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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,194 head

▼ 3,325 vs last sale 9,519▼ 3,012 vs year ago 9,206 · −32.7%

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 last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 10.00-25.00 higher. Heavier weights sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 5.00-25.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 10.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $413.75/cwt on 382 head, up $17.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.33 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$413.75

▲ 17.59 vs prior sale

382 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$48.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MO average

+8.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	434.31	2,354	219
Medium and Large 1-2	565	386.12	2,180	163

One grade step is worth $48.20/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale382 hd

413.75

—

MO average17 barns · 1,330 hd

416.75

−3.00

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

+8.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−41.33

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,030	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	453.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,738	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,056	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	503.75/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,191	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	441.28/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,937	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	447.78/cwt	425.00–489.00	2,140	82
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	408.06/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,967	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	449.52/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,320	105
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	400.32/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,114	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	420.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,379	114
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	380.19/cwt	350.00–401.00	2,205	115
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,338	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	363.01/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,276	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	389.49/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,477	377
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,035	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	361.86/cwt	345.00–372.00	2,428	82
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	317.58/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,140	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	377.59/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,571	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	352.81/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,576	224
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	325.57/cwt	313.00–340.00	2,386	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	327.84/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,511	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	339.95/cwt	331.00–358.00	2,658	330
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,740	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	339.46/cwt	334.00–355.00	2,797	83
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	322.62/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,675	304
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	312.82/cwt	312.00–314.00	2,684	88
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	318.81/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,777	201
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	321.67/cwt	310.00–326.50	2,946	482
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,827	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,963	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,934	24
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	294.94/cwt	291.00–296.00	3,020	86
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	291.42/cwt	289.00–292.00	3,089	152
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,966	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,174	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	452.98/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,481	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	491.72/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,849	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	440.27/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,669	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,498	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	438.02/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,844	72
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	383.37/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,660	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	416.24/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,923	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	376.02/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,820	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	396.43/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,998	113
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	355.46/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,891	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	369.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,112	169
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	341.78/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,955	113
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	338.04/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,136	244
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	320.10/cwt	311.00–335.00	2,049	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	352.57/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,320	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	327.94/cwt	317.00–337.00	2,220	104
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	721	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,401	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	333.95/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,424	515
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	316.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,332	108
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	321.98/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,505	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	297.06/cwt	295.00–301.00	2,332	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	307.18/cwt	301.00–308.00	2,473	53
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	290.83/cwt	283.00–329.00	2,463	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	290.84/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,565	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	291.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,649	31
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	264.62/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,466	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	280.71/cwt	278.00–289.00	2,720	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,716	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,832	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	473.17/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,049	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,189	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	317.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,030	11

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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 6,194Last week 9,519Year ago 9,206

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	587	365.00	365.00
18	700–750	721	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	420.00–470.00	452.98
29	350–400	379	430.00–460.00	440.27
28	400–450	433	360.00–405.00	383.37
57	450–500	484	355.00–385.00	376.02
105	500–550	532	330.00–370.00	355.46
113	550–600	572	335.00–347.00	341.78
31	600–650	640	311.00–335.00	320.10
104	650–700	677	317.00–337.00	327.94
108	700–750	738	305.00–320.00	316.02
30	750–800	785	295.00–301.00	297.06
24	800–850	847	283.00–329.00	290.83
12	850–900	882	290.00–292.00	290.84
29	900–950	932	262.00–270.00	264.62
66	950–1000	993	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
9	350–400	376	480.00–505.00	491.72
72	400–450	421	410.00–465.00	438.02
50	450–500	462	390.00–435.00	416.24
113	500–550	504	375.00–425.00	396.43
169	550–600	571	350.00–380.00	369.84
244	600–650	632	335.00–365.00	338.04
32	650–700	658	342.00–355.00	352.57
515	700–750	726	322.00–340.00	333.95
43	750–800	778	315.00–324.00	321.98
53	800–850	805	301.00–308.00	307.18
31	900–950	908	285.00–300.00	291.75
29	950–1000	969	278.00–289.00	280.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	384	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	464	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
11	350–400	376	540.00	540.00
32	400–450	435	490.00–515.00	503.75
82	450–500	478	425.00–489.00	447.78
105	500–550	516	430.00–475.00	449.52
114	550–600	566	400.00–450.00	420.31
377	600–650	636	375.00–412.00	389.49
77	650–700	681	375.00–385.00	377.59
224	700–750	730	340.00–364.00	352.81
330	750–800	782	331.00–358.00	339.95
83	800–850	824	334.00–355.00	339.46
201	850–900	871	315.00–336.00	318.81
482	900–950	916	310.00–326.50	321.67
33	950–1000	962	308.00	308.00
86	1000–1050	1,024	291.00–296.00	294.94
152	1050–1100	1,060	289.00–292.00	291.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	530.00	530.00
36	400–450	439	400.00–470.00	441.28
49	450–500	482	385.00–420.00	408.06
48	500–550	528	350.00–420.00	400.32
115	550–600	580	350.00–401.00	380.19
54	600–650	627	340.00–375.00	363.01
82	650–700	671	345.00–372.00	361.86
52	700–750	733	313.00–340.00	325.57
71	750–800	766	305.00–330.00	327.84
304	800–850	829	315.00–331.00	322.62
88	850–900	858	312.00–314.00	312.82
59	900–950	924	306.00	306.00
24	950–1000	978	300.00	300.00
9	1050–1100	1,063	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	612	382.00	382.00
29	800–850	806	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	383	445.00–460.00	453.77
7	600–650	636	320.00	320.00
11	650–700	674	310.00–327.00	317.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	585	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	433	465.00–480.00	473.17
17	450–500	456	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
11	600–650	639	315.00–320.00	317.72

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.