Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

4,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.41/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 517 lb · 236 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.70/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 737 lb · 221 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.08/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 782 lb · 167 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,053	6,495	3,983
Feeder cattle	4,053	6,495	3,983

Market comments — USDA reporter

***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700lbs traded 4.00 to 6.00 higher and steers over 700lbs traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded from steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	220.00	$220.00	$733	+3.53
351–378	371	39	205.00–225.00	$218.13	$809	+4.49
403–445	423	82	200.00–220.00	$208.10	$880	+5.67
450–495	478	97	192.50–209.00	$202.56	$968	+3.29
503–548	517	223	187.50–201.00	$195.94	$1,013	+6.45
501–543 thin fleshed	520	13	204.00–205.00	$204.52	$1,064	—
550–598	581	124	187.00–203.00	$193.69	$1,125	+1.69
615–626 thin fleshed	619	28	187.00–190.00	$188.92	$1,169	+0.82
600–648	623	112	177.00–186.00	$180.82	$1,127	+6.00
651–693	680	88	167.00–186.50	$177.30	$1,206	+4.24
702–746	737	221	160.00–174.50	$162.70	$1,199	-1.73
758–776	765	83	156.50–157.50	$156.95	$1,201	-0.95
798	798	84	151.25	$151.25	$1,207	-6.65
806–815	813	89	157.00–159.50	$157.67	$1,282	+1.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	2	205.00	$205.00	$640	+5.00
365–396	380	16	200.00–206.00	$202.56	$770	+5.29
403–440	426	36	180.00–195.00	$190.49	$811	+2.65
457–482	473	31	177.50–191.00	$186.11	$880	+2.77
500–548	529	36	170.00–187.00	$182.37	$965	+6.44
555–595	580	141	170.00–185.00	$179.28	$1,040	+1.39
605–648	640	59	160.00–172.50	$165.44	$1,059	+2.05
649	649	17	156.00	$156.00	$1,012	-7.39
653–686	660	51	156.00–165.00	$161.85	$1,068	-2.94
705–725	720	81	154.00–160.50	$160.30	$1,154	+9.06
755–793	790	66	141.00–153.00	$148.66	$1,174	-6.59
819–844	831	22	144.00–149.00	$144.91	$1,204	-2.24
852–890	870	30	141.00–147.00	$144.61	$1,258	-4.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–395	369	6	172.50–175.00	$174.11	$642	—
500–545	535	15	155.00–167.50	$160.36	$858	-2.76
585–595	588	4	150.00–160.00	$157.47	$926	-8.58
678	678	4	138.00	$138.00	$936	-13.67
733	733	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,026	—
752–760	755	9	132.50–139.00	$136.82	$1,033	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	22	130.00	$130.00	$1,261	—
1046	1046	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,370	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	5	177.50	$177.50	$772	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	117.50	$117.50	$517	-38.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	5	180.00	$180.00	$574	-2.93
325 fancy	325	15	199.00	$199.00	$647	—
360–393	380	99	175.00–194.00	$186.42	$708	+3.17
405–442	429	103	166.00–180.00	$170.21	$730	+6.36
479–499	492	93	165.00–171.00	$166.33	$818	-3.85
500–504 fancy	503	41	170.00–171.00	$170.27	$856	—
502–549	528	94	157.50–170.00	$160.45	$847	+3.77
551–594	576	153	157.00–165.00	$160.33	$924	+0.50
600–624	613	62	157.00–170.50	$163.80	$1,004	+2.00
656–690	675	54	157.00–159.00	$157.38	$1,062	+0.77
709–716	713	25	154.00–158.00	$156.09	$1,113	+4.78
805	805	46	142.00–144.00	$142.48	$1,147	+2.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–342	335	35	165.00–170.00	$169.33	$567	-3.36
353–398	374	14	159.00–170.00	$164.79	$616	-5.02
405–446	422	92	152.00–167.50	$162.01	$684	+6.95
460–498	480	145	150.00–165.00	$159.62	$766	+4.01
502–542	524	22	147.50–159.00	$154.64	$810	+7.76
550–596	581	85	145.00–159.00	$153.95	$894	+6.97
608–647	627	22	142.00–156.00	$152.20	$954	+4.71
666–698	684	163	140.00–155.00	$145.61	$996	-0.30
743	743	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,070	+3.48
790	790	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,090	+0.21

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	6	160.00	$160.00	$608	—
841	841	114	109.00	$109.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	4	150.00	$150.00	$506	-11.91
405–447	438	5	130.00–145.00	$142.22	$623	-4.49
616–625	618	4	132.00–138.00	$133.52	$825	-0.02
656	656	19	130.00	$130.00	$853	-8.00
737	737	7	120.00	$120.00	$884	-6.65
791	791	6	111.00	$111.00	$878	-15.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	11	147.50	$147.50	$653	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	10	117.50	$117.50	$429	-24.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–446	436	11	170.00–190.00	$174.87	$762	+2.87
450–497	478	6	165.00–175.00	$168.34	$805	—
520–535	529	11	160.00–165.00	$162.08	$857	-0.64
560–575	567	24	165.00–175.00	$169.36	$960	+4.70
658–690	669	10	140.00–158.00	$150.09	$1,004	-0.92
705–747	729	8	126.00–147.50	$137.55	$1,003	—
770–799	792	8	131.00–134.00	$131.73	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	481	11	185.00–187.00	$186.10	$895	—
520	520	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,024	—
555–570	567	31	177.00–180.00	$177.57	$1,007	—
607	607	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,032	+5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	4	140.00	$140.00	$491	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	35	109.00	$109.00	$850	—

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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.