Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

4,916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.70/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 721 lb · 419 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.73/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 684 lb · 373 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.69/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 622 lb · 287 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,916	4,617	5,751
Feeder cattle	4,916	4,617	5,751

Market comments — USDA reporter

++CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 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
305–338	317	9	200.00–215.00	$208.92	$662	+3.14
358–397	373	27	195.00–213.00	$203.87	$760	+3.99
420	420	7	177.50–180.00	$178.93	$752	-6.90
474–496	479	100	178.00–185.00	$179.39	$859	-4.07
500–546	523	121	170.00–182.00	$175.90	$920	+0.50
555–596	577	118	170.00–186.00	$176.16	$1,016	+4.84
606–647	625	65	165.00–174.00	$169.16	$1,057	+1.74
650–698	661	117	164.00–171.00	$166.25	$1,099	-1.45
700–749	721	419	153.00–166.50	$160.70	$1,159	+2.28
765–775	769	16	142.00–158.50	$152.74	$1,175	-3.09
812–846	818	107	150.00–159.00	$156.05	$1,276	+1.77
855–880	871	86	150.00–151.50	$151.25	$1,317	-2.30
900	900	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,305	-1.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–333	330	8	185.00–193.00	$192.07	$634	—
350–398	378	38	180.00–190.00	$185.37	$701	-1.83
400–445	430	38	165.00–175.00	$171.26	$736	+0.16
452–497	469	82	165.00–175.00	$170.68	$800	-1.66
505–547	527	90	157.00–167.50	$163.07	$859	+1.59
551–599	586	141	157.00–169.00	$162.45	$952	-0.05
600–640	624	94	152.00–164.00	$159.49	$995	+0.58
658–695	681	115	152.00–163.00	$160.26	$1,091	+2.38
716–747	734	105	143.00–152.00	$149.46	$1,097	+1.26
764–787	775	12	142.00–151.00	$145.65	$1,129	-2.67
801–822	802	43	140.00–147.75	$147.39	$1,182	—
850–887	868	58	140.00–147.00	$143.85	$1,249	+0.11
900–940	937	34	133.00–141.00	$140.38	$1,315	—
960–982	978	5	130.00–143.00	$132.55	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	378	16	170.00–175.00	$171.52	$648	+5.44
422–440	426	29	155.00–165.00	$158.89	$677	-1.11
456–495	480	45	155.00–164.00	$159.98	$768	-0.26
513–541	529	33	150.00–155.00	$152.24	$805	+2.35
550–595	563	32	150.00–155.00	$153.50	$864	+3.29
610–646	629	27	142.00–151.00	$148.41	$933	-0.27
665–691	683	15	142.00–148.00	$145.02	$990	-1.54
730–748	745	6	135.00–140.00	$135.82	$1,012	—
800–840	816	27	130.00–134.00	$132.42	$1,081	—
898	898	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,221	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–431	431	10	150.00–151.00	$150.60	$649	+1.93
471–499	485	14	150.00–153.00	$152.07	$738	+2.83
555–597	573	25	140.00–143.00	$141.58	$811	+6.58

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	13	160.00	$160.00	$907	—
683	683	14	160.00	$160.00	$1,093	—
727	727	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,178	—
821	821	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,240	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	16	133.00	$133.00	$677	—
610–614	613	16	124.00–132.00	$125.49	$769	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	10	175.00	$175.00	$537	-7.00
416–445	429	47	154.00–163.00	$158.35	$679	-2.69
454–496	482	125	154.00–169.00	$159.34	$768	-1.28
500–549	518	278	150.00–165.50	$157.93	$818	+2.23
550–597	583	193	149.00–164.00	$158.08	$922	+3.52
600–646	622	287	146.00–161.00	$153.69	$956	+2.06
653–691	684	373	149.35–158.25	$154.73	$1,058	+2.98
701–743	714	187	140.00–153.50	$151.94	$1,085	+9.22
756–798	786	70	139.00–147.00	$143.24	$1,126	+5.24
843–844	843	16	139.00–142.00	$139.94	$1,180	—
860–887	877	27	140.00–143.00	$141.82	$1,244	+10.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	6	160.00	$160.00	$459	-5.29
303–345	329	22	150.00–164.00	$157.94	$520	—
350–397	379	59	150.00–165.00	$161.04	$610	+4.71
400–445	420	57	140.00–152.00	$145.88	$613	+0.86
450–495	474	70	140.00–152.00	$147.17	$698	+0.92
504–548	519	41	139.00–148.00	$143.78	$746	+0.28
550–598	575	52	135.00–146.00	$141.65	$814	-0.68
610–636	626	32	139.00–145.00	$140.01	$876	+3.12
650–697	677	15	134.00–142.00	$137.84	$933	-3.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	5	140.00–145.00	$141.80	$469	+1.80
357–395	364	14	140.00–145.00	$141.10	$514	-0.47
452–497	479	17	132.50–137.50	$135.69	$650	+1.73
502–545	519	15	125.00–130.00	$129.33	$671	—
550–556	555	6	127.00–133.00	$132.01	$733	+1.60
702–745	710	10	121.00–127.00	$123.52	$877	—
1029	1029	13	101.00	$101.00	$1,039	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	12	137.00	$137.00	$448	—
405	405	6	122.00	$122.00	$494	+2.00
693	693	12	118.00	$118.00	$818	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679	679	6	140.00	$140.00	$951	—
735	735	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,051	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	9	159.00	$159.00	$905	—
625–631	627	13	142.00–145.00	$144.07	$903	-4.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	160.00	$160.00	$666	±0.00
556–557	556	7	147.00–150.00	$149.14	$829	+5.95

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	5	128.00	$128.00	$872	—

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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.