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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 17

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,369 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 4,442▲ 2,620 vs year ago 1,749 · +149.8%

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

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady, steers over 700 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Rain showers have been hit and miss. Some areas of southwest Missouri are abnormally dry.

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 $147.58/cwt on 1,758 head.

Average price

$147.58

1,758 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	150.98	1,006	858
Medium and Large 1-2	633	145.92	923	728
Small and Medium 1-2	515	145.35	748	17thin
Large 1	596	140.00	834	4thin
Medium and Large 2	612	137.95	845	132
Medium 1-2	713	128.47	917	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $90 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 sale1,758 hd

147.58

—

MO average15 barns · 7,713 hd

150.64

−3.05

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

Every lot

110 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	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	163.59/cwt	162.50–165.00	635	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	706	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	170.00/cwt	167.50–175.00	728	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	706	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	458	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	678	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	163.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	773	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	158.12/cwt	150.00–161.00	754	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	153.12/cwt	153.00–154.00	802	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	145.34/cwt	142.50–148.00	762	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	160.95/cwt	157.00–163.00	853	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	153.79/cwt	151.00–159.00	817	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	750	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	150.22/cwt	142.00–156.00	859	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	903	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	143.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	831	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	143.26/cwt	140.00–144.00	835	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	804	10
Steers	—	Large 1	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	898	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	827	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	152.99/cwt	145.00–156.00	979	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	138.59/cwt	138.00–139.00	926	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	145.32/cwt	138.00–151.00	978	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	151.65/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,027	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	137.23/cwt	136.00–138.00	935	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	148.24/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,055	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	139.34/cwt	138.00–141.00	999	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	929	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,049	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	769	127.98/cwt	121.00–132.00	984	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	143.66/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,112	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	133.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,077	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,149	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	139.85/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,204	67
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	132.40/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,185	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,172	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,179	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,192	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	143.14/cwt	141.00–146.00	472	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	154.02/cwt	146.00–157.00	521	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	140.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	513	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	147.99/cwt	139.00–151.00	626	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	601	76
Heifers	—	Small 4	449	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	427	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.78/cwt	138.00–145.00	655	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	143.03/cwt	138.00–145.00	669	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	152.76/cwt	146.00–157.00	747	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	132.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	647	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	137.88/cwt	136.50–143.00	710	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	148.39/cwt	141.00–152.00	775	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	142.36/cwt	132.00–151.00	755	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	133.38/cwt	132.00–137.00	711	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	696	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	142.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	818	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.61/cwt	132.00–142.00	796	117
Heifers	—	Large 1	576	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	795	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	134.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	783	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	139.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	865	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	133.38/cwt	124.00–142.00	836	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	137.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	930	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	129.33/cwt	125.00–131.00	879	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	127.31/cwt	121.00–130.00	906	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	130.07/cwt	126.00–137.00	950	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	122.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	933	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	123.68/cwt	122.00–124.00	952	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,024	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	121.85/cwt	121.85–121.85	1,039	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	119.07/cwt	107.50–122.00	1,037	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	273	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	195.17/cwt	177.00–205.00	632	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	592	9
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	654	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.69/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.00/cwt	132.00–156.00	698	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	146.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	739	26
Bulls	—	Large 1	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	132.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	757	24
Bulls	—	Medium 3	587	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	731	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	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

Mon Aug 17, 2020

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

Receipts 4,369Last week 4,442Year ago 1,749

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	596	131.00	131.00
8	—	875	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	474	157.00–170.00	163.16
157	—	640	145.00–156.00	152.99
12	—	821	140.00	140.00
67	—	861	129.00–142.00	139.85
10	—	1,016	116.00	116.00
64	—	578	150.00–160.00	156.27
29	—	530	157.00–163.00	160.95
139	—	677	145.00–157.00	151.65
108	—	712	141.00–151.00	148.24
18	—	428	167.50–175.00	170.00
136	—	774	139.00–147.00	143.66
24	—	392	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	162.50–165.00	163.59
53	—	895	130.00–132.75	132.40
17	—	807	131.00–138.00	133.50
91	—	531	151.00–159.00	153.79
8	—	342	160.00	160.00
78	—	477	150.00–161.00	158.12
125	—	572	142.00–156.00	150.22
6	—	766	137.00	137.00
24	—	970	120.00–121.50	120.81
119	—	673	138.00–151.00	145.32
103	—	615	140.00–152.00	145.97
19	—	1,074	111.00	111.00
21	—	717	138.00–141.00	139.34
6	—	437	160.00–165.00	161.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	152.00	152.00
7	—	723	125.00–130.00	128.53
25	—	769	121.00–132.00	127.98
20	—	681	136.00–138.00	137.23
18	—	524	142.50–148.00	145.34
10	—	589	135.00–138.00	136.48
15	—	627	130.00–134.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	145.00	145.00
15	—	520	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	583	140.00–144.00	143.26
8	—	495	155.00	155.00
32	—	524	153.00–154.00	153.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	148.00	148.00
6	—	532	141.00	141.00
15	—	581	140.00–147.00	143.10
11	—	420	150.00	150.00
10	—	668	138.00–139.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	143.00	143.00
8	—	458	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	730	126.00–137.00	130.07
74	—	618	134.00–145.00	139.96
55	—	489	146.00–157.00	152.76
62	—	853	121.85	121.85
15	—	338	146.00–157.00	154.02
27	—	423	139.00–151.00	147.99
190	—	574	137.00–146.00	142.46
81	—	522	141.00–152.00	148.39
100	—	678	131.00–142.50	137.14
26	—	826	124.00	124.00
6	—	1,000	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	584	130.00–136.00	134.13
40	—	468	138.00–145.00	143.03
27	—	515	136.50–143.00	137.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	299	158.00	158.00
34	—	871	107.50–122.00	119.07
25	—	465	138.00–145.00	140.78
117	—	574	132.00–142.00	138.61
23	—	712	121.00–130.00	127.31
76	—	428	135.00–150.00	140.32
19	—	365	140.00–144.00	140.62
74	—	627	124.00–142.00	133.38
17	—	330	141.00–146.00	143.14
68	—	530	132.00–151.00	142.36
52	—	680	125.00–131.00	129.33
10	—	760	120.00–126.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	120.00–128.00	122.67
30	—	482	130.00–135.00	132.73
25	—	533	132.00–137.00	133.38
21	—	561	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	132.00	132.00
7	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	707	120.00	120.00
43	—	489	130.00–133.00	132.36
19	—	770	122.00–124.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	121.00	121.00
8	—	415	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	105.00	105.00
23	—	472	148.00–157.00	153.69
9	—	324	177.00–205.00	195.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	124.00	124.00
9	—	359	165.00	165.00
5	—	639	129.00	129.00
4	—	435	150.00	150.00
26	—	506	140.00–148.00	146.08
25	—	475	132.00–156.00	147.00
24	—	569	130.00–140.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	682	115.00	115.00
15	—	436	150.00	150.00
7	—	459	140.00	140.00
5	—	560	117.00	117.00
5	—	308	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	121.00	121.00
6	—	715	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	145.00	145.00
3	—	273	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	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.