Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

5,314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.91/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 824 lb · 212 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.30/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 627 lb · 173 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.20/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 624 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,314	5,858	3,662
Feeder cattle	5,314	5,858	3,662

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. 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
307–325	311	13	200.00–205.00	$201.14	$626	+1.14
361–390	382	58	202.00–215.00	$212.33	$811	+3.60
405 thin fleshed	405	14	216.00	$216.00	$875	—
401–439	423	48	193.00–209.00	$201.17	$851	+0.22
459–493	478	48	190.00–195.00	$192.22	$919	-3.44
500–540	517	72	175.00–181.00	$177.63	$918	-14.81
550–594	568	84	175.00–194.00	$183.05	$1,040	+0.81
613 thin fleshed	613	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,165	—
601–634	627	93	185.00–186.50	$186.03	$1,166	-1.06
652–697	667	68	180.00–188.50	$184.52	$1,231	+1.50
700–744	725	129	177.00–187.00	$179.92	$1,304	+4.50
766–781	770	144	175.50–179.75	$177.16	$1,364	+4.13
806–837	824	212	170.00–178.00	$173.91	$1,433	-1.95
859–869	866	50	170.00–177.50	$172.38	$1,493	+2.76
920	920	34	174.40	$174.40	$1,604	+11.23
963–966	965	57	163.00–167.00	$165.46	$1,597	+3.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–340	335	17	185.00–200.00	$188.38	$631	-1.62
353–391	369	50	175.00–195.00	$188.48	$695	+0.94
400–440	424	32	180.00–187.50	$185.81	$788	-1.42
463–498	477	100	177.00–188.00	$184.37	$879	-2.36
501–548	522	63	165.00–172.00	$169.04	$882	-10.46
550–598	576	88	167.00–175.00	$170.98	$985	-5.25
602–645	621	58	166.00–177.00	$173.81	$1,079	+1.60
651–683	667	72	167.00–177.00	$173.18	$1,155	-1.87
702–727	715	130	166.00–172.00	$169.87	$1,215	+3.20
755–797	777	141	162.00–174.50	$170.79	$1,327	+0.77
801	801	9	153.00	$153.00	$1,226	-14.60
916–935	923	104	151.00–163.00	$160.82	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–358	356	25	160.00–170.00	$166.03	$591	-12.61
406–449	429	90	169.00–177.00	$172.85	$742	+2.06
451–499	477	136	165.00–177.50	$172.85	$824	-0.68
511–538	526	28	155.00–160.00	$159.48	$839	-4.72
573–594	584	58	154.00–162.00	$159.70	$933	-4.12
602–642	631	84	155.00–165.00	$158.13	$998	-1.12
662–698	682	43	151.00–166.00	$158.09	$1,078	-5.41
876	876	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,209	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	435	23	150.00–160.00	$157.85	$687	-5.84
477–490	481	21	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$757	-0.18
506–530	520	31	130.00–158.00	$144.26	$750	—
551	551	11	150.00	$150.00	$826	-2.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,285	—
934	934	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,420	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–333	327	12	170.00–173.00	$172.24	$563	+5.52
376–397	387	28	162.50–172.00	$169.06	$654	-2.16
403–443	418	78	150.00–162.00	$154.02	$644	-1.45
457–494	476	118	147.00–162.00	$155.48	$740	-1.70
503–542	520	101	147.00–159.00	$153.50	$798	-3.43
552–599	581	127	148.00–159.00	$154.90	$900	-4.22
601–648	627	173	157.00–163.00	$159.30	$999	-2.02
693	693	10	159.00	$159.00	$1,102	-0.48
701–739	726	41	154.00–160.00	$157.78	$1,145	-2.04
759–798	779	26	157.00–161.00	$158.73	$1,237	+0.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–340	335	18	178.00–188.00	$184.61	$618	+2.61
412–443	428	78	165.00–177.00	$174.00	$745	+6.22
477 value added	477	20	170.00	$170.00	$811	—
451–486	481	73	162.00–172.00	$165.37	$795	+0.18
508–545	523	47	163.00–173.00	$166.93	$873	+0.45
557–590	573	69	161.00–170.00	$164.59	$943	-1.92
615–627	624	146	165.00–172.00	$168.20	$1,050	+2.13
656–687	664	28	164.00–170.00	$168.45	$1,119	+3.95
725–738	732	32	165.00–166.00	$165.57	$1,212	-3.93
809–846	832	32	158.00–160.00	$159.30	$1,325	+3.04
885	885	27	158.50	$158.50	$1,403	—
902–925	906	25	148.00–149.00	$148.16	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	329	26	150.00–160.00	$157.99	$520	-2.01
353–385	365	33	140.00–152.00	$147.78	$539	-12.87
415–449	431	41	140.00–145.00	$142.23	$613	-1.75
454–495	468	77	132.00–147.00	$142.19	$665	-1.21
506–543	519	70	135.00–149.00	$142.94	$742	-2.79
552–597	574	48	137.50–147.50	$142.29	$817	-0.50
605–636	626	49	140.00–150.00	$145.64	$912	-1.36
682–694	691	33	142.00–147.00	$143.99	$995	-5.64
757	757	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,113	+0.61
807	807	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,138	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–398	369	38	130.00–146.00	$137.02	$506	-10.43
487	487	17	127.50	$127.50	$621	—
511–523	516	17	130.00–132.00	$130.83	$675	—
614–621	617	32	134.00–135.00	$134.44	$829	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–448	443	41	150.00–155.00	$150.57	$667	—
470–494	488	13	142.50–145.00	$143.06	$698	+13.06
535–547	543	25	132.00–140.00	$134.11	$728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	14	165.00	$165.00	$579	—
429	429	6	152.00	$152.00	$652	-1.48
455–495	479	18	156.00–167.50	$158.99	$762	+10.99
527–541	536	12	147.00–156.00	$153.05	$820	+6.19
593	593	6	142.00	$142.00	$842	-6.82
613	613	13	141.00	$141.00	$864	—
690	690	5	130.00	$130.00	$897	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–482	470	24	170.00–172.00	$171.13	$804	—
511–537	520	31	155.00–158.00	$156.10	$812	—
664	664	9	150.00	$150.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	8	162.00	$162.00	$872	—
578–598	585	11	162.00–167.50	$164.04	$960	—

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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.