Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

5,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $163.17/cwt ≈ $1,532/hd at 939 lb · 225 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.07/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 637 lb · 206 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.05/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 679 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,858	5,125	5,120
Feeder cattle	5,858	5,125	5,120

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded 9.00-15.00 lower with heavier weights 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–349	336	6	200.00	$200.00	$672	-17.70
386–397	394	31	202.00–210.00	$208.73	$822	—
403–441	428	13	194.00–217.50	$200.95	$860	-14.48
450–491	475	78	192.00–211.00	$195.66	$929	-11.34
500–538	526	66	185.00–202.00	$192.44	$1,012	-12.75
577–594	593	176	182.00–187.50	$182.24	$1,081	-16.87
600–639	620	126	180.00–195.00	$187.09	$1,160	-1.70
657–699	671	114	180.00–184.00	$183.02	$1,228	—
702–741	719	154	172.00–178.00	$175.42	$1,261	-10.91
756–797	792	73	172.50–177.00	$173.03	$1,370	-8.94
802–834	820	174	171.00–177.00	$175.86	$1,442	-1.48
850–893	865	167	169.00–172.00	$169.62	$1,467	—
936–949	939	225	162.50–165.00	$163.17	$1,532	—
968	968	23	162.00	$162.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–348	344	25	190.00	$190.00	$654	-13.19
354–388	371	27	175.00–195.00	$187.54	$696	-17.84
415–448	434	69	182.00–190.00	$187.23	$813	-7.86
450–478	462	19	182.50–190.00	$186.73	$863	-8.10
502–537	518	131	170.00–185.00	$179.50	$930	-5.03
559–595	572	83	173.00–185.00	$176.23	$1,008	-8.28
601–649	633	89	170.00–179.00	$172.21	$1,090	-6.12
652–698	679	184	168.00–180.00	$175.05	$1,189	-4.63
704–731	710	35	163.00–171.00	$166.67	$1,183	-7.15
760–795	786	158	165.00–171.00	$170.02	$1,336	-3.95
807–848	831	94	160.00–169.00	$167.60	$1,393	-3.01
865–897	889	114	157.00–167.00	$165.72	$1,473	-1.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–398	375	7	177.00–180.00	$178.64	$670	-8.46
409–433	415	34	160.00–175.00	$170.79	$709	-9.20
453–497	475	32	170.00–177.00	$173.53	$824	-6.20
503–543	527	66	155.00–170.00	$164.20	$865	-5.27
555–588	571	83	160.00–171.00	$163.82	$935	-7.66
606–635	616	38	155.00–165.00	$159.25	$981	-7.31
665	665	77	163.50	$163.50	$1,087	+0.96
747	747	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,188	-5.78
826	826	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,156	—
865	865	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,228	-13.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–440	416	19	150.00–167.00	$163.69	$681	+3.69
454–482	472	38	155.00–165.00	$157.57	$744	—
557	557	14	152.00	$152.00	$847	+12.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	18	180.00	$180.00	$810	—
592	592	21	163.00	$163.00	$965	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–346	344	19	165.00–167.50	$166.72	$574	-10.13
365–386	381	18	165.00–177.00	$171.22	$652	-5.70
401–448	429	120	150.00–161.00	$155.47	$667	-3.56
450–497	473	141	150.00–161.00	$157.18	$743	-5.76
504–543	530	81	151.00–164.00	$156.93	$832	-6.85
552–598	576	92	151.00–164.00	$159.12	$917	-1.77
604–641	626	139	154.00–163.00	$161.32	$1,010	-3.97
654–681	668	70	154.00–163.00	$159.48	$1,065	-6.53
714–735	724	21	156.00–162.00	$159.82	$1,157	-2.78
752–789	774	95	153.00–162.50	$157.85	$1,222	+1.85
857	857	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,277	+0.64
912–921	916	15	140.00–152.00	$146.13	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	7	182.00	$182.00	$586	-23.00
384	384	20	177.50	$177.50	$682	-12.50
400–449	427	49	163.00–171.00	$167.78	$716	-5.84
459–495	476	76	163.00–170.00	$165.19	$786	-6.45
504–535	515	62	165.00–171.00	$166.48	$857	-4.01
551–582	565	90	164.50–170.00	$166.51	$941	-4.23
602–649	637	206	164.00–169.00	$166.07	$1,058	-5.54
677–685	681	80	164.00–165.00	$164.50	$1,120	-8.06
719	719	42	169.50	$169.50	$1,219	-2.45
825–842	831	22	155.00–157.00	$156.26	$1,299	-6.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–291	288	19	167.50–175.00	$171.49	$494	—
341	341	6	160.00	$160.00	$546	-12.42
366–391	380	34	156.00–166.00	$160.65	$610	-9.45
411–416	414	6	140.00–148.00	$143.98	$596	-1.02
473–484	481	45	142.00–145.00	$143.40	$690	-5.63
504–545	525	26	139.00–148.00	$145.73	$765	-1.01
551–593	572	35	136.00–150.00	$142.79	$817	-4.53
618	618	8	147.00	$147.00	$908	-5.62
661–696	683	17	145.00–151.00	$149.63	$1,022	-5.08
723	723	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,121	+8.34
760–790	775	6	141.00–152.00	$146.39	$1,135	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
354–360	356	16	140.00–152.00	$147.45	$525	-6.75
448	448	9	120.00	$120.00	$538	—
653	653	5	136.00	$136.00	$888	—
773	773	6	120.00	$120.00	$928	—
892	892	7	119.00	$119.00	$1,061	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	17	152.00	$152.00	$651	—
562	562	21	152.00	$152.00	$854	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–348	345	24	167.50–170.00	$168.55	$581	—
413–440	419	13	153.00–155.00	$153.48	$643	—
469	469	16	148.00	$148.00	$694	-24.10
536–547	541	11	142.00–151.00	$146.86	$795	-6.95
551–581	560	33	145.00–152.00	$148.82	$833	—
719	719	9	138.00	$138.00	$992	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	8	130.00	$130.00	$629	-14.00
558–565	561	24	120.00–132.50	$129.27	$725	-11.19
610–614	612	28	124.00–130.00	$127.42	$780	-13.40
681	681	5	132.00	$132.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	7	170.00	$170.00	$768	—
903	903	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,282	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	110	77.00	$77.00	$530	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
831	831	17	81.00	$81.00	$673	—

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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.