Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Carthage, MO

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

7,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.47/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 575 lb · 258 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.17/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 769 lb · 250 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.99/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 675 lb · 245 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,243	6,563	5,437
Feeder cattle	7,243	6,563	5,437

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher, with the most advance on weights over 750 lbs.. Quality cattle were in very good demand. Supply moderate to heavy with overall 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
297	297	8	215.00	$215.00	$639	+5.00
398	398	12	192.50	$192.50	$766	-3.21
406 unweaned	406	5	175.00	$175.00	$710	—
407–435	419	69	177.50–202.50	$187.58	$786	+2.54
467 unweaned	467	9	174.00	$174.00	$813	-3.00
456–494	474	21	177.00–180.00	$178.81	$848	-2.22
505–544	529	88	162.00–173.00	$165.80	$877	-2.29
536 unweaned	536	18	160.00	$160.00	$858	—
563–565 unweaned	564	24	160.00–161.00	$160.63	$906	—
551–592	574	165	162.00–173.00	$166.22	$954	+1.54
594 thin fleshed	594	13	173.00	$173.00	$1,028	—
600–648	626	170	151.00–161.00	$155.60	$974	-4.30
600–645 thin fleshed	626	28	167.00–170.00	$168.23	$1,053	—
627 unweaned	627	9	148.00	$148.00	$928	—
650–697	674	236	151.00–166.00	$157.65	$1,063	-6.35
695 thin fleshed	695	9	167.00	$167.00	$1,161	—
702–746	735	188	156.00–162.50	$160.59	$1,180	+2.89
753–789	782	161	157.00–161.00	$159.68	$1,249	-1.22
803–830	821	162	155.50–162.75	$159.08	$1,306	+3.21
861–895	879	164	157.00–159.85	$158.28	$1,391	+1.03
983	983	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	8	190.00	$190.00	$570	—
363–395	372	42	177.50–190.00	$184.78	$687	-2.25
400–448	428	89	165.00–175.00	$169.34	$725	-2.88
454–499	477	96	162.00–175.00	$167.07	$797	-3.68
500–545	524	130	148.00–160.00	$154.05	$807	-3.23
573 unweaned	573	10	145.00	$145.00	$831	—
550–598	575	248	147.00–160.00	$153.81	$884	-0.94
600–644	619	74	140.00–148.00	$144.59	$895	-9.82
650–683	668	58	138.00–150.00	$144.37	$964	-10.48
701–747	710	164	146.00–155.00	$150.88	$1,071	-2.28
750–791	767	48	148.00–155.00	$153.45	$1,177	+2.67
804–845	809	159	150.00–154.50	$152.55	$1,234	+2.62
828	828	10	143.00	$143.00	$1,184	-6.93
863–882	872	137	147.00–152.85	$152.23	$1,327	+2.31
907–927	913	17	140.00–147.00	$143.51	$1,310	+1.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–348	335	11	162.00–172.00	$165.58	$555	—
350–398	385	17	165.00–172.50	$170.03	$655	—
406–436	420	15	152.00–157.00	$155.45	$653	+5.45
455–498	475	120	149.00–161.00	$154.68	$735	+0.41
505–546	534	24	131.00–145.00	$138.36	$739	-2.66
551–597	576	32	132.00–145.00	$140.79	$811	-0.07
601–621	614	12	135.00–137.00	$136.35	$837	-2.40
666–696	675	22	125.00–132.00	$129.24	$872	-11.89
716–745	734	8	143.00–145.00	$144.27	$1,059	+2.09
767–795	782	30	135.00–142.00	$138.98	$1,087	-1.69
830	830	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,187	+2.33
963–990	980	11	130.00–138.00	$135.14	$1,324	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–498	482	22	135.00–145.00	$139.06	$670	-6.53

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,115	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328 thin fleshed	328	5	175.00	$175.00	$574	—
308–346	338	29	157.00–170.00	$158.63	$536	-1.13
350–397	380	60	156.00–168.00	$162.15	$616	-0.33
413 fancy	413	8	164.00	$164.00	$677	+4.00
403–446	427	144	144.00–159.00	$150.52	$643	+2.54
447 unweaned	447	7	141.00	$141.00	$630	—
451–497	468	165	143.00–158.00	$148.73	$696	+2.14
515 unweaned	515	10	142.00	$142.00	$731	—
507–545	523	153	143.00–152.00	$146.05	$764	-1.08
559 unweaned	559	13	141.00	$141.00	$788	—
561–590	576	74	144.00–154.00	$146.38	$843	+1.09
605–643	625	51	147.00–155.00	$151.87	$949	+2.46
651–699	684	167	145.00–156.00	$150.17	$1,027	-1.94
704–729	716	210	144.00–152.00	$148.66	$1,064	+0.50
751–786	769	250	144.75–155.25	$150.17	$1,155	+1.42
813–829	826	18	127.00–128.50	$128.25	$1,059	-13.89
804–845 fancy	842	187	144.50–151.00	$145.44	$1,225	—
853 fancy	853	241	149.00	$149.00	$1,271	—
914 fancy	914	12	140.50	$140.50	$1,284	—
930	930	8	121.00	$121.00	$1,125	-9.36
989	989	33	128.50	$128.50	$1,271	—
1011	1011	32	122.00	$122.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–381	378	13	145.00–154.00	$151.36	$572	+4.24
400–443	430	65	130.00–141.00	$136.63	$588	+0.68
463–495	477	150	130.00–142.00	$136.40	$651	-0.02
504–547	524	210	130.00–142.00	$135.75	$711	-1.02
550–599	566	165	130.00–142.00	$135.70	$768	-0.55
586 unweaned	586	8	129.00	$129.00	$756	—
607–647	629	115	132.00–144.00	$139.83	$880	-0.77
653–690	662	29	132.00–141.00	$134.56	$891	-6.00
707–743	726	33	135.00–143.00	$138.60	$1,006	+1.42
750–786	764	20	132.00–139.00	$136.67	$1,044	-1.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–386	376	8	130.00–140.00	$136.41	$513	-2.32
424	424	8	119.00	$119.00	$505	-6.00
460	460	6	125.00	$125.00	$575	+1.71
522–548	532	17	120.00–129.00	$125.36	$667	+0.82
550–594	558	56	123.00–128.00	$125.67	$701	-1.72
608–646	633	39	120.00–131.00	$126.33	$800	+0.39
665–675	669	7	120.00–127.00	$123.97	$829	-6.03
706–731	714	18	122.00–131.00	$125.83	$898	+3.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	7	137.00	$137.00	$955	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	14	150.00	$150.00	$528	—
420	420	14	148.00	$148.00	$622	+1.12
484–496	488	56	140.00–152.00	$141.39	$690	+3.89
523	523	11	130.00	$130.00	$680	—
551–598	563	36	120.00–131.00	$128.14	$721	-3.16
608–645	640	31	122.00–125.00	$124.04	$794	-4.99
651–658	654	10	122.00–125.00	$123.21	$806	—
730	730	13	130.00	$130.00	$949	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–540	534	11	140.00–145.00	$143.16	$764	-8.15
577–594	585	26	143.00–149.00	$145.45	$851	+1.78
604–611	606	10	130.00–132.00	$130.60	$791	—
656	656	8	129.00	$129.00	$846	—
700	700	5	132.00	$132.00	$924	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	6	115.00	$115.00	$746	—
704	704	5	121.00	$121.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	10	195.00	$195.00	$542	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	14	92.00	$92.00	$714	—

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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.