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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

8,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $217.31/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 820 lb · 735 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.43/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 717 lb · 404 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.55/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 621 lb · 377 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,231 12,472 11,796
Feeder cattle 8,231 12,472 11,796

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-12.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Last week almost 19,000 feeder cattle went across the scales plus 4,000 video cattle. A big start for 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 8 341.00 $341.00 $1,350 +18.37
411–449 436 57 300.00–315.00 $307.12 $1,339 -18.67
451–497 479 109 292.50–330.00 $307.07 $1,471 -1.15
508 fancy 508 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,651 —
500–544 523 163 270.00–300.00 $283.65 $1,483 -13.67
551–585 570 89 267.50–288.00 $278.53 $1,588 -7.20
605–647 621 377 233.00–262.00 $247.55 $1,537 +1.22
657–689 679 177 232.00–240.00 $235.65 $1,600 -4.80
702–748 717 404 215.00–230.00 $224.43 $1,609 -3.87
750–798 770 241 214.00–218.00 $215.86 $1,662 -6.38
808–846 820 735 210.75–222.10 $217.31 $1,782 -6.73
867–888 871 343 206.50–212.00 $208.70 $1,818 -8.72
901–905 903 51 211.00–211.25 $211.10 $1,906 -5.64
988 988 80 204.50 $204.50 $2,020 -4.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–369 367 10 297.50–300.00 $298.24 $1,095 —
407–446 428 55 265.00–275.00 $270.04 $1,156 -7.10
461–499 491 84 260.00–287.50 $276.80 $1,359 +8.46
503–546 518 56 252.50–270.00 $262.73 $1,361 -4.32
555–599 582 207 250.00–267.00 $260.12 $1,514 +0.57
596 value added 596 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,475 —
601–647 626 229 210.00–232.00 $223.36 $1,398 -10.49
650–698 680 151 205.00–232.00 $226.59 $1,541 +0.11
705–741 724 53 202.00–214.00 $208.90 $1,512 -8.78
737 value added 737 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,585 -1.00
750–796 773 145 194.00–212.00 $207.91 $1,607 -4.41
805–847 827 176 190.00–211.00 $206.44 $1,707 -2.41
861–873 864 159 203.25–206.50 $205.69 $1,777 -3.03
906 value added 906 35 205.00 $205.00 $1,857 —
913–927 922 105 194.00–205.25 $199.98 $1,844 -3.05
972 972 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,886 -1.50
1002 1002 26 191.00 $191.00 $1,914 -9.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 11 280.00 $280.00 $1,089 +7.63
402 402 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,005 +7.50
489 489 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,198 -0.92
525–532 528 11 220.00–230.00 $226.33 $1,195 -6.54
556–598 577 32 185.00–243.00 $231.09 $1,333 -8.83
675–678 677 8 198.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,347 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–692 676 22 224.00–230.00 $226.93 $1,534 —
954 954 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,765 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 226.50 $226.50 $1,060 —
546 546 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 280.00 $280.00 $860 -1.52
395 395 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 -1.23
405–435 432 69 236.00–252.50 $239.46 $1,034 -20.08
452–496 475 94 234.00–240.00 $236.89 $1,125 -24.93
500–542 523 211 222.00–252.00 $229.79 $1,202 -9.60
550–589 565 182 222.00–244.00 $227.87 $1,287 -6.60
604–646 620 273 210.00–225.00 $213.68 $1,325 -8.41
650–697 672 79 205.00–223.00 $214.21 $1,439 -7.28
703–742 730 121 199.00–202.00 $200.13 $1,461 -8.28
750–765 758 121 199.00–216.00 $208.39 $1,580 +2.23
800 800 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,552 -4.96
820 value added 820 19 199.00 $199.00 $1,632 —
871 871 13 194.00 $194.00 $1,690 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–333 332 10 240.00–245.00 $241.48 $802 —
405–445 424 52 222.50–235.00 $230.44 $977 +4.12
461–496 480 130 214.00–232.50 $223.32 $1,072 -10.57
501–547 527 106 202.00–220.00 $214.47 $1,130 -8.95
570 value added 570 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,226 -2.47
554–599 577 236 197.00–221.00 $213.37 $1,231 -4.85
602–644 628 108 189.00–205.00 $199.25 $1,251 -9.64
653–691 676 298 187.00–204.00 $197.67 $1,336 -8.24
692 value added 692 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,391 —
700–730 719 126 190.00–197.50 $195.98 $1,409 +1.57
755–777 767 38 185.00–196.00 $191.69 $1,470 -0.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 5 230.00 $230.00 $713 +17.50
358–398 371 29 230.00–235.00 $230.52 $855 +0.52
400–422 418 18 205.00–212.00 $210.88 $881 —
450–481 469 23 185.00–207.00 $192.52 $903 —
553–596 579 41 186.00–200.00 $191.29 $1,108 -1.21
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 6 182.50 $182.50 $728 —
441 441 8 171.00 $171.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 5 275.00 $275.00 $899 —
441 441 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,085 —
501–511 504 11 231.00–240.00 $233.49 $1,177 —
560–595 583 9 223.00–230.00 $225.24 $1,313 —
633–640 636 15 180.00–197.50 $189.29 $1,204 —
711–722 716 13 170.00–186.00 $178.55 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–427 423 15 267.50–290.00 $282.64 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 12 208.00 $208.00 $1,236 -4.00

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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.