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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

6,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.04/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 681 lb · 600 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.41/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 820 lb · 418 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.39/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 521 lb · 410 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,257 5,772 3,084
Feeder cattle 6,257 5,772 3,084

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, most of the gain was on quality, larger weights.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 321 17 195.00–207.50 $201.84 $648 -2.02
374–381 376 10 192.00–193.00 $192.70 $725 -1.45
405–447 428 159 177.50–195.00 $186.34 $798 +2.48
450–498 472 117 178.00–191.00 $183.29 $865 +1.56
500–548 521 410 162.00–182.00 $171.39 $893 -1.80
550–598 573 114 161.00–170.00 $165.62 $949 -2.99
600–649 618 236 150.00–170.00 $161.00 $995 -1.04
653–696 677 97 147.00–158.50 $153.55 $1,040 +0.69
705–745 726 153 140.00–152.00 $148.90 $1,081 +0.03
751–799 774 202 137.00–147.50 $143.46 $1,110 +0.43
807–833 fancy 826 46 146.50–148.25 $147.77 $1,221 —
811–847 830 52 138.00–139.50 $138.98 $1,154 -3.10
856–857 857 35 133.50–143.00 $135.67 $1,163 +0.22
901–910 903 41 130.00–136.00 $134.67 $1,216 +1.89
966 966 34 134.85 $134.85 $1,303 +1.37
1004 1004 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,245 —
1052 1052 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 331 14 180.00–190.00 $184.51 $611 +2.83
361–395 387 44 175.00–190.00 $180.87 $700 -3.28
403–443 429 90 162.00–177.00 $168.04 $721 -2.79
452–495 473 48 165.00–180.00 $171.38 $811 -1.08
523–541 529 23 157.00–157.50 $157.24 $832 +2.83
561–598 577 70 150.00–160.00 $156.90 $905 +2.87
621–649 636 42 139.00–147.00 $142.37 $905 -0.55
672–695 673 94 142.00–145.00 $142.13 $957 +5.13
704–742 727 27 131.00–140.00 $134.94 $981 +4.66
861 861 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,119 —
905 905 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–380 370 12 170.00–172.00 $171.49 $635 —
406 406 3 160.00 $160.00 $650 —
461–490 476 25 150.00–161.00 $156.70 $746 —
585 585 2 144.00 $144.00 $842 —
777 777 9 129.00 $129.00 $1,002 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 165.00 $165.00 $574 —
352–362 357 15 160.00–168.00 $164.21 $586 —
694 694 8 123.00 $123.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–343 326 40 155.00–176.00 $163.38 $533 +9.88
357–396 379 34 155.00–164.00 $158.31 $600 -0.47
401–449 428 235 150.00–164.00 $155.99 $668 +3.06
457–498 481 177 151.00–166.00 $157.00 $755 +1.74
500–549 525 226 137.00–159.00 $148.84 $781 +3.11
550–599 574 320 137.00–155.00 $143.81 $825 -1.76
600–646 630 264 131.00–153.00 $141.00 $888 +2.67
663 fancy 663 57 147.00 $147.00 $975 —
652–698 683 543 132.00–142.00 $137.10 $936 +0.10
700–733 714 306 125.00–140.10 $138.20 $987 +2.13
750–785 758 168 126.00–138.00 $132.61 $1,005 +0.53
805–844 820 418 122.00–135.75 $133.41 $1,094 +6.43
861 861 38 132.50 $132.50 $1,141 +9.80
912 912 9 123.00 $123.00 $1,122 +0.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–346 342 7 150.00–153.00 $152.17 $520 +1.75
365–399 385 94 145.00–150.00 $146.69 $565 -1.39
400–440 424 101 140.00–149.00 $144.18 $611 +0.83
460–499 482 85 140.00–146.00 $143.16 $690 -2.24
505–546 528 38 132.00–135.00 $133.43 $705 -3.66
557–595 565 22 132.00–134.50 $133.93 $757 -11.00
620–626 624 12 127.50–128.00 $127.67 $797 —
761 761 3 123.00 $123.00 $936 —
888 888 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–360 360 30 137.50–144.00 $143.14 $515 +1.98
407–422 416 10 132.00–143.00 $136.40 $567 -4.16
478–495 487 17 132.50–137.00 $134.92 $657 -0.32
602–604 603 15 122.50–137.00 $130.22 $785 —
701–719 711 15 120.00–121.00 $120.67 $858 +0.67
923 923 5 101.00 $101.00 $932 —
986 986 13 102.00 $102.00 $1,006 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 120.00 $120.00 $552 -4.26
558 558 9 115.00 $115.00 $642 —
826 826 3 105.00 $105.00 $867 —
854 854 5 102.00 $102.00 $871 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 187.00 $187.00 $653 -3.00
408–433 426 33 170.00–185.00 $175.82 $749 -6.19
463–471 468 12 170.00–177.50 $174.41 $816 -0.59
504–528 516 42 158.00–167.00 $160.14 $826 -4.52
563 563 22 158.00 $158.00 $890 —
601 601 8 164.00 $164.00 $986 —
653 653 4 145.00 $145.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–373 368 8 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $671 +2.74
403–429 417 9 160.00–165.00 $162.85 $679 -5.50
490 490 5 166.00 $166.00 $813 +2.62
501–522 505 11 148.00–155.00 $153.68 $776 +8.83
565–590 574 22 145.00–158.00 $151.99 $872 +2.94
779 779 6 124.00 $124.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 159.00 $159.00 $604 -6.00
408 408 6 140.00 $140.00 $571 -15.00
456–475 466 11 130.00–147.00 $139.44 $650 -10.56
793 793 4 115.00 $115.00 $912 —

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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.