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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jan 27

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,007 head

▼ 1,462 vs last sale 6,469▼ 2,327 vs year ago 7,334 · −31.7%

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, steers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for light calves, moderate to light for heavy calves and yearlings. Supply moderate. The Cronovirus out-break drove financial markets and commodity futures sharply lower. The USDA Cattle On Feed was neutral with 102 percent On Feed, Placements 103 percent, Marketing 105 percent.

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 $151.98/cwt on 2,237 head.

Average price

$151.98

2,237 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$42.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

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	568	152.93	868	714
Medium and Large 1	617	152.53	942	1,331
Medium 1-2	402	150.00	603	5thin
Medium and Large 2	517	147.41	763	96
Large 1	618	145.82	901	63
Medium 2-3	410	143.06	587	18thin
Small and Medium 3-4	503	110.00	553	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $315 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 sale2,237 hd

151.98

—

MO average16 barns · 8,947 hd

151.64

+0.34

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

Every lot

102 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	491	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	582	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	303	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	606	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	353	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	724	28
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	357	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	539	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	178.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	648	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	199.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	173.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	156.14/cwt	142.00–165.00	604	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	396	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	188.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	789	23
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	183.83/cwt	180.00–185.00	809	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	168.58/cwt	160.00–177.00	742	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	444	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	866	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	4
Steers	—	Large 1	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	176.29/cwt	171.00–197.50	837	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	164.22/cwt	155.00–172.00	787	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	785	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	503	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	553	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	167.96/cwt	160.00–177.00	883	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	154.74/cwt	144.00–165.00	819	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	161.44/cwt	157.00–165.00	860	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	145.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	780	43
Steers	—	Large 1	536	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	868	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	831	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	139.47/cwt	138.00–141.00	794	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	155.83/cwt	148.00–160.00	890	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	146.05/cwt	139.00–155.00	851	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	148.92/cwt	143.00–149.50	871	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	10
Steers	—	Large 1	594	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	838	6
Steers	—	Large 1	600	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	866	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	854	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	609	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	822	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	143.17/cwt	138.00–146.00	889	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	143.59/cwt	140.00–151.00	897	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	841	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	141.53/cwt	137.00–145.50	947	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	138.40/cwt	138.00–141.00	940	124
Steers	—	Large 1	682	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	934	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	11
Steers	—	Large 1	711	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	999	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	139.65/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,005	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	732	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	996	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	136.00/cwt	132.00–141.50	997	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	138.54/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,060	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,136	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,150	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	223	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	335	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	336	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	554	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	146.87/cwt	141.00–152.00	533	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	367	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	484	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	156.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	606	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	393	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	139.13/cwt	138.00–140.00	583	20
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	429	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	678	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	153.06/cwt	146.00–165.00	664	60
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	150.38/cwt	150.00–151.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	154.44/cwt	147.00–159.00	732	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	140.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	681	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.73/cwt	126.00–137.00	686	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.59/cwt	138.00–157.00	782	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	140.66/cwt	130.00–148.00	738	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	539	139.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	750	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	714	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.79/cwt	127.00–141.00	761	96
Heifers	—	Large 1	570	134.95/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	138.30/cwt	133.00–145.00	805	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	830	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	124.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	779	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	128.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	873	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	683	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	833	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	132.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	908	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	127.63/cwt	127.00–128.00	927	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	129.31/cwt	129.00–130.00	957	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	130.61/cwt	127.50–131.50	1,015	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,161	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	814	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	725	7

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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Receipts 5,007Last week 6,469Year ago 7,334

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	571	148.00–160.00	155.83
23	—	418	180.00–200.00	188.79
11	—	365	190.00–205.00	199.43
217	—	669	137.00–145.50	141.53
136	—	475	171.00–197.50	176.29
78	—	832	135.00–138.00	136.50
17	—	861	133.00–134.00	133.52
143	—	720	137.00–145.50	139.65
17	—	291	200.00	200.00
78	—	765	134.00–143.00	138.54
133	—	526	160.00–177.00	167.96
171	—	625	140.00–151.00	143.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	162.00	162.00
5	—	472	155.00	155.00
18	—	600	143.00–145.00	144.33
7	—	682	137.00	137.00
6	—	594	141.00	141.00
17	—	711	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	679	138.00–141.00	138.40
90	—	583	139.00–155.00	146.05
34	—	362	175.00–190.00	178.89
107	—	529	144.00–165.00	154.74
63	—	733	132.00–141.50	136.00
19	—	440	160.00–177.00	168.58
4	—	815	135.00	135.00
4	—	273	180.00	180.00
7	—	777	131.00	131.00
55	—	479	155.00–172.00	164.22
101	—	621	138.00–146.00	143.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	503	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	652	129.00	129.00
43	—	535	144.00–150.00	145.75
12	—	439	162.00	162.00
10	—	592	141.00	141.00
15	—	387	142.00–165.00	156.14
4	—	463	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	138.00–141.00	139.47
4	—	677	132.00	132.00
17	—	381	170.00–180.00	173.55
5	—	609	135.00	135.00
7	—	433	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	585	143.00–149.50	148.92
20	—	732	136.00	136.00
21	—	608	140.00–141.00	140.52
12	—	480	162.00–165.00	163.49
30	—	440	180.00–185.00	183.83
18	—	533	157.00–165.00	161.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	140.00	140.00
5	—	357	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	152.00	152.00
11	—	700	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	444	195.00	195.00
28	—	353	205.00	205.00
5	—	303	200.00	200.00
7	—	480	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	139.00	139.00
8	—	465	150.00–151.00	150.38
24	—	525	130.00–148.00	140.66
5	—	331	142.00	142.00
42	—	643	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	123.00	123.00
11	—	367	132.00	132.00
4	—	640	120.00	120.00
7	—	567	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	623	130.00–136.00	133.28
150	—	474	147.00–159.00	154.44
60	—	434	146.00–165.00	153.06
11	—	387	152.00–160.00	156.48
154	—	582	133.00–145.00	138.30
98	—	685	130.00–138.00	132.55
15	—	914	127.00	127.00
5	—	317	170.00	170.00
11	—	726	127.00–128.00	127.63
83	—	777	127.50–131.50	130.61
151	—	523	138.00–157.00	149.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	125.00	125.00
16	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	138.00–143.00	139.23
14	—	570	131.00–138.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	132.00	132.00
14	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.91
6	—	530	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	485	135.00–146.00	140.32
106	—	682	120.00–130.00	128.02
20	—	419	138.00–140.00	139.13
96	—	569	127.00–141.00	133.79
16	—	740	129.00–130.00	129.31
20	—	790	120.00	120.00
46	—	627	120.00–131.00	124.28
20	—	363	141.00–152.00	146.87
40	—	521	126.00–137.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	336	165.00	165.00
6	—	223	150.00	150.00
11	—	393	142.00	142.00
20	—	429	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	554	147.00	147.00

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.