Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

5,452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.59/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 523 lb · 628 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.95/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 923 lb · 320 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.02/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 824 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,452 11,387 1,724
Feeder cattle 5,452 11,387 1,724

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady with moderate supply and demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 11 192.00–200.00 $196.36 $628 -7.85
354–398 364 21 190.00–195.00 $191.04 $695 -6.67
406–446 422 56 180.00–192.00 $186.66 $788 +1.95
451–493 469 84 176.00–189.00 $183.32 $860 +3.13
501–510 thin fleshed 506 26 182.00–186.00 $184.02 $931 +0.02
500–547 524 106 160.00–181.00 $173.35 $908 +3.48
552–577 569 155 160.00–168.00 $163.03 $928 -1.15
600–641 620 171 141.00–157.00 $148.65 $922 -3.31
652–687 664 68 142.00–156.00 $148.52 $986 -0.07
706–733 727 113 135.00–145.00 $139.97 $1,018 +1.34
773–793 784 25 134.00–134.50 $134.28 $1,053 -1.29
802–842 824 193 129.00–133.00 $131.02 $1,080 -1.08
850–876 866 185 127.00–130.00 $128.63 $1,114 -1.63
915–948 923 320 125.00–129.00 $126.95 $1,172 +2.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–346 336 19 170.00–187.50 $184.00 $618 +7.50
355–395 368 50 170.00–185.00 $178.18 $656 -2.32
401–446 423 52 165.00–180.00 $172.08 $728 +8.02
477–499 487 36 165.00–172.00 $170.46 $830 +20.46
506–549 529 91 142.00–158.00 $150.21 $795 -3.17
553–594 575 97 140.00–158.00 $151.06 $869 -3.06
600–643 626 44 130.00–140.00 $136.34 $853 -2.08
651–692 681 177 130.00–140.00 $138.17 $941 +2.73
723 723 7 133.00 $133.00 $962 +1.93
752–797 780 127 130.00–131.00 $130.15 $1,015 -1.96
814–838 820 19 122.00–126.00 $124.48 $1,021 -0.52
860–898 877 79 125.00–125.50 $125.42 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–434 417 49 160.00–167.00 $162.23 $676 +7.23
454–485 474 39 147.00–162.00 $155.85 $739 +0.89
522–532 527 10 133.00–140.00 $136.53 $720 -4.37
685–686 686 15 120.00–121.00 $120.53 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–346 331 42 150.00–160.00 $155.84 $516 +0.19
353–393 367 26 150.00–153.00 $152.02 $558 -4.84
406–445 428 114 150.00–154.00 $152.88 $654 +1.16
455–472 461 36 150.00–152.00 $150.44 $694 -3.13
501–542 521 296 136.00–148.00 $142.38 $742 -1.32
515–548 fancy 525 332 151.00–154.75 $152.24 $799 -6.84
556–593 580 110 132.00–148.00 $135.73 $787 -7.10
600–648 631 138 127.00–142.00 $132.33 $835 -0.48
658–692 673 98 125.00–133.00 $128.17 $863 -2.00
703–747 735 109 125.00–138.00 $126.94 $933 -0.79
751–762 761 59 124.00 $124.00 $944 -1.89
836 836 65 124.00 $124.00 $1,037 +0.71
866–882 879 21 121.50–125.00 $122.16 $1,074 +0.10
925 925 35 122.50 $122.50 $1,133 +9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 147.00 $147.00 $495 +2.52
358–397 381 71 140.00–149.00 $142.14 $542 -3.88
401–443 433 134 138.00–146.00 $143.99 $623 -2.15
451–490 476 98 138.00–148.00 $142.53 $678 -2.14
503–545 518 66 130.00–138.00 $132.21 $685 -0.65
557–598 581 132 124.00–131.50 $129.08 $750 -0.85
636–645 639 33 123.00–124.00 $123.27 $788 +0.59
685–693 688 16 120.00–124.00 $121.38 $835 -2.62
701–737 724 32 120.00–123.50 $122.31 $886 +0.07
750–790 768 65 117.00–123.50 $121.62 $934 +0.55
848 848 26 115.00 $115.00 $975 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 368 8 135.00–137.00 $135.81 $500 -6.67
412–437 426 21 131.00–137.00 $134.57 $573 -2.82
451–495 472 59 128.00–137.00 $131.04 $619 -8.80
513–548 527 10 123.00–134.00 $127.58 $672 -6.42
575 575 3 123.00 $123.00 $707 +3.37
628 628 5 117.00 $117.00 $735 -3.22
699 699 5 117.00 $117.00 $818 -0.16
879 879 21 103.00 $103.00 $905 ±0.00
938 938 3 100.00 $100.00 $938 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–346 328 27 112.00–120.00 $118.44 $388 —
754 754 24 90.00–108.00 $99.00 $746 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 125.00 $125.00 $685 —
698 698 8 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $824 —
748 748 5 119.00 $119.00 $890 —
760–762 762 15 114.00–116.00 $115.60 $881 —
978 978 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 7 148.00 $148.00 $836 —

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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.