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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 31

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,751 head

▲ 305 vs last sale 5,446▲ 5,751 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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, steer calves and yearlings steady, except yearlings over 800 lbs weak to 2.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

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 $145.31/cwt on 2,561 head.

Average price

$145.31

2,561 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	150.16	966	1,279
Medium and Large 1-2	652	142.69	930	1,060
Medium 1-2	611	134.00	819	12thin
Medium and Large 2	660	130.67	863	179
Medium 2	729	126.00	919	5thin
Large 1	880	123.31	1,085	26

One grade step is worth $26.86/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale2,561 hd

145.31

—

MO average15 barns · 8,857 hd

147.87

−2.56

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

Every lot

111 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	524	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	183.67/cwt	177.50–190.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	157.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	529	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	174.53/cwt	173.00–175.00	644	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.58/cwt	152.00–161.00	591	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	149.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	153.62/cwt	147.00–159.00	642	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	165.12/cwt	161.00–170.00	712	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	766	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	153.48/cwt	144.00–158.00	724	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	154.71/cwt	152.00–158.00	732	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	161.45/cwt	160.00–164.00	769	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	143.76/cwt	142.00–145.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	149.32/cwt	146.00–155.00	773	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	156.85/cwt	150.00–161.00	828	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	145.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	778	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	537	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	805	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	146.03/cwt	142.00–151.00	840	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	153.44/cwt	150.00–159.00	884	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	826	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	611	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	819	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	146.31/cwt	141.00–151.50	910	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	137.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	868	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	153.42/cwt	149.00–157.00	968	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	154.35/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,014	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	147.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	972	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	130.79/cwt	128.00–132.00	875	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	142.85/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,020	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	146.70/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,056	141
Steers	—	Large 1	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	729	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	136.43/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,044	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,079	111
Steers	—	Large 1	807	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,065	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,072	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,063	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	137.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,152	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	985	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	129.56/cwt	129.10–130.50	1,141	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	122.46/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,097	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	123.41/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,153	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,139	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,199	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,183	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,088	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	186	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	326	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	150.75/cwt	148.00–153.00	478	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	133.89/cwt	132.00–142.00	454	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	148.61/cwt	147.00–152.00	568	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	140.42/cwt	139.00–142.00	549	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	147.76/cwt	147.00–148.00	595	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	652	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	133.75/cwt	133.00–135.00	568	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	141.45/cwt	135.00–143.00	624	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	131.08/cwt	125.00–134.00	608	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	140.84/cwt	135.00–146.00	665	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	136.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	656	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	145.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	701	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	130.81/cwt	128.00–132.00	634	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	663	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	146.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	758	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	137.51/cwt	136.00–140.00	725	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	528	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	138.31/cwt	132.00–143.00	734	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	136.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	124.43/cwt	124.00–125.00	715	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	134.58/cwt	129.00–140.00	781	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	869	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	141.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	882	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.05/cwt	131.00–142.00	868	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	133.05/cwt	126.50–135.00	874	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	140.17/cwt	134.00–143.50	939	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.50	954	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	130.43/cwt	124.00–131.00	966	149
Heifers	—	Large 1	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	769	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,055	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	125.32/cwt	121.00–126.00	974	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	128.86/cwt	125.00–130.10	1,014	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,001	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	106.48/cwt	106.00–108.00	954	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	186.13/cwt	182.00–190.00	508	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	158.98/cwt	146.00–170.00	529	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	158.99/cwt	147.00–170.00	583	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	173.80/cwt	172.00–175.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	145.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	607	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	147.44/cwt	142.50–157.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	140.15/cwt	135.00–147.50	669	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	718	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	133.85/cwt	132.00–136.00	751	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	730	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	739	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	131.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	822	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	810	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	886	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	709	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3-4	732	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	417	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Receipts 5,751Last week 5,446Year ago 0

