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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

2,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.02/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 504 lb · 253 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.83/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 674 lb · 126 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.64/cwt -9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 577 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,680 4,425 5,692
Feeder cattle 2,680 4,425 5,692

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with feeder heifers under 600 lbs. selling 6.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Supply was light with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 8 297.50 $297.50 $833 —
361–383 380 37 285.00–297.50 $294.54 $1,119 +16.91
401–441 421 6 260.00–274.00 $267.33 $1,125 -8.75
454–497 491 87 262.50–280.00 $272.15 $1,336 -4.29
525–540 532 41 235.00–257.50 $242.51 $1,290 -4.88
541 value added 541 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,358 —
555–594 567 45 237.50–250.00 $245.42 $1,392 -3.62
590 value added 590 6 257.50 $257.50 $1,519 —
600–641 619 16 227.50–242.00 $237.06 $1,467 +3.85
664 unweaned 664 15 222.00 $222.00 $1,474 —
650–698 674 104 227.00–236.00 $230.28 $1,552 +1.51
697 value added 697 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,673 —
708–733 721 25 222.50–233.00 $227.18 $1,638 -2.41
765–794 777 21 227.00–231.00 $230.15 $1,788 -4.70
886 886 55 221.00 $221.00 $1,958 -0.75
954 954 28 204.00 $204.00 $1,946 —
1009 1009 30 191.00 $191.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 333 8 302.50–320.00 $313.59 $1,044 +8.89
358–380 366 8 300.00–320.00 $312.22 $1,143 +11.22
424–429 426 18 290.00–300.00 $292.80 $1,247 -7.88
451–499 485 55 285.00–305.00 $298.77 $1,449 +3.50
523–536 530 32 272.50–285.00 $279.65 $1,482 +9.44
560–585 570 64 255.00–267.50 $259.07 $1,477 -6.00
601–645 612 59 244.00–264.00 $253.37 $1,551 +2.04
639 value added 639 23 247.00 $247.00 $1,578 —
664–682 671 31 237.00–242.50 $240.44 $1,613 -7.56
700–737 720 13 238.00–240.00 $238.90 $1,720 -4.12
790 790 62 248.50 $248.50 $1,963 —
820 820 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,927 -5.34
977 977 52 219.00 $219.00 $2,140 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 265.00 $265.00 $917 —
408–436 418 21 222.50–245.00 $232.87 $973 -13.87
496 496 15 245.00–250.00 $246.67 $1,223 +8.62
568–587 581 54 212.50–233.00 $224.64 $1,305 -3.77
597 unweaned 597 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,239 —
648 648 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,413 +14.00
666 666 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,382 +2.67
786 786 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 5 180.00 $180.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 275.00 $275.00 $938 +5.00
352 352 5 270.00 $270.00 $950 -5.34
402–449 426 85 255.00–280.00 $274.73 $1,170 +16.41
455 455 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 —
502 value added 502 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,145 -1.00
500–534 504 246 234.00–251.00 $243.45 $1,227 +11.09
559–595 590 103 226.00–240.00 $237.54 $1,401 +6.91
602 value added 602 16 226.00 $226.00 $1,361 —
605–628 618 34 215.00–231.00 $223.99 $1,384 -1.82
658 value added 658 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,454 —
658–680 667 36 214.00–225.00 $218.04 $1,454 -4.51
730 730 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,613 +0.94
835 835 7 202.50 $202.50 $1,691 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 237.50 $237.50 $772 -2.50
380–398 390 7 240.00–250.00 $245.83 $959 -8.54
404 404 6 215.00 $215.00 $869 -12.37
473–490 480 30 215.00–220.00 $218.08 $1,047 -6.31
500–549 521 63 202.50–225.00 $217.02 $1,131 +0.07
524 unweaned 524 8 190.00 $190.00 $996 —
552–598 577 123 201.00–226.00 $211.64 $1,221 -9.41
602 unweaned 602 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,204 —
605–633 617 37 200.00–213.00 $208.19 $1,285 -9.51
670–697 677 39 195.00–214.00 $209.23 $1,416 -5.22
791 791 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,645 -3.96
888 888 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,776 —
958 958 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–340 330 7 227.50–235.00 $230.81 $762 —
361 361 4 230.00 $230.00 $830 +2.85
465–496 483 68 185.00–212.50 $207.51 $1,002 +8.23
561–590 580 9 180.00–191.00 $187.46 $1,087 -11.59
621–643 635 12 180.00–192.50 $185.34 $1,177 -9.28
655–661 659 12 187.50–192.50 $189.57 $1,249 -6.79
711 711 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,244 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 192.50 $192.50 $601 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–439 437 20 227.50 $227.50 $994 —
462–490 471 9 215.00–220.00 $216.73 $1,021 —
545 545 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 ±0.00
591 591 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,123 -10.01
612–630 622 11 180.00–205.00 $191.18 $1,189 +0.72
693 693 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 280.00 $280.00 $966 —
420–430 423 9 250.00–255.00 $253.31 $1,072 —
601–606 603 15 217.50 $217.50 $1,312 +6.46
684 684 11 217.00 $217.00 $1,484 +7.00
702 702 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,369 —
782 782 9 187.50 $187.50 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,079 —
467–483 474 19 262.50–265.00 $263.93 $1,251 —
501–536 513 21 240.00–250.00 $243.74 $1,250 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 6 170.00 $170.00 $877 —

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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.