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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

10,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.23/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 526 lb · 506 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.07/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 571 lb · 483 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.50/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 633 lb · 474 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,675 5,972 6,435
Feeder cattle 10,675 5,972 6,435

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. 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
303–340 322 40 280.00–295.00 $287.55 $926 -1.77
354–386 361 53 275.00–292.00 $286.06 $1,033 —
400–442 426 352 260.00–285.00 $272.46 $1,161 +0.55
456–488 482 70 262.00–287.00 $277.13 $1,336 +10.67
504–548 526 479 250.00–272.00 $259.36 $1,364 -3.02
534 value added 534 27 257.00 $257.00 $1,372 —
550–594 570 365 249.00–268.00 $256.63 $1,463 +0.10
600–639 619 287 234.00–256.00 $242.71 $1,502 +4.25
664–699 687 88 234.00–237.00 $234.99 $1,614 -1.85
704–748 728 371 215.00–237.00 $224.88 $1,637 +16.18
751–783 759 58 212.00–215.00 $214.11 $1,625 +10.94
802–849 828 284 197.00–210.00 $200.17 $1,657 -4.29
859–899 883 67 198.00–207.00 $202.75 $1,790 +5.29
921–930 922 65 191.00–198.00 $197.46 $1,821 +4.23
951–975 959 142 191.00–194.50 $192.36 $1,845 +9.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–392 380 38 255.00–272.00 $264.67 $1,006 +1.58
408–446 435 47 245.00–258.00 $253.57 $1,103 +1.61
450–499 483 186 232.00–258.00 $250.51 $1,210 +1.53
501–547 526 100 230.00–250.00 $242.54 $1,276 +4.08
551–599 575 354 228.00–249.00 $239.59 $1,378 +2.13
601–643 619 108 216.00–232.00 $226.88 $1,404 +7.52
657–696 672 151 217.00–233.00 $229.77 $1,544 +5.77
702–749 742 76 198.00–211.00 $205.90 $1,528 +9.08
766–798 783 225 194.00–213.00 $206.18 $1,614 +7.15
898 898 64 189.00 $189.00 $1,697 +1.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 245.00 $245.00 $835 —
367–394 384 22 240.00–250.00 $243.47 $935 -3.49
410–445 426 22 220.00–230.00 $224.33 $956 -0.02
450–496 474 29 217.00–231.00 $226.43 $1,073 +6.43
510–547 523 16 220.00–222.00 $221.18 $1,157 +2.59
583–592 587 14 215.00–224.00 $219.40 $1,288 +1.08
605 605 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,246 —
657–670 663 17 205.00–210.00 $207.33 $1,375 —
746 746 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,358 —
790 790 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,438 —
911 911 50 173.00 $173.00 $1,576 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,484 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 335 41 250.00–267.50 $260.50 $873 -3.89
370 fancy 370 12 279.00 $279.00 $1,032 —
374 value added 374 6 247.00 $247.00 $924 —
363–395 382 130 246.00–265.00 $253.99 $970 +2.83
408–447 426 278 233.00–253.00 $241.28 $1,028 +1.57
466 fancy 466 15 265.00 $265.00 $1,235 —
452–499 474 210 230.00–248.00 $235.65 $1,117 -0.01
505–548 524 269 225.00–237.00 $231.42 $1,213 +6.30
550–594 571 483 224.00–246.00 $232.07 $1,325 +4.17
600–647 630 399 206.00–224.00 $214.71 $1,353 -4.60
646 value added 646 75 226.00 $226.00 $1,460 —
656–686 677 418 206.00–224.00 $212.57 $1,439 -8.16
722–747 731 382 193.00–209.00 $201.54 $1,473 -4.53
753–785 773 285 191.00–207.00 $195.20 $1,509 -4.95
802–846 828 142 185.00–194.50 $191.30 $1,584 +0.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 22 225.00–240.00 $232.44 $735 -1.17
351–398 371 111 223.00–247.00 $236.78 $878 +5.75
400–448 429 114 215.00–230.00 $224.38 $963 +4.26
450–498 480 219 213.00–230.00 $223.86 $1,075 +0.77
496 value added 496 18 224.00 $224.00 $1,111 —
502–547 524 73 204.00–230.00 $217.54 $1,140 +3.39
550–598 576 352 206.00–223.50 $217.10 $1,250 +9.85
601–642 625 28 191.00–205.00 $196.92 $1,231 -2.38
653–698 680 327 193.00–204.00 $202.46 $1,377 +14.01
724–730 728 157 181.00–183.00 $182.35 $1,328 —
752–794 760 256 180.00–193.00 $187.47 $1,425 -0.10
876 876 29 171.00 $171.00 $1,498 -8.00
926 926 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,583 —
955 955 24 168.00 $168.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 220.00 $220.00 $733 —
490 490 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,000 +1.00
550–596 589 44 187.00–205.00 $198.03 $1,166 —
735–736 735 11 161.00–170.00 $163.46 $1,201 -6.54
784–792 789 14 165.00–175.00 $169.84 $1,340 -5.16
845 845 25 174.75 $174.75 $1,477 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,166 —
625 625 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,325 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,058 —
476 476 19 235.00 $235.00 $1,119 —
503–546 531 25 214.00–222.00 $218.77 $1,162 —
565–580 574 24 210.00–230.00 $218.66 $1,255 +1.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,172 +10.21
531 531 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,248 +3.53
616–618 616 29 222.00–226.00 $222.69 $1,372 +12.07
657 657 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,426 —
720 720 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 235.00 $235.00 $818 —
396 396 9 238.00 $238.00 $942 —
416 416 12 222.00 $222.00 $924 +15.00
480 480 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,042 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 11 148.00 $148.00 $660 —
596 596 19 157.00 $157.00 $936 —

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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.