Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

8,996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.25/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 572 lb · 446 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.71/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 619 lb · 347 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.69/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 525 lb · 337 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,996 5,878 6,721
Feeder cattle 8,996 5,878 6,721

Market comments — USDA reporter

*CLOSE* Compared to the last sale, ( 2 weeks ago), Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–343 333 21 190.00–210.00 $193.51 $644 -8.07
363–385 378 17 187.50–190.00 $189.05 $715 -2.10
405–443 425 83 175.00–187.00 $183.01 $778 -2.78
450–497 474 155 175.00–182.00 $177.60 $842 +0.62
506–508 thin fleshed 507 36 181.00 $181.00 $918 +0.19
501–545 522 224 167.00–179.00 $171.79 $897 -0.21
552–594 572 131 167.00–177.00 $171.07 $979 +0.64
610 thin fleshed 610 38 171.00 $171.00 $1,043 —
601–642 620 309 152.00–167.00 $159.44 $989 -0.91
657–692 666 69 150.00–156.00 $152.43 $1,015 +0.93
700–726 712 102 140.00–152.00 $145.40 $1,035 +4.02
755–783 776 274 139.00–142.00 $139.62 $1,083 +0.25
808–839 831 141 126.50–137.00 $132.30 $1,099 -1.23
861–891 877 337 127.00–139.25 $134.20 $1,177 +3.59
909–948 943 229 123.00–133.00 $124.13 $1,171 -4.44
950–973 961 157 127.60–129.50 $128.24 $1,232 +4.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 337 15 172.00–185.00 $179.60 $605 -0.55
355–398 377 56 172.00–185.00 $177.53 $669 -1.28
405–443 430 68 165.00–175.00 $168.47 $724 -3.21
450–497 473 206 162.00–174.00 $169.99 $804 -1.73
500–547 520 159 150.00–166.00 $159.02 $827 +1.34
550–598 572 446 150.00–166.00 $157.25 $899 -3.13
600–648 628 261 138.00–151.00 $146.64 $921 +2.16
652–699 678 238 138.00–150.00 $146.07 $990 +0.29
703–748 724 82 128.00–137.00 $133.22 $965 +1.23
751–798 776 181 126.00–135.00 $131.67 $1,022 -1.42
813–842 828 10 122.00–126.00 $123.96 $1,026 —
858–880 872 19 120.00–124.00 $121.45 $1,059 +0.45
906 906 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,078 -2.00
981 981 23 106.00 $106.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 378 8 160.00–170.00 $163.82 $619 -3.83
407–440 424 35 150.00–160.00 $155.47 $659 -0.19
450–498 485 48 150.00–161.00 $156.28 $758 +2.25
501–546 529 27 147.00–149.00 $148.37 $785 +1.99
555–598 584 18 140.00–155.00 $146.64 $856 +5.40
600–607 602 36 132.50–137.50 $134.18 $808 -0.82
667–698 681 78 125.00–137.50 $134.06 $913 +0.17
740–745 742 5 122.00–123.00 $122.60 $910 —
771 771 14 124.00 $124.00 $956 —
909 909 5 101.00 $101.00 $918 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–475 473 44 137.50–140.00 $139.60 $660 —
545–547 546 6 137.50–138.00 $137.67 $752 —
590–598 595 6 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $775 —
647–649 648 15 122.00–125.00 $123.20 $798 —
671 671 10 127.50 $127.50 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 5 128.00 $128.00 $655 —
723–739 732 11 135.00–140.00 $137.75 $1,008 —
939 939 11 129.00 $129.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 328 9 155.00–159.00 $157.69 $517 -1.16
363–390 382 68 153.00–165.00 $160.03 $611 +1.98
400–446 423 151 148.00–165.00 $151.79 $642 -2.18
452–493 473 130 149.00–158.00 $152.43 $721 -1.71
500–546 525 337 136.00–149.00 $141.69 $744 -3.51
550–593 566 280 136.00–144.00 $139.19 $788 -1.03
602–647 624 217 132.00–140.00 $135.35 $845 -0.75
666–673 667 34 132.00–133.00 $132.79 $886 +0.20
700–742 717 268 124.00–135.00 $129.74 $930 +0.99
750–789 770 87 125.00–127.50 $126.02 $970 -2.32
806–826 809 256 124.50–127.00 $124.96 $1,011 +2.84
867 867 105 124.25–126.00 $125.25 $1,086 +2.25
916 916 32 121.50 $121.50 $1,113 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–342 325 17 147.00–152.00 $150.23 $488 +6.34
350–395 377 42 140.00–152.50 $148.51 $560 +2.49
405–447 429 61 137.00–147.00 $142.61 $612 +0.78
453–497 479 273 137.00–147.00 $144.13 $690 +3.00
501–549 529 101 127.00–145.00 $133.82 $708 +0.03
550–598 579 217 127.00–135.00 $131.98 $764 -1.25
600–644 624 135 124.00–132.50 $128.21 $800 -2.66
652–699 675 182 125.00–131.00 $128.61 $868 -0.02
703–746 738 45 118.00–123.00 $118.62 $875 -3.78
755–780 766 126 121.00–123.00 $121.70 $932 -0.12
827–843 836 47 114.00–120.00 $115.53 $966 -1.28
889 889 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–346 343 6 131.00–134.00 $132.49 $454 —
350–390 379 5 136.00–137.50 $137.02 $519 +3.58
402–447 436 28 125.00–135.00 $131.40 $573 -0.11
450–491 478 67 127.00–136.00 $134.15 $641 +3.99
502–525 521 12 120.00–126.00 $125.04 $651 -0.87
586 586 6 121.00 $121.00 $709 —
615–635 619 11 117.50–122.00 $121.40 $751 -1.23
680–697 689 18 115.00–122.00 $120.67 $831 -1.73
760–780 768 5 113.00–115.00 $113.81 $874 +8.81
855–860 859 15 109.00–110.00 $109.20 $938 —
932 932 20 91.00 $91.00 $848 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 130.00 $130.00 $511 —
432 432 10 124.00 $124.00 $536 —
460–487 475 21 110.00–123.00 $118.94 $565 —
847 847 20 80.00 $80.00 $678 —
878–894 889 15 82.50–96.00 $91.55 $814 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–602 602 5 132.00–133.00 $132.20 $796 -3.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 34 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $715 -3.50
450–458 455 6 167.00–170.00 $167.99 $764 —
504–520 515 24 155.00–157.00 $155.57 $801 —
567 567 5 145.00 $145.00 $822 -4.00
603–649 629 18 131.00–141.00 $139.11 $875 +0.55
657–672 663 10 129.00–135.00 $131.43 $871 —
716 716 5 121.00 $121.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–436 433 6 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $654 +0.99
491 491 12 146.00 $146.00 $717 —
519 519 5 135.00 $135.00 $701 -7.79
551–593 566 19 138.00–145.00 $142.20 $805 —
601–649 626 27 124.00–131.00 $128.49 $804 —
827 827 5 102.00 $102.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 13 147.50 $147.50 $985 —
741 741 6 131.00 $131.00 $971 —

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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.