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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

10,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.73/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 634 lb · 875 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.51/cwt +12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 805 lb · 754 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $239.92/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 721 lb · 631 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,989 8,291 10,440
Feeder cattle 10,989 8,291 10,440

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers Under 575 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The sale included a yearling special.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–391 374 23 280.00–282.00 $281.18 $1,052
401 401 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,083 -16.27
452–495 472 161 267.00–285.00 $278.84 $1,316 -2.14
510–513 fancy 511 33 290.00–291.00 $290.70 $1,485 -3.30
500–539 520 164 260.00–281.00 $272.08 $1,415 +12.44
532 value added 532 7 261.00 $261.00 $1,389
552–595 577 230 259.00–281.00 $270.50 $1,561 -3.40
617 fancy 617 32 275.00 $275.00 $1,697
600–647 622 261 240.00–270.00 $252.90 $1,573 +2.07
633 value added 633 40 257.00 $257.00 $1,627
650–695 673 155 245.00–263.00 $252.66 $1,700 +3.39
701–748 721 631 231.00–252.00 $239.92 $1,730 +9.55
767–790 768 256 232.00–237.00 $232.26 $1,784 +0.36
800–843 805 754 222.00–240.00 $230.51 $1,856 +12.53
861–879 871 203 221.00–234.00 $222.80 $1,941 +1.65
905–938 920 603 214.00–232.50 $222.53 $2,047 +13.71
963 963 73 218.50 $218.50 $2,104 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–396 383 17 262.00–265.00 $263.82 $1,010 -5.00
401–449 428 27 240.00–267.00 $251.17 $1,075 -4.87
455–488 472 43 252.00–268.00 $260.75 $1,231 +5.98
500–549 520 144 240.00–257.00 $251.43 $1,307 +6.09
551–586 576 91 240.00–255.00 $246.48 $1,420 +3.87
604–646 628 100 225.00–241.50 $236.99 $1,488 +4.14
657–696 668 260 225.00–241.00 $236.40 $1,579 +3.75
700–745 719 152 211.00–230.00 $225.86 $1,624 +9.32
758–795 774 425 217.00–231.00 $221.76 $1,716 +0.96
800–835 824 227 214.00–220.00 $216.91 $1,787 +8.51
852–893 881 471 210.00–220.00 $214.19 $1,887 +3.36
911–947 940 287 207.00–210.00 $209.24 $1,967
954–994 971 28 207.00 $207.00 $2,010
1100 1100 17 195.00 $195.00 $2,145
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–391 386 16 227.00–260.00 $249.49 $963 +0.33
413–432 428 27 240.00 $240.00 $1,027 +1.69
463–497 476 64 230.00–248.00 $233.29 $1,110 -6.36
502–548 533 69 223.00–231.00 $224.11 $1,195 -2.44
570 570 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,265 -4.52
606–641 621 7 220.00–221.00 $220.56 $1,370
774 774 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,563
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 230.00 $230.00 $708
369 369 6 240.00 $240.00 $886
565 565 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,074

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 18 265.00 $265.00 $1,031 -6.14
413–449 439 56 239.00–253.00 $243.03 $1,067 -9.48
461–489 476 127 241.00–256.00 $248.60 $1,183 +4.00
500–548 524 134 229.00–241.00 $235.71 $1,235 -12.11
550–591 572 248 230.00–242.00 $236.01 $1,350 -2.39
611 fancy 611 15 259.00 $259.00 $1,582 +11.00
601–648 634 860 222.50–255.00 $234.31 $1,486 +9.18
655–691 666 329 223.00–243.00 $236.24 $1,573 -0.94
691 value added 691 21 218.00 $218.00 $1,506
711–748 719 131 217.00–228.00 $220.05 $1,582 +2.35
805–821 809 111 203.50–221.25 $216.42 $1,751
869 869 14 203.50 $203.50 $1,768 +2.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–329 321 13 235.00–245.00 $241.17 $774 -7.65
358–392 366 36 232.00–239.00 $235.00 $860 -11.50
400–449 435 138 224.00–235.00 $230.66 $1,003 +0.55
451–495 478 152 224.00–237.00 $228.99 $1,095 -0.93
510–545 526 104 215.00–228.00 $221.39 $1,165 -2.45
554–598 573 153 216.00–230.00 $222.47 $1,275 -2.88
622–648 643 104 207.00–220.00 $212.62 $1,367 +0.81
652–691 674 318 200.00–222.00 $217.67 $1,467 +1.98
701–731 718 52 203.00–214.00 $209.19 $1,502 -1.65
754–789 780 223 203.00–217.00 $208.47 $1,626 +5.97
811–812 811 21 192.00–196.00 $193.91 $1,573
889 889 17 190.00 $190.00 $1,689 -4.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–336 327 10 210.00–220.00 $214.85 $703
390–391 391 24 222.00–230.00 $226.33 $885 +2.10
453–468 458 21 220.00–222.00 $220.58 $1,010 +5.55
534–546 539 15 204.00–210.00 $206.43 $1,113 -4.02
550–586 569 47 202.00–213.00 $206.74 $1,176 +3.36
735–736 736 6 188.00–191.00 $189.50 $1,395
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 200.00 $200.00 $660

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 234.00 $234.00 $807
429–446 432 15 222.00–240.00 $236.29 $1,021
485 485 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,140 +7.23
500–545 518 25 201.00–220.00 $212.53 $1,101 -12.46
584–596 586 22 215.00–217.00 $216.72 $1,270 +6.60
646 646 8 196.00 $196.00 $1,266
698 698 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,340 -10.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 +1.26
560–579 570 20 230.00–247.00 $237.51 $1,354
602 602 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,354 +15.00

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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.