Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2017-12-07

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2017-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Dec 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

6,252 head

▲ 875 vs last sale 5,377▲ 6,252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.58/cwt on 3,389 head.

Average price

$163.58

3,389 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	503	165.00	830	16thin
Medium and Large 1	648	164.15	1,064	2,790
Medium and Large 1-2	621	160.86	998	551
Large 1	661	160.00	1,058	24
Medium and Large 2	535	156.55	838	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,389 hd

163.58

—

MO average6 barns · 9,250 hd

162.67

+0.91

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	196.30/cwt	190.00–202.50	722	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	773	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	196.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	808	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	180.85/cwt	172.50–187.50	778	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	194.09/cwt	188.00–201.00	908	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	183.61/cwt	174.00–187.50	887	96
Steers	—	Large 1-2	503	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	830	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	970	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	178.53/cwt	173.00–183.50	934	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	168.81/cwt	163.00–173.00	907	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	178.79/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,001	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	169.19/cwt	164.00–176.00	969	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	160.78/cwt	160.00–163.00	929	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	147.10/cwt	141.00–153.00	915	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	161.36/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,012	336
Steers	—	Large 1	661	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,058	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	160.29/cwt	156.00–168.50	1,069	437
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	151.70/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,016	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	154.17/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,112	677
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	143.69/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,042	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	751	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,220	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	143.64/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,096	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	151.71/cwt	146.50–157.25	1,164	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	146.13/cwt	145.50–146.50	1,194	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	151.43/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,240	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	149.27/cwt	146.25–151.00	1,290	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,314	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	939	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,277	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	302	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	547	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	354	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	644	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	168.54/cwt	161.00–170.00	632	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	606	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	156.75/cwt	152.00–165.50	661	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	459	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	151.81/cwt	142.00–159.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	155.98/cwt	149.00–161.00	736	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	148.83/cwt	144.00–151.00	778	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	147.68/cwt	142.00–151.00	774	367
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	828	274
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	138.78/cwt	135.00–142.00	802	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	143.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	890	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	137.50/cwt	132.00–142.00	859	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	136.01/cwt	133.00–139.00	911	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.28/cwt	137.00–147.00	955	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	133.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	898	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	682	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	934	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	141.38/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,008	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	722	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	975	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	753	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,097	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	139.86/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,080	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,073	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	135.75/cwt	132.00–136.75	1,121	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	134.75/cwt	125.00–136.75	1,175	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,070	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,209	5

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

Thu Dec 7, 2017

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Receipts 6,252Last week 5,377Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	368	190.00–202.50	196.30
96	—	670	150.00–153.00	151.70
96	—	483	174.00–187.50	183.61
72	—	578	160.00–163.00	160.78
51	—	622	141.00–153.00	147.10
47	—	763	135.50–146.00	143.64
33	—	817	145.50–146.50	146.13
28	—	725	142.00–147.00	143.69
22	—	430	172.50–187.50	180.85
46	—	537	163.00–173.00	168.81
35	—	906	145.00	145.00
7	—	327	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	523	173.00–183.50	178.53
117	—	468	188.00–201.00	194.09
109	—	864	146.25–151.00	149.27
69	—	819	147.00–153.00	151.43
55	—	374	200.00–210.00	206.70
336	—	627	155.00–167.00	161.36
174	—	767	146.50–157.25	151.71
47	—	411	192.00–200.00	196.58
377	—	573	164.00–176.00	169.19
677	—	721	145.00–162.00	154.17
437	—	667	156.00–168.50	160.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	560	178.00–180.00	178.79
37	—	751	162.50	162.50
9	—	516	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	939	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	153.00–160.00	156.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	661	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	503	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	156.00	156.00
33	—	523	144.00–151.00	148.83
19	—	816	131.00–132.00	131.47
9	—	754	133.00	133.00
3	—	342	157.00	157.00
133	—	670	133.00–139.00	136.01
133	—	625	132.00–142.00	137.50
19	—	412	147.00	147.00
14	—	460	142.00–159.00	151.81
55	—	578	135.00–142.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	132.00–136.00	133.58
5	—	1,070	113.00	113.00
59	—	826	132.00–136.75	135.75
22	—	459	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	753	145.75	145.75
9	—	682	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	547	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	354	182.00	182.00
16	—	302	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	375	161.00–170.00	168.54
24	—	872	125.00–136.75	134.75
367	—	524	142.00–151.00	147.68
139	—	472	149.00–161.00	155.98
101	—	422	152.00–165.50	156.75
274	—	570	140.00–150.00	145.26
247	—	619	140.00–148.00	143.71
172	—	671	137.00–147.00	142.28
77	—	713	135.00–145.50	141.38
62	—	772	134.00–143.00	139.86

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.