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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 16

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,734 head

▲ 1,238 vs last sale 4,496▲ 2,191 vs year ago 3,543 · +61.8%

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 $150.12/cwt on 2,355 head.

Average price

$150.12

2,355 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$28.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	157.00	997	1,124
Medium 1-2	570	144.08	821	13thin
Medium and Large 2	590	144.03	850	35
Medium and Large 1-2	710	144.02	1,023	1,169
Medium 2-3	583	128.57	750	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.43/cwt here — about $246 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 sale2,355 hd

150.12

—

MO average5 barns · 4,735 hd

155.18

−5.06

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

Every lot

103 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	186.24/cwt	175.00–192.50	518	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	208.94/cwt	205.00–210.00	606	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	187.13/cwt	177.50–197.50	584	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	314	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	184.91/cwt	180.00–202.00	607	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	174.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	653	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	177.19/cwt	177.00–177.50	686	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	421	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	724	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	168.43/cwt	160.00–178.00	712	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	180.65/cwt	176.00–190.00	770	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	442	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	453	179.74/cwt	177.50–181.00	814	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	176.47/cwt	170.00–181.00	833	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	163.51/cwt	157.00–172.50	786	71
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	168.77/cwt	157.50–177.00	879	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	159.45/cwt	150.00–174.00	831	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	521	158.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	824	22
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	548	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	859	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	151.36/cwt	146.00–161.00	857	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	141.47/cwt	137.50–145.00	801	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	163.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	937	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	576	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	956	9
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	586	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	616	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	788	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	161.69/cwt	156.00–167.00	999	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	155.91/cwt	150.00–162.00	970	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	925	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	153.20/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,048	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	145.67/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,001	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	139.21/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,008	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	151.36/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,100	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	142.91/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,102	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	137.51/cwt	134.00–137.75	1,095	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	134.63/cwt	130.00–135.10	1,104	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	133.31/cwt	131.00–136.50	1,104	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	130.12/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,144	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	128.14/cwt	127.00–128.25	1,146	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	122.51/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,125	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,049	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	224	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	168.81/cwt	165.00–170.00	471	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	173.37/cwt	167.50–177.00	492	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	157.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	498	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	318	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	167.26/cwt	165.00–169.00	547	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	158.79/cwt	152.00–161.00	589	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	164.78/cwt	161.00–166.00	626	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	152.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	647	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	633	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	159.05/cwt	151.00–166.00	689	138
Heifers	—	Large 1	454	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	154.41/cwt	147.50–165.00	737	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	146.56/cwt	138.00–153.00	699	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	488	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	791	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	501	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	772	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	142.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	738	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.59/cwt	142.00–153.00	782	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	141.77/cwt	141.00–143.00	746	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	529	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	142.49/cwt	137.00–154.00	815	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	801	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	149.10/cwt	144.00–153.00	869	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	608	142.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	864	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	147.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	908	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	618	136.46/cwt	135.00–137.00	843	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	140.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	879	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	141.29/cwt	135.00–143.00	954	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	141.79/cwt	139.00–144.50	964	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.67/cwt	122.50–133.00	955	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	135.73/cwt	134.00–136.00	989	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	126.71/cwt	121.00–128.50	991	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	114.35/cwt	105.00–120.00	934	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	176.74/cwt	172.00–185.00	657	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	168.92/cwt	165.00–177.50	731	51
Bulls	—	Large 1	458	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	765	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	171.76/cwt	157.00–180.00	809	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	155.57/cwt	153.00–164.00	748	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	800	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	860	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	145.71/cwt	141.00–150.00	828	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	152.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	872	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	636	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	903	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	673	139.10/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	829	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	26

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 16, 2018

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

Receipts 5,734Last week 4,496Year ago 3,543

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	138.00–140.00	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	150.00–156.00	152.89
29	—	481	153.00–164.00	155.57
32	—	568	141.00–150.00	145.71
51	—	433	165.00–177.50	168.92
3	—	627	135.00	135.00
4	—	721	115.00	115.00
15	—	270	175.00	175.00
5	—	669	125.00	125.00
41	—	372	172.00–185.00	176.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	471	157.00–180.00	171.76
4	—	708	117.00	117.00
12	—	570	150.00–157.00	152.98
14	—	541	159.00	159.00
8	—	644	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	145.00	145.00
11	—	458	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	695	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	195.00	195.00
14	—	453	177.50–181.00	179.74
8	—	442	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Yearlings$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	128.00	128.00
4	—	502	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	152.00–154.00	153.34
14	—	421	172.00	172.00
22	—	521	155.00–160.00	158.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	160.00	160.00
13	—	566	137.50–145.00	141.47
5	—	780	127.00	127.00
9	—	647	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	918	120.00–124.50	122.51
146	—	796	134.00–137.75	137.51
189	—	894	127.00–128.25	128.14
55	—	622	150.00–162.00	155.91
57	—	687	135.00–151.00	145.67
62	—	566	146.00–161.00	151.36
71	—	481	157.00–172.50	163.51
11	—	278	175.00–192.50	186.24
17	—	312	177.50–197.50	187.13
36	—	724	136.00–143.00	139.21
167	—	820	130.00–135.10	134.63
52	—	374	170.00–185.00	174.68
70	—	521	150.00–174.00	159.45
5	—	999	105.00	105.00
44	—	423	160.00–178.00	168.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	426	176.00–190.00	180.65
132	—	573	160.00–169.00	163.50
138	—	828	131.00–136.50	133.31
147	—	879	129.50–132.00	130.12
46	—	771	142.00–143.50	142.91
67	—	684	147.00–157.50	153.20
95	—	727	147.00–154.00	151.36
107	—	472	170.00–181.00	176.47
9	—	290	205.00–210.00	208.94
132	—	521	157.50–177.00	168.77
13	—	328	180.00–202.00	184.91
62	—	618	156.00–167.00	161.69
8	—	387	177.00–177.50	177.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	142.00	142.00
9	—	580	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	135.00–137.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	608	137.00–145.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	152.00	152.00
30	—	501	154.00	154.00
4	—	224	175.00	175.00
5	—	318	175.00	175.00
5	—	492	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	115.00	115.00
13	—	279	165.00–170.00	168.81
22	—	817	105.00–120.00	114.35
41	—	477	138.00–153.00	146.56
176	—	725	122.50–133.00	131.67
88	—	424	150.00–157.00	152.71
100	—	572	137.00–154.00	142.49
26	—	317	155.00–160.00	157.05
115	—	782	121.00–128.50	126.71
60	—	517	135.00–149.00	142.79
70	—	371	152.00–161.00	158.79
82	—	624	135.00–145.00	140.80
91	—	675	135.00–143.00	141.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	583	144.00–153.00	149.10
172	—	523	142.00–153.00	149.59
218	—	477	147.50–165.00	154.41
20	—	327	165.00–169.00	167.26
35	—	380	161.00–166.00	164.78
45	—	617	143.00–149.00	147.15
136	—	680	139.00–144.50	141.79
138	—	433	151.00–166.00	159.05
14	—	284	167.50–177.00	173.37
21	—	729	134.00–136.00	135.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	139.00	139.00
13	—	526	141.00–143.00	141.77
6	—	495	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	488	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	430	112.00	112.00

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.