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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,154 head

▼ 6,891 vs last sale 13,045▼ 3,518 vs year ago 9,672 · −36.4%

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 3.00 to 7.00 higher, yearlings steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, 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 $147.54/cwt on 3,115 head.

Average price

$147.54

3,115 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	150.98	963	1,739
Medium and Large 1-2	708	143.49	1,015	1,293
Medium and Large 2	575	140.94	811	62
Large 1	624	135.00	842	13thin
Medium 2	431	125.00	539	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $424 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 sale3,115 hd

147.54

—

MO average11 barns · 7,137 hd

146.73

+0.81

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

Every lot

89 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	183.14/cwt	170.00–192.00	678	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	158.53/cwt	152.00–163.00	604	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	171.00/cwt	163.00–180.00	725	76
Steers	—	Medium 2	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	727	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	166.44/cwt	154.00–176.00	794	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	150.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	722	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.54/cwt	130.00–152.00	762	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	158.12/cwt	147.00–166.00	827	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	147.79/cwt	143.00–150.00	780	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	144.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	818	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	131.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	752	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	832	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	153.53/cwt	144.00–162.00	887	267
Steers	—	Large 1	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	137.00/cwt	134.00–143.00	847	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	872	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	145.73/cwt	142.50–154.00	909	193
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	953	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	144.68/cwt	139.00–148.50	981	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	691	132.04/cwt	131.00–136.00	912	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	142.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,025	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	141.54/cwt	136.00–142.75	1,015	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	731	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	950	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	142.12/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,079	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	145.97/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,127	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	781	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,134	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,193	349
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	145.80/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,222	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	145.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,254	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	139.20/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,283	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	143.94/cwt	143.00–146.00	487	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	451	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	140.56/cwt	131.00–149.00	537	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	129.89/cwt	129.00–132.00	496	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	125.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	479	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	389	135.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	525	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	119.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	491	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	414	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	505	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	123.92/cwt	121.00–132.00	523	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	591	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	584	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.43/cwt	128.00–143.00	643	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	126.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	602	115
Heifers	—	Large 1	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.80/cwt	120.00–137.00	665	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	116.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	126.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	135.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	721	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.26/cwt	117.00–129.00	691	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	133.54/cwt	128.00–139.00	767	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	121.59/cwt	121.00–122.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	125.08/cwt	115.00–132.00	724	172
Heifers	—	Large 1	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	125.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	769	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	134.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	127.08/cwt	116.00–131.00	846	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.50	891	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	120.56/cwt	118.00–123.00	808	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	135.07/cwt	131.00–136.00	977	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	943	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	135.38/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,048	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	936	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	997	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	143.37/cwt	138.00–160.00	616	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	717	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	5
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	689	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	854	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	991	10

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 2, 2019

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

Receipts 6,154Last week 13,045Year ago 9,672

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, yearlings steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	113.00–116.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	389	131.00–139.00	135.04
6	—	295	137.00	137.00
9	—	457	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	723	124.00–133.00	130.46
60	—	615	124.00–131.00	125.02
24	—	382	129.00–132.00	129.89
7	—	347	130.00	130.00
115	—	476	120.00–132.00	126.46
59	—	516	120.00–137.00	128.80
9	—	813	120.00–124.00	122.63
172	—	579	115.00–132.00	125.08
62	—	666	116.00–131.00	127.08
40	—	422	121.00–132.00	123.92
9	—	777	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	117.00–129.00	122.26
11	—	473	117.00–127.00	123.48
13	—	411	117.00–125.00	119.56
7	—	704	120.00	120.00
23	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.87
12	—	382	122.00–127.00	125.33
6	—	348	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	574	128.00–139.00	133.54
94	—	431	130.00–144.00	137.14
24	—	669	130.00–135.50	133.16
207	—	475	128.00–143.00	135.43
39	—	774	127.00–138.00	135.38
21	—	723	131.00–136.00	135.07
226	—	532	130.00–138.00	135.52
160	—	630	130.00–137.00	134.44
25	—	382	131.00–149.00	140.56
19	—	338	143.00–146.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	122.00	122.00
6	—	583	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	121.00–122.00	121.59
29	—	670	118.00–123.00	120.56
41	—	529	122.00–129.00	126.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	117.00	117.00
5	—	689	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	138.00–160.00	143.37
9	—	563	132.00	132.00
15	—	488	145.00	145.00
9	—	358	160.00	160.00
11	—	530	131.00–139.00	135.26
6	—	700	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	618	134.00–143.00	137.00
11	—	731	130.00	130.00
65	—	567	141.00–150.00	144.24
22	—	528	143.00–150.00	147.79
24	—	691	131.00–136.00	132.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	155.00	155.00
109	—	781	145.25	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
349	—	836	140.00–144.50	142.65
123	—	717	136.00–142.75	141.54
87	—	520	130.00–152.00	146.54
30	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.91
157	—	759	137.00–142.75	142.12
109	—	674	140.00–144.00	141.37
56	—	481	143.00–155.00	150.13
10	—	381	152.00–163.00	158.53
124	—	573	140.00–151.00	145.12
89	—	621	135.00–147.00	140.41
39	—	950	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	578	144.00–162.00	153.53
186	—	678	139.00–148.50	144.68
107	—	717	139.00–146.00	142.93
34	—	370	170.00–192.00	183.14
249	—	838	139.00–148.00	145.80
176	—	477	154.00–176.00	166.44
90	—	772	141.00–148.50	145.97
33	—	922	138.50–139.50	139.20
24	—	865	140.00–146.00	145.01
193	—	624	142.50–154.00	145.73
144	—	523	147.00–166.00	158.12
76	—	424	163.00–180.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	621	140.00	140.00
5	—	435	130.00	130.00
16	—	527	151.00	151.00
8	—	572	130.00–134.00	131.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	125.00	125.00

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.