Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

5,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.82/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 474 lb · 258 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.43/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 620 lb · 238 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.51/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 522 lb · 228 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,234	3,983	5,499
Feeder cattle	5,234	3,983	5,499

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	313	6	185.00–190.00	$188.24	$589	-1.23
378	378	8	185.00	$185.00	$699	+2.00
407–437	423	61	175.00–181.00	$177.99	$753	-0.54
450–496	474	37	177.00–178.00	$177.41	$841	-0.56
500–542	518	124	165.00–177.00	$170.30	$882	+1.89
551–571	559	68	164.00–175.00	$168.69	$943	+5.81
600–642	620	238	149.00–159.00	$153.43	$951	-5.25
651–696	673	113	149.00–155.00	$151.89	$1,022	—
708	708	19	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	+9.00
700–746	715	79	135.00–145.00	$140.30	$1,003	-0.70
750	750	15	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—
805–836	823	56	123.00–132.00	$128.25	$1,055	-4.30
803–831 fancy	825	162	134.00–135.75	$135.41	$1,117	—
860–885	878	49	123.00–129.00	$126.70	$1,112	—
913–928	924	12	119.00–122.50	$121.64	$1,124	-4.12
964–994	988	68	121.00–122.50	$122.22	$1,208	—
1025 fancy	1025	53	123.00	$123.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–345	335	10	175.00–180.00	$177.97	$596	-2.03
359–376	367	9	175.00–177.00	$176.09	$646	+1.09
402–447	417	19	162.00–170.00	$165.03	$688	-4.97
450–498	484	83	162.00–173.00	$166.93	$808	-1.97
500–547	518	91	152.00–167.00	$157.70	$817	-2.92
552–599	578	227	150.00–162.50	$155.46	$899	+1.91
601–649	633	178	139.00–148.00	$142.66	$903	-1.56
658–699	679	116	138.00–147.00	$142.60	$968	-1.00
700–736	727	37	126.00–134.00	$130.42	$948	—
758–798	772	84	125.00–133.00	$131.99	$1,019	-2.51
802–845	836	12	122.00	$122.00	$1,020	-1.96
856	856	17	122.00	$122.00	$1,044	+0.50
992	992	9	87.00	$87.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	376	19	162.00–172.00	$167.65	$630	-2.35
411–447	435	18	150.00–160.00	$155.14	$675	-0.78
452–495	473	97	150.00–162.00	$156.40	$740	+3.78
501–548	530	31	140.00–150.00	$145.76	$773	+2.83
550–593	573	56	140.00–147.00	$142.92	$819	+1.93
662–692	681	20	128.00–137.00	$134.43	$915	+3.97
753–795	758	8	123.00–124.00	$123.13	$933	-4.90

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–346	341	10	162.00–165.00	$163.52	$558	+15.52
426–443	430	12	140.00–155.00	$149.95	$645	—
470–485	478	7	142.00–147.00	$144.71	$692	+4.34
560–581	569	20	132.00–138.00	$134.85	$767	+4.59
673	673	8	127.00	$127.00	$855	+4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–491	486	13	172.00–177.00	$176.28	$857	—
555–590	584	11	147.00	$147.00	$858	—
710	710	18	137.00	$137.00	$973	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–345	330	9	142.00–147.50	$145.05	$479	+0.55
355–399	384	64	141.00–148.00	$144.69	$556	-1.97
403–444	424	113	136.00–144.00	$141.55	$600	+1.31
451–495	474	258	137.00–144.00	$141.82	$672	+1.13
501–545	536	47	127.00–135.00	$131.46	$705	-0.26
550–599	574	118	127.00–135.00	$131.43	$754	+0.20
606–647	623	156	124.00–131.50	$129.60	$807	+3.07
651–680	656	65	126.00–131.00	$129.79	$851	+1.21
704–748	731	106	120.00–125.25	$123.66	$904	+0.26
750–772	754	20	120.00–122.50	$122.02	$920	—
805–840	820	37	113.00–118.00	$115.11	$944	+0.29
885	885	17	119.00	$119.00	$1,053	—
960–972	970	7	92.50–102.00	$93.84	$910	-4.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	319	9	145.00–157.00	$150.90	$481	—
350–392	360	50	150.00–157.50	$153.03	$551	-1.16
367 fancy	367	9	165.00	$165.00	$606	—
414–446	437	42	145.00–152.00	$149.12	$652	-1.63
455–496	475	74	145.00–155.00	$148.37	$705	—
500–545	522	228	134.00–149.00	$140.51	$733	+0.12
550–598	572	141	136.00–145.00	$139.49	$798	+1.69
600–646	618	95	132.00–141.00	$135.12	$835	-2.84
652–698	680	120	132.00–137.00	$134.44	$914	+0.20
800–842	828	118	119.50–123.00	$120.96	$1,002	+0.54
914–933	916	23	112.50–115.50	$115.10	$1,054	+0.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–330	327	5	135.00–140.00	$138.99	$454	-1.01
365–392	387	21	134.00–140.00	$137.81	$533	+2.02
405–445	435	12	127.50–135.00	$129.29	$562	-4.31
450–497	469	61	125.00–135.00	$131.61	$617	+1.02
525–540	532	9	122.00–126.00	$123.77	$658	+2.58
554–598	581	42	121.00–126.00	$124.71	$725	+0.93
610–640	626	10	116.00–123.00	$120.98	$757	-1.37
650	650	8	121.00	$121.00	$786	-1.01
700–728	723	12	111.00–117.50	$112.05	$810	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–441	431	7	122.00	$122.00	$526	—
650–695	676	10	105.00–115.00	$111.49	$754	+1.04
778	778	7	100.00	$100.00	$778	—
818	818	5	91.00	$91.00	$744	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–530	514	11	141.00–142.00	$141.47	$727	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	9	155.00	$155.00	$547	—
490–494	494	22	135.00–142.00	$135.32	$668	—
550–580	570	31	132.00–135.00	$133.84	$763	+6.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	11	172.50	$172.50	$605	-0.95
454	454	7	172.00	$172.00	$781	+15.68
501–532	512	23	145.00–150.00	$148.64	$761	-1.71
565–574	570	10	144.00–149.00	$145.98	$832	+4.98
603–633	622	11	130.00–132.00	$131.30	$817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	19	150.00–153.00	$152.59	$633	—
521–527	524	8	140.00–142.00	$140.50	$736	—
556–585	574	15	135.00–140.00	$137.83	$791	+8.81
625	625	5	127.00	$127.00	$794	—
712–721	716	11	107.00–113.00	$109.75	$786	-7.65

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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.