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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

9,298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.66/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 724 lb · 646 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.33/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 723 lb · 475 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.28/cwt +15.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 668 lb · 419 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,298 12,173 8,192
Feeder cattle 9,298 12,173 8,192

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 725 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to mostly 5.00 higher with the exception of 4 weights selling up to 12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A good percentage of the offering was high quality.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 fancy 301 12 425.00 $425.00 $1,279 —
300–343 333 24 375.00–390.00 $379.04 $1,262 —
364–396 379 20 370.00–405.00 $388.35 $1,472 +11.97
407–428 fancy 415 19 375.00–380.00 $378.10 $1,569 —
403–443 429 134 335.00–370.00 $355.13 $1,524 +6.81
459 fancy 459 30 380.00 $380.00 $1,744 —
451–499 475 174 330.00–365.00 $348.46 $1,655 +8.33
500–549 524 244 315.00–350.00 $328.52 $1,721 +13.10
524 unweaned 524 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,598 —
555 unweaned 555 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 —
552–599 577 235 300.00–325.00 $315.85 $1,822 +1.19
615–627 unweaned 621 28 271.00–277.50 $273.99 $1,701 —
602–649 625 352 275.00–313.00 $293.00 $1,831 +0.04
651–697 668 407 270.00–297.50 $285.26 $1,906 +15.78
680 value added 680 12 286.00 $286.00 $1,945 —
700–746 722 458 246.00–272.00 $261.71 $1,890 +4.97
741 value added 741 17 251.00 $251.00 $1,860 +1.00
751–791 773 226 242.00–258.00 $247.04 $1,910 +2.33
805–847 834 177 232.00–247.00 $236.03 $1,968 -1.66
852–874 865 212 231.75–235.50 $233.00 $2,015 +0.83
906–949 924 190 216.50–225.00 $219.22 $2,026 -7.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–341 333 24 350.00–370.00 $357.05 $1,189 —
353–393 367 32 335.00–360.00 $343.84 $1,262 +8.99
400–448 422 28 300.00–330.00 $323.67 $1,366 +20.05
450–496 473 89 300.00–330.00 $316.88 $1,499 +3.44
481 unweaned 481 13 327.00 $327.00 $1,573 —
508–546 530 70 280.00–310.00 $302.87 $1,605 +15.83
550–597 575 179 275.00–307.50 $290.61 $1,671 -0.09
600–648 630 93 255.00–272.00 $263.29 $1,659 -1.05
651–696 678 69 250.00–269.00 $262.56 $1,780 +3.19
709–735 724 82 220.00–243.00 $239.30 $1,733 +6.54
761–793 785 22 228.00–239.00 $232.26 $1,823 +1.93
811–838 824 23 210.00–229.00 $219.06 $1,805 -11.63
854–891 871 335 218.00–230.00 $227.79 $1,984 +0.38
912–921 916 44 213.00–216.50 $214.44 $1,964 —
977–989 985 11 211.00–216.00 $212.80 $2,096 +3.80
1107 1107 29 197.50 $197.50 $2,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 19 320.00 $320.00 $1,034 +17.93
351–375 362 14 305.00–330.00 $319.60 $1,157 +19.60
409–429 421 19 290.00–295.00 $291.79 $1,228 —
484–486 485 11 280.00–300.00 $292.71 $1,420 —
503–545 511 16 260.00–270.00 $268.00 $1,369 —
554–598 561 33 270.00–275.00 $272.18 $1,527 +22.04
645 645 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,554 +21.00
711 711 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,475 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–346 338 52 310.00–330.00 $319.29 $1,079 -17.22
352–398 379 42 310.00–350.00 $333.96 $1,266 +18.05
419 unweaned 419 9 289.00 $289.00 $1,211 —
401–449 424 169 290.00–340.00 $316.35 $1,341 +9.58
453–497 478 243 285.00–320.00 $304.24 $1,454 +10.86
502–548 528 291 275.00–310.00 $284.63 $1,503 -11.29
550–599 573 226 260.00–295.00 $274.71 $1,574 +3.64
601–647 617 394 247.00–270.00 $255.18 $1,574 -4.23
655–698 677 285 240.00–263.00 $248.89 $1,685 -0.13
701–749 724 646 228.00–256.00 $241.66 $1,750 +6.22
772 772 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,737 -2.62
836 836 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,848 -0.60
870 870 206 213.50 $213.50 $1,857 —
940 940 13 185.00 $185.00 $1,739 —
961 961 6 194.50 $194.50 $1,869 —
1074 1074 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–346 333 22 270.00–300.00 $287.39 $957 —
356–395 372 18 270.00–300.00 $286.51 $1,066 -1.96
406–445 422 78 265.00–275.00 $271.77 $1,147 -5.17
472 unweaned 472 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,274 +5.00
465–498 485 92 259.00–280.00 $271.51 $1,317 +3.27
500–540 529 33 245.00–270.00 $261.53 $1,383 +3.26
550–597 581 112 239.00–270.00 $254.95 $1,481 +1.07
598 unweaned 598 18 251.00 $251.00 $1,501 —
600–648 622 47 222.00–250.00 $238.01 $1,480 +9.01
623 unweaned 623 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,433 —
650–697 676 149 220.00–237.50 $229.48 $1,551 -3.54
703–747 723 87 200.00–225.00 $220.53 $1,594 +8.08
761–781 768 14 200.00–215.00 $209.55 $1,609 -8.01
818–836 826 155 201.00–211.25 $209.81 $1,733 —
865–888 871 41 190.00–201.50 $199.63 $1,739 -9.87
940–943 942 14 167.50–175.00 $171.24 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–428 416 13 255.00–260.00 $257.77 $1,072 +19.77
476–494 487 8 250.00–255.00 $251.83 $1,226 +9.06
507 507 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,166 —
562–578 572 21 215.00–220.00 $218.80 $1,252 +11.57
632–642 636 9 180.00–187.50 $184.14 $1,171 -22.49
660 660 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
813–832 829 21 170.00–180.00 $171.40 $1,421 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 8 217.50 $217.50 $1,014 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 354 15 372.50–385.00 $376.77 $1,334 —
505–509 506 16 290.00–312.50 $305.43 $1,545 +15.43
573 573 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,619 +9.22
618–631 627 17 255.00–275.00 $262.99 $1,649 -3.46
674 674 16 254.00 $254.00 $1,712 —
732 732 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,706 +6.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 15 317.50 $317.50 $1,330 —
483 483 19 302.00 $302.00 $1,459 -3.53
539 539 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,509 -3.21
557–596 571 20 265.00–280.00 $271.20 $1,549 +3.16
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,497 —

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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.