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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 16

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,354 head

▼ 6,619 vs last sale 11,973▲ 1,012 vs year ago 4,342 · +23.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves and yearlings steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. A winter weather advisory for the trade area curtailed the receipts.

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 $146.63/cwt on 2,881 head.

Average price

$146.63

2,881 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	149.01	1,076	1,825
Medium and Large 1-2	676	143.13	967	1,009
Medium and Large 2	716	130.73	937	41
Medium 1-2	664	121.00	803	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $272 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 sale2,881 hd

146.63

—

MO average18 barns · 13,627 hd

147.80

−1.17

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

Every lot

92 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	616	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	188.84/cwt	185.00–200.00	635	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	359	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	650	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	175.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	634	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	187.24/cwt	187.00–187.50	730	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	161.89/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	170.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	734	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	158.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	172.42/cwt	165.00–179.00	816	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	160.54/cwt	152.00–167.00	766	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	157.33/cwt	152.00–159.00	823	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	148.58/cwt	142.00–155.00	792	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	835	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	149.93/cwt	147.00–152.00	852	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	833	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	858	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	882	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	886	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	146.16/cwt	141.00–151.00	921	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	133.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	885	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	980	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	139.24/cwt	136.00–141.00	945	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	137.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	982	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.25	1,105	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	146.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,124	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	141.02/cwt	131.50–143.25	1,091	404
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	789	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,065	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	145.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,209	437
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	147.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,265	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	130.13/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,206	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,262	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,271	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,348	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	400	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	288	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	444	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	334	158.72/cwt	157.00–161.00	530	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	149.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	502	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	135.29/cwt	135.00–137.00	502	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	149.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	558	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	140.98/cwt	134.00–146.00	601	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	133.46/cwt	121.00–141.00	569	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	643	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	131.11/cwt	126.00–132.00	688	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	123.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	652	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	136.92/cwt	132.00–141.00	722	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	129.54/cwt	129.00–131.00	714	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	129.24/cwt	121.00–133.00	730	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	117.81/cwt	117.50–118.00	682	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	135.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	837	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	124.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	791	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	139.62/cwt	130.00–144.00	952	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	863	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	136.45/cwt	135.00–137.00	974	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	125.90/cwt	113.00–131.00	900	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	137.88/cwt	132.00–138.75	1,069	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,152	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	116.15/cwt	100.00–121.00	997	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,107	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.89/cwt	152.00–156.00	669	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	146.33/cwt	140.00–157.00	685	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	802	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	762	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	747	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	597	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	203	14

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 16, 2019

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

Receipts 5,354Last week 11,973Year ago 4,342

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	617	128.00–138.00	135.70
89	—	467	132.00–143.00	137.79
31	—	858	134.25	134.25
164	—	682	130.00–144.00	139.62
8	—	265	160.00	160.00
24	—	335	144.00–155.00	149.96
86	—	714	135.00–137.00	136.45
14	—	374	147.00–157.00	149.27
16	—	946	117.00	117.00
30	—	573	130.00–138.00	135.31
67	—	426	134.00–146.00	140.98
77	—	775	132.00–138.75	137.88
109	—	527	132.00–141.00	136.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	551	129.00–131.00	129.54
28	—	525	126.00–132.00	131.11
8	—	662	118.00–121.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	334	157.00–161.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	426	121.00–141.00	133.46
72	—	477	125.00–135.00	130.41
31	—	526	121.00–131.00	123.95
26	—	858	100.00–121.00	116.15
11	—	282	142.00	142.00
40	—	371	135.00–137.00	135.29
51	—	565	121.00–133.00	129.24
35	—	715	113.00–131.00	125.90
13	—	312	140.00–145.00	143.87
49	—	628	123.00–130.00	124.90
30	—	694	120.00–126.00	124.42
12	—	777	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	579	117.50–118.00	117.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	400	142.00	142.00
7	—	288	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	523	152.00–159.00	157.33
18	—	623	140.00–143.00	141.52
31	—	477	152.00–167.00	160.54
7	—	561	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	165.00–174.00	170.33
38	—	473	165.00–179.00	172.42
267	—	860	140.00–149.00	147.13
437	—	834	143.00–148.00	145.01
20	—	1,033	130.50	130.50
10	—	298	200.00	200.00
25	—	336	185.00–200.00	188.84
10	—	928	136.00	136.00
127	—	766	140.00–148.00	146.72
192	—	743	145.00–152.25	148.77
106	—	568	147.00–152.00	149.93
202	—	630	141.00–151.00	146.16
246	—	673	140.00–150.00	145.64
27	—	535	150.00–160.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	308	200.00	200.00
17	—	390	187.00–187.50	187.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	789	135.00	135.00
7	—	568	130.00	130.00
7	—	536	135.00	135.00
20	—	806	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	574	135.00–150.00	145.08
22	—	427	160.00–165.00	161.89
184	—	679	136.00–141.00	139.24
404	—	774	131.50–143.25	141.02
47	—	533	142.00–155.00	148.58
65	—	468	154.00–160.00	158.28
11	—	1,025	124.00	124.00
14	—	624	142.00	142.00
10	—	362	165.00–180.00	175.20
24	—	927	128.00–131.00	130.13
69	—	713	135.00–143.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	132.00–135.00	133.87
19	—	559	137.00	137.00
7	—	622	138.00	138.00
24	—	450	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	285	167.50	167.50
13	—	359	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	100.00	100.00
7	—	434	160.00	160.00
14	—	521	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	127.00	127.00
5	—	534	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	115.00–117.00	116.01
6	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	155.00	155.00
8	—	501	135.00	135.00
21	—	569	132.00–136.00	133.84
9	—	339	170.00	170.00
18	—	432	152.00–156.00	154.89
23	—	468	140.00–157.00	146.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	597	34.00	34.00

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.