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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

4,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.24/cwt -18.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 523 lb · 196 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.02/cwt -17.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 722 lb · 174 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.59/cwt -15.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 728 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,425 4,850 4,590
Feeder cattle 4,425 4,850 4,590

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00-14.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 9.00-16.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–330 324 39 300.00–310.00 $304.70 $987 —
359 359 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,081 -23.40
415–449 432 31 285.00–315.00 $300.68 $1,299 -16.03
450–487 468 51 285.00–310.00 $295.27 $1,382 -11.16
502–538 516 104 260.00–287.00 $270.21 $1,394 -11.20
530 value added 530 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,442 —
550–565 556 75 260.00–272.00 $265.07 $1,474 -11.82
602–621 613 70 246.00–256.00 $251.33 $1,541 -17.57
670–685 673 26 246.00–254.00 $248.00 $1,669 -21.62
700–744 722 174 241.00–249.00 $243.02 $1,755 -17.66
752 752 27 242.50 $242.50 $1,824 -14.50
821–836 833 91 231.00–242.00 $240.34 $2,002 +0.34
857–888 863 132 227.00 $227.00 $1,959 -10.79
911 911 7 224.00 $224.00 $2,041 -8.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 270.00 $270.00 $904 -17.00
361–390 369 33 270.00–295.00 $277.63 $1,024 -26.45
411–432 419 74 255.00–280.00 $276.08 $1,157 -3.20
465–496 475 59 267.00–280.00 $276.44 $1,313 -2.45
511–548 529 57 235.00–260.00 $247.39 $1,309 -14.16
552–596 572 116 237.00–260.00 $249.04 $1,425 -11.07
602–648 626 132 229.00–242.00 $233.21 $1,460 -14.41
641 641 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,449 -21.62
650–685 668 58 220.00–235.00 $228.77 $1,528 -21.45
705–746 728 149 222.00–240.00 $229.59 $1,671 -15.89
767–784 777 38 232.50–239.00 $234.85 $1,825 -11.45
807–820 808 80 215.00–232.00 $216.51 $1,749 -4.49
855–856 855 8 221.00–223.00 $221.75 $1,896 -5.65
906 906 11 206.50 $206.50 $1,871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 7 250.00 $250.00 $765 -10.00
383–387 385 8 255.00–262.00 $258.48 $995 —
413–441 422 16 241.00–250.00 $246.74 $1,041 -11.83
470–491 478 23 230.00–250.00 $238.05 $1,138 -21.95
507–525 520 19 227.50–235.00 $230.61 $1,199 -4.33
558–597 575 78 212.00–240.00 $228.41 $1,313 -5.55
638 638 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,302 -28.00
660–682 663 63 203.00–217.00 $204.83 $1,358 -17.45
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 235.00 $235.00 $724 —
386 386 9 235.00 $235.00 $907 —
418–430 426 25 205.00–210.00 $208.23 $887 —
498 498 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,145 —
571–590 579 7 175.00–210.00 $194.72 $1,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 240.00 $240.00 $727 -2.00
378–382 381 26 247.00–260.00 $254.37 $969 +4.98
405–447 428 86 217.00–232.50 $227.37 $973 -10.55
451–498 481 76 215.00–232.00 $224.39 $1,079 -11.08
501–547 523 135 195.00–226.00 $216.95 $1,135 -11.34
550–591 572 100 206.00–226.00 $221.05 $1,264 +1.87
600–635 614 80 212.00–222.00 $217.70 $1,337 -7.67
652–698 672 78 210.00–221.00 $214.45 $1,441 -12.86
737 737 68 210.50 $210.50 $1,551 —
755–782 770 16 210.00–213.00 $211.96 $1,632 -15.04
850 850 14 177.00 $177.00 $1,504 —
924 924 14 172.00–182.50 $178.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 270.00 $270.00 $940 —
356–378 360 18 267.50–277.00 $275.34 $991 -2.62
405–436 411 54 240.00–267.00 $258.32 $1,062 -7.24
479 value added 479 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,159 —
468–498 unweaned 480 58 235.00–239.00 $237.28 $1,139 —
514 value added 514 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,177 —
504–546 523 189 227.00–238.00 $232.36 $1,215 -18.74
555–579 570 65 227.00–240.00 $230.63 $1,315 -14.10
609–641 621 125 221.00–229.00 $225.81 $1,402 -10.29
657–691 679 72 221.00–225.00 $222.55 $1,511 -13.73
700–729 722 52 216.00–223.00 $220.06 $1,589 -19.77
832 832 22 208.00 $208.00 $1,731 -7.00
916 916 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,795 -11.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 370 48 220.00–232.00 $227.15 $840 —
370 value added 370 9 232.00 $232.00 $858 —
435–448 444 28 187.00–220.00 $196.88 $874 —
468–493 480 25 185.00–207.50 $199.28 $957 -22.72
550–598 579 32 180.00–207.00 $199.05 $1,152 —
610–644 630 29 186.00–206.00 $194.62 $1,226 -7.73
655–689 672 15 190.00–207.00 $196.36 $1,320 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
437 437 6 187.00 $187.00 $817 —
491 491 5 180.00 $180.00 $884 —
577 577 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
540 540 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,026 —
554–598 567 16 190.00–220.00 $200.01 $1,134 -13.73
619–640 631 13 185.00–200.00 $190.46 $1,202 —
789 789 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,444 -7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
353 353 7 230.00 $230.00 $812 —
483 483 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,063 —
562–580 570 12 175.00–203.00 $182.35 $1,039 —
601 601 5 165.00 $165.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,181 —
619–620 620 12 210.00–212.50 $211.04 $1,308 -13.96
690 690 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 +3.09

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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.