Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

6,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.12/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 722 lb · 365 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 827 lb · 343 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.40/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 731 lb · 273 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,364	5,832	5,772
Feeder cattle	6,364	5,832	5,772

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. traded steady, with heavier weights steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady. Quality was not as deep as last week. Supply and demand was moderate. Internet buying was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–346	327	32	220.00–237.50	$224.07	$733	-0.22
387–399	393	31	220.00–232.00	$225.07	$885	+0.75
400–447	430	157	217.00–230.00	$221.49	$952	-0.90
456	456	8	217.00	$217.00	$990	-2.17
521	521	45	192.00	$192.00	$1,000	-14.83
502–538	526	147	200.00–217.00	$205.17	$1,079	-1.66
552–569	559	33	207.00–210.00	$208.80	$1,167	+8.13
615 thin fleshed	615	27	189.00	$189.00	$1,162	-2.12
610–647	634	93	175.00–186.00	$179.89	$1,141	-0.94
653–675	667	48	171.00–180.00	$174.90	$1,167	—
706–740	731	273	162.00–168.00	$164.40	$1,202	+3.51
751–795	772	15	158.00–160.00	$158.96	$1,227	-1.87
803–840	827	343	151.00–156.00	$153.50	$1,269	-3.41
898	898	69	151.00	$151.00	$1,356	—
915–923	916	90	143.00–146.00	$144.21	$1,321	-3.35
984	984	69	137.50	$137.50	$1,353	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–343	326	45	195.00–217.00	$206.79	$674	+0.13
360–399	384	61	200.00–217.50	$212.97	$818	+5.90
404–445	428	48	190.00–212.00	$204.48	$875	+2.78
455–499	481	88	187.00–213.00	$195.66	$941	-11.32
501–547	523	120	180.00–197.50	$191.41	$1,001	-1.15
550–592	572	128	180.00–190.00	$184.91	$1,058	-4.03
611–640	630	96	152.00–170.00	$165.20	$1,041	+1.93
666–692	679	83	152.50–170.00	$161.69	$1,098	-2.43
703–746	730	121	150.00–158.00	$153.55	$1,121	-0.26
757–788	771	60	149.00–158.50	$154.93	$1,195	+2.99
815–848	825	188	146.00–151.50	$149.83	$1,236	-1.36
864–890	878	231	145.00–148.00	$146.50	$1,286	-1.00
887	887	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,277	-3.50
918–947	931	149	130.00–142.50	$139.83	$1,302	-2.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	9	177.50	$177.50	$687	+2.50
416–446	425	27	175.00–185.00	$180.30	$766	-4.05
461–483	475	8	182.00	$182.00	$864	-0.79
529–532	530	11	177.50–179.00	$178.32	$945	+9.35
553–589	565	18	172.50–179.00	$175.95	$994	+3.61
746	746	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,067	—
832	832	39	140.00	$140.00	$1,165	-2.00
895	895	46	144.00	$144.00	$1,289	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	20	195.00	$195.00	$581	—
315–348	334	36	187.00–197.50	$191.92	$641	+4.43
353–396	375	83	175.00–192.00	$187.07	$702	+0.46
402–445	421	128	170.00–185.00	$173.40	$730	-2.42
451–486	470	98	171.00–177.00	$174.03	$818	-0.37
500–549	528	82	163.00–174.00	$168.37	$889	-0.78
553–595	570	78	163.00–169.00	$166.27	$948	-5.32
601–646	626	110	153.00–165.00	$158.88	$995	-0.41
694	694	18	153.00	$153.00	$1,062	-6.21
706–745 fancy	721	120	152.00–154.75	$154.25	$1,112	—
705–746	722	245	144.00–151.00	$146.61	$1,059	-1.70
755–780	767	113	143.00–150.50	$145.06	$1,113	+0.88
815–841	820	89	139.00–143.00	$142.86	$1,171	-1.17
890	890	11	144.00	$144.00	$1,282	+4.41
1151	1151	13	121.00	$121.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	7	170.00	$170.00	$486	-10.00
333–348	343	35	170.00–181.00	$178.17	$611	+4.51
351–386	375	38	170.00–185.00	$176.18	$661	+1.18
403–443	423	96	155.00–168.00	$166.20	$703	+1.91
450–491	470	162	154.00–168.00	$162.69	$765	+1.25
502–543	534	55	147.00–162.00	$156.95	$838	+2.03
550–579	568	186	150.00–161.00	$157.15	$893	+0.81
602–647	627	78	142.00–152.00	$146.80	$920	-0.48
662–691	683	58	140.00–150.00	$145.04	$991	-2.67
700–738	721	163	132.50–144.00	$143.44	$1,034	+2.98
778–784	781	140	129.00–141.00	$140.08	$1,094	+3.74
942	942	17	130.00	$130.00	$1,225	—
974	974	16	126.00	$126.00	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–397	382	32	152.00–162.50	$155.44	$594	—
430	430	7	137.00	$137.00	$589	+2.00
488–495	492	6	135.00–149.00	$141.95	$698	+4.95
559	559	5	137.50	$137.50	$769	—
666–692	684	11	130.00–139.00	$134.59	$921	—
869	869	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,121	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	330	10	137.50–147.50	$143.80	$475	—
617–624	621	10	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$784	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	195.00	$195.00	$684	-10.00
405	405	12	185.00	$185.00	$749	±0.00
474	474	11	175.00	$175.00	$830	-9.00
502–547	525	32	162.00–167.00	$165.07	$867	—
551–591	572	31	158.00–175.00	$167.50	$958	-5.57
628	628	6	150.00	$150.00	$942	—
653–688	676	9	140.00–147.50	$145.09	$981	-5.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	9	170.00	$170.00	$699	—
515	515	22	160.00	$160.00	$824	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528–546	536	7	175.00–182.00	$178.94	$959	-9.76
557–595	578	11	166.00–177.00	$170.82	$987	—
607–614	610	11	162.00–165.00	$163.63	$998	—

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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.