Cattle Market Pulse

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

6,620 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle report →

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $243.75/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 927 lb · 607 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.05/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 786 lb · 475 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $242.01/cwt ≈ $2,335/hd at 965 lb · 361 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,620 9,031 10,989
Feeder cattle 6,620 9,031 10,989

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 10.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Weaned and vaccinated cattle were in much more demand over non-worked cattle. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–337 322 16 375.00–400.00 $390.66 $1,258 -4.34
350–364 359 19 345.00–360.00 $351.35 $1,261 -3.71
410–433 425 33 325.00–345.00 $336.15 $1,429 +14.15
450–480 473 94 320.00–342.00 $337.08 $1,594 -1.00
503–545 512 117 300.00–317.50 $306.12 $1,567 -3.13
550–599 577 216 295.00–312.00 $304.14 $1,755 +4.13
601–648 628 158 285.00–315.00 $294.85 $1,852 +1.05
657–695 667 138 270.00–283.00 $276.09 $1,842 +0.15
705–746 726 174 254.00–268.00 $260.89 $1,894 -0.10
754–766 759 127 253.25–276.00 $257.82 $1,957 -5.28
826–839 836 323 254.00–262.00 $259.86 $2,172 +4.83
874–880 877 280 252.50–260.75 $257.29 $2,256 -1.80
913–932 927 607 237.25–252.50 $243.75 $2,260 +0.01
952–983 965 361 239.50–245.50 $242.01 $2,335 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,267 —
410–432 423 10 300.00–305.00 $301.94 $1,277 -18.06
466–495 486 61 293.00–315.00 $301.30 $1,464 -16.22
508–528 512 49 271.00–300.00 $287.06 $1,470 -0.40
556–593 579 99 270.00–295.00 $282.41 $1,635 -0.40
591 unweaned 591 24 281.00 $281.00 $1,661 —
608–642 632 68 260.00–280.00 $273.06 $1,726 -6.69
657–691 671 30 245.00–260.00 $255.51 $1,714 -6.85
713–743 728 89 250.00–253.50 $252.17 $1,836 +4.99
761–795 777 30 251.00–253.00 $251.91 $1,957 +4.63
803–824 816 60 243.00–247.50 $245.90 $2,007 +1.40
856–892 871 353 230.00–246.75 $243.64 $2,122 +1.50
945–948 948 107 227.00–233.00 $232.22 $2,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 385 19 310.00–315.00 $312.03 $1,201 —
473–498 486 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 -21.71
542 542 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,382 -15.00
557 557 11 265.00–270.00 $267.73 $1,491 —
607–623 617 15 222.00–237.00 $231.09 $1,426 —
674 674 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,557 -16.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 12 246.00 $246.00 $2,059 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–312 308 16 365.00–370.00 $367.15 $1,131 +7.15
354 354 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,204 +2.00
401–445 423 66 300.00–332.50 $314.51 $1,330 -7.93
451–497 485 61 295.00–312.00 $300.85 $1,459 -3.18
508–547 531 139 280.00–298.00 $283.93 $1,508 -7.99
551–599 575 208 269.00–290.00 $274.66 $1,579 -2.74
601–626 617 70 255.00–265.00 $259.08 $1,599 -8.12
657–681 664 108 247.00–261.00 $254.46 $1,690 +4.36
703–742 728 118 239.00–247.00 $240.78 $1,753 -15.39
752–797 786 475 234.00–243.00 $238.05 $1,871 +1.23
809–835 813 104 229.00–238.00 $236.20 $1,920 +5.96
850 850 129 227.75 $227.75 $1,936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–359 358 12 325.00 $325.00 $1,164 +10.00
411–441 429 9 290.00–300.00 $293.38 $1,259 +0.99
464–494 481 88 270.00–292.00 $281.10 $1,352 -3.34
519–548 532 118 255.00–277.00 $266.27 $1,417 -3.84
578 unweaned 578 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,445 —
557–598 580 90 250.00–265.00 $260.07 $1,508 -3.83
602–647 636 102 230.00–243.00 $236.39 $1,503 -8.48
656–698 678 97 230.00–246.00 $241.64 $1,638 +1.16
716–748 735 24 217.00–231.00 $222.56 $1,636 -14.04
760 760 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,718 +3.00
811–819 813 31 214.00–218.00 $217.09 $1,765 -3.88
857–878 870 36 204.00–214.00 $208.68 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 17 280.00–290.00 $285.33 $1,121 —
450–484 471 32 250.00–270.00 $259.38 $1,222 -7.88
506–523 516 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,238 —
571 571 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,313 -17.51
893 893 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,706 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,173 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,482 —
680–686 683 20 232.00–244.00 $237.37 $1,621 —
768–790 783 18 226.00–232.00 $227.96 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 —
490–497 495 17 281.00–285.00 $282.16 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,628 —
803 803 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,863 —

↑ Back to top

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.