Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

4,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.75/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 627 lb · 256 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.01/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 619 lb · 233 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.40/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 532 lb · 216 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,295	4,683	7,030
Feeder cattle	4,295	4,683	7,030

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	327	12	192.50–210.00	$199.73	$653	+9.67
355–385	371	21	190.00–200.00	$194.15	$720	+2.28
405–441	418	34	177.50–192.00	$182.41	$762	+2.77
460	460	21	184.00	$184.00	$846	—
503–549	532	216	167.50–183.00	$177.40	$944	-0.28
551–596	570	78	175.00–181.00	$179.79	$1,025	+3.40
603–643	619	233	165.00–181.00	$173.01	$1,071	+4.44
656–698	682	157	162.00–168.00	$166.06	$1,133	-0.39
701–747	719	147	149.00–164.00	$158.40	$1,139	-0.29
755–796	775	136	149.00–161.50	$156.13	$1,210	+0.10
812–849	831	117	150.00–152.25	$151.57	$1,260	+0.45
855–863	856	158	151.00–154.00	$153.73	$1,316	+4.73
903–943	940	57	137.50–141.00	$137.74	$1,295	—
1070	1070	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	369	16	175.00–182.50	$180.31	$665	-5.48
430–441	439	5	165.00–167.50	$165.49	$727	-5.29
456–496	473	79	165.00–175.00	$170.23	$805	-4.52
505–549	526	109	155.00–170.00	$162.61	$855	-0.51
550–598	569	122	155.00–170.00	$164.19	$934	+0.63
600–645	620	91	149.00–162.50	$156.36	$969	-1.49
650–691	668	78	149.00–161.00	$158.22	$1,057	-0.97
765–797	767	65	140.00–146.00	$140.12	$1,075	-5.37
823–849	847	80	136.00–148.25	$147.14	$1,246	+13.12
852–860	859	11	143.00–145.00	$143.36	$1,231	+4.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–448	426	24	152.50–160.00	$157.26	$670	-1.70
459–490	470	26	155.00–160.00	$156.13	$734	-2.15
506–549	520	18	147.00–152.50	$149.42	$777	+0.73
557–595	582	6	145.00–147.00	$146.36	$852	-0.54
650–691	666	51	141.00–148.00	$146.25	$974	+3.81
820–845	840	5	127.50–129.00	$128.71	$1,081	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563–573	568	16	164.00–174.00	$169.04	$960	-4.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–345	338	6	155.00–167.50	$161.71	$547	+3.61
355–398	378	37	155.00–167.00	$160.00	$605	+1.17
400–449	430	91	152.00–165.00	$157.46	$677	-0.35
451–498	476	88	151.00–160.00	$155.68	$741	-2.68
501–538	525	174	147.00–163.00	$155.72	$818	+0.71
553–598	569	214	147.00–162.50	$154.85	$881	+3.05
600–649	627	256	142.00–155.00	$149.75	$939	+2.91
650–685	667	122	143.00–150.00	$148.78	$992	+3.39
700–742	713	63	132.00–146.00	$139.20	$992	-3.10
713 fancy	713	13	152.00	$152.00	$1,084	—
760–797	787	22	136.00–139.00	$138.11	$1,087	-7.27
800–806 fancy	801	25	140.00–142.00	$141.68	$1,135	—
816–840	824	30	125.00–139.00	$132.07	$1,088	+0.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–437	424	9	141.00–146.00	$144.14	$611	+0.64
458–498	483	76	138.00–150.00	$145.96	$705	+0.35
500–545	516	61	136.00–146.00	$143.37	$740	+5.68
552–595	568	81	135.00–146.00	$141.32	$803	+1.74
612–648	634	32	137.00–141.00	$139.07	$882	+1.11
660–697	680	41	132.50–140.00	$135.72	$923	-0.62
700–725	714	11	125.00–131.00	$129.40	$924	-2.09
755–777	768	12	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$989	+4.65
805–810	808	12	122.00–124.00	$122.83	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	347	15	136.00–140.00	$136.26	$473	—
462–485	467	6	132.00–137.00	$135.46	$633	+6.58
501–537	522	7	130.00–133.00	$131.24	$685	+5.87
555–581	567	11	130.00–132.00	$131.73	$747	+4.53
605–640	628	12	120.00–126.00	$124.93	$785	-2.87
655–675	663	5	120.00–128.00	$123.26	$817	-0.68
815–823	819	12	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$905	+8.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–485	465	12	165.00–166.00	$165.43	$769	—
552–581	563	22	154.00–166.00	$156.99	$884	—
714	714	9	134.00	$134.00	$957	—
754	754	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	7	162.00	$162.00	$789	+11.00
510–541	520	16	152.00–152.50	$152.34	$792	+5.34
553–562	556	7	142.50–146.00	$144.99	$806	-2.47
644	644	7	138.00	$138.00	$889	—
654–687	672	11	136.00–139.00	$137.33	$923	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	137.00	$137.00	$760	—
603–617	607	7	135.00	$135.00	$819	—
667–686	678	11	125.00–131.00	$128.08	$868	+8.08
767	767	5	122.00	$122.00	$936	—

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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.