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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 17

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

6,882 head

▲ 2,065 vs last sale 4,817▲ 2,373 vs year ago 4,509 · +52.6%

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 and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand good, supply moderate to heavy. Weigh-ups and flesh condition favorable to the Buyers side, along with good quality kept the trade active.

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 $159.97/cwt on 3,267 head.

Average price

$159.97

3,267 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	164.62	989	2,261
Medium 1-2	460	158.45	729	22
Medium and Large 2	443	157.00	696	45
Medium and Large 1-2	644	149.69	964	876
Medium 1	528	149.00	787	11thin
Large 1	714	142.45	1,017	31
Small 2	351	128.00	449	21

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $540 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 sale3,267 hd

159.97

—

MO average18 barns · 13,585 hd

156.20

+3.77

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

Every lot

105 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	201.75/cwt	180.00–215.00	531	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	198.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	625	41
Steers	—	Small 2	351	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	449	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	672	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	187.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	698	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	162.97/cwt	152.00–167.00	629	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	179.70/cwt	177.00–182.00	701	25
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	189.44/cwt	182.00–200.00	815	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	183.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	182.26/cwt	175.00–189.00	802	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	457	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	873	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	176.77/cwt	172.00–180.00	826	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	166.58/cwt	162.00–182.00	795	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	181.45/cwt	170.00–190.00	869	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	959	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	489	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	792	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	184.44/cwt	165.00–194.00	968	328
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.26/cwt	150.00–168.00	838	94
Steers	—	Medium 1	528	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	787	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	162.55/cwt	155.00–173.00	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	152.75/cwt	151.50–162.00	875	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	889	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	164.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	965	338
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	148.52/cwt	143.00–153.00	927	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	159.00/cwt	148.00–164.00	994	346
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	5
Steers	—	Large 1	653	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	973	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	141.17/cwt	131.00–148.50	939	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	147.77/cwt	140.50–159.00	1,003	337
Steers	—	Large 1	712	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,011	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	139.76/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,005	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	145.60/cwt	139.00–156.50	1,064	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	140.42/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,104	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	134.67/cwt	133.00–134.75	1,061	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.36/cwt	132.00–148.50	1,153	100
Steers	—	Large 1	837	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,088	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,123	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	136.05/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,188	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	135.88/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,245	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,162	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,208	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	242	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	399	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	174.80/cwt	170.00–176.00	538	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	347	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.00	545	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	161.72/cwt	152.00–165.00	592	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	371	168.36/cwt	168.00–170.00	625	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	374	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	161.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	633	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	600	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	160.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	151.26/cwt	148.00–154.00	641	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	150.04/cwt	144.00–154.00	641	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	694	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	145.23/cwt	135.00–150.00	700	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	154.86/cwt	147.00–165.00	750	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	668	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	492	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	620	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	146.50/cwt	143.00–152.00	760	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	154.90/cwt	146.00–163.00	807	258
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.87/cwt	133.00–148.00	742	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	136.89/cwt	131.00–143.00	771	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	148.67/cwt	137.00–157.00	853	256
Heifers	—	Medium 2	592	104.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	617	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	125.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	141.19/cwt	131.00–147.00	877	494
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	129.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	807	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	816	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	664	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	136.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	921	98
Heifers	—	Large 1	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	132.11/cwt	129.25–137.50	959	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	128.11/cwt	127.00–130.00	933	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	128.22/cwt	127.00–128.50	977	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	238	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	452	11
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	272	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	408	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	286	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	586	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	347	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	656	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	167.38/cwt	155.00–177.00	584	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	584	8
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	387	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	712	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	637	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	170.58/cwt	165.00–176.00	810	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	804	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	524	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	817	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	149.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	790	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	781	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	898	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

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Receipts 6,882Last week 4,817Year ago 4,509

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	728	127.00–130.00	128.11
12	—	361	150.00–152.00	150.86
33	—	563	131.00–143.00	136.89
90	—	625	124.00–135.00	129.19
55	—	427	144.00–154.00	150.04
20	—	652	125.00–126.00	125.20
124	—	527	133.00–148.00	140.87
68	—	482	135.00–150.00	145.23
7	—	342	150.00	150.00
26	—	762	127.00–128.50	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	242	165.00	165.00
42	—	392	160.00–164.00	161.47
149	—	484	147.00–165.00	154.86
258	—	521	146.00–163.00	154.90
494	—	621	131.00–147.00	141.19
196	—	726	129.25–137.50	132.11
98	—	675	130.00–138.00	136.45
33	—	308	170.00–176.00	174.80
109	—	424	155.00–165.00	160.52
256	—	574	137.00–157.00	148.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	559	131.00	131.00
13	—	620	120.00–127.00	125.22
5	—	664	111.00	111.00
9	—	411	146.00	146.00
17	—	484	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	371	168.00–170.00	168.36
12	—	273	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	143.00–152.00	146.50
22	—	366	152.00–165.00	161.72
9	—	424	148.00–154.00	151.26
10	—	466	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	154.00	154.00
7	—	347	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	126.00	126.00
18	—	592	100.00–105.00	104.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	440	175.00–189.00	182.26
51	—	477	162.00–182.00	166.58
6	—	1,015	123.00	123.00
25	—	390	177.00–182.00	179.70
128	—	573	151.50–162.00	152.75
86	—	665	131.00–148.50	141.17
25	—	624	143.00–153.00	148.52
8	—	263	180.00–215.00	201.75
198	—	788	133.00–134.75	134.67
16	—	838	134.00	134.00
76	—	719	134.00–142.50	139.76
94	—	526	150.00–168.00	159.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	430	182.00–200.00	189.44
337	—	679	140.50–159.00	147.77
62	—	786	139.00–149.00	140.42
39	—	372	185.00–195.00	187.62
338	—	585	155.00–175.00	164.96
206	—	479	170.00–190.00	181.45
100	—	827	132.00–148.50	139.36
41	—	315	190.00–210.00	198.34
25	—	916	135.00–137.00	135.88
52	—	873	133.00–137.50	136.05
158	—	731	139.00–156.50	145.60
328	—	525	165.00–194.00	184.44
346	—	625	148.00–164.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	155.00–173.00	162.55
16	—	578	152.50–155.00	153.72
10	—	467	172.00–180.00	176.77
6	—	434	180.00–187.00	183.41
6	—	615	151.00	151.00
14	—	369	180.00–184.00	181.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	653	149.00	149.00
7	—	837	130.00	130.00
10	—	712	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	351	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	145.00	145.00
7	—	623	140.00	140.00
32	—	386	152.00–167.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	155.00	155.00
5	—	628	140.00	140.00
16	—	550	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	165.00	165.00
8	—	471	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	457	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,162	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	685	136.00	136.00
7	—	524	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	286	205.00	205.00
17	—	475	165.00–176.00	170.58
32	—	347	189.00	189.00
7	—	781	115.00	115.00
11	—	238	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	128.00	128.00
8	—	496	162.00	162.00
14	—	530	142.00–152.00	149.09
8	—	354	165.00	165.00
16	—	349	155.00–177.00	167.38
8	—	411	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	150.00	150.00
5	—	385	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	161.00	161.00

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.