Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

5,928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.61/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 822 lb · 434 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.60/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 630 lb · 400 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.86/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 625 lb · 349 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,928	7,124	5,007
Feeder cattle	5,928	7,124	5,007

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Close** Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs. traded steady, over 600 lb. steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Supply moderate with good buyer attendance. Due to heavy thunderstorms and very muddy conditions, some producers were unable to move livestock.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–343	323	35	185.00–200.00	$187.55	$606	-2.74
360–389	378	88	183.00–191.00	$184.20	$696	+3.24
401–427	416	53	172.00–187.50	$181.33	$754	+5.57
457–496	477	113	169.00–177.00	$173.05	$825	+2.25
500–547	524	234	153.00–168.00	$161.30	$845	-0.67
551–597	573	230	152.00–163.00	$159.11	$912	+4.33
601–648	630	400	140.00–152.00	$144.60	$911	-0.61
650–671	652	163	138.00–149.00	$147.55	$962	+7.59
700–747	726	326	131.00–140.35	$135.60	$984	+0.85
750–797	772	145	130.00–139.00	$134.98	$1,042	+2.80
803–847	822	434	128.00–136.50	$132.61	$1,090	+2.76
903–930	908	97	126.25–127.00	$126.39	$1,148	+0.89
998	998	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,208	—
1050–1051	1050	116	117.00–122.00	$119.54	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–336	329	33	170.00–175.00	$171.60	$565	+6.60
372–398	383	30	167.00–179.00	$173.04	$663	-1.19
401–447	427	84	160.00–171.00	$165.35	$706	+3.72
450–496	468	68	155.00–165.00	$159.91	$748	-3.23
504–549	529	52	139.00–151.00	$143.16	$757	-4.17
554–595	579	116	140.00–151.00	$145.37	$842	-1.07
615–648	630	73	130.00–138.00	$134.93	$850	+0.05
652–696	671	199	130.00–136.50	$134.71	$904	+1.15
723–738	730	21	127.00–128.00	$127.66	$932	+0.14
750–780	765	37	127.00–131.00	$128.67	$984	+2.16
821	821	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,018	-3.03
950	950	6	124.00	$124.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	7	160.00	$160.00	$531	±0.00
365–399	382	12	142.00–155.00	$148.79	$568	-4.71
429	429	5	152.00	$152.00	$652	+19.00
471–493	489	17	152.00–153.00	$152.83	$747	+0.48
523–535	527	14	131.00–135.00	$133.22	$702	-2.95
563–595	589	59	125.00–136.00	$133.79	$788	+3.70
636	636	4	120.00	$120.00	$763	-3.24
653–689	675	24	120.00–128.00	$122.47	$827	-1.81
793	793	4	120.00	$120.00	$952	+2.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	139.00	$139.00	$678	—
665	665	3	131.00	$131.00	$871	—
791	791	5	117.00	$117.00	$925	—
817	817	4	115.00	$115.00	$940	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	145.00	$145.00	$718	—
591	591	4	124.00	$124.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–362	362	31	141.00–156.00	$146.31	$530	—
405–442	425	118	140.00–154.00	$143.26	$609	-0.31
452–498	478	200	138.00–146.00	$141.98	$679	-0.04
500–539	521	182	128.00–140.00	$132.91	$692	+0.03
550–595	577	238	125.00–137.00	$129.00	$744	-0.76
608–647	625	349	122.00–133.00	$127.86	$799	-1.37
653–695	670	138	122.00–129.50	$126.08	$845	-1.58
703–749	714	215	121.00–128.10	$125.99	$900	+1.21
753–779	773	24	121.00–125.00	$123.06	$951	-2.40
801	801	14	122.00	$122.00	$977	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	330	23	140.00–153.00	$146.89	$485	+3.05
366–387	377	42	142.00–151.00	$146.50	$552	+4.81
400–447	418	68	130.00–145.00	$136.70	$571	+2.67
453–493	477	50	125.00–137.00	$132.84	$634	+0.46
504–545	518	66	122.00–134.00	$130.33	$675	+3.22
562–598	578	51	121.00–124.00	$122.87	$710	-1.26
603–636	617	42	112.00–121.00	$118.20	$729	-2.75
650–682	671	32	112.00–121.00	$116.43	$781	-4.16
708–735	725	32	119.00–121.00	$119.55	$867	+2.89
785	785	6	118.00	$118.00	$926	+0.49

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653–659	654	97	127.50–133.00	$132.09	$864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	8	137.00	$137.00	$471	—
378–388	384	26	129.00–139.00	$134.46	$516	-0.38
488	488	3	127.00	$127.00	$620	+10.00
582–595	586	16	115.00–118.00	$116.20	$681	+3.77

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	117.00	$117.00	$450	—
698	698	13	100.00	$100.00	$698	—
725–727	726	14	102.00–104.00	$103.29	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	3	118.00	$118.00	$815	+18.00
703	703	11	117.00	$117.00	$823	—
763–793	781	24	90.00–112.00	$105.15	$821	+5.15
857–885	862	23	83.00–85.00	$83.36	$719	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	150.00	$150.00	$747	+10.00
528	528	3	140.00	$140.00	$739	+11.97
593	593	17	128.00	$128.00	$759	+1.56
626–637	634	13	125.00–134.00	$127.05	$805	+11.05
666	666	7	124.00	$124.00	$826	+6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–527	522	11	140.00–150.00	$142.66	$745	—
707	707	5	121.00	$121.00	$855	—

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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.