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steer calves and yearlings steady, except yearlings over 800 lbs weak to 2.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	142.00	142.00
8	—	565	134.00–139.00	136.47
13	—	403	147.00–148.00	147.76
15	—	527	136.00–140.00	137.51
47	—	472	135.00–146.00	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	280	132.00	132.00
50	—	657	126.50–135.00	133.05
204	—	629	131.00–142.00	138.05
3	—	186	175.00	175.00
26	—	807	124.00	124.00
149	—	741	124.00–131.00	130.43
77	—	777	121.00–126.00	125.32
15	—	391	139.00–142.00	140.42
88	—	480	130.00–141.00	136.57
20	—	339	132.00–142.00	133.89
104	—	531	132.00–143.00	138.31
23	—	441	135.00–143.00	141.45
25	—	896	106.00–108.00	106.48
133	—	580	129.00–140.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	138.00	138.00
5	—	699	114.00	114.00
11	—	613	126.00	126.00
18	—	464	125.00–134.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	423	149.00–155.00	154.06
127	—	625	136.00–145.00	141.19
55	—	482	142.00–149.00	145.41
79	—	719	130.00–134.50	132.68
92	—	570	140.00–148.00	145.20
34	—	382	147.00–152.00	148.61
118	—	787	125.00–130.10	128.86
160	—	670	134.00–143.50	140.17
7	—	317	148.00–153.00	150.75
113	—	519	142.00–150.00	146.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	769	137.25	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	129.00	129.00
19	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.43
32	—	485	128.00–132.00	130.81
35	—	425	133.00–135.00	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	807	132.00	132.00
9	—	726	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,183	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	431	161.00–170.00	165.12
125	—	840	133.00–139.00	137.09
17	—	369	173.00–175.00	174.53
111	—	770	138.00–145.00	140.17
126	—	576	150.00–159.00	153.44
96	—	881	129.10–130.50	129.56
141	—	720	141.00–150.00	146.70
102	—	476	160.00–164.00	161.45
147	—	631	149.00–157.00	153.42
102	—	528	150.00–161.00	156.85
5	—	1,020	117.50	117.50
6	—	332	177.50–190.00	183.67
108	—	657	141.00–158.00	154.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	577	140.00–146.00	143.08
29	—	518	146.00–155.00	149.32
44	—	473	152.00–158.00	154.71
11	—	630	135.00–143.00	137.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	657	141.00–150.00	147.87
82	—	575	142.00–151.00	146.03
84	—	809	131.00–134.50	132.50
29	—	953	119.50	119.50
88	—	714	137.00–144.00	142.85
36	—	375	152.00–161.00	157.58
104	—	472	144.00–158.00	153.48
39	—	418	147.00–159.00	153.62
4	—	283	185.00	185.00
184	—	765	131.00–143.00	136.43
20	—	896	120.00–123.50	122.46
70	—	533	140.00–155.00	145.93
214	—	622	141.00–151.50	146.31
11	—	335	155.00–165.00	157.77
46	—	934	121.50–124.00	123.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	142.00–145.00	143.76
7	—	837	127.00	127.00
18	—	414	145.00–152.00	149.29
26	—	669	128.00–132.00	130.79
4	—	582	138.00	138.00
49	—	619	130.00–137.00	134.79
42	—	860	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	130.00	130.00
6	—	500	140.00	140.00
6	—	555	137.00	137.00
10	—	650	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	611	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
9	—	537	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	140.00–141.00	140.50
7	—	567	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	443	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	134.00	134.00
8	—	420	162.00	162.00
15	—	561	132.00–136.00	133.85
5	—	376	172.00–175.00	173.80
6	—	457	142.50–157.00	147.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	146.00–170.00	158.98
20	—	566	129.00	129.00
21	—	515	133.00–142.00	139.48
22	—	367	147.00–170.00	158.99
9	—	616	120.00	120.00
38	—	477	135.00–147.50	140.15
9	—	273	182.00–190.00	186.13
26	—	416	145.00–151.00	145.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	123.00	123.00
14	—	623	128.00–133.00	131.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	732	57.00	57.00

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.