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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,444 head

▼ 2,850 vs last sale 7,294▲ 843 vs year ago 3,601 · +23.4%

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

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Compared to last week, steers under 800 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed sharply lower after last week's rally.

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 $146.81/cwt on 1,989 head.

Average price

$146.81

1,989 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	155.74	881	1,063
Medium and Large 1-2	649	137.49	892	855
Medium and Large 2	572	135.54	776	24
Medium 1-2	592	128.23	759	31
Medium 2	485	120.00	582	6thin
Large 1	1,047	95.00	995	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.74/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale1,989 hd

146.81

—

MO average19 barns · 11,463 hd

146.06

+0.76

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

Every lot

88 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	201.28/cwt	185.00–230.00	457	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	561	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	535	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	171.35/cwt	160.00–182.50	641	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	392	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	172.10/cwt	162.00–175.00	726	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	676	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	158.02/cwt	155.00–164.00	746	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	167.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	795	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.41/cwt	142.00–163.00	744	68
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	522	163.56/cwt	163.00–164.00	854	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	163.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	859	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	156.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	824	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	152.24/cwt	140.00–162.00	801	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	152.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	860	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	142.84/cwt	133.00–152.00	808	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.79/cwt	147.00–161.00	887	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	144.58/cwt	135.00–145.50	878	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	147.60/cwt	140.00–154.00	912	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	139.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	885	24
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	147.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,009	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	133.40/cwt	126.00–144.00	914	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	136.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,000	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	123.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	904	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,005	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	130.15/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,022	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	127.57/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,040	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	121.79/cwt	118.00–125.00	999	105
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	826	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	917	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,042	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	901	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,032	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,029	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	949	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,089	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,079	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	104.28/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,015	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,047	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	995	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	457	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	153.74/cwt	145.00–162.00	497	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	137.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	501	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	148.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	572	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	392	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	414	143.44/cwt	143.00–144.00	594	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	136.20/cwt	127.00–144.00	577	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	142.72/cwt	132.00–147.00	608	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	127.78/cwt	123.00–132.00	601	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	139.97/cwt	131.00–145.00	668	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	487	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	653	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.37/cwt	121.00–138.00	692	79
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	524	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	133.01/cwt	126.00–141.00	706	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	539	132.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	130.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	727	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	125.81/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	133.96/cwt	127.00–143.00	776	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	124.81/cwt	115.00–129.00	771	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	129.92/cwt	122.00–138.00	811	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	777	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	121.43/cwt	115.00–125.50	822	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	114.49/cwt	109.00–120.00	833	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	121.09/cwt	106.00–122.35	930	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.07/cwt	105.00–117.25	886	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	108.58/cwt	107.00–109.50	910	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	946	53
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	164.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	149.97/cwt	146.00–153.00	657	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	138.49/cwt	132.00–152.50	740	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	705	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	129.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	728	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	125.30/cwt	122.00–131.00	732	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	676	113.57/cwt	113.00–114.00	768	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 May 11, 2020

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

Receipts 4,444Last week 7,294Year ago 3,601

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	728	109.00–120.00	114.49
43	—	323	145.00–162.00	153.74
156	—	477	131.00–145.00	139.97
103	—	426	132.00–147.00	142.72
56	—	385	144.00–151.00	148.64
49	—	677	115.00–125.50	121.43
7	—	257	178.00	178.00
123	—	531	126.00–141.00	133.01
69	—	579	127.00–143.00	133.96
53	—	870	108.75	108.75
36	—	838	107.00–109.50	108.58
126	—	624	122.00–138.00	129.92
81	—	768	106.00–122.35	121.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	487	134.00	134.00
16	—	414	143.00–144.00	143.44
22	—	539	131.00–140.00	132.91
5	—	283	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	523	121.00–138.00	132.37
42	—	470	123.00–132.00	127.78
33	—	668	115.00–117.00	116.35
114	—	770	105.00–117.25	115.07
63	—	618	115.00–129.00	124.81
34	—	363	130.00–146.00	137.97
72	—	571	120.00–132.00	125.81
40	—	424	127.00–144.00	136.20
14	—	741	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	559	126.00–134.00	130.05
6	—	647	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	438	146.00–153.00	149.97
10	—	534	129.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	315	162.00	162.00
14	—	377	160.00–170.00	164.25
5	—	638	125.00	125.00
18	—	584	122.00–131.00	125.30
8	—	496	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	127.00–133.00	129.71
22	—	534	132.00–152.50	138.49
5	—	465	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	128.00	128.00
7	—	676	113.00–114.00	113.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	785	128.00–132.00	130.15
13	—	271	207.00	207.00
9	—	963	112.00	112.00
141	—	422	162.00–175.00	172.10
83	—	730	136.00–140.00	136.92
53	—	815	120.00–132.00	127.57
19	—	682	145.00–151.00	147.95
10	—	227	185.00–230.00	201.28
148	—	524	150.00–170.00	163.86
85	—	618	140.00–154.00	147.60
28	—	949	114.75	114.75
10	—	876	119.00	119.00
6	—	344	175.00–180.00	177.47
158	—	474	160.00–172.00	167.77
97	—	573	147.00–161.00	154.79
59	—	374	160.00–182.50	171.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	111.00	111.00
9	—	635	125.00	125.00
17	—	500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	522	163.00–164.00	163.56
5	—	392	165.00	165.00
10	—	469	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	566	133.00–152.00	142.84
105	—	820	118.00–125.00	121.79
59	—	761	132.00	132.00
24	—	634	137.00–140.00	139.64
109	—	685	126.00–144.00	133.40
68	—	482	142.00–163.00	154.41
49	—	915	112.50	112.50
6	—	352	152.00	152.00
110	—	730	120.00–133.00	123.85
76	—	526	140.00–162.00	152.24
50	—	427	155.00–162.00	158.20
7	—	973	103.00–106.00	104.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	607	135.00–145.50	144.58
12	—	525	150.00–164.00	156.87
17	—	472	155.00–164.00	158.02
33	—	565	150.00–155.00	152.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	901	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	135.00	135.00
13	—	657	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	95.00	95.00

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.