Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

3,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.69/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,149/hd at 893 lb · 137 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.64/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 525 lb · 132 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.88/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 575 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,503 5,192 4,972
Feeder cattle 3,503 5,192 4,972

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 7.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand. Unweaned and unvaccinated bulls coming to market are seeing substantial discounts compared to weaned, vaccinated steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 14 322.50 $322.50 $1,100 +22.06
350–385 356 19 280.00–300.00 $293.45 $1,045 -11.36
418 fancy 418 41 330.00 $330.00 $1,379 —
403–445 422 46 285.00–320.00 $301.13 $1,271 +1.17
432 thin fleshed 432 23 315.00 $315.00 $1,361 —
455–468 459 10 290.00–297.00 $294.86 $1,353 +6.98
502–542 521 79 267.50–280.00 $274.45 $1,430 -11.17
550–571 560 52 266.00–276.00 $270.06 $1,512 —
603–645 628 72 261.00–280.00 $265.47 $1,667 -1.41
658–697 675 45 261.00–263.00 $261.77 $1,767 -0.23
700–732 719 76 250.00–262.50 $254.49 $1,830 -3.23
786–791 790 13 247.00–253.00 $251.62 $1,988 -4.66
803–820 807 82 238.00–246.00 $242.78 $1,959 -5.50
865–897 893 137 240.10–245.00 $240.69 $2,149 +2.60
946 946 24 227.00 $227.00 $2,147 +0.68
957–981 966 17 218.00–220.00 $219.53 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,097 —
402–446 428 43 257.50–275.00 $266.24 $1,140 -10.48
440 unweaned 440 15 272.00 $272.00 $1,197 —
454–499 485 24 257.00–263.00 $258.80 $1,255 -11.45
500–547 537 52 245.00–262.00 $257.10 $1,381 -6.69
550–599 582 96 247.50–261.00 $256.99 $1,496 -8.85
597 unweaned 597 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,463 —
617–635 626 30 235.00–254.00 $246.86 $1,545 -3.29
660–694 683 38 233.00–240.00 $238.62 $1,630 -11.07
687 unweaned 687 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,608 —
712–739 727 32 230.00–247.00 $241.74 $1,757 -1.34
757–785 767 31 230.00–246.00 $241.19 $1,850 -4.40
851–854 852 15 225.00–233.00 $229.26 $1,953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 13 250.00 $250.00 $812 —
383 383 11 230.00 $230.00 $881 -20.00
425–440 433 6 232.50–235.00 $233.77 $1,012 -16.45
465–490 473 39 237.00–250.00 $241.31 $1,141 -6.38
508–540 520 32 230.00–240.00 $233.46 $1,214 -0.40
551–595 580 67 230.00–242.00 $234.38 $1,359 -10.10
616–645 623 23 230.00–231.00 $230.74 $1,438 +0.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 7 212.00 $212.00 $967 —
532 532 11 195.00 $195.00 $1,037 —
670 670 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,306 —
828 828 16 170.00 $170.00 $1,408 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 -14.53
552–590 563 10 180.00–190.00 $186.86 $1,052 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626–642 633 12 232.50–238.00 $235.67 $1,492 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 10 285.00 $285.00 $846 —
329 329 19 270.00 $270.00 $888 —
393 393 41 268.00 $268.00 $1,053 -5.55
402–449 432 56 250.00–260.00 $255.01 $1,102 -8.18
459–498 485 116 245.00–267.00 $253.29 $1,228 +2.12
500 value added 500 7 257.50 $257.50 $1,288 —
501–544 526 125 232.00–257.00 $242.86 $1,277 +1.15
552–596 575 125 234.00–258.00 $248.88 $1,431 +8.13
600–647 624 86 233.00–245.00 $237.13 $1,480 -6.29
650–658 655 30 234.00–240.50 $237.36 $1,555 -7.04
704 704 33 226.00–235.50 $233.48 $1,644 +0.53
762–792 776 23 222.00–231.00 $226.61 $1,758 -0.39
819 819 39 215.00 $215.00 $1,761 -9.86
900 900 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 240.00 $240.00 $816 -11.33
388 unweaned 388 6 230.00 $230.00 $892 —
391–397 395 10 240.00–250.00 $247.03 $976 -7.19
405 405 6 230.00 $230.00 $932 -8.58
431 unweaned 431 5 227.00 $227.00 $978 —
450–496 479 121 225.00–240.00 $235.51 $1,128 -2.12
508 unweaned 508 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,143 —
502–538 524 47 215.00–231.00 $224.87 $1,178 -3.35
550 unweaned 550 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
556–592 575 80 220.00–232.00 $226.28 $1,301 -1.14
602 unweaned 602 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,294 —
603–643 612 18 210.00–227.00 $223.03 $1,365 -1.93
674–693 677 55 211.00–226.00 $223.55 $1,513 -8.45
719–731 726 13 212.00–213.00 $212.62 $1,544 -10.97
750–773 763 7 211.00–221.00 $215.21 $1,642 -8.04
808–836 828 11 204.00–209.00 $207.67 $1,720 +1.71
884 884 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,865 +3.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 6 220.00 $220.00 $759 —
366–380 373 6 202.50–221.00 $211.92 $790 -25.79
378–384 unweaned 381 11 210.00–225.00 $218.24 $831 —
404–433 423 18 211.00–222.00 $217.00 $918 -8.26
466–482 unweaned 476 18 205.00–212.50 $208.80 $994 —
494–496 496 33 211.00–217.00 $212.45 $1,054 -9.69
514–531 523 25 205.00–210.00 $208.45 $1,090 -6.18
550 unweaned 550 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,028 —
583–592 588 11 195.00–204.00 $199.62 $1,174 -15.66
600–642 623 30 182.00–202.50 $195.15 $1,216 -17.52
655–656 655 9 190.00–200.00 $196.66 $1,288 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 unweaned 353 14 198.00 $198.00 $699 —
408 unweaned 408 5 185.00 $185.00 $755 —
473–491 485 13 185.00–195.00 $189.94 $921 +9.94
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 6 175.00 $175.00 $934 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–431 417 6 217.50–220.00 $218.79 $912 -17.61
473–481 475 12 212.00–215.00 $214.24 $1,018 -19.50
524–537 unweaned 531 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,009 —
533–546 537 9 192.50–210.00 $202.52 $1,088 -28.02
562–598 577 15 190.00–232.50 $205.95 $1,188 -19.61
605–635 622 14 200.00–207.50 $204.43 $1,272 -18.13
652 652 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,252 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,059 +2.83
507–522 513 20 187.50–205.00 $191.77 $984 -5.43
522 unweaned 522 6 165.00 $165.00 $861 —
570 570 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,054 -23.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,169 -12.50
558–593 583 10 240.00–242.50 $240.72 $1,403 -1.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,066 —
688 688 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,634 —

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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.