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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 5

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

5,082 head

▼ 1,043 vs last sale 6,125▲ 1,553 vs year ago 3,529 · +44.0%

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 sold steady to to 4.00 higher, yearlings unevenly steady. Heifers weak to 5.00 lower with a few lightweight heifers trading as much as 9.00 lower. Supply and demand 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 $142.02/cwt on 2,425 head.

Average price

$142.02

2,425 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Large 2 over Medium 2

$26.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2	487	148.37	723	27
Medium and Large 1	675	147.14	993	1,158
Medium and Large 2	456	141.28	644	64
Medium 1-2	479	140.14	671	22
Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.68	926	997
Large 1-2	524	134.10	703	32
Medium 2-3	535	128.31	686	16thin
Medium 2	571	121.65	695	109

One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about $28 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 sale2,425 hd

142.02

—

MO average18 barns · 8,800 hd

146.90

−4.89

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	311	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	544	32
Steers	—	Large 2	347	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	521	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	566	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	164.05/cwt	155.00–171.00	633	24
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	157.34/cwt	152.00–164.00	672	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	648	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	624	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	11
Steers	—	Large 2	456	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	716	13
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	159.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	736	69
Steers	—	Large 1-2	472	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	658	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	481	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	137.26/cwt	125.00–143.00	666	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	661	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	147.27/cwt	137.00–152.00	717	60
Steers	—	Medium 2	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	18
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fleshy	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	136.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	701	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.49/cwt	148.00–161.00	811	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	532	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	143.16/cwt	137.00–149.00	769	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	152.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	853	22
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	569	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	700	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	132.14/cwt	131.00–133.00	758	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	139.34/cwt	134.00–147.50	807	94
Steers	—	Medium 2	579	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	34
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	9
Steers	—	Large 2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	136.82/cwt	125.00–152.00	839	138
Steers	—	Medium 2	621	112.35/cwt	111.00–115.00	698	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	148.66/cwt	141.00–152.00	932	166
Steers	—	Large 1-2Fleshy	632	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	777	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	136.44/cwt	133.00–141.00	913	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	145.68/cwt	140.00–149.50	979	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	124.57/cwt	122.00–128.00	843	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	138.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	986	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	146.14/cwt	140.50–154.00	1,052	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	142.86/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,109	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	132.77/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,049	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	133.22/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,076	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,110	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	139.12/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,195	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	131.11/cwt	123.00–134.75	1,166	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,189	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	141.36/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	460	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	356	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	452	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Large 2	382	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	523	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	135.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	519	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	393	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	133.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	569	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	132.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	584	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	118.32/cwt	117.00–124.00	525	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	129.39/cwt	124.00–134.00	604	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	122.64/cwt	117.00–133.00	579	35
Heifers	—	Medium 2	474	122.20/cwt	122.00–123.00	579	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	479	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	588	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	603	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	128.29/cwt	122.00–135.00	668	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	132.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	707	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	553	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	653	24
Heifers	—	Large 2	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	13
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	559	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	667	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	125.15/cwt	117.00–135.00	717	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	120.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	700	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.00	772	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	883	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	132.82/cwt	127.00–138.00	822	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.27/cwt	121.00–131.00	770	57
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	634	117.90/cwt	115.00–120.00	747	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	114.42/cwt	112.00–116.00	777	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	120.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	127.92/cwt	117.00–131.00	875	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	133.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	918	79
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	123.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	883	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	134.05/cwt	132.00–136.00	973	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	126.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	977	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	960	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	778	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,004	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,063	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	104.76/cwt	101.00–110.00	922	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	954	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	973	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	136.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	658	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	130.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	691	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	121.66/cwt	118.00–124.00	707	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	124.48/cwt	117.50–132.00	784	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	115.42/cwt	112.50–119.00	779	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Receipts 5,082Last week 6,125Year ago 3,529

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	435	141.00–146.00	143.43
19	—	485	125.00–143.00	137.26
13	—	519	135.00	135.00
12	—	375	145.00–155.00	150.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	944	126.00	126.00
15	—	669	133.00–141.00	136.44
30	—	790	132.00–133.00	132.77
48	—	431	150.00–152.00	150.34
60	—	487	137.00–152.00	147.27
62	—	710	132.00–140.00	138.86
188	—	889	123.00–134.75	131.11
140	—	808	133.00–134.00	133.22
138	—	613	125.00–152.00	136.82
32	—	311	170.00–180.00	174.99
84	—	537	137.00–149.00	143.16
94	—	579	134.00–147.50	139.34
24	—	386	155.00–171.00	164.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	574	131.00–133.00	132.14
12	—	677	122.00–128.00	124.57
14	—	517	130.00–141.00	136.93
7	—	486	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	462	155.00–165.00	159.26
312	—	720	140.50–154.00	146.14
35	—	809	137.25	137.25
65	—	525	148.00–161.00	154.49
22	—	560	150.00–158.00	152.24
200	—	672	140.00–149.50	145.68
43	—	859	138.00–142.00	139.12
46	—	427	152.00–164.00	157.34
166	—	627	141.00–152.00	148.66
200	—	776	135.00–146.00	142.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	157.00	157.00
9	—	610	135.00	135.00
5	—	347	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	123.00	123.00
5	—	459	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	138.00–140.00	139.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	150.00	150.00
5	—	413	145.00	145.00
9	—	583	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	136.00	136.00
9	—	632	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	446	144.00	144.00
46	—	621	111.00–115.00	112.35
18	—	506	140.00	140.00
34	—	579	115.00–120.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	573	117.00–135.00	125.15
69	—	521	122.00–135.00	128.29
5	—	774	124.00	124.00
33	—	684	117.00–131.00	127.92
44	—	427	131.00–137.00	133.18
5	—	374	133.00	133.00
53	—	467	124.00–134.00	129.39
29	—	716	121.00–126.00	123.36
19	—	880	101.00–110.00	104.76
57	—	620	121.00–131.00	124.27
14	—	331	135.00–142.00	139.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	422	130.00	130.00
24	—	553	118.00	118.00
24	—	498	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	810	130.00–132.00	131.28
79	—	619	127.00–138.00	132.82
67	—	726	132.00–136.00	134.05
42	—	772	125.00–130.00	126.58
18	—	535	130.00–133.00	132.22
23	—	327	140.00–142.00	141.36
79	—	688	125.00–136.00	133.48
30	—	442	130.00–135.00	132.14
23	—	590	130.00–132.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	679	112.00–116.00	114.42
35	—	472	117.00–133.00	122.64
26	—	382	133.00–143.00	135.81
16	—	444	117.00–124.00	118.32
5	—	595	122.00	122.00
9	—	315	134.00	134.00
8	—	511	117.00–119.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	356	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	778	129.00	129.00
12	—	559	118.00–120.00	119.31
9	—	954	102.00	102.00
35	—	634	115.00–120.00	117.90
10	—	680	117.00–124.00	120.44
6	—	707	115.00	115.00
5	—	479	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	382	137.00	137.00
13	—	558	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	130.00	130.00
15	—	474	122.00–123.00	122.20
5	—	393	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	613	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	118.00–124.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	350	145.00	145.00
18	—	425	141.00	141.00
18	—	630	117.50–132.00	124.48
21	—	530	124.00–134.00	130.36
22	—	482	135.00–144.00	136.53
28	—	581	118.00–124.00	121.66
5	—	713	110.00	110.00
12	—	675	112.50–119.00	115.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	115.00	115.00

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.