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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 21

● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

7,612 head

▲ 3,568 vs last sale 4,044▲ 7,612 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, steers under 700 lbs steady, steers over 700 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady compared to last Wednesday's sale. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. The weather was much improved over last Monday helped with gathering and transporting cattle to market .

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 $141.00/cwt on 3,792 head.

Average price

$141.00

3,792 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$58.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	148.01	752	94
Large 1	578	147.54	853	35
Medium 1-2	458	146.00	669	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	676	142.64	964	1,111
Medium and Large 1	786	140.02	1,101	2,537
Medium and Large 2-3	821	90.00	739	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.01/cwt here — about $13 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 sale3,792 hd

141.00

—

MO average14 barns · 11,123 hd

146.15

−5.15

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

Every lot

126 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	303	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	530	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	633	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	176.77/cwt	172.50–185.00	658	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	178.41/cwt	170.00–184.00	773	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	165.57/cwt	157.00–175.00	720	40
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	444	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	168.17/cwt	162.50–172.50	789	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	157.79/cwt	150.00–162.00	751	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	4
Steers	—	Large 1	492	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	161.38/cwt	155.00–172.00	847	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	157.39/cwt	156.00–161.00	828	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	137.17/cwt	120.00–147.00	726	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	155.50/cwt	142.50–160.00	829	124
Steers	—	Large 1	537	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	816	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	145.06/cwt	138.00–154.00	818	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	155.59/cwt	147.00–163.00	896	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	145.60/cwt	142.00–159.00	849	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	11
Steers	—	Large 1	608	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	150.66/cwt	150.00–150.75	957	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	141.55/cwt	140.00–148.00	900	167
Steers	—	Large 1	671	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	919	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	142.40/cwt	134.00–149.00	970	291
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	138.23/cwt	137.00–141.00	951	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	143.89/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,026	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	137.71/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,007	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	137.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,068	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	131.24/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,033	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	134.89/cwt	125.00–135.75	1,090	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	821	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	136.00/cwt	132.25–138.00	1,134	364
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	133.85/cwt	133.85–133.85	1,147	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,198	688
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	132.00/cwt	130.25–134.50	1,199	371
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	128.87/cwt	128.75–129.00	1,191	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,237	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,064	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	249	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	261	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	342	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	415	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	149.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	508	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	341	149.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	508	36
Heifers	—	Small 4	342	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	263	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	134.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	493	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	459	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	148.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	572	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	411	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	584	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	416	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	143.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	614	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	143.39/cwt	135.00–151.00	671	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.24/cwt	131.00–139.00	643	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	484	130.35/cwt	127.50–131.00	631	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	673	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	714	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	123.66/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	123.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	657	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	133.82/cwt	129.00–138.00	752	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	125.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	710	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	123.31/cwt	117.00–124.00	703	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	657	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	114.97/cwt	108.00–124.00	658	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	129.10/cwt	122.00–130.50	786	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	112.54/cwt	108.00–114.00	710	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	131.86/cwt	126.00–134.50	840	92
Heifers	—	Large 1	644	121.89/cwt	120.00–123.00	785	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	657	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	123.00/cwt	113.00–129.50	833	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	131.20/cwt	130.00–131.50	895	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	102.60/cwt	102.00–105.00	708	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	117.79/cwt	111.00–123.00	860	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	90.75/cwt	79.00–103.00	664	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	129.39/cwt	124.00–131.10	951	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	129.09/cwt	127.25–131.35	1,055	454
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,102	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,027	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	924	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,063	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	882	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	466	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	279	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	495	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	186.88/cwt	185.00–190.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	347	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	545	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	654	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	165.77/cwt	165.00–167.50	633	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	158.18/cwt	145.00–172.50	663	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	157.40/cwt	150.00–167.50	743	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	153.21/cwt	141.00–160.00	725	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	136.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	687	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	516	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	800	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	140.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	784	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	589	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	692	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	818	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	130.41/cwt	127.50–133.00	802	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	864	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	646	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	891	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	699	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	839	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	100.40/cwt	100.00–101.00	811	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	740	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	438	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	320	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	566	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	470	29
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	759	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	702	67

