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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

7,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.87/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 882 lb · 688 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.09/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 817 lb · 454 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $132.00/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 908 lb · 371 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,612 4,044 0
Feeder cattle 7,612 4,044 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady, steers over 700 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady compared to last Wednesday's sale. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. The weather was much improved over last Monday helped with gathering and transporting cattle to market .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 372 11 172.50–185.00 $176.77 $658 -2.96
420–447 433 35 170.00–184.00 $178.41 $773 -0.25
455–495 469 27 162.50–172.50 $168.17 $789 -3.52
500–546 525 59 155.00–172.00 $161.38 $847 +1.06
513–531 unweaned 526 21 156.00–161.00 $157.39 $828 +0.29
560–598 576 89 147.00–163.00 $155.59 $896 +1.56
555–597 unweaned 583 28 142.00–159.00 $145.60 $849 -0.24
632–635 635 169 150.00–150.75 $150.66 $957 +1.12
650–699 681 291 134.00–149.00 $142.40 $970 -1.28
696 unweaned 696 7 132.00 $132.00 $919 —
701–748 713 151 132.00–150.00 $143.89 $1,026 +4.74
756–797 776 174 135.00–143.00 $137.64 $1,068 -0.21
818–844 834 364 132.25–138.00 $136.00 $1,134 +0.80
854–897 882 688 133.00–138.75 $135.87 $1,198 +2.06
904–912 908 371 130.25–134.50 $132.00 $1,199 +0.60
1022 1022 52 121.00 $121.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–389 367 40 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $633 +2.50
415–447 435 40 157.00–175.00 $165.57 $720 —
454–498 476 46 150.00–162.00 $157.79 $751 +1.31
506–546 533 124 142.50–160.00 $155.50 $829 +0.07
550–592 564 108 138.00–154.00 $145.06 $818 +0.24
578 thin fleshed 578 5 147.00 $147.00 $850 —
606 unweaned 606 11 138.00 $138.00 $836 —
606–643 636 167 140.00–148.00 $141.55 $900 -1.34
654–698 688 70 137.00–141.00 $138.23 $951 -0.35
700–749 731 141 130.00–141.50 $137.71 $1,007 +4.25
770–796 787 19 128.00–133.00 $131.24 $1,033 +3.06
802–817 808 191 125.00–135.75 $134.89 $1,090 —
857 857 59 133.85 $133.85 $1,147 —
922–927 924 90 128.75–129.00 $128.87 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 thin fleshed 200 4 175.00 $175.00 $350 —
303 thin fleshed 303 6 175.00 $175.00 $530 —
343 343 8 160.00 $160.00 $549 —
385 thin fleshed 385 18 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
480 thin fleshed 480 13 155.00 $155.00 $744 —
505–547 529 34 120.00–147.00 $137.17 $726 —
1023 1023 11 104.00 $104.00 $1,064 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 7 158.00 $158.00 $777 —
537 537 12 152.00 $152.00 $816 —
608 608 6 144.00 $144.00 $876 —
671 671 10 137.00 $137.00 $919 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 6 150.00 $150.00 $666 —
480 480 4 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
821 821 5 90.00 $90.00 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 155.00 $155.00 $372 +3.00
333–344 340 17 145.00–155.00 $149.37 $508 +6.42
371–395 385 19 140.00–152.00 $148.47 $572 +5.10
416–441 428 37 139.00–148.00 $143.51 $614 +1.75
450–491 468 109 135.00–151.00 $143.39 $671 +3.21
505–536 523 83 133.00–140.00 $136.61 $714 +3.63
513–544 unweaned 531 18 120.00–131.00 $123.66 $657 -6.08
550–580 562 108 129.00–138.00 $133.82 $752 +2.27
