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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

9,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.33/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 811 lb · 464 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.42/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 619 lb · 413 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.50/cwt -12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 630 lb · 404 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,192 4,777 11,387
Feeder cattle 9,192 4,777 11,387

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. traded 10.00-15.00 lower with heavier weights trading 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-12.00 lower. Supply heavy with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 6 185.00 $185.00 $527 —
328–337 333 9 175.00–190.00 $183.43 $611 -16.57
352–397 367 41 175.00–195.00 $182.00 $668 -3.00
401–440 426 75 180.00–192.50 $187.30 $798 -3.80
450–499 476 261 175.00–193.00 $183.80 $875 -6.91
502–548 524 156 173.00–190.00 $182.48 $956 -3.70
553–598 579 324 172.00–190.00 $180.92 $1,048 -7.65
603–649 620 101 154.00–162.00 $157.55 $977 -9.60
674 value added 674 35 158.00 $158.00 $1,065 —
656–699 688 297 146.00–163.00 $155.04 $1,067 -10.16
700–747 711 130 145.00–153.00 $151.15 $1,075 -6.26
751–793 767 140 145.00–153.50 $150.66 $1,156 -5.61
805–845 822 333 144.00–146.50 $145.88 $1,199 —
858–899 876 193 138.00–147.00 $142.25 $1,246 -7.06
940 940 55 138.00 $138.00 $1,297 —
959–998 984 23 133.00–136.50 $134.19 $1,320 —
1010 1010 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 8 205.00 $205.00 $605 -15.00
301–326 312 7 200.00–215.00 $206.72 $645 -5.41
370–397 384 55 200.00–217.00 $210.67 $809 -8.05
402–441 425 64 195.00–212.00 $200.03 $850 -17.42
403–447 thin fleshed 428 40 213.00–216.00 $214.96 $920 -18.04
450–496 476 245 197.00–211.00 $206.99 $985 -7.29
498 fancy 498 34 215.00 $215.00 $1,071 —
502–537 thin fleshed 518 40 207.00–211.00 $208.79 $1,082 —
500–528 fancy 525 206 210.00–215.00 $210.83 $1,107 —
501–543 525 61 191.00–208.00 $197.53 $1,037 -6.43
564 564 15 192.00 $192.00 $1,083 -4.46
610 value added 610 14 183.00 $183.00 $1,116 —
616 thin fleshed 616 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,140 —
600–634 619 271 164.00–179.00 $172.23 $1,066 -8.62
614–624 fancy 619 123 184.00–185.00 $184.54 $1,142 -4.46
650–679 669 45 164.00–170.00 $167.19 $1,119 -6.50
686 value added 686 14 170.00 $170.00 $1,166 —
701–728 709 179 156.00–165.00 $161.83 $1,147 -5.55
752–758 value added 756 35 158.00–159.50 $158.55 $1,199 —
763–791 783 161 154.00–157.00 $154.99 $1,214 -7.81
806–819 811 464 148.00–155.00 $152.33 $1,235 -1.22
920 920 17 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 -5.00
1049 1049 19 139.00 $139.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–396 383 14 170.00–182.00 $172.93 $662 —
405–448 433 12 160.00–172.50 $166.03 $719 -11.47
450–495 472 20 170.00–172.50 $171.50 $809 -0.50
502–545 527 43 162.50–172.50 $168.58 $888 -2.42
560–597 584 203 160.00–171.00 $165.97 $969 -4.94
601–631 612 31 145.00–152.00 $150.11 $919 —
679–689 685 20 145.00–150.00 $147.00 $1,007 -4.14
783–796 793 30 143.00–147.00 $145.20 $1,151 —
887 887 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,197 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–346 333 13 160.00–165.00 $162.40 $541 —
403 403 17 147.50 $147.50 $594 —
470–485 478 10 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $753 —
505–531 523 18 150.00–160.00 $152.68 $799 —
569–593 575 38 140.00–160.00 $154.58 $889 —
640 640 7 140.00 $140.00 $896 —
698 698 14 138.00 $138.00 $963 —
725 725 6 128.00 $128.00 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–388 369 41 157.50–164.00 $160.96 $594 -9.04
406–449 432 77 150.00–159.00 $154.64 $668 -10.22
465–497 476 181 150.00–159.00 $155.31 $739 -2.97
500–549 529 184 146.00–155.00 $150.42 $796 -8.97
550–599 576 192 147.00–156.00 $150.09 $865 -9.58
605–649 621 180 139.00–147.00 $144.49 $897 -5.44
650–692 673 229 139.00–146.50 $143.73 $967 -5.73
701–740 719 79 134.00–142.00 $138.98 $999 -3.88
753–798 775 198 136.00–140.50 $138.25 $1,071 -4.51
825–848 833 40 133.00–134.00 $133.80 $1,115 -7.20
908 908 13 131.00 $131.00 $1,189 —
1043 1043 49 117.50 $117.50 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 7 172.50 $172.50 $509 —
301–348 322 44 165.00–181.00 $170.89 $550 -11.21
351–381 369 43 165.00–171.00 $166.87 $616 -18.33
408–446 424 91 160.00–171.00 $166.13 $704 -9.85
454–497 466 130 160.00–177.00 $163.57 $762 -20.19
489 fancy 489 89 180.50 $180.50 $883 —
500–540 515 161 157.00–166.00 $161.75 $833 -13.66
520 fancy 520 65 182.50 $182.50 $949 —
550–595 572 86 159.00–168.00 $163.22 $934 -9.15
603–646 630 404 148.00–158.00 $150.50 $948 -12.13
651–675 660 22 151.00–152.00 $151.37 $999 -5.01
710 710 20 151.00 $151.00 $1,072 -1.54
829 829 21 138.00 $138.00 $1,144 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 374 49 147.00–155.00 $150.03 $561 —
410–448 424 78 138.00–147.00 $143.54 $609 —
450–495 477 108 136.00–151.00 $143.43 $684 —
507–541 529 86 137.00–146.50 $143.94 $761 +3.28
550–597 573 107 136.00–146.00 $141.37 $810 +1.37
615–630 620 20 136.00–146.00 $142.76 $885 —
653–665 658 9 131.00–133.00 $132.10 $869 —
715–740 730 10 120.00–123.00 $121.82 $889 —
760–776 767 7 131.00–135.00 $133.27 $1,022 -3.73
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–322 320 10 142.00–150.00 $144.36 $462 —
386 386 27 130.00 $130.00 $502 —
438–448 444 8 135.00–140.00 $136.85 $608 —
450 450 5 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
501–545 520 7 120.00–135.00 $126.74 $659 —
550–597 577 7 131.00–132.00 $131.41 $758 —
621 621 8 125.00 $125.00 $776 —
804 804 16 132.00 $132.00 $1,061 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 22 145.00 $145.00 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 170.00 $170.00 $726 —
514–535 524 23 150.00–155.00 $154.12 $808 —
585–590 588 16 152.00–156.00 $154.37 $908 -0.14
609 609 20 140.00 $140.00 $853 —
715 715 5 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 175.00 $175.00 $634 —
421 421 15 177.50 $177.50 $747 —
495 495 6 170.00 $170.00 $842 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 146.00 $146.00 $711 —
660–680 671 23 130.00 $130.00 $872 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 8 130.00 $130.00 $484 —
469 469 12 125.00 $125.00 $586 —
1100 1100 6 81.00 $81.00 $891 —

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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.