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

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

Receipts 7,612Last week 4,044Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	367	170.00–175.00	172.50
46	—	476	150.00–162.00	157.79
191	—	808	125.00–135.75	134.89
124	—	533	142.50–160.00	155.50
19	—	787	128.00–133.00	131.24
59	—	857	133.85	133.85
40	—	435	157.00–175.00	165.57
108	—	564	138.00–154.00	145.06
70	—	688	137.00–141.00	138.23
90	—	924	128.75–129.00	128.87
167	—	636	140.00–148.00	141.55
141	—	731	130.00–141.50	137.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
291	—	681	134.00–149.00	142.40
59	—	525	155.00–172.00	161.38
364	—	834	132.25–138.00	136.00
35	—	433	170.00–184.00	178.41
174	—	776	135.00–143.00	137.64
169	—	635	150.00–150.75	150.66
688	—	882	133.00–138.75	135.87
371	—	908	130.25–134.50	132.00
52	—	1,022	121.00	121.00
151	—	713	132.00–150.00	143.89
89	—	576	147.00–163.00	155.59
27	—	469	162.50–172.50	168.17
11	—	372	172.50–185.00	176.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	526	156.00–161.00	157.39
7	—	696	132.00	132.00
28	—	583	142.00–159.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	158.00	158.00
6	—	608	144.00	144.00
10	—	671	137.00	137.00
12	—	537	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	150.00	150.00
4	—	480	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	385	170.00	170.00
6	—	303	175.00	175.00
4	—	200	175.00	175.00
13	—	480	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	160.00	160.00
34	—	529	120.00–147.00	137.17
11	—	1,023	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	147.00	147.00
17	—	411	142.00	142.00
8	—	290	150.00	150.00
7	—	468	143.00	143.00
6	—	249	157.50	157.50
36	—	341	140.00–154.00	149.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	115.00	115.00
5	—	497	117.50	117.50
4	—	657	112.00	112.00
21	—	631	108.00–114.00	112.54
16	—	532	121.00–124.00	123.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	340	145.00–155.00	149.37
216	—	735	124.00–131.10	129.39
109	—	468	135.00–151.00	143.39
108	—	562	129.00–138.00	133.82
83	—	523	133.00–140.00	136.61
37	—	428	139.00–148.00	143.51
19	—	385	140.00–152.00	148.47
4	—	240	155.00	155.00
454	—	817	127.25–131.35	129.09
107	—	682	130.00–131.50	131.20
92	—	637	126.00–134.50	131.86
6	—	885	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	342	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	531	120.00–131.00	123.66
21	—	570	117.00–124.00	123.31
8	—	612	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	120.00–123.00	121.89
7	—	1,027	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,063	83.00	83.00
9	—	515	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	125.00	125.00
20	—	690	102.00–105.00	102.60
13	—	367	125.00	125.00
12	—	732	79.00–103.00	90.75
9	—	626	115.00	115.00
22	—	572	108.00–124.00	114.97
4	—	425	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	484	127.50–131.00	130.35
6	—	502	125.00	125.00
7	—	416	125.00	125.00
11	—	261	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	566	120.00–132.00	125.36
110	—	472	131.00–139.00	136.24
14	—	730	111.00–123.00	117.79
16	—	291	142.50	142.50
77	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.64
87	—	677	113.00–129.50	123.00
100	—	521	120.00–136.00	129.12
131	—	609	122.00–130.50	129.10
5	—	752	108.00	108.00
52	—	366	131.00–140.00	134.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	615	127.50–133.00	130.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	278	167.50	167.50
22	—	505	130.00–145.00	136.09
13	—	631	137.00	137.00
8	—	826	93.00	93.00
37	—	473	141.00–160.00	153.21
4	—	861	86.00	86.00
33	—	382	165.00–167.50	165.77
36	—	419	145.00–172.50	158.18
7	—	560	137.00	137.00
7	—	737	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	279	177.50	177.50
10	—	516	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	502	154.00	154.00
12	—	472	150.00–167.50	157.40
10	—	379	172.50	172.50
15	—	646	138.00	138.00
21	—	558	136.00–144.00	140.55
17	—	699	120.00	120.00
10	—	808	100.00–101.00	100.40
8	—	332	185.00–190.00	186.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	607	134.00–135.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	347	157.00	157.00
6	—	735	100.00	100.00
9	—	589	117.50	117.50
12	—	435	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	759	92.50	92.50
29	—	566	83.00	83.00
6	—	438	73.00	73.00

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.