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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

8,634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.46/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 708 lb · 596 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $236.87/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 622 lb · 357 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.37/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 467 lb · 332 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,634 8,426 6,495
Feeder cattle 8,634 8,426 6,495

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Volume is still running about 35% over a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 332 20 272.00–300.00 $279.07 $927 +0.12
360–390 374 56 275.00–295.00 $284.50 $1,064 +6.92
400–449 423 115 260.00–285.00 $266.90 $1,129 -10.85
428 thin fleshed 428 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,241 -7.08
451–499 476 247 254.00–280.00 $267.96 $1,275 -5.04
507 fancy 507 17 282.00 $282.00 $1,430 —
500–548 523 233 246.00–272.00 $259.27 $1,356 +1.65
534 value added 534 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,388 —
553–578 562 96 247.00–262.00 $257.23 $1,446 +4.72
600–649 622 357 227.00–248.00 $236.87 $1,473 +3.72
653–663 659 23 220.00–246.00 $232.91 $1,535 +4.45
700–747 730 263 206.00–216.00 $209.84 $1,532 -5.63
750–777 756 248 207.00–213.00 $211.49 $1,599 +5.54
808–849 821 246 194.00–204.00 $199.65 $1,639 +4.86
855–895 874 252 192.00–200.00 $194.73 $1,702 -2.12
905–924 914 58 189.00–194.00 $190.54 $1,742 +0.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–349 347 10 260.00–262.00 $260.59 $904 +10.94
351–398 391 73 247.00–270.00 $262.02 $1,024 +3.25
400–446 418 76 235.00–260.00 $247.30 $1,034 -0.18
456–499 479 192 232.00–260.00 $244.14 $1,169 +3.45
500–548 523 134 224.00–245.00 $239.35 $1,252 +1.71
551 value added 551 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,344 —
552–595 578 314 222.00–244.00 $234.92 $1,358 -1.08
600–644 620 46 200.00–225.00 $219.07 $1,358 +1.27
655–694 671 191 205.00–221.00 $215.50 $1,446 +3.04
761–797 789 92 196.00–200.00 $198.26 $1,564 +1.65
806–848 845 154 189.00–193.00 $192.79 $1,629 +8.48
896 896 109 192.00 $192.00 $1,720 +11.39
946 946 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,731 +4.00
969–986 977 108 179.00–183.00 $181.21 $1,770 —
1030 1030 58 174.00 $174.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–392 386 39 230.00–240.00 $237.79 $918 +9.90
420 420 6 215.00 $215.00 $903 -10.00
450–496 486 27 212.00–227.00 $222.03 $1,079 —
511–547 531 14 212.00–220.00 $215.05 $1,142 +0.78
551–598 585 23 195.00–229.00 $214.55 $1,255 +9.55
716–744 734 8 171.00–190.00 $177.96 $1,306 -3.04
786–797 790 12 175.00–185.00 $178.36 $1,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–348 332 36 250.00–267.00 $259.50 $862 +4.93
352–391 379 101 242.00–270.00 $252.55 $957 +10.01
401–446 434 165 221.00–242.00 $231.16 $1,003 -1.29
450–498 467 332 221.00–241.00 $229.37 $1,071 +1.30
502–549 526 232 214.00–233.00 $221.09 $1,163 -1.31
551–587 566 124 213.00–222.00 $216.90 $1,228 -3.57
585 value added 585 21 218.00 $218.00 $1,275 —
603–646 628 184 201.00–215.00 $207.08 $1,300 -5.69
650–690 676 174 198.00–209.00 $199.44 $1,348 -11.71
701–744 708 596 193.00–204.00 $201.46 $1,426 +3.70
752–768 754 129 189.00–193.25 $192.75 $1,453 +3.86
808–824 814 171 183.50–185.25 $184.61 $1,503 -0.02
1010 1010 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–331 330 22 232.00 $232.00 $766 +2.00
351–399 383 156 220.00–241.00 $230.45 $883 +0.20
400–443 419 59 203.00–235.00 $214.40 $898 -3.49
453–498 481 109 202.00–220.00 $211.56 $1,018 -4.70
500–549 528 94 198.00–213.00 $207.72 $1,097 -1.10
550–597 578 161 198.00–214.00 $207.05 $1,197 +0.08
621–633 626 136 183.50–198.00 $192.90 $1,208 +2.82
656–695 669 85 188.00–199.00 $194.62 $1,302 +4.99
703 703 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,188 -12.58
709–735 723 106 176.00–189.00 $179.82 $1,300 -1.76
751–794 761 95 183.50–184.00 $183.65 $1,398 +2.20
801 801 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,410 +0.65
875–886 880 11 170.00–179.00 $174.12 $1,532 +1.12
903 903 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,481 +4.00
952–996 983 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,474 —
1001 1001 10 146.00 $146.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–399 372 44 195.00–220.00 $210.95 $785 —
408 408 10 193.00 $193.00 $787 —
458–476 469 13 180.00–200.00 $192.49 $903 -7.51
559–581 564 33 180.00–193.00 $188.94 $1,066 —
682 682 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,159 -7.90
700–741 733 16 162.00–172.00 $163.79 $1,201 —
778–790 784 29 167.00–172.00 $168.75 $1,323 +7.54
961 961 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,374 +2.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 20 155.00 $155.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 265.00 $265.00 $933 —
400–424 415 19 240.00–267.00 $249.29 $1,035 —
470–477 474 32 231.00–240.00 $236.38 $1,120 -13.62
518–521 519 10 230.00–235.00 $232.01 $1,204 +8.01
565–575 572 21 224.00–230.00 $225.56 $1,290 —
622–641 633 9 210.00–215.00 $212.19 $1,343 +0.19
652–699 668 25 200.00–207.00 $203.10 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 5 237.00 $237.00 $976 +14.00
530–544 540 14 215.00–224.00 $219.53 $1,185 +1.10
575–596 594 32 212.00–221.00 $212.82 $1,264 -2.74
709 709 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,205 —

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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.