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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

8,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.30/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 810 lb · 374 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.30/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 878 lb · 359 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.50/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 622 lb · 352 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,067 8,224 5,125
Feeder cattle 8,067 8,224 5,125

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 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
341 341 25 335.00 $335.00 $1,142 —
361–398 391 47 325.00–330.00 $329.41 $1,288 -6.43
403–447 425 35 305.00–337.50 $317.34 $1,349 -0.30
453–490 481 93 300.00–327.00 $310.93 $1,496 +5.14
500–547 517 134 285.00–317.00 $303.07 $1,567 +5.92
559–593 580 76 285.00–302.00 $290.65 $1,686 +1.36
600–646 622 352 268.00–288.00 $277.50 $1,726 +2.90
652–692 670 120 270.00–280.00 $277.38 $1,858 +6.34
710–744 730 122 261.00–282.00 $271.03 $1,979 +7.80
756 value added 756 13 264.00 $264.00 $1,996 —
751–782 766 143 252.00–267.00 $260.77 $1,997 +2.64
800–847 815 346 243.00–265.00 $252.06 $2,054 +5.77
855–893 877 280 242.00–248.00 $244.25 $2,142 +2.51
902–920 910 60 236.00–237.00 $236.56 $2,153 -1.87
961–962 961 180 234.50–236.50 $235.88 $2,267 +1.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–346 332 8 290.00–300.00 $294.78 $979 -0.01
383–393 387 30 307.50–310.00 $308.25 $1,193 +9.95
401–448 422 103 270.00–302.00 $288.47 $1,217 +1.63
450–493 479 107 275.00–297.50 $288.58 $1,382 +9.01
482 value added 482 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,398 —
512–545 531 94 270.00–283.00 $275.94 $1,465 +1.19
561 value added 561 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,498 —
550–598 577 181 262.00–282.00 $273.64 $1,579 -1.09
600–638 621 76 249.00–265.00 $256.79 $1,595 -1.66
650 value added 650 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,729 —
692–695 694 23 250.00–257.00 $253.04 $1,756 -6.37
723–749 730 31 237.00–262.00 $253.16 $1,848 +7.80
796 796 89 251.00 $251.00 $1,998 +9.33
857–888 878 359 228.50–241.00 $236.30 $2,075 +2.27
900–929 911 27 215.00–220.00 $218.11 $1,987 +1.81
967 967 22 220.00 $220.00 $2,127 +14.00
1002 1002 21 222.50 $222.50 $2,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 10 280.00 $280.00 $902 +16.60
365–391 379 21 275.00–280.00 $278.38 $1,055 +10.01
451–480 469 19 240.00–265.00 $253.26 $1,188 -0.34
506–546 526 20 242.00–262.00 $254.63 $1,339 -1.25
558–598 576 50 237.50–262.00 $252.35 $1,454 +3.84
622 622 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,524 +3.26
697 697 22 225.00–245.00 $229.55 $1,600 —
712–730 718 39 222.00–232.00 $227.22 $1,631 —
830 830 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,660 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,081 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–326 320 7 280.00 $280.00 $896 -9.92
364–399 384 72 280.00–310.00 $291.60 $1,120 +7.06
403–449 425 53 270.00–290.00 $277.73 $1,180 +7.62
441 fancy 441 10 299.00 $299.00 $1,319 —
450–479 463 98 265.00–289.00 $274.99 $1,273 +14.39
529 value added 529 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,322 —
501–547 530 78 247.00–269.00 $257.72 $1,366 +2.51
550–595 578 151 247.00–270.00 $257.07 $1,486 -0.02
600–644 622 270 243.00–266.00 $258.30 $1,607 +9.79
652–690 670 176 243.00–259.00 $248.94 $1,668 +1.18
709–747 726 224 235.00–256.00 $244.16 $1,773 +1.06
759–788 774 320 236.00–241.50 $237.50 $1,838 +1.11
802–837 810 374 222.00–236.50 $230.30 $1,865 +6.71
869–878 874 48 220.00–233.50 $230.10 $2,011 +11.88
903–930 927 94 208.00–210.50 $210.34 $1,950 +2.43
975 975 8 211.00 $211.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 25 255.00 $255.00 $803 -15.00
376–395 389 33 260.00–277.00 $270.14 $1,051 +8.49
406–440 431 43 242.00–260.00 $252.59 $1,089 +2.87
452–499 484 168 239.00–262.00 $249.72 $1,209 +3.24
501–549 524 165 222.00–249.00 $239.19 $1,253 +0.52
550–598 570 132 225.00–249.00 $238.55 $1,360 +0.46
602–647 622 101 220.00–240.00 $229.13 $1,425 -3.33
651 value added 651 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,562 —
650–690 669 95 221.00–240.00 $230.06 $1,539 -4.56
702–741 724 61 222.00–250.00 $232.57 $1,684 +7.57
750–793 767 135 215.00–232.50 $228.58 $1,753 +16.85
810–848 845 38 217.00–219.25 $219.08 $1,851 +3.08
866 866 39 216.50 $216.50 $1,875 +14.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 232.00 $232.00 $810 —
418–448 427 36 228.00–237.00 $233.14 $996 +4.30
460–496 485 92 215.00–239.00 $229.27 $1,112 -0.55
557–598 582 15 207.00–222.00 $212.75 $1,238 -0.99
638 638 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,321 +2.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–449 445 13 241.00–250.00 $243.01 $1,081 —
467–493 483 24 237.00–242.00 $239.89 $1,159 —
506–545 528 26 230.00–242.00 $236.89 $1,251 +9.02
577–595 586 25 223.00–240.00 $232.22 $1,361 +3.68
607 607 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,378 ±0.00
675–693 686 16 222.00–225.00 $223.89 $1,536 +11.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 14 262.50 $262.50 $1,084 —
460–485 466 25 255.00–262.00 $260.25 $1,213 —
529 529 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,365 +7.34
558 558 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 -5.00
602–631 615 26 230.00–239.00 $235.67 $1,449 +6.42
771 771 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–387 378 9 310.00–312.50 $311.36 $1,177 —
530–534 532 14 267.00–271.00 $269.28 $1,433 -3.00
575 575 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 +7.50
603 603 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,526 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,041 -1.99
523–536 530 12 215.00–222.00 $218.54 $1,158 —

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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.