516 64 123.00–134.00 $128.65 $664 +3.73
507–547 522 144 129.00–140.00 $134.17 $700 +0.65
553–595 unweaned 567 106 118.00–129.00 $125.36 $711 +1.14
551–596 577 268 125.00–133.00 $129.97 $750 -5.86
609–641 unweaned 623 15 118.00–121.00 $119.84 $747 -1.33
603–647 627 245 121.00–134.00 $130.23 $817 -2.18
652–697 669 116 121.00–131.50 $128.99 $863 -2.27
701–748 716 144 122.00–134.50 $132.52 $949 +2.81
754–796 780 356 120.00–133.00 $131.00 $1,022 +2.05
820 820 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,009 -4.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 135.00 $135.00 $389 —
330–340 334 14 140.00–143.00 $141.09 $471 —
350–392 365 28 132.00–135.00 $133.83 $488 +2.83
390 thin fleshed 390 10 152.00 $152.00 $593 +9.00
401–440 424 76 126.00–142.00 $134.12 $569 +3.93
468 thin fleshed 468 10 139.00 $139.00 $651 —
451–491 472 97 125.00–134.00 $129.24 $610 -0.54
505–548 unweaned 514 28 110.00–125.00 $121.71 $626 -2.74
505–548 530 72 124.00–130.00 $126.26 $669 -0.83
574–586 unweaned 576 18 118.00–120.00 $119.66 $689 -1.19
550–598 578 101 120.00–131.00 $124.36 $719 -4.14
602–649 630 114 118.00–130.50 $124.53 $785 -7.60
616–641 unweaned 636 21 115.00–118.00 $115.43 $734 -6.30
667–690 675 71 115.00–126.00 $120.94 $816 -5.51
702–744 728 54 115.00–131.00 $127.60 $929 +1.46
783 783 9 111.00 $111.00 $869 -10.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–449 429 9 125.00 $125.00 $536 —
458–499 481 20 120.00–125.00 $122.14 $587 -1.72
529–536 532 9 118.00–123.00 $120.76 $642 —
585 585 5 113.00 $113.00 $661 —
610 610 5 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
582 582 8 119.00 $119.00 $693 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–425 424 15 160.00–171.00 $168.82 $716 —
470–491 479 18 150.00–164.00 $158.64 $760 —
501–513 508 19 137.50–150.00 $146.70 $745 +6.70
618–624 623 43 133.00–135.00 $134.54 $838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
465–497 483 19 130.00–143.00 $139.57 $674 +10.36
511 511 5 145.00 $145.00 $741 +21.86
635–648 unweaned 638 18 113.00–125.00 $118.98 $759 +0.41
638 638 6 122.00 $122.00 $778 —
688 688 7 124.00 $124.00 $853 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 150.00 $150.00 $530 +8.00
482 482 5 130.00 $130.00 $627 —
580 580 12 113.00 $113.00 $655 —
635 unweaned 635 6 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 128.00 $128.00 $517 —
581–591 586 6 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $630 —

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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.