Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

4,621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.39/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 720 lb · 322 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.03/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 778 lb · 256 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.64/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 523 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,621	4,825	7,294
Feeder cattle	4,621	4,825	7,294

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply 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
300–348	332	6	180.00	$180.00	$598	+1.73
350–388	371	78	172.00–184.00	$179.55	$666	+0.41
416–438	423	43	162.00–172.00	$164.51	$696	-6.79
457–496	479	109	162.00–174.00	$168.48	$807	-1.48
500–548	527	89	150.00–163.00	$156.75	$826	-0.67
553–598	566	114	150.00–163.00	$158.46	$897	+5.59
600–648	627	111	134.00–148.00	$141.49	$887	-2.71
651–698	672	144	134.00–147.00	$141.34	$950	-0.32
700–718	710	29	131.00–138.00	$135.30	$961	+2.27
763–785	778	256	131.00–138.00	$133.03	$1,035	+0.90
801–838	837	74	127.00–128.00	$127.96	$1,071	—
854–860	856	9	122.00–125.00	$124.00	$1,061	-3.64
1045	1045	6	113.00	$113.00	$1,181	-0.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–325	319	13	190.00–192.00	$191.41	$611	-13.59
357	357	22	185.00–192.00	$191.36	$683	—
401–436	415	27	175.00–182.00	$178.59	$741	-1.81
450–499	475	66	176.00–182.00	$178.59	$848	-1.81
500–533	518	65	165.00–173.00	$170.77	$885	+2.51
550–583	561	99	164.00–170.00	$166.86	$936	+0.38
600–645	627	103	151.00–160.00	$154.93	$971	-4.48
658 thin fleshed	658	11	164.00	$164.00	$1,079	—
701–724	716	48	142.00–144.00	$142.57	$1,021	-3.43
803	803	99	132.75–134.00	$133.17	$1,069	+2.17
903–932	905	38	122.00–125.00	$124.57	$1,127	-0.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–391	384	20	165.00–172.00	$167.93	$645	-4.14
400–447	429	106	150.00–160.00	$156.51	$671	+1.14
457–496	477	55	150.00–160.00	$155.89	$744	-0.23
518–530	525	9	146.00–152.00	$148.63	$780	+5.40
530	530	13	139.00	$139.00	$737	-4.23
553–590	569	13	137.00–145.00	$141.79	$807	-0.45
617–637	626	14	130.00–132.00	$130.28	$816	-2.09
675–690	686	42	126.00–133.00	$130.50	$895	+0.02
740	740	14	125.50–129.00	$126.25	$934	+1.76
790–794	793	18	123.00–130.50	$129.26	$1,025	+5.38
827–830	827	82	121.00–124.00	$121.11	$1,002	-3.02

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	7	155.00	$155.00	$549	-8.90
425–435	429	12	142.00–145.00	$143.51	$616	—
450–497	481	32	135.00–147.00	$144.67	$696	-2.83
615	615	13	117.00	$117.00	$720	—
655–677	670	9	117.00–125.00	$119.61	$801	-2.89

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	20	148.00	$148.00	$915	+7.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	323	28	155.00–156.00	$155.75	$503	-0.08
350–385	365	34	156.00–160.00	$158.26	$578	-0.26
409–421	415	29	149.00–153.00	$151.16	$627	-0.84
505–543	523	153	135.00–145.00	$139.64	$730	-2.71
553–593	568	99	134.50–140.00	$136.38	$775	-0.36
602–648	624	54	130.00–137.00	$133.65	$834	+2.22
663–684	668	55	130.00–134.00	$131.85	$881	-0.02
705–737	720	322	125.00–134.00	$130.39	$939	-0.55
761–799	776	40	124.00–130.25	$126.75	$984	+2.43
803–842	830	22	119.00–123.00	$120.23	$998	-0.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–397	387	47	140.00–152.00	$148.39	$574	—
400–448	427	62	140.00–146.00	$143.86	$614	-1.03
450–487	464	147	136.00–146.00	$141.47	$656	-2.02
502–538	518	71	130.00–134.00	$132.38	$686	-1.43
553–587	564	35	129.00–134.00	$131.22	$740	-1.69
604–645	616	38	124.00–129.00	$126.49	$779	+0.88
650–694	678	28	125.00–129.00	$126.65	$859	-0.53
810	810	12	113.00	$113.00	$915	-5.41
826	826	13	118.00	$118.00	$975	-0.41
862–870	866	9	115.00	$115.00	$996	-0.50
911–928	922	12	108.00–115.00	$110.30	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	6	140.00	$140.00	$413	+4.00
305–347	329	28	135.00–143.00	$138.38	$455	-5.43
352–396	385	53	135.00–144.00	$140.49	$541	-1.61
400–439	426	58	128.00–139.00	$135.11	$576	+0.44
452–497	478	106	125.00–137.00	$131.96	$631	-1.82
500–547	527	12	122.00–129.00	$127.12	$670	-1.76
553–587	570	62	120.00–127.00	$123.95	$707	-3.95
630–633	632	16	121.00–129.00	$123.25	$779	-0.68
665	665	9	122.00	$122.00	$811	+1.17
702–722	709	13	113.00–114.00	$113.69	$806	-0.31
760–791	781	16	107.00–115.00	$111.45	$870	-6.55
805–826	818	5	110.00–113.00	$111.82	$915	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–396	387	18	130.00–133.00	$130.73	$506	+6.07
407–435	416	13	124.00–125.00	$124.76	$519	—
475–497	489	11	119.00–120.00	$119.35	$584	—
569	569	5	117.00	$117.00	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–377	364	6	162.00–172.00	$165.45	$602	+8.60
411–428	416	10	152.00–155.00	$154.07	$641	+1.50
453–497	471	11	147.00–155.00	$149.24	$703	-2.19
520–533	524	17	137.00–140.00	$137.18	$719	-4.86
576–587	580	30	132.00–141.00	$133.50	$774	—
682	682	10	123.00	$123.00	$839	-2.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	11	142.00	$142.00	$483	—
357–389	375	14	157.00–162.00	$159.96	$600	—
466–499	491	25	139.00–145.00	$140.48	$690	-2.50
516–541	527	7	122.00–135.00	$127.72	$673	+0.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	11	162.00	$162.00	$664	-0.59
455–467	460	5	160.00–165.00	$162.03	$745	—
512–517	514	6	147.00–152.00	$148.68	$764	—
557	557	5	151.00	$151.00	$841	+5.00
625–632	631	22	124.00–130.00	$129.46	$817	-4.54
662	662	7	130.00	$130.00	$861	—

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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.