Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

4,777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.37/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 578 lb · 470 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.96/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 538 lb · 337 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.38/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 722 lb · 243 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,777	8,748	13,551
Feeder cattle	4,777	8,748	13,551

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-3.00 higher. Internet bidding was active. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	6	220.00	$220.00	$645	—
320 thin fleshed	320	7	237.50	$237.50	$760	+5.10
323–327	325	7	210.00–215.00	$212.13	$689	+2.08
355–386 thin fleshed	376	13	232.50–235.00	$234.27	$881	+3.39
378–396	388	19	210.00–229.00	$218.72	$849	+2.25
400–426 thin fleshed	418	27	230.00–234.00	$233.00	$974	+8.81
401–446	423	62	205.00–225.00	$217.45	$920	+5.77
451–486	473	47	202.50–220.00	$214.28	$1,014	+3.81
453–492 thin fleshed	480	57	224.00–230.00	$226.00	$1,085	+1.00
501–549	538	337	195.00–216.00	$203.96	$1,097	+1.06
550–588	572	78	195.00–200.00	$196.46	$1,124	-1.18
601 fancy	601	50	189.00	$189.00	$1,136	-1.00
616–648	632	150	170.00–185.00	$180.85	$1,143	+3.98
665–679	672	86	173.00–174.50	$173.69	$1,167	+1.00
712–740	722	243	160.00–172.50	$167.38	$1,208	+3.30
756–797	785	93	161.00–163.50	$162.80	$1,278	+1.06
821–849	826	85	152.00–155.50	$153.55	$1,268	-3.59
856–860	859	95	155.00–157.00	$156.27	$1,342	+0.29
933	933	10	145.00	$145.00	$1,353	-1.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	200.00	$200.00	$610	—
395	395	3	185.00	$185.00	$731	-6.09
410–446	430	17	185.00–197.00	$191.10	$822	+6.23
453–495	488	29	180.00–200.00	$190.71	$931	+3.66
530–547	540	30	175.00–192.50	$186.18	$1,005	+2.00
550–599	582	159	177.50–192.50	$188.57	$1,097	+1.78
604–648	628	14	166.00–168.00	$167.15	$1,050	+2.42
665–695	684	61	160.00–166.00	$165.20	$1,130	+1.25
701–747	740	99	155.00–158.00	$157.41	$1,165	+1.69
767–780	774	236	155.00–157.00	$156.27	$1,210	-2.52
878–882	879	26	147.00–150.00	$149.31	$1,312	+0.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	8	177.50	$177.50	$790	+0.28
486	486	8	172.00	$172.00	$836	-0.73
523	523	9	171.00	$171.00	$894	—
556–588	579	31	170.00–174.00	$170.91	$990	-0.11
666–683	672	8	150.00–153.00	$151.14	$1,016	+2.97
731	731	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,038	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758	758	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,160	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–348	317	21	175.00–187.50	$182.10	$577	+4.37
350–391	375	61	175.00–190.00	$185.20	$694	+6.45
400–448	421	132	170.00–183.00	$175.98	$741	+2.65
462–496	478	117	174.00–191.00	$183.76	$878	+9.05
503–549	533	236	167.00–185.00	$175.41	$935	+1.44
550–598	578	470	166.00–180.00	$172.37	$996	+1.02
601–648	624	170	154.00–170.00	$162.63	$1,015	+1.96
650–695	673	107	154.00–161.00	$156.38	$1,052	-0.02
708–743	713	75	150.00–154.00	$152.54	$1,088	-0.85
751	751	85	160.00	$160.00	$1,202	+10.00
810	810	6	146.00	$146.00	$1,183	+1.67
950	950	39	142.00	$142.00	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	12	172.50	$172.50	$552	+7.08
389–390	389	8	170.00	$170.00	$661	+0.85
425–441	429	18	157.00–168.00	$164.86	$707	+3.50
450–497	485	34	155.00–168.00	$158.28	$768	-4.03
504–540	532	58	155.00–164.00	$159.39	$848	-1.06
553–591	575	31	153.00–165.00	$159.67	$918	+2.04
603–617	606	25	147.00–153.00	$149.93	$909	+2.31
650–688	680	76	141.00–152.00	$149.46	$1,016	+0.30
701–736	713	55	140.00–148.00	$142.86	$1,019	-1.38
750–788	781	94	140.00–145.00	$142.76	$1,115	-4.64
802	802	13	141.00	$141.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	6	160.00	$160.00	$546	—
510–519	513	18	134.00–147.50	$140.66	$722	-4.99
553	553	3	140.00	$140.00	$774	-1.38
757	757	5	123.00	$123.00	$931	—
775	775	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	16	155.00	$155.00	$767	-10.62
579–592	588	25	146.00–159.00	$154.51	$909	—
767	767	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,020	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	4	170.00	$170.00	$910	—
655–657	656	14	145.00–147.00	$146.28	$960	-3.20
707	707	5	141.00	$141.00	$997	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	4	190.00	$190.00	$857	—
540	540	14	187.50	$187.50	$1,012	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	6	122.00	$122.00	$895	—

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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.