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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 14

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,044 head

▼ 6,233 vs last sale 10,277▲ 989 vs year ago 3,055 · +32.4%

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 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady, heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to firm, over 600 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Snow south of JRS did curtail the receipts.

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 $147.13/cwt on 1,918 head.

Average price

$147.13

1,918 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	149.81	983	1,292
Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.83	874	522
Medium 1-2	568	140.00	795	16thin
Medium and Large 2	568	136.07	772	29
Medium 2	682	133.67	912	33
Large 1-2	1,023	118.00	1,207	17thin
Large 1	1,170	106.00	1,240	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale1,918 hd

147.13

—

MO average17 barns · 15,540 hd

146.13

+1.00

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

Every lot

95 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	191.77/cwt	180.00–200.00	554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	166.99/cwt	155.00–180.00	554	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	678	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	178.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	766	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.48/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	171.69/cwt	162.50–183.00	826	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	157.10/cwt	146.00–167.50	807	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	148.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	770	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	160.32/cwt	152.00–172.00	842	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	155.43/cwt	140.00–162.00	819	61
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.82/cwt	136.00–155.00	828	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	154.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	896	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	145.84/cwt	145.00–146.00	855	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	136.94/cwt	136.00–137.50	812	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	142.89/cwt	137.00–148.00	880	31
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	616	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	149.54/cwt	142.00–159.00	939	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.58/cwt	133.00–144.00	922	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	143.68/cwt	135.00–151.00	964	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	133.46/cwt	125.00–138.00	945	32
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	139.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	998	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	128.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	983	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	137.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,071	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	135.20/cwt	131.50–137.00	1,124	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	960	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	133.81/cwt	133.50–134.50	1,172	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,231	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,254	24
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,023	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,207	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,170	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,240	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	246	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	374	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	147.61/cwt	147.00–148.00	419	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	158.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	452	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	140.17/cwt	132.00–146.00	444	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	133.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	493	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	556	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	409	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.76/cwt	133.00–147.00	600	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	126.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	543	43
Heifers	—	Medium 3	442	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	140.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	652	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	131.06/cwt	121.00–138.00	613	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	121.20/cwt	120.00–123.00	618	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	659	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	129.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	686	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	51
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	125.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	126.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	714	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	125.74/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	131.55/cwt	128.00–139.00	775	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	119.16/cwt	116.00–120.00	740	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	129.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	817	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	826	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	125.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	855	24
Heifers	—	Medium 3	693	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	903	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	132.83/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,007	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,029	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,061	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,082	13
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,063	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	771	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	177.41/cwt	170.00–182.00	545	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	161.19/cwt	155.00–172.00	613	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	152.92/cwt	142.50–165.00	661	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	156.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	135.90/cwt	127.00–140.00	659	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	828	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	129.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	685	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	127.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	746	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	606	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	847	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	936	3

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Receipts 4,044Last week 10,277Year ago 3,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	285	151.00–160.00	158.59
40	—	722	120.00–130.00	125.01
94	—	758	122.00–134.00	132.83
4	—	246	152.00	152.00
85	—	423	133.00–147.00	141.76
75	—	465	130.00–146.00	140.18
137	—	589	128.00–139.00	131.55
58	—	629	126.00–134.00	129.96
28	—	388	140.00–147.00	143.37
24	—	683	122.00–127.00	125.20
5	—	337	140.00–145.00	142.95
22	—	821	124.00–127.00	125.34
51	—	533	130.00–138.00	132.98
16	—	985	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	116.00–120.00	119.16
6	—	453	137.00	137.00
36	—	510	120.00–123.00	121.20
32	—	563	118.00–129.00	126.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	121.00	121.00
96	—	468	121.00–138.00	131.06
19	—	317	132.00–146.00	140.17
44	—	617	120.00–126.00	122.69
43	—	431	120.00–133.00	126.01
21	—	675	122.00–123.00	122.37
8	—	748	110.00	110.00
8	—	284	147.00–148.00	147.61
47	—	571	120.00–132.00	125.74
57	—	370	130.00–144.00	133.25
86	—	528	121.00–130.00	124.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	557	120.00–127.00	125.19
41	—	529	125.00–133.00	129.74
6	—	642	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	97.50	97.50
9	—	693	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	112.00	112.00
6	—	555	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	531	128.00–132.00	129.09
16	—	584	122.00–133.00	127.67
8	—	307	170.00–182.00	177.41
41	—	485	127.00–140.00	135.90
32	—	380	155.00–172.00	161.19
15	—	432	142.50–165.00	152.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,156	81.00	81.00
7	—	433	150.00–165.00	156.23
6	—	705	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	105.00	105.00
7	—	847	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	349	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	638	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	767	122.00–131.00	128.18
8	—	332	155.00–180.00	166.99
131	—	665	133.00–144.00	138.58
57	—	572	136.00–155.00	144.82
32	—	708	125.00–138.00	133.46
24	—	972	129.00	129.00
61	—	527	140.00–162.00	155.43
42	—	473	150.00–162.00	156.48
31	—	616	137.00–148.00	142.89
20	—	381	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	876	133.50–134.50	133.81
7	—	289	180.00–200.00	191.77
153	—	628	142.00–159.00	149.54
125	—	525	152.00–172.00	160.32
131	—	831	131.50–137.00	135.20
123	—	582	150.00–158.00	154.03
86	—	481	162.50–183.00	171.69
163	—	777	131.00–142.00	137.85
57	—	717	128.00–142.00	139.15
36	—	377	175.00–185.00	179.73
128	—	671	135.00–151.00	143.68
19	—	937	130.00–133.00	131.40
89	—	429	170.00–185.00	178.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	514	146.00–167.50	157.10
18	—	586	145.00–146.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,023	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	127.00	127.00
22	—	715	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	140.00	140.00
8	—	418	150.00	150.00
4	—	778	124.00	124.00
3	—	873	110.00	110.00
4	—	666	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	593	136.00–137.50	136.94
35	—	519	140.00–156.00	148.35

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.