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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,878 head

▲ 644 vs last sale 5,234▲ 5,878 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

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

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 $152.54/cwt on 2,879 head.

Average price

$152.54

2,879 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	155.27	903	936
Medium and Large 1	695	151.42	1,053	1,843
Medium and Large 2	526	147.67	777	84
Large 1	577	146.84	848	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $55 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 sale2,879 hd

152.54

—

MO average16 barns · 12,606 hd

154.57

−2.03

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

Every lot

87 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	313	201.58/cwt	195.00–210.00	631	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	180.15/cwt	177.00–185.00	596	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	167.65/cwt	162.00–170.00	612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	191.15/cwt	186.00–196.00	717	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	178.81/cwt	172.00–182.50	676	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	171.68/cwt	165.00–181.00	730	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	185.79/cwt	180.00–192.50	797	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	155.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	674	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	171.72/cwt	162.00–175.00	811	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	176.98/cwt	175.00–178.00	841	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	19
Steers	—	Large 1	499	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	853	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	172.00/cwt	166.00–179.00	894	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	522	180.81/cwt	180.00–184.00	944	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	157.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	146.38/cwt	142.50–150.00	789	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	170.43/cwt	166.00–175.00	973	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	160.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	925	136
Steers	—	Large 1	613	135.86/cwt	123.00–143.00	833	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	160.35/cwt	150.00–167.00	993	376
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	912	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	893	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	151.50/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,012	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	145.78/cwt	138.00–149.00	975	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	141.38/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,022	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	957	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	139.37/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,051	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	133.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,047	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	133.53/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,107	414
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,030	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	130.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,166	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,093	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	128.57/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,191	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	123.35/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,210	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	158.85/cwt	153.00–165.00	540	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	158.05/cwt	153.00–165.00	564	42
Heifers	—	Large 1	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	146.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	561	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	133.44/cwt	133.00–137.00	526	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	141.83/cwt	138.00–147.00	603	55
Heifers	—	Large 1	426	137.37/cwt	131.00–144.00	585	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.97/cwt	149.00–163.00	661	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	131.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	581	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	154.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	726	240
Heifers	—	Large 1	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	141.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	669	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	620	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	145.20/cwt	138.00–153.50	761	200
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	705	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	125.91/cwt	125.00–126.00	666	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	567	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	752	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	140.22/cwt	133.50–145.00	809	381
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	770	133
Heifers	—	Large 1	604	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	821	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	136.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	844	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	122.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	763	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	130.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	823	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	122.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	827	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	132.59/cwt	132.00–133.00	898	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	128.63/cwt	126.25–131.00	872	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	122.40/cwt	117.00–124.00	868	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	714	123.74/cwt	118.00–125.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	128.75/cwt	126.00–134.00	941	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	128.34/cwt	124.50–133.00	981	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	121.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	962	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	833	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	122.12/cwt	120.00–123.50	988	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	116.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	961	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,091	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,097	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	517	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	142.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	762	32
Bulls	—	Medium 2	564	129.56/cwt	123.00–132.00	731	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	876	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	138.56/cwt	137.00–142.00	880	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	125.92/cwt	125.00–126.00	860	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	724	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	840	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	490	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	478	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	544	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	783	15
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	558	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	474	9

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 May 24, 2021

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

Receipts 5,878Last week 5,234Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	631	140.00–149.00	144.48
117	—	525	150.00–165.00	157.68
16	—	725	125.00–135.00	131.99
59	—	425	165.00–181.00	171.68
10	—	903	121.00	121.00
35	—	378	172.00–182.50	178.81
166	—	669	138.00–149.00	145.78
9	—	851	121.00	121.00
82	—	787	127.00–135.00	133.09
157	—	472	162.00–175.00	171.72
19	—	331	177.00–185.00	180.15
136	—	577	150.00–165.00	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	667	130.00–137.00	133.89
11	—	539	142.50–150.00	146.38
14	—	634	135.00	135.00
7	—	365	162.00–170.00	167.65
8	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.24
19	—	477	150.00–157.00	154.03
15	—	433	150.00–160.00	155.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	429	180.00–192.50	185.79
376	—	619	150.00–167.00	160.35
122	—	893	127.00–131.00	130.61
414	—	829	124.00–138.00	133.53
98	—	723	136.00–146.00	141.38
47	—	375	186.00–196.00	191.15
103	—	668	150.00–154.00	151.50
14	—	981	123.00–124.00	123.35
158	—	571	166.00–175.00	170.43
68	—	754	138.00–140.00	139.37
12	—	313	195.00–210.00	201.58
20	—	475	175.00–178.00	176.98
187	—	520	166.00–179.00	172.00
143	—	926	120.00–132.50	128.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	700	150.00	150.00
37	—	522	180.00–184.00	180.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	123.00–143.00	135.86
5	—	499	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	709	117.00–124.00	122.40
46	—	629	126.00–133.00	130.87
38	—	384	144.00–152.00	146.02
6	—	823	115.00–118.00	116.81
133	—	578	127.00–136.00	133.23
146	—	678	126.25–131.00	128.63
55	—	425	138.00–147.00	141.83
147	—	474	137.00–147.00	141.13
32	—	790	120.00–122.00	121.82
28	—	527	130.00–142.00	133.79
10	—	319	140.00–150.00	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	620	135.00–144.00	136.10
27	—	677	132.00–133.00	132.59
65	—	907	121.00	121.00
85	—	429	149.00–163.00	153.97
31	—	340	153.00–165.00	158.85
240	—	471	148.00–159.00	154.14
55	—	887	123.00	123.00
42	—	357	153.00–165.00	158.05
36	—	809	120.00–123.50	122.12
381	—	577	133.50–145.00	140.22
200	—	524	138.00–153.50	145.20
193	—	731	126.00–134.00	128.75
121	—	764	124.50–133.00	128.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	131.00–144.00	137.37
13	—	567	132.00–133.00	132.68
15	—	474	143.00	143.00
7	—	714	118.00–125.00	123.74
13	—	604	136.00	136.00
5	—	379	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	125.00–126.00	125.91
9	—	394	133.00–137.00	133.44
25	—	442	125.00–135.00	131.51
29	—	676	120.00–124.00	122.40
5	—	793	105.00	105.00
17	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.16
14	—	622	117.00–125.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	97.50	97.50
9	—	558	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	544	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	135.00–137.00	135.41
11	—	564	123.00–132.00	129.56
11	—	480	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	683	125.00–126.00	125.92
7	—	413	150.00	150.00
6	—	724	115.00–117.00	116.02
32	—	534	141.00–149.00	142.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	149.00	149.00
8	—	427	171.00	171.00
13	—	635	137.00–142.00	138.56

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.