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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

8,426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $196.85/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 864 lb · 438 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.15/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 682 lb · 405 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $257.62/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 514 lb · 398 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,426 8,360 4,849
Feeder cattle 8,426 8,360 4,849

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 425 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. 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
280 280 12 305.00 $305.00 $854 —
310–345 330 34 270.00–285.00 $278.95 $921 -0.58
352–399 373 165 270.00–290.00 $277.58 $1,035 +4.68
408–448 thin fleshed 425 12 294.00–301.00 $297.08 $1,263 —
402–448 434 200 260.00–288.00 $277.75 $1,205 +11.48
458–496 477 62 260.00–284.00 $273.00 $1,302 +3.74
500–547 514 398 247.00–269.00 $257.62 $1,324 +6.35
550–590 566 97 245.00–267.00 $252.51 $1,429 +1.72
600–649 628 235 224.00–255.00 $233.15 $1,464 +1.84
650–698 669 155 223.00–237.00 $228.46 $1,528 +2.75
710–749 724 45 209.00–219.00 $215.47 $1,560 +5.46
742 value added 742 11 206.50 $206.50 $1,532 —
757–789 769 76 204.00–208.00 $205.95 $1,584 +0.87
800–838 827 179 193.00–201.50 $194.79 $1,611 -1.86
851–892 864 438 192.00–204.00 $196.85 $1,701 +1.47
907–912 908 77 185.00–191.50 $190.06 $1,726 +0.71
968 968 58 186.00 $186.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 340 18 245.00–255.00 $249.65 $849 -10.57
365–398 387 72 240.00–265.00 $258.77 $1,001 +2.45
400–448 426 76 232.00–257.00 $247.48 $1,054 +2.27
453–498 473 117 227.00–260.00 $240.69 $1,138 -3.55
500–548 525 134 225.00–245.00 $237.64 $1,248 +6.77
551–592 570 161 220.00–243.00 $236.00 $1,345 +3.44
605–628 616 27 215.00–219.00 $217.80 $1,342 +1.78
651–692 679 152 195.00–221.00 $212.46 $1,443 -1.17
709–728 722 16 195.00–198.00 $195.92 $1,415 —
752–764 759 18 196.00–197.00 $196.61 $1,492 +6.61
810–848 824 40 182.00–188.00 $184.31 $1,519 —
863–897 880 32 172.00–188.00 $180.61 $1,589 +1.48
946 946 29 179.00 $179.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 240.00 $240.00 $737 -0.63
375–395 389 10 225.00–235.00 $227.89 $886 -13.24
414 414 17 225.00 $225.00 $932 +7.40
537–548 541 25 212.00–220.00 $214.27 $1,159 +4.18
568 568 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,164 -0.12
732 732 26 181.00 $181.00 $1,325 —
950 950 32 165.00 $165.00 $1,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 8 250.00 $250.00 $680 —
303–339 328 71 250.00–260.00 $254.57 $835 +0.72
363–377 369 17 242.00–245.00 $242.54 $895 -2.09
405–449 424 365 222.00–238.00 $232.45 $986 +3.82
450–498 481 236 221.00–236.00 $228.07 $1,097 +2.81
500–547 529 267 215.00–230.00 $222.40 $1,176 +1.57
554–576 567 90 215.00–228.00 $220.47 $1,250 -1.03
608–644 623 186 201.00–220.00 $212.77 $1,326 -1.84
650–698 682 405 200.00–218.00 $211.15 $1,440 +5.01
721–743 731 237 193.00–209.00 $197.76 $1,446 +4.40
750–780 751 226 186.00–189.00 $188.89 $1,419 +1.78
800–815 810 237 180.00–190.00 $184.63 $1,496 +2.08
902 902 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,533 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 11 230.00 $230.00 $711 +2.40
354–397 375 145 220.00–240.00 $230.25 $863 +0.17
404–446 428 90 210.00–221.00 $217.89 $933 +4.36
451–498 485 255 201.00–222.00 $216.26 $1,049 +3.10
500–549 525 113 195.00–214.00 $208.82 $1,096 +0.86
550–598 576 211 194.00–215.00 $206.97 $1,192 +0.90
582 value added 582 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,228 —
610–648 638 111 181.00–196.00 $190.08 $1,213 +5.04
655–698 679 49 183.00–194.00 $189.63 $1,288 -4.05
700–746 726 214 176.00–185.00 $181.58 $1,318 -1.08
750–794 783 226 176.00–186.50 $181.45 $1,421 -0.87
785 value added 785 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,421 —
815–828 824 33 172.00–177.00 $175.35 $1,445 +5.35
872 872 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,509 —
914 914 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
650–673 659 17 175.00–180.00 $177.90 $1,172 —
763–775 770 15 160.00–162.00 $161.21 $1,241 —
859–890 870 67 150.00–166.50 $160.41 $1,396 —
987 987 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,392 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 7 160.00 $160.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 19 223.00 $223.00 $930 -4.63
473–491 486 50 225.00–229.00 $226.01 $1,098 -2.54
504–540 523 34 212.00–230.00 $218.43 $1,142 +2.25
550–583 571 19 212.00–217.00 $215.56 $1,231 +2.22
618–623 621 12 185.00–205.00 $198.37 $1,232 -11.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 220.00 $220.00 $783 —
552 552 19 213.00 $213.00 $1,176 +18.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,142 +21.00
515 515 13 224.00 $224.00 $1,154 -11.00
627 627 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,329 -2.02

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 145.00 $145.00 $573 —
520 520 5 139.00 $139.00 $723 —
654 654 39 134.00 $134.00 $876 —

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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.