Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

5,718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.26/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 575 lb · 366 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.95/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 668 lb · 276 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.54/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 473 lb · 235 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,718	5,898	6,918
Feeder cattle	5,718	5,898	6,918

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–293	289	28	210.00–216.00	$213.44	$617	-16.56
305–337	319	13	195.00–207.50	$201.63	$643	-4.71
350–395	366	41	191.00–203.00	$195.27	$715	-2.62
410–439	424	125	180.00–200.00	$188.58	$800	+7.29
462–476 thin fleshed	467	40	191.00–193.00	$191.71	$895	—
450–495	474	195	177.50–192.00	$184.28	$873	+0.70
500–531 thin fleshed	514	30	187.00–192.00	$189.26	$973	+1.26
507–548	529	192	165.00–186.00	$176.06	$931	+6.33
551–595	575	366	160.00–181.00	$168.26	$967	+3.16
612 thin fleshed	612	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,028	—
602–648	627	178	142.00–164.00	$156.04	$978	+2.18
657–697	675	115	141.00–153.50	$149.03	$1,006	+2.74
710–746	720	52	135.00–148.00	$143.41	$1,033	+2.31
757–797	783	191	135.50–144.00	$139.32	$1,091	+4.90
803–838	828	111	131.00–140.00	$137.66	$1,140	+3.51
869 fancy	869	30	139.00	$139.00	$1,208	—
863–897	888	68	132.50–137.25	$135.94	$1,207	+5.89
901–911	902	41	126.00–131.25	$130.60	$1,178	+4.49
1002–1034	1027	42	123.00–124.00	$123.84	$1,272	+1.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–346	336	24	180.00–190.00	$188.15	$632	+8.60
350–398	372	124	170.00–190.00	$184.42	$686	+7.71
405–444	425	56	165.00–177.50	$170.95	$727	-1.14
450–495	475	89	165.00–175.00	$170.33	$809	-0.85
502–545	525	28	152.50–162.50	$157.98	$829	+4.82
551–599	587	66	140.00–163.00	$156.19	$917	+4.15
601–637	620	13	136.00	$136.00	$843	-2.58
632 fancy	632	16	165.00	$165.00	$1,043	—
670–699	686	9	135.00–139.00	$136.74	$938	+1.21
716–746	728	12	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$948	-1.43
775–792	779	16	128.00–130.00	$129.49	$1,009	-2.85
831	831	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,022	-2.70
867	867	30	128.75	$128.75	$1,116	—
1042	1042	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,177	-4.50
1050	1050	16	114.00	$114.00	$1,197	—
1157	1157	9	90.00	$90.00	$1,041	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	9	184.00	$184.00	$959	—
604	604	12	158.00	$158.00	$954	—
671	671	4	144.00	$144.00	$966	—
838	838	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,115	—
1080	1080	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	165.00	$165.00	$648	+3.00
435	435	3	157.50	$157.50	$685	+8.99
471–488	476	10	147.50–155.00	$149.81	$713	-7.55
600	600	4	125.00	$125.00	$750	+0.62
745	745	3	107.00	$107.00	$797	-14.59

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	3	130.00	$130.00	$567	-15.00
847	847	5	103.00	$103.00	$872	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279–297	287	26	162.50–180.00	$171.85	$493	—
304–342	320	61	153.00–166.00	$159.38	$510	+4.35
355–399	382	197	153.00–161.00	$157.66	$602	+1.77
413 fancy	413	11	169.00	$169.00	$698	—
404–449	423	112	150.00–159.00	$155.33	$657	+2.90
457–499	477	151	150.00–161.00	$154.58	$737	+1.93
502–547	524	174	137.00–155.00	$146.13	$766	+2.69
550–594	576	158	136.00–154.00	$143.32	$826	+1.41
611–639	629	95	125.00–143.00	$135.32	$851	+2.45
602–648 fancy	637	39	142.50–146.00	$143.26	$913	—
661–664 thin fleshed	663	124	143.00–146.25	$145.02	$961	—
653–694	672	152	126.00–141.00	$135.81	$913	+4.47
704–747	731	150	126.00–135.00	$130.86	$957	+1.62
776–788	784	64	128.00–132.50	$131.22	$1,029	+2.68
807–848	820	37	121.00–130.00	$125.22	$1,027	+1.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	147.50	$147.50	$440	—
363–385	368	47	145.00–149.00	$147.89	$544	+1.90
405–446	434	77	140.00–148.00	$144.93	$629	+0.62
453–499	473	213	139.00–149.00	$143.17	$677	-2.37
512–543	531	33	130.00–135.00	$131.48	$698	-1.44
555–597	569	59	130.00–134.00	$133.02	$757	+1.23
622–640	633	10	133.00–138.00	$136.03	$861	+13.69
685–693	691	14	121.00–135.00	$132.03	$912	+10.07
717–730	726	14	121.00–123.00	$121.56	$883	+1.21
858–883	865	30	115.00–118.50	$117.48	$1,016	+1.73
957	957	54	116.50	$116.50	$1,115	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–458	455	8	146.00–150.00	$148.52	$676	—
539	539	8	141.00	$141.00	$760	—
560	560	8	143.00	$143.00	$801	—
627	627	25	133.00	$133.00	$834	—
655	655	2	125.00	$125.00	$819	—
794	794	16	128.50	$128.50	$1,020	—
846	846	19	116.00	$116.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–443	442	6	127.00–135.00	$131.01	$579	+0.06
468–496	483	25	131.00–135.00	$132.87	$642	-0.59
676	676	6	115.00	$115.00	$777	—
713–737	724	12	112.50–115.00	$113.32	$820	-0.11
774–797	784	9	100.00–115.00	$108.22	$848	-6.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	4	170.00	$170.00	$566	—
360–389	367	22	170.00–172.50	$171.90	$631	—
460–489	475	18	154.00–166.00	$159.55	$758	—
506	506	16	155.00	$155.00	$784	+5.00
558–568	563	11	136.00–137.00	$136.46	$768	—
643	643	3	125.00	$125.00	$804	—
660–670	665	15	130.00–133.00	$131.59	$875	+10.78
831	831	3	115.00	$115.00	$956	—
873	873	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,056	+16.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	8	210.00	$210.00	$594	—
327	327	6	185.00	$185.00	$605	—
365	365	7	180.00	$180.00	$657	-5.00
426–448	433	36	172.50–175.00	$172.70	$748	—
482	482	5	172.50	$172.50	$831	+9.48
563–581	570	30	154.00–162.00	$158.36	$903	+14.05
610	610	3	146.00	$146.00	$891	+14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	4	137.00	$137.00	$790	—
670	670	3	110.00	$110.00	$737	—
785	785	4	112.00	$112.00	$879	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–523	522	8	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$600	—

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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.