Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

4,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.13/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 788 lb · 179 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.03/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 735 lb · 162 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.64/cwt -3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 879 lb · 149 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,825	4,961	7,093
Feeder cattle	4,825	4,961	7,093

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 lower,while weights over 600 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower with most of the decline on the heavier weights. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–349	338	16	175.00–185.00	$178.27	$603	-10.30
350–365	355	12	175.00–185.00	$179.14	$636	-1.64
405–437	423	85	165.00–175.00	$171.30	$725	+1.97
452–496	479	87	162.00–176.00	$169.96	$814	+1.86
505–547	520	85	150.00–161.00	$157.42	$819	+0.20
558–598	581	76	147.00–158.00	$152.87	$888	-1.50
605–645	633	90	137.50–149.00	$144.20	$913	+2.49
651–698	664	113	133.50–146.00	$141.66	$941	+1.25
705–748	735	162	130.50–141.00	$133.03	$978	-0.97
771–791	788	179	131.00–133.75	$132.13	$1,041	-0.79
871–887	879	149	126.50–130.00	$127.64	$1,122	-3.58
915	915	11	116.00	$116.00	$1,061	-9.12
1001–1034	1022	8	112.00–115.00	$113.10	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	5	205.00	$205.00	$654	+9.31
410–426	415	18	177.50–182.00	$180.40	$749	-6.60
466	466	25	180.00–181.00	$180.40	$841	-1.21
500–546	529	130	162.00–176.00	$168.26	$890	-3.14
554–592	566	56	162.00–169.00	$166.48	$942	+2.56
600–635	610	121	151.00–168.00	$159.41	$972	+4.68
662–683	668	30	147.00–156.00	$153.96	$1,028	+1.32
708	708	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,034	+2.78
808	808	14	131.00	$131.00	$1,058	-3.66
901–930	928	101	124.50–124.75	$124.73	$1,157	-1.27
950–998	958	67	125.00–125.25	$125.21	$1,200	+1.71
1025	1025	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,210	-1.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–394	381	15	170.00–174.00	$172.07	$656	+1.49
400–441	423	21	150.00–160.00	$155.37	$657	-1.65
455–491	478	53	152.00–160.00	$156.12	$746	+1.86
504–545	517	9	140.00–152.00	$143.23	$740	—
555–595	577	58	140.00–145.00	$142.24	$821	-4.58
621–642	634	8	132.00–133.00	$132.37	$839	-0.04
670–699	694	6	130.00–133.00	$130.48	$906	—
730–740	733	8	123.00–125.00	$124.49	$913	-2.93
757–777	773	15	120.00–128.00	$123.88	$958	—
805–823	821	17	120.00–126.00	$124.13	$1,019	—
864–887	879	92	118.00–127.00	$124.52	$1,095	+1.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	5	160.00–165.00	$163.07	$550	+5.19
352–388	372	23	160.00–165.00	$163.90	$610	+6.59
496	496	3	147.50	$147.50	$732	+2.50
517–545	531	4	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$724	—
598	598	6	136.00	$136.00	$813	—
672	672	11	122.50	$122.50	$823	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	4	128.00	$128.00	$736	—
613–630	626	16	140.00–142.00	$140.49	$879	—
667	667	2	128.00	$128.00	$854	—
729	729	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	326	11	146.00–153.00	$148.31	$483	-2.19
400–447	427	110	141.00–147.00	$144.89	$619	-0.61
454–498	478	110	140.00–147.00	$143.49	$686	-1.13
502–543	517	69	130.00–135.00	$133.81	$692	-2.71
562–586	572	114	131.00–135.00	$132.91	$760	-1.25
600–636	615	63	124.00–129.50	$125.61	$773	-2.39
685–689	687	85	125.00–130.00	$127.18	$874	—
701–740	722	106	118.00–123.00	$121.71	$879	-2.29
817–830	820	5	118.00–120.00	$118.41	$971	-3.09
872	872	23	115.50	$115.50	$1,007	-3.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–317	316	12	155.00–157.00	$155.83	$492	-2.10
362–390	370	11	155.00–165.00	$158.52	$587	+0.81
405–435	426	16	152.00	$152.00	$648	-2.54
502–530	514	98	136.00–144.00	$142.35	$732	-0.96
555–592	585	62	135.00–138.00	$136.74	$800	-3.09
630–643	637	30	131.00–132.00	$131.43	$837	-8.08
673–689	678	73	131.75–133.00	$131.87	$894	-4.64
700–725	716	111	124.00–132.00	$130.94	$938	-2.54
751–795	768	96	123.00–125.00	$124.32	$955	-4.70
813	813	62	121.00	$121.00	$984	-1.06
924	924	8	120.00	$120.00	$1,109	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	12	136.00	$136.00	$388	—
335–345	343	15	135.00–145.00	$143.81	$493	-0.19
353–398	376	78	138.00–144.00	$142.10	$534	-0.35
402–449	427	76	125.00–138.00	$134.67	$575	-2.64
451–498	480	85	125.00–139.00	$133.78	$642	-0.87
502–547	533	37	126.00–131.00	$128.88	$687	-1.24
550–598	561	85	120.00–130.00	$127.90	$718	+1.57
605–638	619	40	120.00–127.00	$123.93	$767	+0.43
651–682	663	51	118.00–124.00	$120.83	$801	-0.90
740	740	7	114.00	$114.00	$844	—
771	771	8	118.00	$118.00	$910	-3.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–395	386	7	123.00–127.00	$124.66	$481	-10.53
643	643	6	115.00	$115.00	$739	-5.00
729	729	21	99.00	$99.00	$722	—
866	866	20	80.00	$80.00	$693	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	140.00	$140.00	$585	—
571–592	589	42	129.00–138.00	$136.75	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–396	373	32	155.00–165.00	$156.85	$585	—
410–440	431	38	150.00–155.00	$152.57	$658	-2.55
460–482	473	18	149.00–155.00	$151.43	$716	—
503–539	522	26	140.00–144.00	$142.04	$741	+1.64
610–614	613	6	128.00	$128.00	$785	—
654	654	24	125.00	$125.00	$818	-2.97

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–489	480	42	132.00–145.00	$142.98	$686	+2.98
507	507	5	127.00	$127.00	$644	-12.00
557–595	569	32	125.00–134.00	$131.28	$747	-3.31
646	646	7	124.00	$124.00	$801	—
655–671	666	32	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$813	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	185.00	$185.00	$551	—
405–435	420	8	160.00–165.00	$162.59	$683	—
550	550	5	146.00	$146.00	$803	-2.00
606	606	6	134.00	$134.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	202.00	$202.00	$592	—

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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.