Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2018-08-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 20

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,170 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 5,368▲ 1,798 vs year ago 3,372 · +53.3%

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

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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 $156.71/cwt on 2,189 head.

Average price

$156.71

2,189 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$33.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	161.92	1,028	1,314
Medium and Large 1-2	664	151.89	1,009	712
Large 1	695	143.50	997	12thin
Medium and Large 2	803	136.69	1,098	80
Medium 2-3	745	133.86	997	65
Medium 1-2	970	128.00	1,242	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.92/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale2,189 hd

156.71

—

MO average5 barns · 3,832 hd

159.42

−2.71

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	194.44/cwt	188.00–200.00	723	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	182.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	712	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	178.00/cwt	172.00–185.00	742	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	181.32/cwt	172.00–189.00	772	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	456	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	162.53/cwt	150.00–175.00	772	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	174.71/cwt	168.00–180.00	840	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	161.53/cwt	157.50–164.00	835	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	168.84/cwt	165.00–176.00	891	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	537	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	886	6
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	886	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	162.84/cwt	157.00–170.00	936	164
Steers	—	Large 1	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	160.98/cwt	157.00–167.50	995	129
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	157.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	996	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	636	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	999	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	895	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	151.08/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,009	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	157.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,072	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	679	148.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,007	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,005	13
Steers	—	Large 1	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	154.30/cwt	148.00–159.50	1,116	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	147.86/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,075	45
Steers	—	Large 1	754	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,056	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	152.97/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,186	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,123	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,142	3
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	841	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,119	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,248	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	877	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,171	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	141.28/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,245	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,214	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,300	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	970	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,242	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,246	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,372	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	446	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	160.69/cwt	158.00–165.00	532	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	526	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	162.78/cwt	152.00–171.00	606	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	151.30/cwt	145.00–157.00	569	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	147.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	620	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	151.67/cwt	147.00–158.00	651	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	154.88/cwt	151.00–157.00	725	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	154.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	743	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	143.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	694	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	165.19/cwt	150.00–170.00	847	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	523	154.38/cwt	152.00–155.00	807	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	145.42/cwt	141.00–153.00	771	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	144.27/cwt	144.00–145.00	773	49
Heifers	—	Medium 3	547	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	722	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	146.77/cwt	140.00–154.00	831	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	153.23/cwt	144.00–158.00	875	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	141.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	879	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	152.45/cwt	142.00–160.00	960	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	631	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	145.05/cwt	137.00–146.00	952	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	669	129.77/cwt	125.00–138.00	868	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	147.80/cwt	140.00–155.00	992	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	138.49/cwt	132.00–142.50	999	86
Heifers	—	Large 1	721	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	140.89/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,023	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	128.83/cwt	127.00–133.00	998	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	978	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	142.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,110	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	130.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,074	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,134	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,182	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,166	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	303	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	164.94/cwt	157.50–180.00	688	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	180.29/cwt	177.00–182.00	766	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	162.71/cwt	156.00–172.00	784	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	160.11/cwt	158.00–162.00	826	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	143.57/cwt	132.00–154.00	748	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	811	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	148.67/cwt	143.00–150.00	853	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	968	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	620	139.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	863	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	691	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	919	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	3

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 Aug 20, 2018

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

Receipts 5,170Last week 5,368Year ago 3,372

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	158.00–165.00	160.69
96	—	571	144.00–158.00	153.23
102	—	726	135.00–144.50	140.89
9	—	931	127.00	127.00
50	—	777	136.00–144.00	142.89
55	—	826	137.25	137.25
70	—	372	152.00–171.00	162.78
113	—	630	142.00–160.00	152.45
145	—	671	140.00–155.00	147.80
176	—	513	150.00–170.00	165.19
6	—	279	160.00	160.00
108	—	480	145.00–160.00	154.73
39	—	429	147.00–158.00	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	485	140.00–149.00	143.13
90	—	421	144.00–151.00	147.23
106	—	621	135.00–146.00	141.52
59	—	376	145.00–157.00	151.30
7	—	948	123.00	123.00
10	—	344	153.00	153.00
18	—	824	125.00–133.00	130.38
86	—	721	132.00–142.50	138.49
79	—	566	140.00–154.00	146.77
71	—	530	141.00–153.00	145.42
60	—	656	137.00–146.00	145.05
50	—	775	127.00–133.00	128.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	547	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	126.00	126.00
5	—	479	132.00	132.00
3	—	361	145.00	145.00
3	—	408	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	523	152.00–155.00	154.38
30	—	468	151.00–157.00	154.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	536	144.00–145.00	144.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	125.00–138.00	129.77
6	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	147.00	147.00
24	—	417	157.50–180.00	164.94
22	—	480	148.00	148.00
3	—	725	125.00	125.00
11	—	345	182.00	182.00
11	—	521	132.00–154.00	143.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	516	158.00–162.00	160.11
28	—	482	156.00–172.00	162.71
27	—	574	143.00–150.00	148.67
21	—	607	159.50	159.50
11	—	425	177.00–182.00	180.29
5	—	388	193.00	193.00
4	—	303	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	137.00–140.00	139.18
5	—	691	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	893	136.00	136.00
45	—	727	145.00–149.00	147.86
40	—	417	172.00–185.00	178.00
200	—	776	144.00–145.00	144.76
14	—	390	180.00–187.00	182.50
11	—	632	156.00–159.00	157.53
3	—	810	141.00	141.00
59	—	668	148.00–153.50	151.08
119	—	571	150.00–160.00	155.10
91	—	475	150.00–175.00	162.53
32	—	989	126.00	126.00
23	—	517	157.50–164.00	161.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	698	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	877	133.50	133.50
8	—	651	137.50	137.50
5	—	343	165.00	165.00
4	—	525	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	679	152.00–162.00	157.91
129	—	618	157.00–167.50	160.98
125	—	723	148.00–159.50	154.30
113	—	775	145.00–156.00	152.97
90	—	426	172.00–189.00	181.32
52	—	881	136.00–144.00	141.28
51	—	998	137.50	137.50
23	—	849	147.00	147.00
6	—	906	143.50	143.50
84	—	528	165.00–176.00	168.84
63	—	372	188.00–200.00	194.44
3	—	346	200.00	200.00
164	—	575	157.00–170.00	162.84
130	—	481	168.00–180.00	174.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	841	133.00	133.00
16	—	625	136.00	136.00
8	—	555	138.00	138.00
4	—	711	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	140.00	140.00
3	—	575	154.00	154.00
5	—	754	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	180.00	180.00
5	—	456	168.00	168.00
6	—	537	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	679	147.00–150.00	148.26
3	—	636	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	128.00	128.00

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.