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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 20

● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,137 head

▲ 2,536 vs last sale 3,601▼ 288 vs year ago 6,425 · −4.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, yearlings 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

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 $152.18/cwt on 2,442 head.

Average price

$152.18

2,442 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4

$74.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	157.83	950	1,271
Medium and Large 1-2	605	150.97	914	973
Medium 1	610	145.00	885	16thin
Medium and Large 2	587	139.00	816	6thin
Medium 2-3	555	134.00	744	5thin
Medium 1-2	557	127.50	710	27
Medium 3	588	124.80	734	67
Medium 2	714	122.50	875	8thin
Large 1	1,037	119.00	1,234	50
Small 3-4	527	83.63	441	19thin

One grade step is worth $74.19/cwt here — about $509 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 sale2,442 hd

152.18

—

MO average19 barns · 11,744 hd

157.13

−4.95

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

Every lot

122 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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	264	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	475	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	342	182.83/cwt	175.00–200.00	625	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	172.83/cwt	170.00–175.00	633	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	175.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	671	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	421	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	775	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	165.98/cwt	160.00–172.50	704	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	158.40/cwt	158.00–160.00	672	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	161.40/cwt	161.00–162.00	691	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	169.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	738	53
Steers	—	Small 3-4	444	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	422	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	469	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	164.09/cwt	155.00–173.00	779	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	167.79/cwt	163.00–171.00	802	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	489	170.80/cwt	169.00–173.00	835	29
Steers	—	Medium 3	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	164.75/cwt	158.00–172.00	848	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	160.62/cwt	154.00–170.00	837	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	170.67/cwt	160.00–180.00	906	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	155.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	827	27
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	538	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	686	19
Steers	—	Medium 1	554	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	845	10
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	560	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	669	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	150.70/cwt	144.00–157.00	845	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	158.11/cwt	150.00–167.00	893	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	162.27/cwt	157.00–172.00	920	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	157.73/cwt	153.00–164.00	902	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	601	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	161.77/cwt	153.00–166.00	988	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	611	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	965	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	149.98/cwt	142.00–157.00	928	67
Steers	—	Small 3-4	619	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	439	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	148.01/cwt	143.00–157.00	931	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	145.93/cwt	141.00–147.00	919	22
Steers	—	Medium 3	632	126.37/cwt	126.00–127.00	799	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	151.68/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,016	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	144.20/cwt	138.00–147.50	976	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	139.17/cwt	137.00–141.00	945	34
Steers	—	Medium 1	704	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	713	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,020	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	714	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	148.68/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,063	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	142.63/cwt	132.00–144.50	1,035	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	133.55/cwt	131.00–138.00	971	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	139.26/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,050	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	132.12/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,041	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	126.62/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,042	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	122.21/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,053	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,083	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,148	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,234	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,207	112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	172	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	310	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	244	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	427	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	249	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	411	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	165.06/cwt	157.00–175.00	465	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	152.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	439	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	157.67/cwt	150.00–166.00	516	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	335	158.29/cwt	157.50–161.00	530	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	149.46/cwt	140.00–161.00	501	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	147.46/cwt	140.00–153.00	549	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	149.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	563	52
Heifers	—	Small 3-4	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	147.12/cwt	143.00–151.00	627	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.01/cwt	135.00–147.50	604	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	447	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	466	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.01/cwt	133.00–143.00	651	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	140.84/cwt	134.00–145.00	670	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.43/cwt	141.00–153.00	692	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	517	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	610	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	136.23/cwt	132.50–141.00	707	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	140.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	734	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	132.55/cwt	132.00–133.00	704	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	136.80/cwt	134.00–138.00	731	37
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	714	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	549	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	133.18/cwt	129.00–136.00	763	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	134.37/cwt	128.00–137.50	774	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.16/cwt	133.00–142.00	799	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	131.04/cwt	125.00–132.50	798	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	138.14/cwt	132.00–144.00	859	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	133.44/cwt	124.00–138.00	842	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	800	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	128.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	849	35
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	662	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	811	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	128.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	874	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	130.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	888	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	123.34/cwt	118.00–127.00	905	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	918	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	118.78/cwt	115.00–121.00	921	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	119.93/cwt	119.50–120.00	943	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	975	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	973	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	577	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	164.52/cwt	152.00–170.00	622	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	399	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	156.30/cwt	155.00–170.00	663	65
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	162.52/cwt	155.00–172.00	710	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	149.09/cwt	147.00–152.00	734	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.53/cwt	140.00–142.00	741	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	152.50/cwt	150.00–154.00	807	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	144.36/cwt	139.00–150.00	810	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	143.88/cwt	138.00–146.00	823	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	14
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	637	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	885	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	778	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	482	6

