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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 30

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7 →

Receipts

9,399 head

▼ 1,523 vs last sale 10,922▲ 3,245 vs year ago 6,154 · +52.7%

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 under 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers under 550 lbs and over 800 lbs steady, heifers 550 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. The offering consisted of mostly wean/vac calves with a few unweaned calves in the mix and yearlings. Demand best of light calves suitable for winter grazing.

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 $144.08/cwt on 5,256 head.

Average price

$144.08

5,256 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$29.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	145.71	997	3,808
Medium and Large 1-2	658	141.23	929	1,162
Medium and Large 2	600	140.25	842	197
Large 1	730	133.08	971	13thin
Medium 1-2	608	123.93	754	17thin
Medium 2-3	681	116.45	793	59

One grade step is worth $29.26/cwt here — about $204 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 sale5,256 hd

144.08

—

MO average10 barns · 9,616 hd

144.17

−0.09

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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	181.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	612	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	168.50/cwt	165.00–172.50	634	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.50	702	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.10/cwt	150.00–170.00	702	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	171.98/cwt	166.00–177.50	753	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	167.52/cwt	161.00–174.00	794	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	152.95/cwt	147.00–160.00	731	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	521	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	776	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	140.52/cwt	140.00–142.00	735	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	153.58/cwt	147.00–161.00	811	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	159.96/cwt	151.00–167.00	854	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	148.71/cwt	144.00–156.00	796	177
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	571	121.78/cwt	110.00–134.00	695	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	834	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	144.97/cwt	136.00–153.00	841	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.68/cwt	144.00–159.00	877	467
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	812	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	139.12/cwt	130.00–143.00	851	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	613	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	852	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.09/cwt	139.00–152.50	904	225
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	138.05/cwt	133.00–141.00	867	128
Steers	—	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	633	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	775	45
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	132.95/cwt	129.00–140.00	897	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	140.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	952	355
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	905	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	134.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	965	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	139.73/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,006	671
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	729	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	973	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	133.31/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,030	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	138.42/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,092	300
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	809	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,052	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	141.79/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,151	719
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	836	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	811	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	130.48/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,135	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	135.86/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,201	213
Steers	—	Large 1	898	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,167	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,190	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	133.21/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,238	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,238	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,229	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	141.09/cwt	140.00–143.00	471	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	133.83/cwt	132.00–135.00	488	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	146.34/cwt	143.00–150.00	555	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	134.12/cwt	126.00–142.00	569	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	141.87/cwt	136.00–150.00	604	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	536	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	140.19/cwt	132.00–150.00	662	283
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	129.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	610	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	122.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	121.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	626	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	128.65/cwt	123.00–134.00	664	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	134.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	700	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	126.26/cwt	124.00–130.00	669	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	120.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	642	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	125.36/cwt	118.00–129.00	711	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	119.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	689	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	129.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	750	268
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	124.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	719	101
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	582	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	119.84/cwt	118.00–121.00	747	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	130.23/cwt	121.00–134.00	817	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	124.53/cwt	118.00–130.50	785	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	115.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	734	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	128.99/cwt	121.00–131.50	863	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.94/cwt	115.00–126.00	816	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	132.52/cwt	122.00–134.50	949	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	127.60/cwt	115.00–131.00	929	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	131.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,022	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	869	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	9
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	404	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	517	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	168.82/cwt	160.00–171.00	716	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	158.64/cwt	150.00–164.00	760	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.57/cwt	130.00–143.00	674	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	146.70/cwt	137.50–150.00	745	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	12
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	586	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	134.54/cwt	133.00–135.00	838	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	638	118.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	759	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Receipts 9,399Last week 10,922Year ago 6,154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	580	136.00–153.00	144.97
38	—	528	147.00–161.00	153.58
38	—	682	130.00–135.00	132.65
53	—	612	130.00–143.00	139.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	716	130.00–138.00	134.79
6	—	306	170.00	170.00
7	—	845	133.00	133.00
68	—	675	129.00–140.00	132.95
39	—	376	165.00–172.50	168.50
43	—	773	128.00–135.50	133.31
50	—	478	147.00–160.00	152.95
47	—	425	150.00–170.00	165.10
177	—	535	144.00–156.00	148.71
124	—	914	130.25	130.25
128	—	628	133.00–141.00	138.05
69	—	579	140.00–149.00	143.98
56	—	983	125.00	125.00
20	—	870	126.00–132.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	337	180.00–190.00	181.73
34	—	929	131.00–136.00	133.21
719	—	812	133.00–146.00	141.79
10	—	388	180.00–182.50	180.99
300	—	789	134.00–144.00	138.42
225	—	623	139.00–152.50	145.09
467	—	582	144.00–159.00	150.68
182	—	534	151.00–167.00	159.96
205	—	474	161.00–174.00	167.52
10	—	960	129.00	129.00
213	—	884	133.00–140.00	135.86
671	—	720	135.00–144.50	139.73
165	—	438	166.00–177.50	171.98
355	—	678	135.00–144.00	140.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	127.00	127.00
10	—	571	110.00–134.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	898	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	137.00	137.00
8	—	748	124.00	124.00
5	—	471	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	809	130.00	130.00
6	—	747	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	633	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	836	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	613	139.00	139.00
61	—	521	149.00	149.00
36	—	729	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	138.00–139.00	138.34
15	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	452	170.00	170.00
17	—	320	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
268	—	577	125.00–133.00	129.97
34	—	379	143.00–150.00	146.34
283	—	472	132.00–150.00	140.19
245	—	627	121.00–134.00	130.23
116	—	426	136.00–150.00	141.87
144	—	716	122.00–134.50	132.52
144	—	522	129.00–140.00	134.17
6	—	320	149.00	149.00
356	—	780	120.00–133.00	131.00
116	—	669	121.00–131.50	128.99
6	—	820	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	118.00–120.00	119.66
28	—	514	110.00–125.00	121.71
21	—	636	115.00–118.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	578	120.00–131.00	124.36
114	—	630	118.00–130.50	124.53
8	—	288	135.00	135.00
9	—	783	111.00	111.00
54	—	728	115.00–131.00	127.60
28	—	365	132.00–135.00	133.83
72	—	530	124.00–130.00	126.26
76	—	424	126.00–142.00	134.12
14	—	334	140.00–143.00	141.09
97	—	472	125.00–134.00	129.24
71	—	675	115.00–126.00	120.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	139.00	139.00
10	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	567	118.00–129.00	125.36
15	—	623	118.00–121.00	119.84
64	—	516	123.00–134.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	280	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	120.00	120.00
8	—	582	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	481	120.00–125.00	122.14
5	—	610	116.00	116.00
5	—	585	113.00	113.00
9	—	429	125.00	125.00
9	—	532	118.00–123.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	160.00–171.00	168.82
43	—	623	133.00–135.00	134.54
19	—	508	137.50–150.00	146.70
18	—	479	150.00–164.00	158.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	105.00–110.00	107.52
5	—	404	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	122.00	122.00
5	—	511	145.00	145.00
5	—	350	150.00	150.00
7	—	688	124.00	124.00
19	—	483	130.00–143.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	113.00	113.00
5	—	482	130.00	130.00
9	—	353	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	638	113.00–125.00	118.98

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.