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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

9,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.06/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 523 lb · 570 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.41/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 667 lb · 429 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.01/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 627 lb · 393 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,551 12,031 4,211
Feeder cattle 9,551 12,031 4,211

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–337 327 14 217.50–232.50 $225.87 $739 +14.87
406–448 429 84 195.00–212.50 $203.40 $873 +2.28
455–488 469 71 194.00–210.00 $199.64 $936 +2.52
508–548 531 205 190.00–207.00 $198.94 $1,056 +1.38
550–599 577 242 192.50–207.00 $200.17 $1,155 +2.26
602–649 628 311 180.00–196.00 $186.80 $1,173 -6.76
639 fancy 639 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,278 —
661 fancy 661 131 205.00 $205.00 $1,355 —
651–698 669 298 181.00–186.00 $184.00 $1,231 -2.04
700–742 715 152 167.00–180.00 $173.41 $1,240 -0.88
730 fancy 730 33 181.00 $181.00 $1,321 —
753–790 776 153 167.00–179.50 $171.05 $1,327 +1.89
807–842 820 270 164.00–171.00 $167.23 $1,371 -0.87
852–870 853 215 164.00–168.50 $165.19 $1,409 +0.54
935 935 19 158.00 $158.00 $1,477 —
1010 1010 25 154.00 $154.00 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–377 372 48 195.00–210.00 $203.59 $757 +3.59
407–446 429 55 180.00–193.00 $187.25 $803 -1.92
451–496 478 104 180.00–192.50 $185.15 $885 -1.76
500–549 526 223 172.00–191.00 $181.62 $955 +0.59
550–598 575 269 172.00–188.00 $180.81 $1,040 +0.77
603–649 632 322 164.00–179.00 $171.39 $1,083 -2.22
650–698 680 297 163.00–180.00 $173.05 $1,177 +0.04
700–748 723 232 154.00–168.50 $165.69 $1,198 +2.92
766–787 772 74 164.00–167.00 $166.67 $1,287 +8.28
805–833 818 48 159.00–163.50 $161.64 $1,322 +2.16
861–876 873 131 154.00–161.00 $160.40 $1,400 +4.38
906 906 28 154.00 $154.00 $1,395 +1.50
957 957 61 154.00 $154.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–334 333 10 185.00–190.00 $186.99 $623 —
385–392 388 11 188.00–194.00 $191.25 $742 —
407–448 418 40 165.00–176.00 $170.58 $713 -5.05
452–491 475 101 170.00–177.00 $173.56 $824 -0.92
502–548 529 83 160.00–172.00 $168.24 $890 +0.32
551–597 573 70 162.00–170.00 $165.74 $950 +2.12
603–625 613 27 150.00–162.00 $157.10 $963 -0.60
650–698 678 18 155.00–161.00 $158.47 $1,074 +1.12
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–347 340 26 177.50–180.00 $178.04 $605 —
446 446 6 164.00 $164.00 $731 —
487–498 494 15 162.00–165.00 $162.99 $805 -2.01
528 528 6 157.50 $157.50 $832 —
668 668 8 141.00 $141.00 $942 +3.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 338 18 172.50–190.00 $179.07 $605 —
377–397 392 31 187.50–190.00 $188.36 $738 +13.01
403 fancy 403 24 191.00 $191.00 $770 —
401–446 425 97 172.00–183.00 $176.06 $748 +0.74
453–493 472 209 172.00–180.00 $175.48 $828 +0.92
500–547 523 570 161.00–175.00 $167.06 $874 +1.43
550–594 575 359 161.00–168.00 $164.59 $946 -1.68
600–642 627 393 157.50–168.00 $161.01 $1,010 -1.50
651–694 673 178 157.00–163.75 $161.79 $1,089 +0.51
700–737 723 300 154.00–162.25 $158.42 $1,145 -3.66
766–796 775 52 154.00–157.00 $156.00 $1,209 +0.92
804–828 805 70 151.00–153.00 $151.09 $1,216 -1.48
850 850 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–397 380 20 164.00–170.00 $166.17 $631 -1.49
400–448 430 105 159.00–170.00 $164.23 $706 +1.94
450–497 479 247 156.00–171.00 $164.73 $789 -0.89
500–549 530 156 145.00–160.00 $154.70 $820 -2.66
550–598 576 181 151.00–161.00 $156.16 $899 -0.51
602–649 622 135 147.00–156.00 $153.29 $953 +0.35
650–693 664 94 145.00–156.00 $153.53 $1,019 +1.53
711–749 739 26 150.00–153.00 $150.84 $1,115 -0.75
803–837 824 19 138.00–144.00 $139.46 $1,149 +3.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–447 432 15 142.50–151.00 $148.32 $641 +1.75
478 478 7 152.00 $152.00 $727 +2.92
552–595 572 14 140.00–142.50 $141.66 $810 -1.12
601–623 613 13 139.00–144.00 $141.12 $865 —
686–694 691 8 133.00–141.00 $135.98 $940 -0.94
710–715 712 9 127.50–140.00 $134.42 $957 —
755 755 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 142.50 $142.50 $499 —
461 461 6 135.00 $135.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–439 428 34 170.00–182.00 $176.97 $757 +11.97
506–507 507 15 161.00–167.00 $163.40 $828 -7.60
607–617 615 23 149.00–159.00 $153.03 $941 -5.11
694 694 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,048 —
773 773 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 10 171.00 $171.00 $713 —
455–465 460 11 151.00–165.00 $158.56 $729 +2.16
552–556 554 22 147.00–157.00 $151.07 $837 -3.93
600 600 7 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–487 476 17 150.00–160.00 $152.78 $727 —
630 630 6 144.00 $144.00 $907 —

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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.