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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,009 head

▲ 448 vs last sale 5,561▼ 996 vs year ago 7,005 · −14.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-15.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.84/cwt on 458 head, down $35.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −6.24 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$448.84

▼ 35.27 vs prior sale

458 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$91.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.48

vs MO average

+9.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	487.40	2,658	137
Large 1	510	455.00	2,321	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	441.20	2,446	250
Medium and Large 2	526	396.40	2,084	65

One grade step is worth $91.00/cwt here — about $574 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale458 hd

448.84

—

MO average13 barns · 1,796 hd

467.32

−18.48

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+9.69

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−6.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $455.08 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,848	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	621.57/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,331	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	549.15/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,065	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	559.13/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,382	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	502.07/cwt	470.00–545.00	2,139	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	429.37/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,971	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	521.39/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,487	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	489.21/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,368	133
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	5
Steers	500–550	Large 1	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	523.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,701	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	397.56/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,071	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	457.46/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,411	98
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	455.75/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,602	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	430.71/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,464	152
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,206	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	442.09/cwt	427.50–457.00	2,728	296
Steers	600–650	Large 1	625	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,606	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	402.33/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,523	245
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	417.40/cwt	402.00–432.00	2,755	234
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	388.49/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,657	110
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	380.22/cwt	376.00–390.00	2,726	72
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	366.92/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,649	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	368.03/cwt	357.00–385.00	2,819	90
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	345.81/cwt	332.00–356.00	2,718	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	376.08/cwt	370.50–377.50	3,016	164
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	351.37/cwt	342.00–359.00	2,899	278
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	354.34/cwt	349.50–360.50	3,115	417
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	341.10/cwt	338.00–347.50	3,026	421
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	897	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,835	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,967	21
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	343.39/cwt	339.00–343.50	3,142	195
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	332.21/cwt	330.00–339.00	3,206	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	322.24/cwt	318.00–325.00	3,184	168
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,366	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	533.99/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,725	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	499.01/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,652	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	435.51/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,594	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	535.52/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,987	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	514.40/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,929	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	494.05/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,026	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	458.36/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,953	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	467.19/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,224	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	430.32/cwt	400.00–447.00	2,070	80
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	396.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,953	12
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	429.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,224	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	405.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,140	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	407.44/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,363	151
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	389.84/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,269	72
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	401.02/cwt	391.00–435.00	2,454	131
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	375.47/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,320	139
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	651	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,454	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	364.96/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,434	90
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,489	163
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,690	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,553	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	324.50/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,687	169
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,776	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,752	43
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,993	13
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	269.85/cwt	265.00–276.00	3,152	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,116	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,301	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,198	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,302	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	374.35/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,287	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,518	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,520	10

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Mon Jul 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 6,009Last week 5,561Year ago 7,005

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-15.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	331	490.00–510.00	499.01
27	350–400	375	500.00–525.00	514.40
45	400–450	426	415.00–470.00	458.36
80	450–500	481	400.00–447.00	430.32
79	500–550	528	390.00–420.00	405.34
72	550–600	582	375.00–397.50	389.84
139	600–650	618	345.00–385.00	375.47
90	650–700	667	350.00–380.00	364.96
163	700–750	711	345.00–355.00	350.05
18	750–800	751	340.00	340.00
169	800–850	828	321.00–328.00	324.50
43	850–900	882	312.00	312.00
13	950–1000	975	307.00	307.00
25	1150–1200	1,168	265.00–276.00	269.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–545.00	533.99
15	350–400	371	530.00–540.00	535.52
12	400–450	410	480.00–510.00	494.05
69	450–500	476	455.00–485.00	467.19
60	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	429.30
151	550–600	580	402.00–420.00	407.44
131	600–650	612	391.00–435.00	401.02
7	650–700	650	400.00	400.00
19	700–750	725	371.00	371.00
6	850–900	854	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
9	650–700	651	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	366	410.00–470.00	435.51
12	450–500	493	390.00–405.00	396.18
5	500–550	523	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	550.00	550.00
30	350–400	376	530.00–575.00	549.15
67	400–450	426	470.00–545.00	502.07
133	450–500	484	465.00–500.00	489.21
98	500–550	527	410.00–480.00	457.46
152	550–600	572	400.00–440.00	430.71
245	600–650	627	390.00–425.00	402.33
110	650–700	684	375.00–397.00	388.49
34	700–750	722	350.00–371.00	366.92
85	750–800	786	332.00–356.00	345.81
278	800–850	825	342.00–359.00	351.37
421	850–900	887	338.00–347.50	341.10
21	900–950	913	325.00	325.00
168	950–1000	988	318.00–325.00	322.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	375	600.00–650.00	621.57
36	400–450	426	545.00–590.00	559.13
48	450–500	477	515.00–545.00	521.39
64	500–550	516	500.00–540.00	523.50
73	550–600	571	445.00–472.00	455.75
296	600–650	617	427.50–457.00	442.09
234	650–700	660	402.00–432.00	417.40
72	700–750	717	376.00–390.00	380.22
90	750–800	766	357.00–385.00	368.03
164	800–850	802	370.50–377.50	376.08
417	850–900	879	349.50–360.50	354.34
195	900–950	915	339.00–343.50	343.39
77	950–1000	965	330.00–339.00	332.21
19	1000–1050	1,039	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
16	600–650	625	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
14	450–500	459	425.00–440.00	429.37
59	500–550	521	380.00–402.00	397.56
6	550–600	573	385.00	385.00
17	850–900	897	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	529	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	571	385.00	385.00
13	600–650	611	370.00–377.00	374.35
5	650–700	677	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	645.00	645.00
10	700–750	706	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	385.00	385.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.