Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Carthage, MO

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

11,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.14/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 619 lb · 714 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.59/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 525 lb · 651 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.77/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 672 lb · 613 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,801	11,331	7,392
Feeder cattle	11,801	11,331	7,392

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. traded 6.00-12.00 higher, with heavier weights trading steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply heavy with very 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
303–343	322	34	205.00–220.00	$216.93	$699	-3.07
350–397	379	91	205.00–220.00	$215.27	$816	+6.75
408–448	432	134	194.00–214.00	$204.80	$885	+5.41
433 value added	433	6	192.00	$192.00	$831	—
407–445 fancy	437	44	215.00–225.00	$215.85	$943	—
451–496	476	191	190.00–212.50	$198.59	$945	+0.37
491 value added	491	9	190.00	$190.00	$933	—
513 value added	513	35	197.00	$197.00	$1,011	—
519 fancy	519	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,043	—
500–548	527	372	180.00–198.00	$186.05	$980	+2.94
557 value added	557	37	183.00	$183.00	$1,019	—
551–584	561	448	180.00–191.00	$185.69	$1,042	+3.58
600–639	618	694	164.00–178.00	$171.00	$1,057	+1.91
639 value added	639	20	176.00	$176.00	$1,125	—
650–697	677	170	164.00–172.00	$166.86	$1,130	+2.15
702–747	723	587	158.00–169.00	$162.52	$1,175	+1.41
753–789	771	402	158.00–167.50	$161.33	$1,244	+1.36
803 value added	803	8	159.50	$159.50	$1,281	—
800–835	820	228	154.00–159.00	$155.37	$1,274	-3.53
871–876	875	41	154.00–157.00	$156.13	$1,366	-2.99
900–933	908	13	146.00–151.50	$149.24	$1,355	-5.08
958–980	970	53	146.00–153.00	$149.13	$1,447	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	10	200.00	$200.00	$678	—
368–392	379	15	197.50–202.00	$199.72	$757	—
410–445	432	51	180.00–187.00	$183.88	$794	+5.82
476 value added	476	5	185.00	$185.00	$881	—
461–499	486	190	170.00–188.00	$179.83	$874	+3.77
506–542	529	104	162.00–178.00	$176.04	$931	+12.03
530 value added	530	5	172.00	$172.00	$912	—
550–599	581	457	162.00–179.00	$173.10	$1,006	+2.69
600–648	629	261	151.00–163.00	$158.03	$994	+0.71
657 value added	657	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,045	-3.00
650–699	672	608	150.00–163.75	$160.78	$1,080	+2.13
706–746	725	194	147.00–157.00	$152.61	$1,106	-1.53
732 value added	732	33	156.00	$156.00	$1,142	—
750–794	773	491	146.00–157.50	$155.41	$1,201	+0.11
808–847	834	28	147.00–153.00	$148.87	$1,242	-6.09
867	867	8	142.00	$142.00	$1,231	-10.85
852–892	868	10	145.00–153.00	$148.29	$1,287	-4.56
925	925	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,314	-4.02
981	981	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,373	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	10	187.00	$187.00	$742	—
473–480	478	12	162.00–168.00	$166.52	$796	+4.51
505–532	513	13	152.00–155.00	$152.96	$785	—
570–590	576	25	157.00–160.00	$159.28	$917	+11.78
605–630	618	18	141.00–147.00	$143.33	$886	+1.98
650–687	670	18	142.00–146.00	$144.74	$970	+2.41
706–745	724	26	138.00–142.00	$141.37	$1,024	—
765–768	768	18	136.00–143.00	$137.16	$1,053	-4.62
844	844	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,148	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–482	467	23	135.00–140.00	$138.43	$646	—
502	502	5	132.00	$132.00	$663	—
642	642	5	135.00	$135.00	$867	—
788	788	30	116.00	$116.00	$914	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	5	162.00	$162.00	$897	—
915	915	8	147.50	$147.50	$1,350	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–342	338	20	177.50–181.00	$180.16	$609	—
351–397	368	96	162.00–175.00	$168.78	$621	-1.71
379 value added	379	6	171.00	$171.00	$648	—
422 value added	422	6	155.00	$155.00	$654	—
402–447	425	248	155.00–170.00	$161.32	$686	-1.30
452–499	475	239	155.00–165.00	$159.99	$760	+2.45
475 value added	475	23	166.00	$166.00	$788	—
500–549	525	619	148.00–163.00	$155.67	$817	+2.08
525 value added	525	32	154.00	$154.00	$808	—
554–591	569	429	148.00–160.50	$155.62	$885	+1.90
600 value added	600	19	158.00	$158.00	$948	—
602–640	623	521	148.00–159.50	$152.28	$949	-2.12
650–695	665	169	148.00–156.00	$150.94	$1,004	-2.35
703–743	732	420	146.00–155.00	$149.32	$1,093	-3.46
756–780	770	71	147.00–151.00	$148.10	$1,140	-3.67
810	810	27	146.75	$146.75	$1,189	-3.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–397	391	23	153.00–160.00	$155.98	$610	+3.59
412–447	427	91	140.00–154.00	$151.72	$648	+1.54
455–496	480	170	140.00–154.00	$149.96	$720	-0.44
500–548	522	63	135.00–147.00	$141.84	$740	+0.08
550–599	580	114	132.00–147.00	$140.69	$816	-0.37
600–648	632	326	135.00–147.00	$143.95	$910	+1.23
651–696	667	124	135.00–147.00	$142.57	$951	-9.00
694 value added	694	43	146.00	$146.00	$1,013	—
702–745	727	133	134.00–145.00	$141.23	$1,027	+0.07
752–785	760	134	139.00–145.00	$143.89	$1,094	+5.37
817	817	12	141.00	$141.00	$1,152	+6.73
836 value added	836	9	143.00	$143.00	$1,195	—
868	868	8	142.00	$142.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	140.00	$140.00	$545	±0.00
475	475	6	130.00	$130.00	$618	-4.02
513	513	6	156.00	$156.00	$800	—
569–593	578	8	122.00–127.50	$124.12	$717	—
620–628	621	18	128.00–134.00	$129.01	$801	-5.99
726–736	735	74	132.00–140.00	$132.43	$973	—
785	785	8	123.00	$123.00	$966	—
874	874	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,101	+5.00
913	913	6	117.00	$117.00	$1,068	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	6	127.00	$127.00	$626	—
610	610	14	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
868	868	5	108.00	$108.00	$937	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	11	180.00	$180.00	$637	—
428	428	16	175.00	$175.00	$749	—
494	494	21	161.00	$161.00	$795	-4.00
530–536	533	34	157.00–162.00	$159.86	$852	—
566–599	574	53	154.00–163.00	$158.73	$911	+3.15
627–648	633	30	145.00–152.00	$147.85	$936	+12.85
751	751	8	132.00	$132.00	$991	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	10	149.00	$149.00	$806	—
695	695	6	130.00	$130.00	$904	—
735	735	6	125.00	$125.00	$919	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604–606	605	18	153.00–158.00	$155.78	$942	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	6	65.00	$65.00	$311	—
561	561	9	52.00	$52.00	$292	—

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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.