Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2018-04-02

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

2,403 head

▼ 2,393 vs last sale 4,796▼ 1,641 vs year ago 4,044 · −40.6%

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.81/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$139.81

1,225 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	325	147.00	478	7thin
Medium and Large 1	605	141.10	853	552
Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.82	797	654
Medium 2	388	134.00	520	8thin
Medium and Large 2	654	121.00	791	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale1,225 hd

139.81

—

MO average5 barns · 2,400 hd

142.96

−3.16

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

Every lot

72 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	311	175.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	547	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	177.91/cwt	169.00–180.00	687	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	176.19/cwt	169.00–184.00	744	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	184.25/cwt	180.00–189.00	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	179.12/cwt	173.00–185.00	854	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	168.12/cwt	152.50–175.00	802	34
Steers	—	Large 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	160.09/cwt	149.00–170.00	844	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	169.04/cwt	164.00–175.00	904	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	157.60/cwt	156.00–161.00	889	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	916	10
Steers	—	Large 1	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	150.23/cwt	142.00–156.00	927	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,029	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	642	137.37/cwt	135.50–143.00	882	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	967	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	144.17/cwt	134.00–150.00	963	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	133.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	971	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	993	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	136.61/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,057	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,067	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,093	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,044	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	897	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,032	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	154.86/cwt	153.00–158.00	513	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	165.12/cwt	162.00–173.00	603	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	152.48/cwt	146.00–160.00	564	37
Heifers	—	Medium 2	388	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	520	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.96/cwt	148.00–157.00	651	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	154.44/cwt	153.00–155.00	675	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	687	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	151.09/cwt	146.00–167.50	724	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	141.26/cwt	136.00–147.00	735	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	141.70/cwt	138.00–144.50	761	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	140.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	814	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	144.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	854	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	144.30/cwt	142.50–147.00	870	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.50/cwt	132.50–143.00	857	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	136.56/cwt	136.00–137.00	914	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.82/cwt	123.00–134.00	862	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	852	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	719	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	823	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	122.20/cwt	118.00–122.50	934	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	971	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,010	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	992	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	176.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	652	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	175.56/cwt	171.00–177.00	825	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	804	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	166.40/cwt	163.00–175.00	857	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	144.15/cwt	143.00–146.00	839	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	628	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	895	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	973	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	851	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,048	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,271	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,398	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	526	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	358	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 Apr 2, 2018

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

Receipts 2,403Last week 4,796Year ago 4,044

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	141.00–144.00	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	143.00–146.00	144.15
7	—	1,048	100.00	100.00
6	—	667	142.00	142.00
5	—	973	87.50	87.50
4	—	1,271	110.00	110.00
31	—	515	163.00–175.00	166.40
31	—	470	171.00–177.00	175.56
11	—	369	175.00–180.00	176.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	719	114.50	114.50
42	—	848	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	153.00–158.00	154.86
37	—	370	146.00–160.00	152.48
42	—	431	148.00–157.00	150.96
43	—	468	144.00–150.00	146.84
188	—	580	130.00–144.00	140.35
24	—	815	118.00	118.00
25	—	669	123.00–134.00	128.82
27	—	717	115.00–122.00	118.85
46	—	764	118.00–122.50	122.20
71	—	619	132.50–143.00	138.50
104	—	520	136.00–147.00	141.26
6	—	281	170.00–172.50	171.27
6	—	886	114.00	114.00
7	—	936	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	162.00	162.00
12	—	479	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	603	142.50–147.00	144.30
88	—	669	136.00–137.00	136.56
28	—	365	162.00–173.00	165.12
17	—	437	153.00–155.00	154.44
57	—	479	146.00–167.50	151.09
52	—	591	140.00–146.00	144.49
49	—	714	132.00	132.00
9	—	324	163.00	163.00
40	—	537	138.00–144.50	141.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	642	135.50–143.00	137.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	757	127.00	127.00
22	—	897	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	140.00	140.00
3	—	458	167.50	167.50
6	—	541	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	119.00	119.00
10	—	311	170.00–180.00	175.88
22	—	564	156.00–161.00	157.60
34	—	422	169.00–184.00	176.19
34	—	477	152.50–175.00	168.12
10	—	818	130.50	130.50
13	—	727	132.00–137.00	133.50
15	—	386	169.00–180.00	177.91
76	—	767	127.00–132.00	129.52
70	—	617	142.00–156.00	150.23
66	—	668	134.00–150.00	144.17
35	—	527	149.00–170.00	160.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	662	146.00	146.00
4	—	396	180.00	180.00
67	—	535	164.00–175.00	169.04
40	—	477	173.00–185.00	179.12
21	—	822	133.00	133.00
14	—	774	129.00–141.00	136.61
12	—	428	180.00–189.00	184.25
10	—	569	161.00	161.00
7	—	620	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	150.00	150.00
4	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	68.00	68.00

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.