Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

5,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.56/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 666 lb · 208 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.24/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 822 lb · 195 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.24/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 528 lb · 165 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,125	7,416	4,412
Feeder cattle	5,125	7,416	4,412

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 2.00-6.00 lower with heavier weights trading steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–345	338	53	200.00–210.00	$203.19	$687	-11.81
351–391	374	36	201.00–210.00	$205.38	$768	+3.02
402–449	434	69	187.00–202.00	$195.09	$847	+0.25
459–497	479	65	187.00–202.00	$194.83	$933	-3.54
482 value added	482	7	204.00	$204.00	$983	—
501–546	528	160	176.00–191.00	$184.53	$974	-0.32
540 value added	540	5	175.00	$175.00	$945	—
552–597	565	92	177.00–192.00	$184.51	$1,042	-3.43
602–645	625	76	170.00–183.00	$178.33	$1,115	-2.34
648 value added	648	5	177.00	$177.00	$1,147	—
650–696	664	136	175.00–183.00	$179.68	$1,193	-0.76
704–743	721	107	170.00–178.00	$173.82	$1,253	-5.22
752–783	764	57	171.00–175.00	$173.97	$1,329	-1.38
820–846	842	72	168.00–171.50	$170.61	$1,437	+0.01
863–878	871	133	165.00–169.00	$166.84	$1,453	-1.16
904–936	923	17	152.50–163.00	$158.43	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–316	314	38	217.00–220.00	$217.70	$684	-7.84
358	358	5	219.00	$219.00	$784	—
400 value added	400	13	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
400–439	407	70	206.00–222.00	$215.43	$877	+5.72
468 value added	468	18	209.00	$209.00	$978	—
474	474	10	207.00	$207.00	$981	—
522–549	535	76	197.50–211.00	$205.19	$1,098	+2.75
552–593	575	73	193.00–206.00	$199.11	$1,145	-0.42
600–636	616	108	184.00–199.00	$188.79	$1,163	-3.13
708–745	719	89	181.00–189.00	$186.33	$1,340	+2.71
780–785	782	35	181.00–183.00	$181.97	$1,423	-0.88
814–831	818	140	174.00–177.75	$177.34	$1,451	+2.91
1012	1012	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,629	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–345	345	57	180.00–195.00	$181.30	$625	-8.70
352–383	360	11	180.00–190.00	$187.10	$674	-5.40
400–445	423	49	170.00–185.00	$179.99	$761	-5.59
470–493	481	59	172.00–185.00	$179.73	$865	-6.38
500–546	518	49	160.00–175.00	$169.47	$878	-1.70
555–588	571	29	170.00–175.00	$171.48	$979	-0.16
617–648	630	24	162.50–170.00	$166.56	$1,049	-1.79
669–689	679	10	160.00–165.00	$162.54	$1,104	-3.46
707–733	721	23	162.00–169.00	$164.78	$1,188	—
880	880	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,364	-8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	8	180.00	$180.00	$715	—
403	403	8	160.00	$160.00	$645	-10.00
560	560	6	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
863	863	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,217	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	9	174.00	$174.00	$1,178	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	39	205.00	$205.00	$619	+18.00
361	361	32	190.00	$190.00	$686	—
400–436	416	59	170.00–180.00	$173.62	$722	-4.23
431 value added	431	11	170.00	$170.00	$733	—
453–495	479	55	170.00–173.00	$171.64	$822	-4.63
518–541	540	152	167.00–172.00	$170.49	$921	-3.65
568–598	587	71	167.00–172.50	$170.74	$1,002	-0.40
600–622	610	30	168.00–174.50	$171.61	$1,047	+0.72
656–699	666	208	168.00–175.00	$172.56	$1,149	-0.41
703–746	722	76	166.00–173.50	$171.95	$1,241	+1.35
802–840	822	195	157.00–164.60	$163.24	$1,342	+5.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–337	317	28	175.00–182.00	$176.85	$561	-3.93
374–392	377	17	176.00–181.00	$176.92	$667	-4.12
411–448	432	48	155.00–167.50	$159.03	$687	-5.36
454–496	476	131	156.00–169.00	$162.94	$776	-2.41
502–548	526	161	155.00–168.00	$163.78	$861	+0.11
558–586	573	74	155.00–167.00	$160.89	$922	-1.43
610–623	618	63	160.00–166.00	$165.29	$1,021	-1.44
653–685	673	90	160.00–167.50	$166.01	$1,117	+1.11
706–738	725	62	159.00–164.00	$162.60	$1,179	+0.31
762	762	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,189	-5.95
850–876	859	12	147.00–151.00	$148.36	$1,274	—
1002	1002	32	121.50	$121.50	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–341	322	12	170.00–175.00	$172.42	$555	+5.06
352–395	381	60	160.00–174.00	$170.10	$648	-2.51
403	403	5	145.00	$145.00	$584	-10.56
451–490	472	66	142.00–156.00	$149.03	$703	-5.81
513–545	526	46	141.00–152.00	$146.74	$772	-5.11
552–597	572	49	139.00–153.00	$147.32	$843	-3.56
607–645	625	32	142.00–157.00	$152.62	$954	+1.99
656–673	661	14	152.00–156.00	$154.71	$1,023	+4.11
705–709	707	9	144.00–150.00	$146.66	$1,037	-1.87
797 value added	797	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,203	—
872	872	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,195	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	10	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
350–365	362	35	150.00–164.00	$154.20	$558	-5.16

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,006	—
700	700	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	21	164.00	$164.00	$618	—
435	435	27	152.00	$152.00	$661	-4.00
492	492	22	144.00	$144.00	$708	-12.14
561–569	563	19	137.00–150.00	$140.46	$791	-3.54
606–631	625	17	139.00–147.00	$140.82	$880	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	190.00	$190.00	$756	+4.54
438–447	444	9	176.00–182.00	$177.97	$790	—
453–492	475	21	170.00–180.00	$172.97	$822	-9.03
500–541	524	33	160.00–175.00	$167.45	$877	-4.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	12	180.00	$180.00	$502	—
393	393	5	185.00	$185.00	$727	—
472–488	476	15	172.00–172.50	$172.10	$819	+2.12
510–546	532	26	150.00–160.00	$153.81	$818	+4.15
606–641	624	8	152.00–155.00	$153.46	$958	-0.31

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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.