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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Receipts

9,519 head

▲ 5,756 vs last sale 3,763▲ 2,180 vs year ago 7,339 · +29.7%

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 the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 20.00-40.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 503 heifers weighing 777 lbs. which sold for 304.00/cwt.

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 $396.16/cwt on 503 head, up $27.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.92 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$396.16

▲ 27.84 vs prior sale

503 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$78.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs MO average

−7.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	408.20	2,270	335
Medium and Large 1-2	556	373.44	2,076	163
Medium and Large 2	537	330.00	1,772	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.20/cwt here — about $498 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 sale503 hd

396.16

—

MO average9 barns · 1,291 hd

402.20

−6.04

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−7.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−58.92

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

71 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	534.33/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,806	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	549.86/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,018	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	469.50/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,765	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	504.06/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,107	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	427.66/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,818	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,642	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	437.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,090	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	392.59/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,908	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	437.80/cwt	407.00–460.00	2,290	117
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,772	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	382.93/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,072	84
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	363.35/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,078	79
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	392.32/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,252	218
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	392.39/cwt	374.00–421.00	2,468	202
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	360.07/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,268	154
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	406.01/cwt	377.00–415.00	2,732	130
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	355.79/cwt	325.00–374.00	2,402	175
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,577	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,559	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	352.97/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,566	287
Steers	700–750	Large 1	731	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,456	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	334.98/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,482	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	340.15/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,616	285
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	320.10/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,490	113
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	321.08/cwt	290.00–332.00	2,626	156
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	336.02/cwt	331.00–344.50	2,812	737
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	324.69/cwt	315.00–344.50	2,835	845
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	310.99/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,746	356
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	288.50/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,637	121
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	311.65/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,901	480
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	953	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,849	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,919	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	310.25/cwt	303.00–318.25	3,031	668
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,026	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,996	43
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,007	41
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	3,114	9
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,122	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,254	178
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,280	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	488.07/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,581	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	439.10/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,677	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	424.71/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,792	46
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	397.06/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,719	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	410.02/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,919	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	368.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,767	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	371.86/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,926	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	333.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,756	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	385.18/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,172	154
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	337.15/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,949	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,185	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	347.52/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,172	63
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	320.14/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,014	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	321.24/cwt	313.00–335.00	2,156	74
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	353.31/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,381	130
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	336.86/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,388	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	313.13/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,298	123
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	312.35/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,408	951
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	300.68/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,372	334
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	306.11/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,495	73
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	296.73/cwt	296.00–297.00	2,418	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,584	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	290.30/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,514	66
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,613	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,738	59
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,616	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,048	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	397.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,750	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,950	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	326.72/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,062	19

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Receipts 9,519Last week 3,763Year ago 7,339

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
13	350–400	367	540.00–560.00	549.86
14	400–450	418	480.00–550.00	504.06
61	450–500	478	420.00–460.00	437.15
117	500–550	523	407.00–460.00	437.80
218	550–600	574	380.00–415.00	392.32
202	600–650	629	374.00–421.00	392.39
130	650–700	673	377.00–415.00	406.01
287	700–750	727	340.00–374.00	352.97
285	750–800	769	331.00–347.00	340.15
737	800–850	837	331.00–344.50	336.02
845	850–900	873	315.00–344.50	324.69
480	900–950	931	308.00–319.00	311.65
668	950–1000	977	303.00–318.25	310.25
43	1000–1050	1,026	292.00	292.00
178	1100–1150	1,122	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	530.00–540.00	534.33
28	350–400	376	450.00–480.00	469.50
43	400–450	425	400.00–460.00	427.66
24	450–500	486	375.00–415.00	392.59
84	500–550	541	350.00–400.00	382.93
79	550–600	572	350.00–372.00	363.35
154	600–650	630	330.00–375.00	360.07
175	650–700	675	325.00–374.00	355.79
38	700–750	741	325.00–337.00	334.98
113	750–800	778	310.00–329.00	320.10
156	800–850	818	290.00–332.00	321.08
356	850–900	883	302.00–315.00	310.99
121	900–950	914	288.00–300.00	288.50
77	950–1000	973	300.00	300.00
41	1000–1050	1,037	290.00	290.00
9	1100–1150	1,116	279.00	279.00
40	1150–1200	1,180	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	650–700	680	379.00	379.00
5	700–750	709	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	731	336.00	336.00
5	950–1000	953	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	537	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	440	395.00–400.00	397.65
5	550–600	557	350.00	350.00
19	600–650	631	317.00–335.00	326.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	324	470.00–520.00	488.07
46	400–450	422	405.00–445.00	424.71
24	450–500	468	390.00–430.00	410.02
83	500–550	518	360.00–405.00	371.86
154	550–600	564	350.00–405.00	385.18
63	600–650	625	334.00–353.00	347.52
130	650–700	674	338.00–357.00	353.31
70	700–750	709	322.00–345.00	336.86
951	750–800	771	304.00–325.00	312.35
73	800–850	815	300.00–314.00	306.11
6	850–900	850	304.00	304.00
16	900–950	904	289.00	289.00
59	950–1000	978	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
35	600–650	607	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	350–400	382	425.00–445.00	439.10
21	400–450	433	385.00–415.00	397.06
42	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	368.06
55	500–550	526	320.00–350.00	333.88
43	550–600	578	317.00–350.00	337.15
55	600–650	629	300.00–340.00	320.14
74	650–700	671	313.00–335.00	321.24
123	700–750	734	310.00–319.00	313.13
334	750–800	789	290.00–301.00	300.68
63	800–850	815	296.00–297.00	296.73
66	850–900	866	290.00–291.00	290.30
11	1000–1050	1,018	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	390.00	390.00

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.