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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 14

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,189 head

▼ 1,234 vs last sale 6,423▼ 1,760 vs year ago 6,949 · −25.3%

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.81/cwt on 1,850 head.

Average price

$139.81

1,850 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	141.55	849	715
Medium and Large 1-2	562	139.25	783	1,035
Medium and Large 2	515	136.11	701	71
Medium 2	606	129.54	786	13thin
Large 1	688	123.43	850	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale1,850 hd

139.81

—

MO average5 barns · 4,296 hd

144.01

−4.20

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

Every lot

114 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	329	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	178.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	607	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	181.72/cwt	175.00–185.00	676	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	389	188.30/cwt	187.50–190.00	732	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	178.24/cwt	172.00–181.00	759	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	172.72/cwt	162.50–180.00	739	48
Steers	—	Large 1	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	432	178.61/cwt	175.00–182.50	772	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	178.21/cwt	166.00–185.00	848	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	165.51/cwt	159.00–174.00	798	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	496	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	868	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	174.83/cwt	164.00–180.00	920	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	166.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	878	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	542	152.62/cwt	152.50–153.00	827	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	544	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	860	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	851	5
Steers	—	Large 1	569	150.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	856	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	164.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	956	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	159.62/cwt	155.00–171.00	932	16
Steers	—	Large 1	608	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	912	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	611	149.60/cwt	147.50–153.00	914	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	613	162.27/cwt	156.00–164.00	995	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	156.36/cwt	146.00–163.00	968	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	161.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,005	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	668	152.56/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,019	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.93/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,024	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	147.04/cwt	142.00–154.00	993	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	146.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,059	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	143.53/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,043	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	749	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,004	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,058	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	125.76/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,053	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	857	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,028	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,092	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	115.25/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,123	61
Steers	—	Large 1	1,002	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,142	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	483	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	457	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	301	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	150.74/cwt	145.00–157.00	500	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	157.73/cwt	153.00–162.00	577	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	150.86/cwt	142.50–156.00	560	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	377	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	577	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	412	144.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	596	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	150.30/cwt	144.00–154.00	633	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	156.51/cwt	151.00–160.00	675	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	459	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	631	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	151.53/cwt	145.00–159.00	714	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	475	153.48/cwt	151.00–155.00	729	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	143.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	691	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	141.07/cwt	136.50–146.00	732	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	147.19/cwt	138.00–153.00	765	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	728	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	138.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	794	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	143.82/cwt	139.00–148.50	824	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	578	140.57/cwt	139.00–142.00	812	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	619	137.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	850	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2	621	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	885	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	134.61/cwt	126.00–138.00	851	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	136.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	907	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	688	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	901	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	122.07/cwt	118.00–123.00	840	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	691	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	829	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	133.34/cwt	127.00–134.75	965	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	926	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	120.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	945	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	966	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	119.73/cwt	119.00–120.50	972	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	117.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	956	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	826	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	950	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	110.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	979	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,117	59
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	603	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.50	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	172.61/cwt	160.00–180.00	640	55
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	398	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	163.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	704	76
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	444	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	158.69/cwt	157.00–167.00	760	63
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	157.45/cwt	149.00–165.00	825	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	539	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	943	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	153.06/cwt	151.00–155.00	869	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	145.02/cwt	130.00–152.00	847	56
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Large 1Calves	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	116.53/cwt	116.00–118.00	907	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	836	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	978	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	862	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	978	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	673	11
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	634	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	571	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	388	4

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 May 14, 2018

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

Receipts 5,189Last week 6,423Year ago 6,949

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	616	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	134.00	134.00
8	—	692	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	138.00	138.00
7	—	836	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,051	64.00	64.00
11	—	778	116.00–118.00	116.53
7	—	324	180.00–182.50	181.05
3	—	705	129.00	129.00
76	—	430	160.00–166.00	163.82
63	—	479	157.00–167.00	158.69
56	—	584	130.00–152.00	145.02
55	—	371	160.00–180.00	172.61
12	—	268	225.00	225.00
3	—	647	131.00	131.00
41	—	524	149.00–165.00	157.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	175.00	175.00
5	—	445	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	862	113.50	113.50
26	—	740	124.00	124.00
17	—	568	151.00–155.00	153.06
11	—	414	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	154.00	154.00
5	—	398	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	120.00	120.00
8	—	749	134.00	134.00
24	—	542	152.50–153.00	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	727	141.00–146.00	143.53
35	—	675	142.00–154.00	147.04
48	—	428	162.50–180.00	172.72
59	—	482	159.00–174.00	165.51
61	—	974	113.00–118.00	115.25
80	—	526	160.00–175.00	166.93
117	—	619	146.00–163.00	156.36
14	—	855	130.00	130.00
16	—	584	155.00–171.00	159.62
17	—	372	175.00–185.00	181.72
20	—	341	175.00–181.00	178.06
28	—	837	124.00–132.00	125.76
34	—	765	130.00–145.00	138.36
5	—	933	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	128.00	128.00
5	—	549	155.00	155.00
5	—	827	121.00	121.00
13	—	417	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	613	156.00–164.00	162.27
8	—	716	140.00	140.00
70	—	668	145.00–159.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	496	175.00	175.00
19	—	389	187.50–190.00	188.30
12	—	432	175.00–182.50	178.61
4	—	329	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	611	147.50–153.00	149.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	172.00–181.00	178.24
31	—	923	120.00	120.00
17	—	674	151.00–153.00	151.93
6	—	391	190.00	190.00
96	—	622	155.00–165.00	161.50
111	—	721	142.00–150.00	146.88
124	—	476	166.00–185.00	178.21
148	—	580	160.00–172.00	164.77
175	—	526	164.00–180.00	174.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	150.00	150.00
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
25	—	1,002	114.00	114.00
18	—	569	148.00–152.00	150.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	366	153.00–162.00	157.73
168	—	520	138.00–153.00	147.19
92	—	724	127.00–134.75	133.34
88	—	471	145.00–159.00	151.53
59	—	978	114.25	114.25
11	—	680	139.00	139.00
11	—	284	170.00	170.00
75	—	573	139.00–148.50	143.82
68	—	431	151.00–160.00	156.51
10	—	798	121.00	121.00
33	—	812	119.00–120.50	119.73
24	—	624	140.00–145.00	141.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	153.00	153.00
4	—	301	158.00	158.00
24	—	475	151.00–155.00	153.48
17	—	578	139.00–142.00	140.57
8	—	406	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	826	115.00	115.00
6	—	459	136.00–139.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	632	126.00–138.00	134.61
26	—	884	110.00–115.00	110.75
25	—	731	125.00–129.00	126.63
9	—	284	161.00	161.00
139	—	666	128.00–138.00	136.22
128	—	481	138.00–150.00	143.68
117	—	519	136.50–146.00	141.07
72	—	371	142.50–156.00	150.86
86	—	782	115.00–124.00	120.83
23	—	815	114.00–118.00	117.31
16	—	332	145.00–157.00	150.74
170	—	572	130.00–145.00	138.88
114	—	421	144.00–154.00	150.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	688	118.00–123.00	122.07
13	—	539	135.00	135.00
7	—	458	135.00–140.00	137.17
4	—	725	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	412	144.00–148.00	144.69
3	—	300	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	619	135.00–141.00	137.36
16	—	688	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	396	160.00	160.00

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.