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Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

6,619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.32/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 523 lb · 452 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.48/cwt -16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 831 lb · 307 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.72/cwt ≈ $1,949/hd at 925 lb · 276 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,619 5,431 8,248
Feeder cattle 6,619 5,431 8,248

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 10.00-20.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 525 lbs. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,180 +5.62
390–391 391 9 360.00–367.50 $365.00 $1,427 +7.27
410–449 432 115 310.00–340.00 $322.18 $1,392 -22.92
473 unweaned 473 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,466 -30.00
453–492 477 176 310.00–330.00 $319.95 $1,526 -5.90
511–549 536 109 275.00–302.00 $291.58 $1,563 -18.80
552–596 572 164 270.00–295.00 $280.83 $1,606 -15.05
611–645 630 58 245.00–271.00 $262.57 $1,654 -6.65
651–674 664 44 250.00–271.00 $263.44 $1,749 -2.12
715–749 744 105 232.00–242.50 $236.31 $1,758 -8.37
757–791 780 84 224.00–243.00 $237.06 $1,849 -3.49
803–844 833 95 220.00–224.50 $221.74 $1,847 -9.02
855–899 884 95 214.00–220.00 $216.84 $1,917 -9.60
904–938 925 276 208.50–213.00 $210.72 $1,949 —
954 954 38 209.00 $209.00 $1,994 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 14 390.00 $390.00 $1,349 -7.23
360–395 372 35 370.00–395.00 $379.38 $1,411 -20.32
401–438 419 56 340.00–377.50 $355.32 $1,489 -32.94
438 value added 438 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,489 —
453 fancy 453 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,676 —
451–491 463 101 330.00–350.00 $334.92 $1,551 -29.79
500–546 517 127 305.00–340.00 $320.77 $1,658 -22.87
565 unweaned 565 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 -20.00
551–597 577 181 295.00–317.50 $308.89 $1,782 -7.50
601–646 616 139 272.50–300.00 $289.48 $1,783 -5.37
664–678 671 53 267.50–287.50 $275.01 $1,845 -13.44
702–741 715 76 250.00–267.50 $255.59 $1,827 -12.32
800–847 831 307 230.00–245.00 $234.48 $1,949 -16.88
915–938 930 39 213.50–216.00 $214.32 $1,993 -12.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 379 15 320.00–330.00 $324.01 $1,228 +1.09
438–443 441 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,301 -15.00
475 value added 475 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 —
483–499 491 53 280.00–300.00 $293.22 $1,440 —
512–540 528 22 250.00–270.00 $258.02 $1,362 —
590–593 591 29 252.50–270.00 $262.16 $1,549 —
649 649 9 237.50 $237.50 $1,541 —
685–693 690 19 238.00–242.50 $240.23 $1,658 —
710 710 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,278 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 24 257.50 $257.50 $1,257 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 328 24 320.00 $320.00 $1,050 -50.00
365–387 382 45 300.00–320.00 $305.85 $1,168 -30.75
400–448 427 144 276.00–295.00 $283.56 $1,211 -34.02
453–498 476 131 270.00–302.50 $280.94 $1,337 -13.01
501–546 523 452 260.00–285.00 $272.32 $1,424 -8.02
554–586 563 108 255.00–267.50 $258.95 $1,458 -17.76
601 fancy 601 27 270.00 $270.00 $1,623 —
601–649 625 137 232.00–255.00 $245.60 $1,535 -13.05
650–699 682 144 228.00–237.00 $232.62 $1,586 -11.26
700–735 722 138 217.50–229.00 $226.59 $1,636 -6.97
824 824 130 219.25 $219.25 $1,807 +6.25
850 850 18 203.50 $203.50 $1,730 -13.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–340 314 22 300.00–310.00 $308.52 $969 -8.03
358–389 380 42 285.00–290.00 $286.14 $1,087 -15.36
401–448 423 139 250.00–275.00 $268.41 $1,135 -14.97
457–497 479 182 250.00–272.50 $264.21 $1,266 -17.07
507–545 524 173 242.50–260.00 $254.51 $1,334 -10.33
552–590 574 78 235.00–252.50 $243.46 $1,397 -13.43
608–633 619 20 209.00–230.00 $222.26 $1,376 -5.61
651–699 686 54 200.00–226.00 $219.57 $1,506 -6.87
708–748 724 28 200.00–217.50 $210.29 $1,522 -8.66
763–788 769 92 210.00–216.75 $215.53 $1,657 -1.30
825 825 104 203.10 $203.10 $1,676 -5.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–333 326 12 270.00–275.00 $272.02 $887 —
369–398 378 21 260.00–280.00 $275.01 $1,040 —
455–499 490 24 247.50–250.00 $247.98 $1,215 —
534–545 538 19 212.50–227.00 $221.59 $1,192 —
569–572 570 9 225.00–232.50 $228.34 $1,302 —
852 852 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 210.00 $210.00 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 18 295.00 $295.00 $1,277 —
501–525 518 39 261.00–275.00 $268.03 $1,388 -10.52
581–590 586 19 265.00–282.00 $272.09 $1,594 —
611 611 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,528 —
703 703 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 —
430 430 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,182 —
549 549 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,372 —
562–592 574 26 235.00–250.00 $239.88 $1,377 —
611 611 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 12 300.00 $300.00 $1,557 -12.50
600 600 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,635 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,177 —
487 487 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,266 —

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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.