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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 17

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,342 head

▼ 551 vs last sale 4,893▼ 1,411 vs year ago 5,753 · −24.5%

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 $151.12/cwt on 1,488 head.

Average price

$151.12

1,488 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$39.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	151.76	992	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	562	150.54	846	388
Medium and Large 2	558	148.39	828	59
Large 1	699	138.67	969	12thin
Large 1-2	998	112.50	1,123	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.26/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale1,488 hd

151.12

—

MO average4 barns · 3,972 hd

153.65

−2.52

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

Every lot

107 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	199.25/cwt	191.00–202.50	642	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	177.52/cwt	170.00–186.00	664	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	186.36/cwt	184.00–190.00	699	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	414	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	753	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	165.85/cwt	162.50–172.50	700	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	180.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	783	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.32/cwt	165.00–180.00	806	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	155.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	748	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	163.42/cwt	161.00–169.00	858	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	156.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	828	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	143.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	821	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	882	101
Steers	—	Large 1	601	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	140.26/cwt	138.00–142.00	857	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	147.86/cwt	142.50–151.00	914	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	620	136.99/cwt	133.00–141.00	849	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	624	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	141.05/cwt	136.00–148.00	893	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	137.79/cwt	133.00–140.00	907	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	675	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	915	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	143.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	970	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	135.73/cwt	133.00–140.00	965	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,054	136
Steers	—	Large 1	748	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,032	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	145.46/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,116	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,032	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,186	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,104	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,221	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,292	47
Steers	—	Large 1-2	998	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,123	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	400	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	136.95/cwt	125.00–141.00	470	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	346	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	471	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	517	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	132.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	557	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	147.18/cwt	141.00–156.00	623	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.61/cwt	134.00–146.00	658	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	623	45
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	491	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	633	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	138.87/cwt	131.00–147.00	732	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	126.91/cwt	125.00–128.00	674	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.11/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	133.78/cwt	126.00–139.00	767	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	124.46/cwt	121.00–126.00	717	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	720	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	113.35/cwt	112.50–115.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	616	118.49/cwt	117.00–121.00	730	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.58/cwt	125.00–126.00	782	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.68/cwt	128.00–146.75	907	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	140.39/cwt	137.00–143.00	936	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	124.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	850	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	124.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	890	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	135.58/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,021	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	136.93/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,106	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,215	27
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	901	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	901	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	397	188.80/cwt	180.00–192.00	750	15
Bulls	—	Large 1	421	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	747	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.45/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	145.03/cwt	141.00–157.00	702	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	143.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	18
Bulls	—	Large 1	579	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	799	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	140.66/cwt	137.00–143.00	816	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	622	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	821	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	868	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	687	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	907	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	899	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	357	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	250	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	496	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	298	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	673	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	357	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	952	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	571	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,148	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	700	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 Dec 17, 2018

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

Receipts 4,342Last week 4,893Year ago 5,753

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	182.00	182.00
13	—	375	184.00–190.00	186.36
6	—	490	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	527	154.00	154.00
4	—	395	167.50	167.50
28	—	611	138.00–142.00	140.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	620	133.00–141.00	136.99
13	—	675	134.00–137.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	711	133.00–140.00	135.73
34	—	422	162.50–172.50	165.85
19	—	658	133.00–140.00	137.79
4	—	776	133.00	133.00
3	—	886	127.50	127.50
57	—	571	135.00–148.00	143.72
54	—	529	150.00–161.00	156.50
19	—	374	170.00–186.00	177.52
5	—	824	134.00	134.00
86	—	633	136.00–148.00	141.05
3	—	333	175.00	175.00
35	—	482	150.00–164.00	155.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	352	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	678	140.00–150.00	143.05
5	—	379	199.00	199.00
153	—	618	142.50–151.00	147.86
136	—	737	140.00–147.00	142.96
60	—	465	165.00–180.00	173.32
47	—	934	135.00–140.50	138.34
184	—	767	140.00–148.50	145.46
27	—	807	147.00	147.00
17	—	322	191.00–202.50	199.25
101	—	581	140.00–165.00	151.79
70	—	433	175.00–195.00	180.87
66	—	525	161.00–169.00	163.42
32	—	866	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	748	138.00	138.00
4	—	601	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	135.00–136.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,148	61.00	61.00
7	—	525	50.00	50.00
15	—	357	70.00	70.00
11	—	952	60.00	60.00
9	—	775	60.00	60.00
5	—	496	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	177.50	177.50
6	—	662	134.00	134.00
4	—	797	120.00	120.00
14	—	579	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	132.00	132.00
9	—	705	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	555	130.00	130.00
8	—	280	212.50	212.50
6	—	333	190.00	190.00
5	—	908	99.00	99.00
35	—	426	165.00	165.00
3	—	626	130.00	130.00
3	—	510	145.00	145.00
28	—	484	141.00–157.00	145.03
19	—	350	187.50	187.50
5	—	817	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	132.00	132.00
31	—	580	137.00–143.00	140.66
15	—	397	180.00–192.00	188.80
11	—	473	150.00–162.00	156.45
6	—	840	122.00	122.00
6	—	648	134.00	134.00
4	—	445	165.00	165.00
14	—	521	140.00–145.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	120.00	120.00
9	—	605	112.50–115.00	113.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	345	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	616	117.00–121.00	118.49
6	—	695	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	576	121.00–126.00	124.46
63	—	420	132.00–139.00	132.64
59	—	531	120.00–132.00	124.11
45	—	489	125.00–130.00	127.35
44	—	343	125.00–141.00	136.95
24	—	682	120.00–126.00	124.68
13	—	717	120.00–126.00	124.09
13	—	367	141.00	141.00
10	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.58
10	—	286	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	423	141.00–156.00	147.18
82	—	475	134.00–146.00	138.61
59	—	753	133.00–138.00	135.58
130	—	527	131.00–147.00	138.87
18	—	808	135.00–137.50	136.93
6	—	713	132.00	132.00
6	—	374	154.00	154.00
108	—	627	128.00–146.75	144.68
97	—	667	137.00–143.00	140.39
92	—	573	126.00–139.00	133.78
27	—	865	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	491	129.00	129.00
11	—	615	123.00	123.00
6	—	901	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	346	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	125.00–128.00	126.91
11	—	588	122.00–123.00	122.37

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.