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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 12

● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,433 head

▲ 351 vs last sale 5,082▼ 1,355 vs year ago 6,788 · −20.0%

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, steers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, yearlings heifers steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.74/cwt on 2,077 head.

Average price

$127.74

2,077 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	132.96	882	1,108
Large 1	567	123.54	700	26
Medium and Large 1-2	544	122.88	669	795
Medium 2	367	118.83	437	39
Medium and Large 2	566	114.52	648	97
Medium 1-2	617	112.75	696	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $186 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 sale2,077 hd

127.74

—

MO average18 barns · 6,629 hd

131.15

−3.41

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

Every lot

122 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	198	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	347	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	262	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	432	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	148.58/cwt	142.50–152.50	553	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	167.02/cwt	162.00–170.00	638	19
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	384	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	480	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	164.84/cwt	150.00–170.00	677	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	147.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	630	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	632	9
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	154.07/cwt	149.00–156.00	736	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	147.17/cwt	136.00–153.00	705	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	668	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	148.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	764	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.89/cwt	134.00–151.00	751	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	152.25/cwt	146.00–157.00	790	34
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	520	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	593	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	130.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	38
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	5
Steers	—	Large 1	569	131.59/cwt	131.00–133.00	749	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	784	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	147.64/cwt	141.00–156.00	849	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	8
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	594	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	802	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	606	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	143.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	892	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.24/cwt	127.00–141.00	848	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	891	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	901	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	137.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	927	57
Steers	—	Large 1	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	135.15/cwt	132.00–137.50	961	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	884	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	147.23/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,066	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	137.51/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,077	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	132.80/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,044	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	137.92/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,119	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	125.89/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,044	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	132.42/cwt	130.50–133.50	1,161	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,136	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	128.48/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,212	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,236	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	113.20/cwt	113.00–113.50	1,092	45
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,024	97.74/cwt	92.50–103.00	1,001	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	137.62/cwt	133.00–142.50	374	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	141.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	440	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	312	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	374	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	312	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	374	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	145.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	458	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	481	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	419	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	494	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	421	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	495	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	503	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	135.31/cwt	133.00–140.00	580	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	130.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	559	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	515	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.50	624	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	129.87/cwt	128.00–131.00	623	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	600	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	117.58/cwt	115.00–124.00	571	57
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	502	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	602	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	112.21/cwt	112.00–113.00	585	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	118.85/cwt	114.00–122.00	620	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	665	75
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	531	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	121.50/cwt	117.50–125.00	648	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	136.06/cwt	126.00–139.00	735	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	126.56/cwt	124.00–133.00	711	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	113.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	51
Heifers	—	Large 1	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	133.26/cwt	131.00–135.50	782	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.79/cwt	115.00–128.00	761	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	118.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	734	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	137.44/cwt	129.00–145.50	862	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	109.82/cwt	108.00–114.00	692	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.56/cwt	133.00–142.75	915	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.64/cwt	117.50–128.00	835	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	108.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	730	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	703	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	112.23/cwt	112.00–112.50	807	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	131.78/cwt	126.00–137.00	966	394
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	119.72/cwt	118.00–122.00	885	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	904	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	128.89/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,013	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	127.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,036	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	117.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	960	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,072	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	103.18/cwt	97.00–118.50	904	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	153.80/cwt	145.00–170.00	423	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	153.44/cwt	140.00–167.50	557	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	125.70/cwt	125.00–126.00	659	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	547	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	123.37/cwt	121.00–124.00	702	20
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	570	110.26/cwt	109.00–112.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	112.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	646	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Receipts 5,433Last week 5,082Year ago 6,788

