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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

15,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.49/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 719 lb · 876 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.58/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 624 lb · 746 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.40/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 715 lb · 702 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,769 13,125 9,219
Feeder cattle 15,769 13,125 9,219

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-15.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A large crowd was on hand for this Presidents' Day auction. 21 head of 375 lb. steers sold for 405.00. 15,769 quality feeder cattle went thru the ring today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 fancy 375 21 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 —
363–398 379 42 350.00–360.00 $353.78 $1,341 -13.27
415 unweaned 415 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,266 —
401–448 424 145 305.00–360.00 $325.54 $1,380 -29.15
427–440 fancy 432 35 367.00–377.50 $373.53 $1,614 —
453 fancy 453 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,665 —
474 unweaned 474 11 302.50 $302.50 $1,434 —
453–499 478 232 302.50–335.00 $318.90 $1,524 -4.60
513 thin fleshed 513 92 338.00 $338.00 $1,734 —
500–548 527 273 292.00–340.00 $309.16 $1,629 +1.91
500–548 value added 534 24 302.00–323.00 $307.74 $1,643 -7.26
552–598 567 593 292.00–326.00 $309.18 $1,753 +6.39
568 value added 568 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,659 -18.00
600–649 622 465 267.00–304.50 $278.78 $1,734 -2.37
634 value added 634 40 279.50 $279.50 $1,772 -3.50
654 value added 654 44 275.00 $275.00 $1,798 +4.34
650–698 668 505 265.00–288.00 $274.58 $1,834 +10.43
700–735 value added 711 71 255.50–257.00 $255.98 $1,820 +9.98
701–743 720 805 243.00–266.00 $254.36 $1,831 +0.72
752–799 770 636 235.00–255.50 $246.73 $1,900 +1.98
801–842 826 569 233.00–245.00 $237.84 $1,965 +1.21
854–888 869 577 228.00–237.00 $231.53 $2,012 -0.67
872 value added 872 28 236.75 $236.75 $2,064 +0.68
900–937 915 261 220.00–234.50 $227.87 $2,085 +3.35
986 986 58 220.50 $220.50 $2,174 +1.32
1146 1146 13 195.00 $195.00 $2,235 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 341 27 310.00–340.00 $320.63 $1,093 —
352–398 379 34 320.00–345.00 $337.33 $1,278 -10.09
413 unweaned 413 21 290.00 $290.00 $1,198 —
400–444 426 36 280.00–300.00 $286.22 $1,219 -30.55
451–495 475 65 270.00–300.00 $286.79 $1,362 -18.44
506–549 532 117 265.00–292.00 $284.18 $1,512 +2.08
551–599 578 289 260.00–290.00 $280.00 $1,618 +1.86
609 unweaned 609 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,522 —
600–649 629 326 245.00–267.00 $261.77 $1,647 +1.90
668 value added 668 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,743 —
650–699 675 288 237.50–263.00 $255.92 $1,727 +3.41
704–748 728 33 220.00–241.00 $229.17 $1,668 -9.88
752–795 774 104 228.00–232.00 $229.93 $1,780 -4.68
804–847 813 115 220.00–232.00 $224.17 $1,823 -2.98
850–892 879 258 224.00–228.00 $225.90 $1,986 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–346 330 12 250.00–280.00 $268.34 $886 -44.19
383–390 385 20 275.00–300.00 $293.79 $1,131 -25.96
412 412 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,030 -25.82
457–495 480 54 230.00–272.50 $252.60 $1,212 -29.49
520 520 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 —
596 596 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,520 +2.00
657 657 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,380 -11.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 9 277.00 $277.00 $1,607 +17.00
730 730 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–346 330 31 300.00–335.00 $318.54 $1,051 +5.99
361 fancy 361 30 355.00 $355.00 $1,282 —
354–395 381 96 290.00–330.00 $308.89 $1,177 +3.52
401–449 427 162 275.00–330.00 $304.28 $1,299 +18.00
465 fancy 465 91 332.00 $332.00 $1,544 —
455–499 478 269 275.00–327.00 $289.03 $1,382 +5.16
501–549 523 340 265.00–302.00 $278.97 $1,459 +4.89
545 value added 545 26 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 -2.00
559 fancy 559 37 315.00 $315.00 $1,761 —
552–598 571 390 260.00–290.00 $274.19 $1,566 +9.37
600–649 624 746 239.00–273.00 $248.58 $1,551 -3.91
651–690 671 503 235.00–259.00 $244.47 $1,640 +0.86
679 value added 679 23 250.00 $250.00 $1,698 +8.00
701–743 715 679 227.00–248.25 $235.97 $1,687 +6.59
728 value added 728 23 249.00 $249.00 $1,813 —
755–784 770 161 224.50–227.50 $226.29 $1,742 -2.79
804 804 15 223.00 $223.00 $1,793 +1.87
858 858 20 211.00 $211.00 $1,810 —
901 901 41 203.50 $203.50 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 23 270.00–275.00 $271.52 $945 +2.00
371–396 386 24 265.00–290.00 $273.90 $1,057 +0.40
406–440 424 73 250.00–270.00 $254.99 $1,081 +0.20
469 unweaned 469 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,243 +14.00
451–499 485 153 250.00–272.00 $261.16 $1,267 +5.00
500 unweaned 500 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,260 —
500–549 533 220 230.00–262.50 $250.99 $1,338 +2.82
551–598 571 239 230.00–257.00 $245.51 $1,402 +7.35
575 unweaned 575 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,392 —
603–648 631 267 213.00–244.00 $234.56 $1,480 +2.95
671 value added 671 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,530 —
650–699 675 190 210.00–234.00 $230.34 $1,555 +2.88
706–748 725 95 205.00–225.00 $221.04 $1,603 -3.77
756–788 764 655 212.00–222.00 $218.18 $1,667 -1.82
785 value added 785 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,711 -8.00
841 841 32 208.50 $208.50 $1,753 -7.50
867–874 871 19 202.00–210.00 $207.07 $1,804 —
1025 1025 12 171.00 $171.00 $1,753 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–398 375 12 230.00–260.00 $247.20 $927 -12.80
423 423 10 220.00 $220.00 $931 —
450–499 479 39 232.00–242.50 $237.71 $1,139 +0.63
510–540 522 34 222.00–227.00 $223.76 $1,168 —
558–585 571 35 210.00–229.00 $222.47 $1,270 +0.47
794 794 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,556 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,020 —
571 571 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 16 285.00 $285.00 $1,234 -15.97
496 496 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,438 —
525 525 17 274.00–283.00 $277.18 $1,455 -4.01
553–560 556 24 274.00–283.00 $278.15 $1,547 -3.22
635–647 641 14 242.50–252.00 $247.29 $1,585 +3.58
660 660 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 -3.56
706–733 723 25 220.00–231.00 $227.13 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,144 —
477–478 478 22 275.00 $275.00 $1,314 -8.00
542 542 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,463 +2.48
554–589 569 12 255.00–256.00 $255.43 $1,453 —
619–637 626 24 230.00–231.00 $230.62 $1,444 —
660–671 665 11 230.00–235.00 $232.29 $1,545 +4.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 26 305.00 $305.00 $1,101 +5.00
728 728 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,347 —

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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.