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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

10,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.00/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 626 lb · 540 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $204.88/cwt +6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 524 lb · 458 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.99/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 862 lb · 439 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,522 10,063 10,441
Feeder cattle 10,522 10,063 10,441

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher with the following exceptions. 20 head of 391 lb. steers traded at 260.00 and 294 head of 858 lb. steers traded at 187.50. Feeder heifers traded steady with 22 head averaging 431 lbs. traded from 190.00-196.00. The offering included over 900 drafts. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–336 331 9 237.50–245.00 $240.04 $795 —
370–399 388 35 225.00–247.50 $236.05 $916 +4.05
391 fancy 391 20 260.00 $260.00 $1,017 —
415 thin fleshed 415 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,008 —
402–440 419 73 214.00–236.00 $223.91 $938 +7.10
451–499 466 185 207.50–224.00 $217.15 $1,012 +5.48
501–549 524 458 191.00–213.00 $204.88 $1,074 +6.41
557–598 575 248 191.00–199.00 $194.24 $1,117 -1.29
600–647 626 540 180.00–191.00 $184.00 $1,152 -1.15
651–689 662 129 180.50–189.00 $182.00 $1,205 -2.43
704–745 726 310 179.00–185.00 $182.40 $1,324 +3.24
750–797 782 297 178.00–182.25 $181.16 $1,417 +0.58
825–838 833 205 176.50–178.50 $177.27 $1,477 +3.76
854–870 862 439 177.00–187.25 $183.99 $1,586 +7.20
904–906 904 58 175.00–176.00 $175.14 $1,583 +5.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–399 382 21 200.00–217.50 $212.08 $810 -3.60
404–446 422 101 173.00–207.00 $197.36 $833 -1.76
451–497 472 156 183.00–207.50 $196.13 $926 -0.69
500–549 525 252 171.00–190.00 $185.00 $971 -0.26
550–598 573 351 171.00–191.00 $184.55 $1,057 +1.57
600–648 627 310 163.00–180.00 $174.83 $1,096 -1.42
650–698 677 296 163.00–180.00 $174.64 $1,182 -0.49
702–746 718 281 165.00–180.00 $172.14 $1,236 +2.87
750–781 773 234 157.00–177.00 $174.23 $1,347 +0.56
800–842 825 82 169.00–175.00 $172.86 $1,426 +2.01
853–899 887 91 164.00–175.25 $172.34 $1,529 +1.23
906 906 10 167.00 $167.00 $1,513 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 15 185.00–192.00 $188.70 $619 -1.30
366–398 385 28 180.00–200.00 $190.22 $732 -1.55
433 value added 433 14 180.00 $180.00 $779 —
463–484 478 25 175.00–181.00 $177.31 $848 -0.22
501–521 514 38 167.00–170.00 $169.21 $870 +7.29
556–598 587 79 155.00–170.00 $165.60 $972 -2.22
656–692 667 13 153.00–156.00 $155.04 $1,034 —
735 735 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 —
845 845 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,327 ±0.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 27 171.00 $171.00 $677 —
493 493 8 161.00 $161.00 $794 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 9 175.00 $175.00 $488 —
303 303 13 182.50 $182.50 $553 —
358–399 378 80 170.00–182.00 $174.87 $661 -0.10
404–444 427 184 156.00–172.50 $162.48 $694 -6.36
452–499 474 196 155.00–172.00 $164.61 $780 -3.58
500–547 525 327 151.00–167.00 $161.16 $846 -1.56
550–597 571 318 150.00–167.00 $160.21 $915 -0.50
600–649 626 112 150.00–162.00 $154.48 $967 -3.52
655–698 685 141 151.00–162.00 $160.50 $1,099 +3.36
701–747 723 55 157.00–164.00 $160.85 $1,163 -2.45
758–771 769 266 160.00–163.50 $162.76 $1,252 -2.39
825–828 827 17 145.00–163.50 $160.25 $1,325 +7.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 334 22 185.00–205.00 $194.48 $650 —
364 fancy 364 31 210.00 $210.00 $764 —
360–393 375 63 184.00–198.00 $189.47 $711 -0.92
400–440 419 95 173.00–188.00 $180.42 $756 -2.42
430–432 fancy 431 22 190.00–196.00 $194.10 $837 —
453 fancy 453 16 190.00 $190.00 $861 —
451–499 478 142 172.00–185.00 $178.19 $852 -3.92
500–545 524 399 167.00–185.00 $172.33 $903 -0.38
553–598 578 305 167.00–178.00 $170.95 $988 -0.99
600–642 622 202 163.00–174.00 $167.51 $1,042 +1.28
651–698 667 113 163.00–170.00 $165.54 $1,104 -2.22
701–745 715 119 167.00–171.25 $168.71 $1,206 -0.83
786 786 86 166.00 $166.00 $1,305 -5.02
800–816 803 83 163.00–165.75 $164.95 $1,325 —
930 930 11 153.00 $153.00 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–394 390 16 167.00–167.50 $167.09 $652 +6.96
426–437 430 14 142.50–155.00 $151.99 $654 -0.01
473–488 486 40 150.00–151.00 $150.12 $730 +0.80
502–537 513 34 137.50–154.00 $143.94 $738 +0.88
581 581 12 138.00 $138.00 $802 -2.96
628–639 637 19 135.00–148.00 $143.40 $913 —
655–676 670 14 142.00–145.00 $142.84 $957 +1.15
778–781 780 10 147.00–155.00 $150.99 $1,178 +4.98
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 152.00 $152.00 $585 —
400 400 5 133.00 $133.00 $532 —
478 478 14 131.00 $131.00 $626 -1.00
661 661 5 127.00 $127.00 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–382 362 13 192.00–195.00 $193.78 $701 —
428–437 432 25 170.00–175.00 $172.57 $746 —
539 539 20 175.00 $175.00 $943 —
562–597 582 20 160.00–171.00 $165.23 $962 +2.27
623–634 628 11 150.00–155.00 $152.29 $956 —
664–673 667 13 158.00–163.00 $161.06 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 167.00 $167.00 $718 —
482 482 8 164.00 $164.00 $790 —
528–543 536 23 151.00–159.00 $154.42 $828 +2.07
552–574 557 22 150.00–153.00 $150.70 $839 —
639–644 641 26 147.50–148.00 $147.85 $948 —
728 728 5 132.00 $132.00 $961 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 14 172.00 $172.00 $674 —
436 436 6 154.00 $154.00 $671 —
498 498 23 158.00 $158.00 $787 -0.40
541–545 543 27 142.00 $142.00 $771 —
791 791 5 121.00 $121.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 7 196.00 $196.00 $972 —
505–512 510 18 172.00–177.00 $175.35 $894 —

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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.