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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

9,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.52/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 869 lb · 665 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.49/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 771 lb · 582 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.91/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 573 lb · 464 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,922 10,441 4,044
Feeder cattle 9,922 10,441 4,044

Market comments — USDA reporter

*CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply heavy 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
291–296 294 13 200.00–222.50 $208.56 $613 —
308–349 328 23 202.00–222.50 $208.65 $684 +0.17
353–396 371 74 200.00–215.00 $207.77 $771 -0.81
404–448 429 152 185.00–210.00 $198.89 $853 +0.22
450–494 467 162 185.00–202.00 $190.16 $888 -1.85
513 fancy 513 24 191.00 $191.00 $980 —
502–537 unweaned 522 51 166.00–167.50 $166.60 $870 -0.99
501–549 530 296 168.00–188.00 $175.35 $929 -0.19
554 value added 554 22 183.00 $183.00 $1,014 —
550–598 575 293 167.00–186.00 $174.73 $1,005 +1.02
600–649 621 415 159.00–174.00 $165.31 $1,027 +3.48
641–647 value added 643 26 164.00–168.00 $165.24 $1,062 —
661–697 682 322 159.00–164.00 $162.32 $1,107 +0.49
701–745 717 202 158.00–167.00 $163.77 $1,174 +2.18
766–798 770 558 159.00–166.00 $162.34 $1,250 +1.45
786 value added 786 24 166.00 $166.00 $1,305 —
803–843 828 304 155.00–165.50 $159.10 $1,317 -0.71
857–893 869 665 154.50–163.25 $159.52 $1,386 +1.57
901–948 919 80 152.00–162.00 $157.66 $1,449 -1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–398 386 20 180.00–195.00 $189.42 $731 +5.86
402–430 unweaned 409 16 165.00 $165.00 $675 —
408–442 427 97 170.00–184.00 $180.21 $769 +2.54
451–496 475 192 166.00–183.00 $175.97 $836 -1.10
476–490 unweaned 482 22 165.00 $165.00 $795 —
502–543 528 75 152.50–167.50 $160.87 $849 -1.35
550–597 577 260 150.00–167.00 $160.66 $927 -1.26
595 value added 595 7 155.00 $155.00 $922 —
600–648 619 118 145.00–158.00 $155.57 $963 +2.22
658–696 680 65 147.50–157.00 $154.65 $1,052 +1.40
703–729 714 186 151.00–157.00 $155.04 $1,107 +1.20
711–740 value added 721 12 149.00–157.00 $154.26 $1,112 —
753–795 772 133 145.00–157.00 $152.85 $1,180 +2.09
853–888 861 20 147.00–153.00 $150.03 $1,292 —
953–992 973 10 138.00–148.00 $142.90 $1,390 -0.10
1014 1014 28 135.00 $135.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 175.00 $175.00 $581 —
363–391 373 16 170.00–177.00 $174.34 $650 —
449 449 6 155.00 $155.00 $696 —
487 487 7 164.00 $164.00 $799 +5.72
495 value added 495 5 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
505–542 526 23 142.00–147.50 $144.82 $762 -0.45
560–595 578 20 140.00–147.00 $142.86 $826 —
607 607 9 138.00 $138.00 $838 —
670 670 6 142.00 $142.00 $951 +1.81
804–818 808 10 133.00–141.00 $135.43 $1,094 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 9 155.00 $155.00 $981 —
713 713 13 160.00 $160.00 $1,141 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 9 160.00 $160.00 $458 —
312–348 341 50 160.00–164.00 $161.06 $549 -5.55
368–399 383 88 160.00–173.00 $167.11 $640 +2.19
401–433 424 159 157.00–165.00 $159.83 $678 -5.67
451–497 475 92 157.00–164.00 $160.09 $760 +0.99
500–548 519 349 145.00–159.00 $152.49 $791 +1.19
545 value added 545 14 153.00 $153.00 $834 —
551–599 573 464 145.00–159.00 $149.91 $859 -0.42
619 value added 619 15 150.00 $150.00 $928 -4.00
605–645 623 176 147.00–154.00 $150.45 $937 -1.21
673–686 value added 681 20 149.50–152.00 $151.14 $1,029 —
652–695 684 361 147.00–152.50 $151.47 $1,036 +0.69
710–743 731 120 145.00–154.00 $151.44 $1,107 +2.03
740 value added 740 19 148.50 $148.50 $1,099 —
755–799 777 25 146.50–149.00 $148.18 $1,151 -6.09
809–837 820 24 137.50–146.50 $141.79 $1,163 -4.09
884 884 28 144.50 $144.50 $1,277 +0.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–315 313 14 150.00–154.00 $153.14 $479 +1.96
359–395 372 60 150.00–158.00 $153.17 $570 +0.59
401–446 427 178 140.00–156.00 $148.72 $635 +0.87
450–495 470 277 139.00–156.00 $148.85 $700 +0.72
503–549 534 130 131.00–144.00 $138.78 $741 -0.83
550–598 571 140 130.00–144.00 $139.72 $798 +0.59
601–649 621 244 134.00–146.00 $141.07 $876 -0.91
650–695 672 123 134.00–145.00 $142.62 $958 +3.65
708–749 724 18 136.00–143.00 $140.41 $1,017 -0.88
750–775 764 32 135.00–142.00 $137.45 $1,050 -0.59
800 800 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,088 —
904 904 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 23 144.00 $144.00 $503 +2.85
376–382 379 9 140.00–149.00 $145.04 $550 +5.12
410–449 430 18 132.00–136.00 $134.39 $578 —
458–484 480 44 125.00–135.00 $133.91 $643 —
522 522 5 128.00 $128.00 $668 —
574–594 584 10 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $750 —
612–632 617 39 130.00–131.00 $130.84 $807 +6.98
678–693 687 19 121.00–132.00 $126.16 $867 -4.84
704–743 714 16 122.00–131.00 $124.34 $888 -5.10
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 11 119.00 $119.00 $413 —
362 362 6 125.00 $125.00 $452 —
480 480 9 115.00 $115.00 $552 —
597 597 10 115.00 $115.00 $687 —
781 781 13 114.00 $114.00 $890 —
925 925 5 102.50 $102.50 $948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 15 175.00 $175.00 $590 +5.00
474 474 32 155.00 $155.00 $735 —
509–520 516 17 145.00–153.00 $148.40 $766 +1.01
556–599 586 56 144.00–151.00 $146.96 $861 +5.95
654 654 8 142.00 $142.00 $929 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493–498 496 6 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $732 +1.51
549 549 21 145.00 $145.00 $796 —
551–577 563 16 130.00–145.00 $136.72 $770 +4.19
608–629 621 28 133.00–134.00 $133.38 $828 +2.39
664 664 7 132.00 $132.00 $876 +2.00
706 706 14 130.00 $130.00 $918 —
800 800 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 20 170.00 $170.00 $690 —
473 473 18 172.50 $172.50 $816 —
506 506 5 162.00 $162.00 $820 +4.50
581–584 582 14 156.00–162.00 $158.15 $920 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 11 118.00 $118.00 $887 —
949 949 40 92.00 $92.00 $873 —

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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.