Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

7,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.40/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 676 lb · 388 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.25/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 724 lb · 369 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.19/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 719 lb · 354 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,392 11,730 6,263
Feeder cattle 7,392 11,730 6,263

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Close*** Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, except under 500 lbs., steady to firm. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 319 26 185.00–200.00 $191.93 $612 —
350–391 378 20 182.00–188.00 $186.08 $703 +4.10
409–448 429 160 170.00–186.00 $178.48 $766 -3.33
451–490 476 109 170.00–180.00 $173.41 $825 -1.78
512 thin fleshed 512 6 177.00 $177.00 $906 —
504–541 524 199 158.00–172.00 $163.66 $858 -3.85
551–579 560 147 153.00–162.00 $157.45 $882 -0.06
600–649 623 289 140.00–149.00 $144.40 $900 +0.70
650–698 671 325 140.00–149.00 $142.07 $953 +1.62
700–741 724 369 133.00–140.00 $136.25 $986 -1.31
755–799 793 197 132.00–134.85 $134.64 $1,068 -1.23
812–820 819 57 131.00 $131.00 $1,073 -5.97
870–898 878 33 130.00–134.50 $132.31 $1,162 +1.37
908 908 18 131.50 $131.50 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 332 11 172.00–175.00 $172.80 $574 +0.86
365 thin fleshed 365 7 189.00 $189.00 $690 —
368–398 393 32 165.00–180.00 $173.77 $683 +0.33
420 thin fleshed 420 8 177.00 $177.00 $743 —
410–442 430 22 167.50–170.00 $169.19 $728 +1.48
450–499 485 75 156.00–162.50 $159.72 $775 -5.51
500–540 527 165 140.00–161.00 $147.30 $776 -10.07
554–595 575 304 137.00–155.00 $147.43 $848 +1.90
600–647 630 105 130.00–141.00 $137.13 $864 -3.65
650–696 676 388 130.00–140.50 $136.40 $922 +0.02
716–747 730 136 127.00–134.00 $131.92 $963 -0.72
753–795 774 51 125.00–132.00 $130.37 $1,009 -0.99
804–848 819 111 123.00–132.00 $126.25 $1,034 -3.00
966–992 977 25 120.00–124.00 $121.77 $1,190 +1.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 152.00 $152.00 $534 -3.55
405–436 425 20 150.00–152.50 $150.60 $640 +2.40
452–476 462 7 145.00–152.00 $148.91 $688 -4.70
509–528 515 13 127.00–130.00 $129.05 $665 -9.01
557–576 564 19 132.00–136.00 $133.15 $751 -5.36
611–625 620 16 126.00–128.00 $127.38 $790 -9.86
665–687 678 31 123.00–128.00 $125.25 $849 -5.44
713–729 725 26 124.00–126.00 $125.31 $908 -2.41
751–793 768 11 110.00–125.00 $117.38 $901 -9.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 191.00 $191.00 $697 —
418–444 432 19 175.00–176.00 $175.54 $758 —
451 451 9 182.00 $182.00 $821 —
522 522 4 152.00 $152.00 $793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–338 329 23 150.00–152.00 $150.51 $495 —
400–446 426 120 140.00–152.00 $145.81 $621 -2.73
453–498 477 196 139.00–150.00 $143.25 $683 +0.44
500–548 521 327 127.00–140.00 $133.39 $695 +1.80
555–599 580 287 126.00–140.00 $130.16 $755 +0.48
605–645 624 274 125.00–138.00 $128.93 $805 +2.15
650–664 656 82 125.00–129.00 $126.68 $831 -1.48
704–747 719 354 122.00–127.00 $125.19 $900 -1.38
767 767 7 122.00 $122.00 $936 -1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 145.00 $145.00 $494 —
357–397 375 63 140.00–149.00 $144.14 $541 +8.79
400–436 422 77 132.00–142.00 $136.41 $576 -3.05
451–497 478 60 129.00–137.00 $134.10 $641 +3.63
516 thin fleshed 516 19 146.00 $146.00 $753 +6.00
501–545 524 87 123.00–137.00 $128.01 $671 +0.08
558–597 582 196 121.00–128.00 $124.16 $723 +0.24
600–637 622 133 116.00–125.00 $121.45 $755 -2.43
650–693 665 156 118.00–126.00 $123.17 $819 +0.60
700–740 723 36 110.00–120.00 $115.78 $837 -3.56
753–778 765 11 114.00–120.00 $117.26 $897 +1.73
807–831 823 20 115.00–120.00 $118.11 $972 -2.89
861 861 5 116.00 $116.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 6 115.00 $115.00 $685 -0.80
608–645 624 12 110.00–115.00 $112.12 $700 -2.20
675 675 7 107.00 $107.00 $722 —
989 989 5 90.00 $90.00 $890 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 156.00 $156.00 $608 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 4 107.00 $107.00 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 137.00 $137.00 $603 —
491 491 10 140.00 $140.00 $687 —
500–521 511 25 127.00–134.00 $131.95 $674 -14.15
568–591 580 13 127.00–134.00 $131.20 $761 +13.20
633–646 640 23 120.00–130.00 $125.37 $802 +0.37
666–693 680 17 117.00–127.00 $121.47 $826 —
720 720 3 107.00 $107.00 $770 —
802 802 4 105.00 $105.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 3 135.00 $135.00 $656 —
511 511 5 123.00 $123.00 $629 —
603 603 11 124.00 $124.00 $748 —
693 693 3 110.00 $110.00 $762 —
716–720 718 7 102.00 $102.00 $732 —
778 778 3 102.00 $102.00 $794 —
851 851 4 90.00 $90.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–476 466 15 157.00–158.00 $157.61 $734 —
579 579 12 146.00 $146.00 $845 —

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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.