Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Carthage, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

2,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.50/cwt -9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 760 lb · 128 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.36/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 587 lb · 118 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.90/cwt -11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 694 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,080	4,471	5,356
Feeder cattle	2,080	4,471	5,356

Market comments — USDA reporter

**CLOSE** Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 lower with heavier weights selling 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. Quality was off from last week. Also several lots of unweaned, unvaccinated calves were in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	290.00	$290.00	$995	-30.33
380–390	386	8	300.00–310.00	$305.01	$1,177	—
407–441	431	15	282.00–305.00	$296.46	$1,278	-3.03
455–482	473	13	285.00–299.00	$289.96	$1,372	-19.50
504–546	526	89	265.00–295.00	$281.81	$1,482	-4.79
555–597	581	80	260.00–290.00	$273.72	$1,590	-12.14
602–643	630	43	245.00–272.00	$260.79	$1,643	+5.26
655–696	669	55	245.00–273.00	$264.70	$1,771	-4.92
708–731	713	13	248.00–259.50	$256.78	$1,831	-6.12
750–767	760	128	240.00–251.00	$246.50	$1,873	-9.11
812	812	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,998	-6.92
863–885	884	63	233.00–239.25	$238.96	$2,112	-8.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	342.00	$342.00	$1,156	-58.00
407–448	424	28	317.00–335.00	$326.49	$1,384	-5.20
452–491	479	9	310.00–320.00	$316.80	$1,517	-17.58
500–547	518	62	295.00–320.00	$302.41	$1,566	-27.57
555–594	568	72	292.00–300.00	$295.32	$1,677	-22.76
609–649	639	53	272.00–290.00	$283.15	$1,809	-19.17
650–671	655	64	276.00–288.00	$286.29	$1,875	+3.69
706	706	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,843	-15.90
760–793	768	58	250.00–260.00	$255.30	$1,961	-8.15

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029	1029	23	225.00	$225.00	$2,315	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,134	—
472–493	486	6	275.00–277.00	$275.65	$1,340	—
514	514	10	256.00	$256.00	$1,316	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,031	-4.89
355–397	371	6	280.00–305.00	$288.81	$1,071	-11.19
423–443	435	10	265.00–278.00	$271.33	$1,180	-13.26
457–499	487	61	257.00–264.00	$260.45	$1,268	-19.85
501–530	519	55	240.00–264.00	$254.71	$1,322	-6.52
570–596	587	118	241.00–258.00	$249.36	$1,464	-13.26
602–646	634	46	222.00–246.00	$239.65	$1,519	-1.10
662–699	693	32	225.00–239.00	$236.09	$1,636	-5.05
700–730	722	36	229.00–234.00	$232.65	$1,680	-7.46
763	763	46	225.00	$225.00	$1,717	-10.24
802	802	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,821	—
900	900	10	195.00	$195.00	$1,755	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,110	—
362	362	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,158	—
423–430	426	5	286.00–290.00	$287.62	$1,225	-7.91
454–485	462	40	270.00–283.00	$273.97	$1,266	-34.27
500–546	522	36	265.00–278.00	$271.38	$1,417	-10.55
550–593	574	56	260.00–280.00	$267.37	$1,535	-12.92
621–649	639	60	246.00–259.00	$254.82	$1,628	-14.14
675–696	694	100	242.00–245.00	$242.90	$1,686	-11.78
711	711	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,735	-10.34
754–757	756	87	237.00–237.50	$237.40	$1,795	-4.02
1075	1075	7	177.00	$177.00	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–388	380	9	267.00–280.00	$272.63	$1,036	-15.83
440	440	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	—
472–496	489	10	237.00–242.00	$239.18	$1,170	—
565–581	570	17	218.00–229.00	$223.15	$1,272	—
887	887	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,228	-7.25
508–545	531	12	260.00–272.00	$266.47	$1,415	-5.61
591	591	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,537	-5.67
819	819	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,597	—
876	876	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,082	—
571	571	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,467	—
681	681	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,498	—

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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.