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, yearlings heifers steady. Demand and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	141.00	141.00
8	—	672	121.00	121.00
24	—	514	140.00–155.00	148.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	479	136.00–153.00	147.17
207	—	627	127.00–141.00	135.24
3	—	916	124.00	124.00
96	—	786	123.00–135.00	132.80
45	—	965	113.00–113.50	113.20
95	—	570	130.00–145.00	137.61
6	—	880	113.00	113.00
31	—	664	130.00–141.00	135.76
43	—	427	140.00–155.00	147.43
108	—	711	132.00–137.50	135.15
118	—	518	134.00–151.00	144.89
12	—	829	124.00–128.00	125.89
15	—	372	142.50–152.50	148.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	129.00	129.00
19	—	382	162.00–170.00	167.02
64	—	724	138.00–153.00	147.23
21	—	943	128.00–130.00	128.48
144	—	575	141.00–156.00	147.64
163	—	783	134.00–144.00	137.51
34	—	519	146.00–157.00	152.25
112	—	811	131.00–143.50	137.92
32	—	622	135.00–147.00	143.40
50	—	478	149.00–156.00	154.07
39	—	877	130.50–133.50	132.42
5	—	339	172.50	172.50
57	—	676	135.00–140.00	137.15
4	—	293	200.00	200.00
81	—	411	150.00–170.00	164.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	458	145.00	145.00
16	—	594	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	131.00–133.00	131.59
7	—	676	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	92.50–103.00	97.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	520	112.00–115.00	114.01
5	—	384	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	621	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	448	141.00	141.00
15	—	721	120.00–125.00	122.60
8	—	590	107.00	107.00
6	—	659	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	126.00	126.00
38	—	533	130.00–135.00	130.90
15	—	484	135.00–140.00	137.96
19	—	576	125.00–130.00	128.24
5	—	606	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	262	165.00	165.00
14	—	198	175.00	175.00
5	—	340	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	314	135.00–150.00	145.84
72	—	468	130.00–136.50	133.44
87	—	540	126.00–139.00	136.06
394	—	733	126.00–137.00	131.78
42	—	851	126.00	126.00
171	—	670	133.00–142.75	136.56
25	—	429	133.00–140.00	135.31
36	—	587	131.00–135.50	133.26
9	—	786	128.00–130.00	128.89
4	—	286	151.00	151.00
95	—	627	129.00–145.50	137.44
104	—	811	124.00–129.00	127.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	272	133.00–142.50	137.62
22	—	369	130.00–131.00	130.28
57	—	670	117.50–128.00	124.64
11	—	311	140.00–142.50	141.62
30	—	818	110.00–121.00	117.35
91	—	620	115.00–128.00	122.79
7	—	210	140.00	140.00
65	—	562	124.00–133.00	126.56
24	—	876	97.00–118.50	103.18
3	—	788	122.00	122.00
36	—	481	121.00–131.00	124.66
7	—	739	118.00–122.00	119.72
75	—	525	120.00–131.00	126.59
119	—	429	126.00–134.00	130.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	630	108.00–114.00	109.82
57	—	486	115.00–124.00	117.58
8	—	653	111.00	111.00
51	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.89
50	—	522	114.00–122.00	118.85
31	—	429	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	127.00	127.00
4	—	583	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	502	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	117.50	117.50
12	—	312	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	112.50	112.50
6	—	531	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	118.00	118.00
7	—	312	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	480	128.00–131.00	129.87
9	—	423	129.00	129.00
23	—	533	117.50–125.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	426	115.00–122.00	117.99
20	—	521	112.00–113.00	112.21
11	—	719	112.00–112.50	112.23
4	—	598	110.00	110.00
11	—	621	116.00–120.00	118.20
7	—	773	117.00	117.00
13	—	672	105.00–114.00	108.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	112.00	112.00
28	—	485	125.00	125.00
28	—	572	110.00–120.00	112.87
6	—	637	110.00	110.00
7	—	855	90.00	90.00
19	—	275	145.00–170.00	153.80
27	—	426	135.00	135.00
43	—	363	140.00–167.50	153.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	121.00–124.00	123.37
14	—	524	125.00–126.00	125.70
11	—	406	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	105.00	105.00
5	—	634	112.00	112.00
5	—	715	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	109.00–112.00	110.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	90.00	90.00
6	—	440	110.00	110.00
4	—	343	145.00	145.00

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.