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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 27

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

7,093 head

▲ 1,996 vs last sale 5,097▲ 2,051 vs year ago 5,042 · +40.7%

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, steer and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, yearlings steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate to heavy. The USDA Cattle On Feed report showed 95 percent On Feed, 82 percent Placements and 112 percent Marketed. Slaughter numbers much lower than one year ago, and much lower than a few weeks ago. Box Beef continues to set records with Choice at $311.84 and Select at $298.78.

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 $131.38/cwt on 3,557 head.

Average price

$131.38

3,557 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	137.78	915	1,807
Medium and Large 2	600	125.73	754	205
Medium and Large 1-2	686	125.40	861	1,486
Medium 2-3	426	112.91	482	33
Large 1	1,028	96.00	987	26

One grade step is worth $41.78/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale3,557 hd

131.38

—

MO average18 barns · 13,060 hd

138.83

−7.45

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

Every lot

108 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	457	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	260	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	501	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	162.32/cwt	157.50–170.00	471	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	485	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	318	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	518	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	180.13/cwt	160.00–187.50	603	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	159.96/cwt	147.00–170.00	542	30
Steers	—	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	366	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	414	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	170.47/cwt	160.00–176.00	632	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	156.12/cwt	147.00–162.00	593	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	168.75/cwt	160.00–176.00	709	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	140.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	151.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	648	107
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	436	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	541	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	149.38/cwt	142.00–160.00	708	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	164.29/cwt	155.00–171.00	800	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	142.72/cwt	139.00–150.00	731	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	150.47/cwt	142.00–158.00	778	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	136.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	708	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	154.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	821	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.92/cwt	129.00–150.00	782	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	149.37/cwt	141.00–153.00	865	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	137.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	848	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	132.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	832	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	122.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	776	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	785	19
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	667	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.79/cwt	124.00–134.00	849	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.05/cwt	128.00–143.85	952	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	119.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	860	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	727	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,025	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	130.54/cwt	126.00–132.00	959	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	116.32/cwt	110.00–123.00	893	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	126.72/cwt	116.00–129.75	980	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	104.87/cwt	101.00–115.00	820	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	114.14/cwt	112.75–121.50	934	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	108.77/cwt	103.00–111.25	890	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	107.49/cwt	105.00–109.00	933	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	110.37/cwt	109.00–112.50	960	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	103.90/cwt	102.85–107.00	950	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	105.67/cwt	105.00–105.75	968	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	987	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	276	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	389	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	152.19/cwt	150.00–153.00	428	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	302	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	438	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	150.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	481	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	346	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	443	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	151.64/cwt	139.00–156.00	555	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	504	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	505	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	133.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	502	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	412	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	133.84/cwt	131.50–138.00	558	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	138.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	579	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	125.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	544	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	128.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	618	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	651	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.50/cwt	116.00–123.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	131.97/cwt	122.00–135.00	695	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	117.31/cwt	116.00–121.00	663	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	110.34/cwt	107.50–114.00	628	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.18/cwt	123.00–135.25	746	52
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	577	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	617	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	120.64/cwt	114.00–128.00	700	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	117.05/cwt	111.00–120.00	712	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	99.56/cwt	99.00–100.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	119.80/cwt	118.00–123.00	763	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	111.72/cwt	106.00–114.00	753	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	116.43/cwt	108.00–120.50	789	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	108.85/cwt	102.00–114.00	778	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	119.90/cwt	118.50–121.00	858	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.44/cwt	102.00–106.50	791	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	106.06/cwt	106.00–108.00	834	305
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	877	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	104.50/cwt	103.50–105.00	867	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	912	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	909	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	908	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	522	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	520	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.77/cwt	140.00–143.00	607	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	748	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	130.90/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	825	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	753	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	743	4

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Receipts 7,093Last week 5,097Year ago 5,042

