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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

4,972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.90/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 773 lb · 301 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.32/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 626 lb · 220 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.75/cwt ≈ $1,278/hd at 859 lb · 210 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,972 5,314 3,728
Feeder cattle 4,972 5,314 3,728

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 425 lbs. traded 8.00-11.00 lower with heavier weights trading 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–341 337 8 180.00–182.00 $180.76 $609 -7.62
375 unweaned 375 8 173.00 $173.00 $649 —
352–393 378 22 175.00–190.00 $182.09 $688 -6.39
402–442 427 48 173.00–182.00 $178.20 $761 -7.61
478–498 482 14 179.00–185.00 $181.55 $875 -2.82
489 unweaned 489 19 172.00 $172.00 $841 —
502–542 522 44 164.00–171.00 $167.18 $873 -1.86
537 unweaned 537 20 162.00 $162.00 $870 —
563–595 586 105 161.00–173.00 $170.63 $1,000 -0.35
600–649 629 175 164.00–176.00 $170.82 $1,074 -2.99
650–685 665 83 166.00–178.00 $167.93 $1,117 -5.25
711–743 729 31 162.00–171.00 $169.14 $1,233 -0.73
751–799 773 301 159.00–169.00 $166.90 $1,290 -3.89
800–841 803 122 151.00–169.00 $162.86 $1,308 +9.86
938 938 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,473 -3.82
960 960 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,517 —
1004–1034 1023 43 140.00–142.00 $141.27 $1,445 —
1074 1074 52 148.50 $148.50 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 327 8 195.00–215.00 $207.14 $677 +6.00
351–392 373 10 195.00–200.00 $198.59 $741 -13.74
421–444 436 19 189.00–190.00 $189.64 $827 -11.53
463–492 480 25 183.00–187.00 $184.92 $888 -7.30
503–548 529 68 173.00–194.00 $181.89 $962 +4.26
550–589 563 97 175.00–196.00 $183.75 $1,035 +0.70
602 value added 602 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,078 —
621–639 627 214 179.00–194.00 $184.47 $1,157 -1.56
700–746 720 174 171.00–185.00 $179.69 $1,294 -0.23
763–782 781 84 171.50–172.00 $171.53 $1,340 -5.63
852–860 854 135 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $1,460 -1.39
946 946 18 162.00 $162.00 $1,533 -12.40
1045 1045 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,578 —
1061 1061 52 150.00 $150.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–323 308 17 165.00–170.00 $169.12 $521 —
405–443 422 34 165.00–171.00 $168.66 $712 -4.19
476–478 477 8 167.00–170.00 $168.50 $804 -4.35
524 524 13 160.00 $160.00 $838 +0.52
594–597 595 16 150.00–151.00 $150.56 $896 -9.14
605–628 612 25 157.00–162.00 $160.14 $980 +2.01
671–690 686 19 157.00 $157.00 $1,077 -1.09
766–770 768 10 156.00–159.00 $157.50 $1,210 —
891–898 894 10 139.00–147.00 $143.78 $1,285 +5.78
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–480 464 11 157.00 $157.00 $728 -0.39
549 549 6 142.50 $142.50 $782 -1.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 164.00 $164.00 $559 -8.24
359–370 unweaned 365 13 155.00–160.00 $157.73 $576 —
356–394 381 19 160.00–162.00 $161.51 $615 -7.55
416 unweaned 416 19 145.00 $145.00 $603 —
402–439 420 22 155.00–157.00 $155.71 $654 +1.69
451–495 475 107 150.00–160.00 $153.72 $730 -1.76
509–548 520 70 146.00–158.00 $152.78 $794 -0.72
553–599 587 169 147.00–159.00 $154.53 $907 -0.37
623–633 631 28 155.00–160.00 $156.86 $990 -2.44
671–697 678 33 155.00–160.00 $158.58 $1,075 -0.42
705–742 730 19 154.00–156.00 $155.06 $1,132 -2.72
775–797 783 157 153.00–157.00 $154.05 $1,206 -4.68
859 859 210 148.75 $148.75 $1,278 —
920 920 15 136.00 $136.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 171.00 $171.00 $583 -13.61
391–398 395 6 167.00–168.00 $167.50 $662 —
401–443 428 24 160.00–165.00 $160.91 $689 -13.09
451–492 465 72 161.00–172.50 $165.10 $768 -0.27
511–538 521 86 159.50–169.00 $162.63 $847 -4.30
548 unweaned 548 29 159.00 $159.00 $871 —
557–593 575 117 158.00–175.00 $164.75 $947 +0.16
602–637 621 80 162.00–175.00 $169.74 $1,054 +1.54
676–689 686 40 163.00–164.00 $163.20 $1,120 -5.25
723–737 728 37 157.00–166.50 $160.64 $1,169 -4.93
786 786 16 157.00 $157.00 $1,234 —
807 807 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,259 -3.30
955 955 19 147.00 $147.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 339 17 145.00–155.00 $150.28 $509 -7.71
358–396 377 6 152.00 $152.00 $573 +4.22
400–445 428 16 130.00–133.00 $131.16 $561 -11.07
453–489 480 50 132.00–141.00 $138.12 $663 -4.07
510–543 529 19 132.00–145.00 $138.51 $733 -4.43
553–596 576 92 130.00–144.00 $138.90 $800 -3.39
604–630 614 33 142.00–152.00 $147.97 $909 +2.33
658–693 668 14 142.00–147.00 $143.48 $958 -0.51
755–775 770 22 137.00–146.00 $144.26 $1,111 -2.74
868 868 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,180 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 370 20 132.00–145.00 $136.89 $506 -0.13
480 480 5 120.00 $120.00 $576 -7.50
658–660 659 13 125.00–130.00 $126.54 $834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 157.50 $157.50 $614 —
401 401 11 155.00 $155.00 $622 +3.00
444 unweaned 444 11 145.00 $145.00 $644 —
454–483 471 26 150.00–158.00 $154.10 $726 -4.89
580 580 6 144.00 $144.00 $835 +2.00
602–631 612 18 130.00–140.00 $133.44 $817 -7.56
635–645 unweaned 636 31 131.00–136.00 $134.61 $856 —
773 773 5 126.00 $126.00 $974 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–448 425 30 140.00 $140.00 $595 -10.57
495–499 498 43 132.00–141.00 $135.62 $675 -7.44
587 587 7 138.00 $138.00 $810 —
634 634 5 122.00 $122.00 $773 —
666 666 6 129.00 $129.00 $859 —
733 733 11 124.00 $124.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–447 429 18 160.00–175.00 $168.74 $724 —
475–490 480 9 162.00–165.00 $163.98 $787 -7.15
505–535 521 23 150.00–162.00 $157.37 $820 +1.27
555–572 563 25 150.00–160.00 $155.15 $873 —
604–618 612 14 146.00–155.00 $151.19 $925 —

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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.