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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

7,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.15/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 743 lb · 417 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.53/cwt +14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 737 lb · 353 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.03/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 824 lb · 328 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,508 2,680 7,555
Feeder cattle 7,508 2,680 7,555

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 thin fleshed 309 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,051 —
362–383 374 39 300.00–325.00 $314.37 $1,176 +2.15
407–448 432 43 290.00–320.00 $309.57 $1,337 +16.77
439 value added 439 8 302.50 $302.50 $1,328 —
450–493 476 145 287.00–310.00 $293.86 $1,399 -4.91
511 value added 511 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,390 —
500–545 520 179 267.00–295.00 $279.07 $1,451 -0.58
551–593 567 217 264.00–287.00 $270.68 $1,535 +11.61
600–645 619 232 244.00–270.50 $259.84 $1,608 +6.47
629 unweaned 629 13 259.00 $259.00 $1,629 —
655–691 669 217 237.00–261.00 $247.75 $1,657 +7.31
717–748 743 417 237.00–254.00 $247.15 $1,836 +8.25
753–785 767 213 239.00–248.00 $243.85 $1,870 -4.65
816–836 824 328 226.00–236.00 $231.03 $1,904 -3.97
850–894 869 222 227.00–233.00 $228.61 $1,987 —
906–935 922 83 222.00–224.00 $223.64 $2,062 —
977–988 986 61 217.00–220.00 $217.58 $2,145 -1.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–313 305 13 295.00–305.00 $300.33 $916 —
376–395 386 28 280.00–295.00 $291.76 $1,126 -2.78
419 unweaned 419 15 275.00 $275.00 $1,152 —
429–448 441 42 260.00–285.00 $279.20 $1,231 +11.87
450–499 475 162 265.00–287.50 $274.89 $1,306 +2.74
495–498 unweaned 497 27 260.00–272.50 $264.61 $1,315 —
500–542 526 77 241.00–265.00 $258.45 $1,359 +15.94
547 unweaned 547 62 258.00 $258.00 $1,411 —
571 unweaned 571 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,410 —
555–598 580 230 236.00–263.00 $253.54 $1,471 +8.12
614–648 631 56 224.00–240.00 $235.62 $1,487 -1.44
660–689 684 48 220.00–235.00 $226.18 $1,547 -4.10
721 unweaned 721 54 218.50 $218.50 $1,575 —
700–749 740 72 218.00–237.00 $232.27 $1,719 +5.09
775–788 787 44 230.00–235.00 $234.66 $1,847 +4.51
816–846 831 6 210.00–220.00 $214.91 $1,786 —
892 892 58 223.00 $223.00 $1,989 +2.00
948 948 18 215.00 $215.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–386 380 19 240.00–277.50 $256.02 $973 —
431 431 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,013 +2.13
452–499 474 73 230.00–253.00 $247.09 $1,171 +0.42
493 unweaned 493 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,119 —
510–521 514 10 200.00–230.00 $215.10 $1,106 —
554–593 568 47 215.00–235.00 $230.33 $1,308 +5.69
637 637 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,401 +2.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
487 487 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,076 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842 842 6 226.50 $226.50 $1,907 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–330 326 14 270.00–297.00 $287.57 $937 +12.57
376 376 15 267.50 $267.50 $1,006 -2.50
406–447 423 54 255.00–282.00 $272.43 $1,152 -2.30
458–499 467 59 249.00–264.00 $258.78 $1,209 -16.22
492 unweaned 492 22 248.00 $248.00 $1,220 —
502 unweaned 502 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,235 —
505–549 522 190 235.00–259.00 $246.86 $1,289 +3.41
553–589 569 99 235.00–257.00 $241.13 $1,372 +3.59
605–646 624 229 220.00–236.00 $226.99 $1,416 +3.00
655–695 668 211 221.00–236.00 $229.70 $1,534 +11.66
674 unweaned 674 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,449 —
734 value added 734 18 228.50 $228.50 $1,677 —
717–747 737 335 230.00–239.25 $235.91 $1,739 +14.91
752–774 755 138 218.00–227.00 $220.80 $1,667 —
803–813 807 58 213.00–221.00 $216.36 $1,746 +13.86
871 871 65 207.50 $207.50 $1,807 —
945 945 13 191.00 $191.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 unweaned 356 13 242.00 $242.00 $862 —
361–391 378 32 245.00–270.00 $250.09 $945 +4.26
403–445 429 77 224.00–252.00 $243.97 $1,047 +28.97
462 unweaned 462 30 238.00 $238.00 $1,100 —
451–497 476 121 227.00–247.50 $240.71 $1,146 +22.63
479 value added 479 16 241.00 $241.00 $1,154 —
502–531 517 93 211.00–233.00 $222.27 $1,149 +5.25
504–545 unweaned 529 40 217.00–227.00 $221.19 $1,170 +31.19
552–591 570 170 205.00–228.00 $221.16 $1,261 +9.52
601–648 620 49 200.00–217.50 $212.23 $1,316 +4.04
664 unweaned 664 48 210.00 $210.00 $1,394 —
653–686 676 45 201.00–217.00 $213.43 $1,443 +4.20
705–728 712 11 195.00–224.00 $204.22 $1,454 —
805 805 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,513 —
862 862 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,724 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–396 386 11 200.00–235.00 $224.04 $865 -5.96
427 unweaned 427 24 205.00 $205.00 $875 —
424–435 428 21 222.50–232.00 $228.51 $978 —
451–498 471 30 197.50–230.00 $223.35 $1,052 +15.84
490 unweaned 490 26 215.00 $215.00 $1,054 —
596–599 598 12 182.00–185.00 $184.25 $1,102 -3.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–489 482 12 242.00–244.00 $243.01 $1,171 —
549 unweaned 549 21 219.00 $219.00 $1,202 —
568–595 578 36 210.00–227.50 $222.84 $1,288 —
629–646 636 34 199.00–215.00 $207.56 $1,320 -9.94
651–655 653 10 204.00–215.00 $210.62 $1,375 -6.38
707–724 714 18 199.00–210.00 $203.34 $1,452 +8.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–534 528 30 237.00–250.00 $244.05 $1,289 +0.31
606 606 11 225.00 $225.00 $1,364 —
651–682 668 22 218.00–222.00 $220.23 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 5 250.00 $250.00 $768 —
428 unweaned 428 24 227.00 $227.00 $972 —
475 475 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,083 +11.27
498 unweaned 498 17 225.00 $225.00 $1,120 —

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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.