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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

7,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.23/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 672 lb · 560 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.23/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 825 lb · 494 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.06/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 607 lb · 309 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,683 7,795 7,024
Feeder cattle 7,683 7,795 7,024

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 475 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady. Heifers calves weighing 310 lbs. sold at 280. 450 head of heifers weighing 674 lbs. sold for 194.00. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–342 316 36 250.00–275.00 $262.12 $828 -2.01
356–386 374 47 252.00–276.00 $257.39 $963 +4.12
401–449 427 89 242.00–265.00 $252.08 $1,076 +2.53
455–499 485 164 241.00–261.00 $247.21 $1,199 -1.16
488 value added 488 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,288 —
500–548 523 266 232.00–252.00 $238.80 $1,249 +2.12
552–569 559 46 231.00–245.00 $239.22 $1,337 +8.22
601–642 607 309 213.00–235.00 $223.06 $1,354 -0.88
651–677 666 69 213.00–224.00 $217.93 $1,451 +9.73
709–747 726 181 193.00–216.00 $203.03 $1,474 +2.57
805–847 825 494 179.00–185.00 $183.23 $1,512 -0.29
856–866 862 272 178.75–186.00 $179.68 $1,549 —
911–937 925 79 174.00–179.00 $177.33 $1,640 -0.16
956–995 976 139 168.25–171.00 $169.69 $1,656 —
1026 1026 40 162.50 $162.50 $1,667 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 330 21 242.00–250.00 $245.56 $810 +13.56
357–397 379 38 235.00–250.00 $242.69 $920 +1.79
408–446 428 68 225.00–241.00 $231.60 $991 +3.95
451–496 483 96 220.00–241.00 $231.40 $1,118 -1.74
509–548 532 66 210.00–231.00 $221.02 $1,176 -1.90
552–599 574 130 210.00–230.00 $220.02 $1,263 +3.89
607–643 623 58 190.00–213.00 $205.18 $1,278 +3.58
650–698 667 182 191.00–211.00 $206.07 $1,374 +11.87
730–748 739 28 180.00–192.00 $187.83 $1,388 +0.03
752–798 783 177 182.00–189.00 $186.54 $1,461 -1.60
820–846 828 28 175.00–176.00 $175.14 $1,450 -2.86
863–897 871 156 163.00–174.00 $173.13 $1,508 -5.62
945 945 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–343 323 12 230.00 $230.00 $743 +5.64
351–392 368 28 215.00–227.00 $221.29 $814 +4.11
401–442 431 23 210.00–220.00 $214.34 $924 —
450–488 476 26 205.00–220.00 $212.95 $1,014 +11.97
505–545 527 18 190.00–207.00 $199.33 $1,050 -2.48
567–590 579 16 200.00–206.00 $202.33 $1,171 +1.10
613–629 624 12 182.00–185.00 $182.98 $1,142 -23.02
682–693 686 8 168.00–176.00 $171.03 $1,173 -13.97
732 732 13 173.00 $173.00 $1,266 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 18 193.00 $193.00 $1,316 -2.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 16 183.50 $183.50 $1,453 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 215.00 $215.00 $733 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 5 280.00 $280.00 $868 —
310–348 327 49 235.00–265.00 $250.46 $819 +11.60
353–378 364 43 235.00–260.00 $249.04 $907 +22.48
367 fancy 367 12 272.00 $272.00 $998 —
407–448 418 77 210.00–234.00 $223.13 $933 +4.18
453–497 479 156 210.00–224.00 $216.19 $1,036 +2.83
500–540 518 268 201.00–211.00 $206.58 $1,070 -0.20
554–595 567 123 202.00–206.00 $203.82 $1,156 -1.06
604–643 634 205 192.00–201.00 $196.52 $1,246 -3.49
656–674 672 560 194.00–196.00 $194.23 $1,305 -2.09
705–743 724 153 176.50–189.50 $182.51 $1,321 -2.54
842 842 22 171.00 $171.00 $1,440 —
924 924 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,543 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 93 210.00–235.00 $218.62 $700 —
352–390 373 107 205.00–235.00 $220.07 $821 -0.30
405–437 427 125 190.00–208.00 $199.20 $851 -2.54
453–496 471 111 190.00–208.00 $200.68 $945 +2.22
501–546 527 141 177.00–203.00 $194.19 $1,023 +3.10
550–599 578 111 179.00–200.00 $192.52 $1,113 +1.76
600–648 631 136 175.00–192.00 $185.87 $1,173 +0.10
654–697 677 175 172.00–191.00 $182.20 $1,233 +2.11
700–735 718 18 166.50–175.00 $170.94 $1,227 +3.44
750–792 769 109 168.00–174.50 $171.78 $1,321 +4.30
817–845 823 77 158.00–171.50 $165.05 $1,358 —
855–894 881 63 165.00–169.50 $167.37 $1,475 +4.26
904 904 13 157.00 $157.00 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–389 378 36 202.00–207.00 $205.72 $778 -1.55
410–428 415 21 175.00–182.00 $180.97 $751 +0.08
456–497 481 38 170.00–190.00 $184.43 $887 -1.17
536–547 543 22 170.00–175.00 $173.74 $943 —
621 621 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,037 —
658–693 672 12 160.00–168.00 $165.20 $1,110 -1.96
744 744 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,198 -1.29
783–785 783 16 160.00 $160.00 $1,253 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,040 —
657 657 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,117 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 175.00 $175.00 $639 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 225.00 $225.00 $927 —
454–471 458 12 215.00–225.00 $217.57 $996 +2.10
515–539 524 19 190.00–208.00 $203.40 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 207.00 $207.00 $915 —
477 477 16 207.00 $207.00 $987 +19.89
507 507 5 185.00 $185.00 $938 +5.41
572 572 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,081 +7.57
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 202.00 $202.00 $899 +10.00

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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.