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	302	145.00	145.00
14	—	368	137.00	137.00
4	—	276	141.00	141.00
19	—	438	135.00	135.00
11	—	515	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	107.50–114.00	110.34
7	—	642	103.00	103.00
27	—	433	122.00–128.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	129.00	129.00
9	—	346	128.00	128.00
5	—	757	105.00	105.00
8	—	523	116.00–123.00	119.50
7	—	616	99.00–100.00	99.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	830	103.50–105.00	104.50
59	—	637	118.00–123.00	119.80
84	—	477	130.00–138.00	134.30
245	—	678	108.00–120.50	116.43
9	—	852	107.00	107.00
23	—	976	93.00	93.00
52	—	573	123.00–135.25	130.18
82	—	419	135.00–144.00	138.27
140	—	716	118.50–121.00	119.90
14	—	281	150.00–153.00	152.19
305	—	786	106.00–108.00	106.06
129	—	527	122.00–135.00	131.97
71	—	366	139.00–156.00	151.64
49	—	320	140.00–155.00	150.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	116.00–121.00	117.31
6	—	419	132.00–134.00	132.98
18	—	374	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	322	140.00–145.00	142.00
43	—	715	102.00–114.00	108.85
69	—	417	131.50–138.00	133.84
73	—	377	127.00–145.00	133.25
191	—	765	102.00–106.50	103.44
9	—	866	105.00	105.00
37	—	827	106.00	106.00
121	—	521	120.00–131.00	124.88
48	—	580	114.00–128.00	120.64
36	—	608	111.00–120.00	117.05
173	—	674	106.00–114.00	111.72
55	—	481	122.00–131.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	112.00	112.00
24	—	577	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,028	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	868	105.00–109.00	107.49
136	—	670	124.00–134.00	126.79
97	—	571	129.00–150.00	136.92
55	—	380	147.00–162.00	156.12
151	—	629	130.00–136.00	132.20
103	—	768	110.00–123.00	116.32
59	—	722	116.00–124.00	119.12
30	—	339	147.00–170.00	159.96
253	—	914	102.85–107.00	103.90
155	—	818	103.00–111.25	108.77
107	—	429	145.00–158.00	151.07
89	—	474	142.00–160.00	149.38
40	—	512	139.00–150.00	142.72
21	—	290	157.50–170.00	162.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	260	192.50	192.50
5	—	318	163.00	163.00
5	—	377	160.00	160.00
4	—	437	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	661	117.00–120.00	118.73
30	—	517	142.00–158.00	150.47
5	—	626	134.00	134.00
6	—	552	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
310	—	870	109.00–112.50	110.37
138	—	773	116.00–129.75	126.72
114	—	533	148.00–160.00	154.02
85	—	615	130.00–141.00	137.87
155	—	818	112.75–121.50	114.14
118	—	487	155.00–171.00	164.29
87	—	371	160.00–176.00	170.47
48	—	735	126.00–132.00	130.54
5	—	254	180.00	180.00
44	—	335	160.00–187.50	180.13
75	—	916	105.00–105.75	105.67
99	—	579	141.00–153.00	149.37
138	—	420	160.00–176.00	168.75
309	—	675	128.00–143.85	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	518	131.00–138.00	136.63
14	—	658	115.00	115.00
42	—	782	101.00–115.00	104.87
16	—	428	135.00–142.00	140.23
8	—	493	140.00	140.00
10	—	309	157.00	157.00
17	—	568	132.00	132.00
57	—	634	122.00–125.00	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	120.00	120.00
4	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	727	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	97.00	97.00
7	—	436	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	366	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	583	130.00	130.00
12	—	494	151.00–152.00	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	103.00	103.00
15	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.90
5	—	682	121.00	121.00
11	—	344	150.00–155.00	151.77
24	—	428	140.00–143.00	141.77
4	—	1,032	72.00	72.00
10	—	359	140.00–150.00	144.90
21	—	481	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	135.00	135.00

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.