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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

4,617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.75/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 674 lb · 295 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.28/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 832 lb · 293 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.42/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 722 lb · 224 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,617 4,801 5,446
Feeder cattle 4,617 4,801 5,446

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower, weights over 700 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 21 220.00 $220.00 $651 —
312–348 330 30 200.00–212.00 $205.78 $679 —
361–380 fancy 369 7 215.00 $215.00 $793 —
352–394 386 28 193.00–212.50 $199.88 $772 —
402–440 428 80 177.00–190.00 $185.83 $795 +6.63
457–492 481 79 180.00–187.50 $183.46 $882 -0.43
500–548 521 73 170.00–180.00 $175.40 $914 -2.48
553–599 575 150 169.00–177.00 $171.32 $985 -3.57
602–648 632 160 164.00–173.00 $167.42 $1,058 -3.61
654–687 670 144 164.00–170.00 $167.70 $1,124 -1.31
704–740 722 224 152.00–165.00 $158.42 $1,144 +1.18
754–790 778 64 152.00–157.00 $155.83 $1,212 +0.11
805–848 832 293 147.00–161.00 $154.28 $1,284 +0.43
856–891 874 124 151.25–155.75 $153.55 $1,342 +4.22
908–911 910 19 144.50–148.00 $146.34 $1,332 -1.32
1040 1040 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 9 180.00–190.00 $187.20 $708 +8.22
409–445 420 49 167.00–175.00 $171.10 $719 +2.09
450–498 482 66 165.00–175.00 $172.34 $831 +0.95
500–544 525 54 156.00–168.00 $161.48 $848 -1.27
553–597 581 121 156.00–167.00 $162.50 $944 -1.29
607–644 631 91 155.00–161.00 $158.91 $1,003 -3.09
657–696 681 68 152.00–162.00 $157.88 $1,075 -1.80
711–733 720 15 142.00–151.00 $148.20 $1,067 ±0.00
752–767 762 104 145.00–151.50 $148.32 $1,130 +1.44
871–886 880 19 137.00–145.00 $143.74 $1,265 -0.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 384 12 165.00–167.50 $166.08 $638 +1.08
446 446 13 160.00 $160.00 $714 +0.67
468–498 487 27 155.00–163.00 $160.24 $780 -0.43
508–547 527 17 147.00–152.00 $149.89 $790 -1.61
550–596 576 25 147.00–154.00 $150.21 $865 -1.03
623–645 633 15 145.00–150.00 $148.68 $941 +2.42
660–678 675 23 142.00–148.00 $146.56 $989 -0.30
977 977 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,202 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 16 154.00 $154.00 $561 —
431–447 436 19 147.00–152.00 $148.67 $648 +5.44
490–497 492 8 147.00–150.00 $149.24 $734 +7.95
544–548 545 9 127.00–135.00 $129.68 $707 -11.06
591 591 5 135.00 $135.00 $798 -2.72
605–625 620 8 132.00–135.00 $132.73 $823 —
686 686 15 134.00 $134.00 $919 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 8 180.00 $180.00 $835 —
998 998 24 142.00 $142.00 $1,417 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 135.00 $135.00 $657 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 15 182.00 $182.00 $581 +20.00
353–384 367 29 167.50–173.00 $169.98 $624 +6.26
402–443 423 98 154.00–166.00 $161.04 $681 +5.46
453–498 476 110 153.00–167.00 $160.62 $765 +4.89
502–543 526 160 150.00–165.00 $155.70 $819 +0.32
555–599 574 145 149.00–162.00 $154.56 $887 +0.92
611–648 631 179 145.00–158.00 $151.63 $957 +0.70
650–691 674 295 145.00–154.00 $151.75 $1,023 +0.82
700–745 722 24 137.00–149.00 $142.72 $1,030 +0.14
751 751 21 138.00 $138.00 $1,036 -4.03
801–816 805 65 139.00–146.00 $141.78 $1,141 +7.70
850–883 877 10 131.00–134.00 $131.29 $1,151 -1.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–287 284 20 165.00–166.00 $165.29 $469 —
365–385 380 51 150.00–160.00 $156.33 $594 +2.69
402–435 421 42 140.00–152.00 $145.02 $611 -0.54
450–487 471 45 140.00–152.00 $146.25 $689 +2.12
501–548 518 72 135.00–150.00 $143.50 $743 -0.45
551–595 571 56 135.00–146.00 $142.33 $813 -3.80
610–648 638 34 135.00–142.00 $136.89 $873 -5.23
655–692 686 27 133.00–144.00 $141.13 $968 +2.57
700–747 734 8 130.00–133.00 $132.52 $973 +5.52
755–785 778 41 128.00–131.00 $129.05 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 10 140.00 $140.00 $452 +1.72
370–390 378 5 140.00–148.00 $141.57 $535 -1.58
412–442 429 22 130.00–139.00 $134.53 $577 +0.11
450–496 464 22 130.00–137.00 $133.96 $622 +2.78
557–580 571 5 130.00–132.00 $130.41 $745 —
633 633 6 126.00 $126.00 $798 -5.98
675–693 687 12 124.00–132.00 $129.52 $890 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 15 131.00 $131.00 $465 —
426–436 431 8 120.00 $120.00 $517 —
459–477 467 9 120.00–122.00 $120.91 $565 -8.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 13 170.00 $170.00 $505 —
432 432 15 160.00 $160.00 $691 —
480–492 485 5 142.00–152.00 $146.06 $708 —
514 514 7 150.00 $150.00 $771 —
560–598 585 6 140.00–150.00 $143.19 $838 -7.46
650–662 657 12 137.00–137.50 $137.21 $901 +9.21
820 820 5 118.00 $118.00 $968 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 5 120.00 $120.00 $613 —
558–572 565 10 120.00–134.00 $127.09 $718 —
677 677 6 116.00 $116.00 $785 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 14 142.00 $142.00 $721 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 9 156.00 $156.00 $828 —
610–635 615 5 148.00–152.00 $148.83 $915 —

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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.