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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

4,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.72/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 771 lb · 293 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.64/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 568 lb · 253 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.24/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 735 lb · 228 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,801 4,122 4,369
Feeder cattle 4,801 4,122 4,369

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply moderate 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
131 131 9 195.00 $195.00 $255 —
400–440 414 26 177.50–185.00 $179.20 $742 -5.02
466–499 486 58 179.00–190.00 $183.89 $894 +2.89
503–543 533 131 171.00–183.00 $177.88 $948 +2.64
550–595 573 117 169.00–184.00 $174.89 $1,002 +3.77
601–641 623 118 166.00–176.00 $171.03 $1,066 +0.06
650–657 656 69 166.00–175.00 $169.01 $1,109 -0.29
700–748 735 228 152.00–160.00 $157.24 $1,156 -4.95
758–798 771 293 154.00–157.00 $155.72 $1,201 -1.42
801–814 802 70 152.00–154.00 $153.85 $1,234 -0.59
864–898 868 47 148.00–149.50 $149.33 $1,296 -3.50
902–935 930 36 145.50–148.00 $147.66 $1,373 +3.79
953–982 973 13 139.00–143.00 $140.21 $1,364 -2.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–395 383 17 175.00–189.00 $178.98 $685 -2.91
400–445 429 28 165.00–175.00 $169.01 $725 -4.84
450–491 475 75 165.00–176.00 $171.39 $814 -0.96
500–549 527 102 155.00–169.00 $162.75 $858 +2.89
554–597 576 149 160.00–167.00 $163.79 $943 -0.19
600–647 631 221 151.00–165.00 $162.00 $1,022 +1.87
650–699 678 178 152.00–165.00 $159.68 $1,083 -0.63
705–741 712 38 144.00–150.00 $148.20 $1,055 +2.69
750–780 771 96 142.00–150.00 $146.88 $1,132 +0.70
800–839 838 65 141.00–155.00 $154.79 $1,297 +9.79
852–891 871 127 143.00–147.00 $144.34 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 309 5 162.50–163.00 $162.61 $502 —
375 375 8 165.00 $165.00 $619 -7.33
427–438 434 15 155.00–162.50 $159.33 $691 —
455–495 469 32 155.00–164.00 $160.67 $754 +1.14
530–542 538 5 150.00–152.50 $151.50 $815 —
557–592 566 23 150.00–154.00 $151.24 $856 +1.59
616–626 621 20 141.00–150.00 $146.26 $908 +4.20
650–698 683 17 141.00–150.00 $146.86 $1,003 +0.46
838 838 12 128.00 $128.00 $1,073 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–448 442 21 142.00–144.00 $143.23 $633 -10.90
459–496 472 20 137.50–150.00 $141.29 $667 —
506–549 529 22 137.50–143.00 $140.74 $745 -0.95
575–583 581 8 135.00–146.00 $137.72 $800 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,029 —
795 795 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 334 10 162.00 $162.00 $541 -3.68
376–395 390 23 162.00–167.00 $163.72 $639 -0.20
405–444 436 32 154.00–165.00 $155.58 $678 -6.04
452–496 479 70 153.00–160.00 $155.73 $746 -0.30
500–549 524 226 149.00–162.50 $155.38 $814 -2.20
550–599 568 253 149.00–163.00 $153.64 $873 -1.49
602–649 621 212 144.00–157.00 $150.93 $937 -1.95
650–697 664 148 144.00–156.50 $150.93 $1,002 +2.94
703–747 718 176 136.00–150.00 $142.58 $1,024 -2.67
750–787 767 97 133.00–148.00 $142.03 $1,089 -1.94
800–833 823 24 132.00–138.00 $134.08 $1,103 +6.25
860–883 870 11 130.00–134.00 $132.89 $1,156 -5.31
920 920 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 327 21 152.00–162.50 $153.93 $503 -1.66
355–379 372 7 150.00–155.00 $153.64 $572 +0.24
410–440 423 48 140.00–152.00 $145.56 $616 +4.65
453–493 476 46 140.00–152.50 $144.13 $686 +0.25
500–543 530 40 135.00–147.00 $143.95 $763 +2.46
552–597 580 55 136.00–148.50 $146.13 $848 +3.67
600–646 626 33 137.50–143.00 $142.12 $890 +3.79
655–694 678 90 133.00–143.00 $138.56 $939 +1.50
707–708 708 5 125.00–130.00 $127.00 $899 —
800–845 839 7 122.00–123.00 $122.86 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 308 6 135.00–140.00 $138.28 $426 -0.95
365–395 386 11 135.00–145.00 $143.15 $553 +2.69
401–442 416 25 132.50–137.00 $134.42 $559 +2.76
455–495 468 17 130.00–135.00 $131.18 $614 -3.61
516–530 519 5 125.00–128.00 $127.39 $661 -1.85
610–625 622 5 130.00–137.00 $131.98 $821 +5.18
825 825 26 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 5 129.00 $129.00 $602 —
654–671 665 23 115.00–121.00 $118.95 $791 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 12 152.50 $152.50 $537 -8.50
414 414 15 150.00 $150.00 $621 +8.00
500 500 18 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
556 556 16 140.00 $140.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–580 576 13 146.00–152.00 $150.65 $868 +3.65
606–644 631 12 132.00–143.00 $135.52 $855 -1.88
692 692 5 128.00 $128.00 $886 -11.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 135.00 $135.00 $479 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 62.50 $62.50 $262 —
907 907 5 70.00 $70.00 $635 —

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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.