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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Dec 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

3,055 head

▼ 8,918 vs last sale 11,973▲ 3,055 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Compared to Monday's sale, steer calves and yearling steers steady, except 500 to 600 lb steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Demand 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 $148.66/cwt on 1,751 head.

Average price

$148.66

1,751 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	150.14	899	355
Medium and Large 1	744	148.62	1,106	1,373
Large 1	698	141.00	984	8thin
Medium and Large 2	789	130.00	1,026	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	645	115.00	742	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $158 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 sale1,751 hd

148.66

—

MO average16 barns · 10,103 hd

148.25

+0.41

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	322	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	547	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	421	175.82/cwt	175.00–179.00	740	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	183.34/cwt	181.00–186.00	801	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	168.63/cwt	152.00–182.00	786	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.64/cwt	166.00–176.00	802	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	809	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	163.58/cwt	158.00–170.00	870	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	151.57/cwt	144.00–155.00	846	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	157.85/cwt	147.00–165.00	909	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	147.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	910	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	149.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	942	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	145.02/cwt	141.00–151.00	972	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	140.12/cwt	137.00–143.00	942	29
Steers	—	Large 1	698	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	984	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	144.19/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,030	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	998	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,144	318
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	135.12/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,066	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	789	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,026	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	146.00/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,216	306
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	143.64/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,268	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,311	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	139.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,338	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	140.80/cwt	134.00–146.00	574	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	142.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	589	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	135.85/cwt	132.00–137.00	651	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	483	138.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	129.18/cwt	127.00–132.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	137.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	714	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	124.62/cwt	121.00–131.00	667	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	137.12/cwt	130.00–141.50	779	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	124.95/cwt	123.00–127.00	721	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	128.67/cwt	123.00–131.00	795	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	137.31/cwt	133.00–138.75	855	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	126.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	822	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	136.81/cwt	131.00–139.00	913	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	132.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	936	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	138.70/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,015	203
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	119.05/cwt	113.00–127.00	932	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,085	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,058	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,058	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,132	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,087	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	5

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

Thu Dec 19, 2019

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

Receipts 3,055Last week 11,973Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	615	135.00–150.00	147.99
27	—	789	134.00–137.00	135.12
5	—	370	170.00	170.00
27	—	466	152.00–182.00	168.63
55	—	558	144.00–155.00	151.57
25	—	718	135.00–140.00	138.97
29	—	672	137.00–143.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	714	140.00–146.00	144.19
81	—	532	158.00–170.00	163.58
52	—	961	134.00–140.00	139.18
8	—	437	181.00–186.00	183.34
4	—	381	180.00	180.00
42	—	473	166.00–176.00	169.64
68	—	631	145.00–152.00	149.31
126	—	883	142.00–144.75	143.64
318	—	780	145.00–147.50	146.66
11	—	915	143.25	143.25
61	—	670	141.00–151.00	145.02
116	—	576	147.00–165.00	157.85
306	—	833	140.00–148.75	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	512	158.00	158.00
5	—	322	170.00	170.00
14	—	421	175.00–179.00	175.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	789	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	652	125.00–128.00	126.05
28	—	408	134.00–146.00	140.80
6	—	577	123.00–127.00	124.95
17	—	535	121.00–131.00	124.62
35	—	479	132.00–137.00	135.85
11	—	783	113.00–127.00	119.05
28	—	707	127.00–133.00	132.32
54	—	618	123.00–131.00	128.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	732	135.00–139.50	138.70
117	—	568	130.00–141.50	137.12
12	—	414	141.00–145.00	142.33
129	—	623	133.00–138.75	137.31
34	—	795	136.50	136.50
69	—	521	132.00–144.00	137.00
195	—	667	131.00–139.00	136.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	483	137.00–142.00	138.61
7	—	385	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	127.00–132.00	129.18
7	—	503	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,058	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	165.00	165.00

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.