555–592 unweaned 570 21 117.00–124.00 $123.31 $703 -1.88
612 unweaned 612 8 120.00 $120.00 $734 -6.00
612–646 637 92 126.00–134.50 $131.86 $840 +1.90
668–693 682 107 130.00–131.50 $131.20 $895 +6.00
703–747 735 216 124.00–131.10 $129.39 $951 +4.38
800–836 817 454 127.25–131.35 $129.09 $1,055 +3.75
885 885 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 thin fleshed 249 6 157.50 $157.50 $392 —
290 thin fleshed 290 8 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
291 291 16 142.50 $142.50 $415 -5.11
312–349 thin fleshed 341 36 140.00–154.00 $149.11 $508 —
355 thin fleshed 355 4 147.00 $147.00 $522 -2.00
351–383 366 52 131.00–140.00 $134.73 $493 +1.48
411 thin fleshed 411 17 142.00 $142.00 $584 —
403–446 420 77 130.00–140.00 $135.64 $570 +9.63
468 thin fleshed 468 7 143.00 $143.00 $669 —
453–492 472 110 131.00–139.00 $136.24 $643 +5.18
497 unweaned 497 5 117.50 $117.50 $584 —
500–538 521 100 120.00–136.00 $129.12 $673 +4.23
523–534 unweaned 532 16 121.00–124.00 $123.45 $657 +2.25
553–597 566 103 120.00–132.00 $125.36 $710 -0.38
562–595 unweaned 571 11 115.00 $115.00 $657 -11.90
601–639 609 131 122.00–130.50 $129.10 $786 +6.41
621–644 unweaned 631 21 108.00–114.00 $112.54 $710 -6.62
657 unweaned 657 4 112.00 $112.00 $736 —
657–699 677 87 113.00–129.50 $123.00 $833 +0.63
708–740 730 14 111.00–123.00 $117.79 $860 +7.79
752 752 5 108.00 $108.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 thin fleshed 261 11 131.00 $131.00 $342 —
367 367 13 125.00 $125.00 $459 —
416 thin fleshed 416 7 125.00 $125.00 $520 —
425 425 4 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
450–493 thin fleshed 484 25 127.50–131.00 $130.35 $631 —
502 thin fleshed 502 6 125.00 $125.00 $628 —
516 516 4 125.00 $125.00 $645 —
557–588 572 22 108.00–124.00 $114.97 $658 —
626 626 9 115.00 $115.00 $720 —
689–692 690 20 102.00–105.00 $102.60 $708 -10.40
717–747 732 12 79.00–103.00 $90.75 $664 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 9 126.00 $126.00 $649 —
638–648 644 8 120.00–123.00 $121.89 $785 —
1027 1027 7 90.00 $90.00 $924 —
1063 1063 9 83.00 $83.00 $882 -19.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 77.00 $77.00 $263 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 13 167.50 $167.50 $466 —
279 thin fleshed 279 10 177.50 $177.50 $495 —
371–391 382 33 165.00–167.50 $165.77 $633 +4.58
402–441 419 36 145.00–172.50 $158.18 $663 +5.26
453–499 473 37 141.00–160.00 $153.21 $725 +17.31
501–507 505 22 130.00–145.00 $136.09 $687 +7.00
516 thin fleshed 516 10 155.00 $155.00 $800 —
560 560 7 137.00 $137.00 $767 +9.33
604–640 unweaned 615 23 127.50–133.00 $130.41 $802 +6.41
631 631 13 137.00 $137.00 $864 —
737 737 7 115.00 $115.00 $848 —
826 826 8 93.00 $93.00 $768 —
861 861 4 86.00 $86.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–333 332 8 185.00–190.00 $186.88 $620 —
379 379 10 172.50 $172.50 $654 —
467–479 472 12 150.00–167.50 $157.40 $743 —
502 502 15 154.00 $154.00 $773 —
550–585 558 21 136.00–144.00 $140.55 $784 —
605–613 unweaned 607 21 134.00–135.00 $134.76 $818 —
646 646 15 138.00 $138.00 $891 —
699 699 17 120.00 $120.00 $839 —
805–812 808 10 100.00–101.00 $100.40 $811 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 11 157.00 $157.00 $545 +7.00
435 435 12 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
589 589 9 117.50 $117.50 $692 —
635 unweaned 635 6 115.00 $115.00 $730 —
735 735 6 100.00 $100.00 $735 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 73.00 $73.00 $320 —
566 566 29 83.00 $83.00 $470 —
759 759 67 92.50 $92.50 $702 —

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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.