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 20, 2019

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

Receipts 6,137Last week 3,601Year ago 6,425

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, yearlings 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	572	138.00–146.00	143.88
6	—	399	167.50	167.50
9	—	437	155.00–172.00	162.52
24	—	529	150.00–154.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	296	195.00	195.00
11	—	527	140.00–142.00	140.53
14	—	603	140.00	140.00
18	—	378	152.00–170.00	164.52
35	—	492	147.00–152.00	149.09
37	—	561	139.00–150.00	144.36
65	—	424	155.00–170.00	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	125.00–130.00	127.50
7	—	447	131.00	131.00
62	—	535	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	126.00	126.00
12	—	517	118.00	118.00
63	—	662	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	141.00	141.00
8	—	720	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	875	113.00	113.00
10	—	737	124.00–125.00	124.60
11	—	832	117.00	117.00
14	—	282	157.00–175.00	165.06
15	—	327	150.00–166.00	157.67
31	—	786	119.50–120.00	119.93
52	—	376	147.00–152.00	149.67
59	—	622	132.00–144.00	138.14
70	—	426	143.00–151.00	147.12
70	—	682	127.00–132.00	130.27
72	—	524	135.00–147.00	140.04
105	—	479	141.00–153.00	144.43
109	—	578	133.00–142.00	138.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	662	127.00–130.00	128.23
47	—	573	129.00–136.00	133.18
48	—	609	125.00–132.50	131.04
80	—	476	134.00–145.00	140.84
91	—	519	132.50–141.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	249	165.00	165.00
10	—	287	150.00–157.00	152.89
13	—	335	140.00–161.00	149.46
15	—	819	119.00	119.00
37	—	534	134.00–138.00	136.80
43	—	372	140.00–153.00	147.46
76	—	472	133.00–143.00	138.01
76	—	775	115.00–121.00	118.78
85	—	631	124.00–138.00	133.44
98	—	680	128.00–134.00	128.48
117	—	734	118.00–127.00	123.34
131	—	428	135.00–147.50	141.01
278	—	576	128.00–137.50	134.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	172	180.00	180.00
6	—	244	175.00	175.00
6	—	460	145.00	145.00
22	—	670	131.00	131.00
27	—	335	157.50–161.00	158.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	643	122.00–126.00	124.34
14	—	555	128.00	128.00
15	—	531	132.00–133.00	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	120.00	120.00
9	—	506	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	560	119.50	119.50
34	—	632	126.00–127.00	126.37
9	—	495	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	161.00–162.00	161.40
13	—	469	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	754	138.00–141.00	139.26
37	—	715	142.00–153.00	148.68
45	—	670	142.00–158.00	151.68
53	—	382	172.00–180.00	175.64
53	—	436	165.00–172.00	169.32
103	—	567	157.00–172.00	162.27
112	—	478	163.00–171.00	167.79
112	—	1,059	114.00	114.00
136	—	531	160.00–180.00	170.67
200	—	611	153.00–166.00	161.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	572	153.00–164.00	157.73
67	—	619	142.00–157.00	149.98
60	—	515	158.00–172.00	164.75
34	—	679	137.00–141.00	139.17
14	—	761	135.00	135.00
8	—	727	131.00–138.00	133.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	487	175.00	175.00
23	—	421	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	475	155.00–173.00	164.09
148	—	565	150.00–167.00	158.11
8	—	957	120.00	120.00
12	—	366	170.00–175.00	172.83
15	—	788	130.00–134.00	132.12
16	—	329	170.00–180.00	173.21
18	—	914	118.50	118.50
35	—	862	122.00–122.50	122.21
39	—	677	138.00–147.50	144.20
42	—	424	160.00–172.50	165.98
54	—	521	154.00–170.00	160.62
57	—	629	143.00–157.00	148.01
104	—	726	132.00–144.50	142.63
104	—	823	122.00–134.00	126.62
8	—	225	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	264	180.00	180.00
15	—	713	143.00	143.00
17	—	611	158.00	158.00
19	—	342	175.00–200.00	182.83
29	—	489	169.00–173.00	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	158.00–160.00	158.40
20	—	485	151.00	151.00
22	—	630	141.00–147.00	145.93
27	—	533	150.00–157.00	155.22
34	—	561	144.00–157.00	150.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	71.00	71.00
10	—	444	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,037	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	132.50	132.50
10	—	554	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	538	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	714	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	62.00	62.00

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.