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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2017-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2017-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 11

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,476 head

▼ 3,354 vs last sale 7,830▼ 2,972 vs year ago 7,448 · −39.9%

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.47/cwt on 1,878 head.

Average price

$166.47

1,878 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$37.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	559	172.00	961	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	169.32	913	44
Medium and Large 1	606	168.47	1,021	1,275
Medium and Large 1-2	582	162.88	948	518
Medium 1-2	606	142.57	864	21
Medium 2-3	565	134.36	759	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.64/cwt here — about $202 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 sale1,878 hd

166.47

—

MO average5 barns · 7,984 hd

164.36

+2.11

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

Every lot

115 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	317	204.12/cwt	185.00–212.00	647	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	183.55/cwt	180.00–195.00	624	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	198.90/cwt	197.00–202.00	758	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	182.95/cwt	175.00–190.00	701	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	397	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	182.23/cwt	160.00–189.00	774	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	193.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	832	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	193.27/cwt	185.00–199.00	908	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	198.86/cwt	188.00–207.00	939	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	173.90/cwt	171.00–177.00	850	35
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	499	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	177.29/cwt	169.00–182.50	920	121
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	169.04/cwt	161.00–179.00	903	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	962	24
Steers	—	Large 1	559	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	961	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	561	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	168.79/cwt	160.00–182.00	965	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	158.55/cwt	147.00–170.00	908	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	592	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,006	15
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Calves	602	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	829	13
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	608	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	942	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	158.73/cwt	157.00–163.00	978	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,011	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	631	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	965	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	654	142.70/cwt	142.00–145.00	933	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	155.48/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,032	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	147.86/cwt	145.00–151.00	986	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	670	152.23/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,020	51
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	145.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,050	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	154.92/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,126	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	753	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,062	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,163	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,131	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	155.74/cwt	149.00–157.75	1,283	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,211	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,318	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	909	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	987	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,204	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,326	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	392	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	324	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	470	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	153.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	527	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	140.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	487	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	570	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	147.38/cwt	145.00–149.00	567	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	394	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	559	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	150.97/cwt	148.00–154.00	640	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	146.14/cwt	137.00–154.00	620	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	432	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	142.73/cwt	133.00–148.00	674	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	150.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	722	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.87/cwt	130.00–143.00	724	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	144.08/cwt	139.00–149.00	764	86
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	536	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.73/cwt	135.00–144.00	795	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	135.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	789	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	602	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	143.39/cwt	143.00–144.00	896	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.54/cwt	129.00–138.00	848	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	637	137.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	879	24
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.00	916	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	139.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	949	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	921	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,020	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	137.40/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,018	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	136.69/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,070	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	137.83/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,086	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	137.02/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,135	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,169	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	435	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	558	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	301	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	587	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	188.22/cwt	170.00–205.00	687	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	178.74/cwt	178.00–185.00	744	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	178.37/cwt	176.00–180.00	845	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	165.61/cwt	155.00–175.00	845	80
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	165.65/cwt	164.00–169.00	891	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	155.09/cwt	152.00–157.50	896	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	144.89/cwt	138.00–157.00	842	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	612	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	869	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	645	136.20/cwt	132.00–137.00	878	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	667	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	880	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	669	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	963	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	727	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	931	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	976	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	117.60/cwt	117.00–119.00	934	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	962	15
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	682	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	529	8

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 Dec 11, 2017

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

Receipts 4,476Last week 7,830Year ago 7,448

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	340	180.00–195.00	183.55
23	—	383	175.00–190.00	182.95
3	—	245	227.00	227.00
34	—	721	143.00–147.00	145.70
39	—	425	160.00–189.00	182.23
5	—	257	205.00	205.00
35	—	489	171.00–177.00	173.90
32	—	769	144.00–150.00	147.04
20	—	856	141.50	141.50
32	—	534	161.00–179.00	169.04
47	—	616	157.00–163.00	158.73
55	—	667	145.00–151.00	147.86
77	—	573	147.00–170.00	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	138.00	138.00
4	—	525	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	664	151.00–160.00	155.48
82	—	824	149.00–157.75	155.74
39	—	727	148.00–155.50	154.92
290	—	572	160.00–182.00	168.79
4	—	909	139.00	139.00
16	—	381	197.00–202.00	198.90
107	—	768	148.00–155.50	151.38
5	—	867	152.00	152.00
6	—	324	215.00–217.00	216.00
10	—	1,020	130.00	130.00
121	—	519	169.00–182.50	177.29
218	—	625	160.00–165.00	161.72
136	—	470	185.00–199.00	193.27
55	—	430	185.00–200.00	193.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	553	174.00	174.00
7	—	453	172.00	172.00
10	—	620	156.00	156.00
3	—	362	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	142.00	142.00
7	—	603	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	450	192.50	192.50
10	—	415	192.00	192.00
15	—	592	170.00	170.00
4	—	290	220.00	220.00
15	—	317	185.00–212.00	204.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	397	207.50	207.50
19	—	472	188.00–207.00	198.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	654	142.00–145.00	142.70
3	—	608	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	602	135.00–140.00	137.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	631	153.00	153.00
51	—	670	142.00–155.00	152.23
10	—	748	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	177.00	177.00
4	—	561	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	909	139.00	139.00
9	—	987	122.00	122.00
6	—	753	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	783	134.00–142.00	136.69
18	—	718	142.00	142.00
99	—	583	130.00–141.00	135.39
83	—	828	130.00–138.75	137.02
6	—	943	124.00	124.00
76	—	626	129.00–138.00	135.54
60	—	521	130.00–143.00	138.87
78	—	424	137.00–154.00	146.14
20	—	261	150.00	150.00
36	—	472	133.00–148.00	142.73
15	—	385	145.00–149.00	147.38
19	—	346	140.00–145.00	140.75
48	—	672	135.00–137.00	136.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	132.00	132.00
9	—	607	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	142.00	142.00
3	—	432	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	394	142.00	142.00
10	—	324	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	637	132.00–142.00	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	150.00–155.00	151.70
10	—	741	137.00–138.00	137.40
3	—	282	170.00	170.00
124	—	680	136.00–146.00	139.61
73	—	424	148.00–154.00	150.97
86	—	530	139.00–149.00	144.08
16	—	342	150.00–160.00	153.97
29	—	625	143.00–144.00	143.39
120	—	479	148.00–158.00	150.81
130	—	569	135.00–144.00	139.73
23	—	788	137.00–138.00	137.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	365	170.00–205.00	188.22
3	—	185	235.00	235.00
7	—	495	177.00	177.00
10	—	794	117.00–119.00	117.60
80	—	510	155.00–175.00	165.61
8	—	581	138.00–157.00	144.89
12	—	272	205.00	205.00
15	—	829	116.00	116.00
39	—	416	178.00–185.00	178.74
4	—	616	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	144.00	144.00
4	—	612	142.00	142.00
3	—	727	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	132.00	132.00
25	—	645	132.00–137.00	136.20
8	—	705	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	202.50	202.50
4	—	301	195.00	195.00
3	—	648	140.00	140.00
12	—	756	124.00	124.00
13	—	474	176.00–180.00	178.37
10	—	728	134.00	134.00
9	—	538	164.00–169.00	165.65
7	—	578	152.00–157.50	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	682	77.50	77.50

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.