Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

5,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.86/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 722 lb · 190 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.68/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 834 lb · 173 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.81/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 621 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,120 4,412 6,125
Feeder cattle 5,120 4,412 6,125

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher with the most advance on the heavier weights. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–335 322 10 182.50–190.00 $188.44 $607 —
355–390 383 14 190.00 $190.00 $728 +7.24
400–448 433 74 165.00–173.00 $168.64 $730 -1.01
452–495 475 70 165.00–174.00 $170.78 $811 +1.37
502–549 523 115 159.00–168.00 $163.93 $857 +1.02
551–598 567 155 157.00–167.00 $163.43 $927 +3.69
601–641 624 110 150.00–160.50 $155.56 $971 +2.41
650–699 681 160 150.00–158.00 $154.03 $1,049 +1.41
706–745 715 26 138.00–145.00 $141.54 $1,012 -4.60
773–797 785 34 143.00–146.00 $145.56 $1,143 +2.09
802–820 806 5 139.00–142.00 $141.39 $1,140 +1.27
863–887 868 23 135.00–145.50 $143.31 $1,244 +2.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 200.00–205.00 $202.97 $656 +1.40
356–360 357 5 194.00–195.00 $194.80 $695 -4.37
402–429 423 22 175.00–182.00 $176.51 $747 +0.56
471 471 9 175.00 $175.00 $824 -9.00
610–615 611 26 161.00–167.00 $163.16 $997 -1.12
652–663 659 31 161.00–165.00 $163.72 $1,079 +2.72
702–747 722 190 150.00–163.00 $154.86 $1,118 +3.45
765–794 776 105 150.00–153.50 $152.40 $1,183 -1.99
804–847 834 173 148.00–154.00 $152.68 $1,273 +1.33
853 853 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,280 +2.00
915–934 919 52 143.00–147.50 $146.53 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 7 175.00–180.00 $177.21 $567 —
372–398 387 40 170.00–180.00 $172.97 $669 -1.81
412–448 433 41 155.00–162.50 $160.02 $693 -0.62
455–497 476 68 155.00–160.00 $157.40 $749 -2.60
505–548 539 39 147.00–154.00 $150.93 $814 +0.03
550–596 564 128 146.00–156.00 $152.32 $859 +2.30
602–648 628 77 140.00–147.50 $143.55 $901 +1.10
657–698 678 47 140.00–148.00 $143.40 $972 -3.16
702–737 723 13 132.00–137.00 $133.01 $962 +0.56
762–780 770 7 134.00–137.00 $135.86 $1,046 +3.19
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 167.50 $167.50 $561 +7.50
358–390 368 17 155.00–167.50 $163.59 $602 +3.59
405–441 422 24 145.00–152.50 $150.74 $636 +2.08
458–497 475 60 142.00–154.00 $150.12 $713 +0.90
508–546 532 28 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $754 -0.77
550–591 567 87 136.00–145.00 $141.07 $800 +1.04
601–632 619 19 131.00–145.00 $134.06 $830 -2.29
1054 1054 7 105.00 $105.00 $1,107 -12.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–397 395 11 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
428–447 433 10 140.00–142.00 $141.20 $611 —
455–498 476 28 130.00–142.00 $135.16 $643 -4.84
561–581 579 24 128.00–131.00 $130.64 $756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
761 761 37 154.50 $154.50 $1,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–342 320 14 150.00–155.00 $152.16 $487 -0.39
361–399 390 40 150.00–152.00 $151.72 $592 -2.01
403–446 419 101 138.00–148.00 $141.77 $594 +0.07
452–490 472 70 139.00–147.00 $142.66 $673 -1.96
503–549 527 143 134.00–143.00 $140.02 $738 -0.43
551–595 577 118 134.00–143.50 $140.72 $812 +0.23
602–645 628 113 132.00–141.00 $139.40 $875 -0.85
663–691 685 116 132.00–141.00 $139.65 $957 +0.89
704–745 726 22 127.00–135.00 $133.01 $966 -3.06
752–785 765 8 127.00–136.00 $132.73 $1,015 -2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–420 419 24 149.00–150.00 $149.79 $628 -1.50
458–495 480 25 151.00–152.00 $151.62 $728 -0.38
506–536 520 66 144.00–147.00 $145.72 $758 —
551–589 577 55 144.00–147.00 $145.35 $839 -3.85
612–648 621 164 142.50–150.00 $143.81 $893 -4.67
659–685 668 69 143.00–154.00 $147.19 $983 —
701–744 723 75 137.00–144.00 $140.12 $1,013 -0.22
769–799 791 33 140.00–141.00 $140.60 $1,112 —
803–845 826 159 129.00–143.50 $137.77 $1,138 —
865–897 885 8 120.00–129.00 $125.86 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 8 145.00 $145.00 $429 —
311–346 337 38 142.00–145.00 $144.14 $486 -0.86
352–398 379 25 135.00–147.00 $142.31 $539 +0.77
403–447 434 44 131.00–138.00 $135.69 $589 +0.47
459–498 484 157 130.00–138.00 $133.65 $647 -1.17
500–548 523 76 122.00–133.00 $129.79 $679 -0.19
550–597 563 76 125.00–133.00 $129.38 $728 -0.55
602–645 627 67 124.00–131.00 $129.37 $811 +2.34
651–696 679 21 125.00–128.00 $127.15 $863 -4.99
702–717 712 10 121.00–126.00 $124.20 $884 -1.84
815 815 10 118.00 $118.00 $962 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 7 130.00 $130.00 $745 —
716–733 731 39 137.00–144.00 $143.30 $1,048 —
783 783 33 144.00 $144.00 $1,128 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 328 9 135.00–137.00 $136.55 $448 —
415–435 434 17 127.00–128.00 $127.94 $555 —
450–497 469 5 122.50–125.00 $123.56 $579 -2.80
593–597 595 5 120.00–122.00 $120.80 $719 —
768 768 8 107.50 $107.50 $826 —
851 851 17 100.00 $100.00 $851 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393–395 394 11 125.00 $125.00 $492 +2.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 357 30 140.00–150.00 $141.46 $505 —
425–436 428 25 131.00–135.00 $133.86 $573 -4.40
484 484 30 140.00 $140.00 $678 —
538–549 547 16 131.00–137.00 $132.11 $723 —
565–582 570 30 122.00–130.00 $127.96 $729 -0.67
616 616 8 122.00 $122.00 $752 —
942 942 15 80.00 $80.00 $754 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 9 157.00–157.50 $157.33 $618 +7.33
468 468 4 152.00 $152.00 $711 +1.72
508–538 518 21 132.00–142.00 $138.90 $720 -1.73
568–587 578 9 135.00–140.00 $137.02 $792 -3.15
624 624 5 127.00 $127.00 $792 -6.74
663–670 667 8 122.00–125.00 $123.12 $821 +0.12
702–718 706 17 115.00–117.50 $115.92 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–377 364 6 177.00–180.00 $178.96 $651 —
505–527 517 13 146.00–150.00 $148.20 $766 —
550 550 5 149.00 $149.00 $820 —
600–626 609 11 132.00–135.00 $133.88 $815 -5.90
665 665 11 140.00 $140.00 $931 —

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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.