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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 5

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

10,522 head

▲ 459 vs last sale 10,063▲ 81 vs year ago 10,441 · +0.8%

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 steady to 5.00 higher with the following exceptions. 20 head of 391 lb. steers traded at 260.00 and 294 head of 858 lb. steers traded at 187.50. Feeder heifers traded steady with 22 head averaging 431 lbs. traded from 190.00-196.00. The offering included over 900 drafts. Supply was heavy with very 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 $185.75/cwt on 5,465 head.

Average price

$185.75

5,465 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	191.32	1,275	3,016
Medium and Large 1-2	637	179.84	1,146	2,185
Medium and Large 2	530	171.31	908	229
Medium 2	418	168.71	706	35

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $570 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 sale5,465 hd

185.75

—

MO average19 barns · 22,614 hd

186.64

−0.89

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

Every lot

96 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	188.70/cwt	185.00–192.00	619	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	240.04/cwt	237.50–245.00	795	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	212.08/cwt	200.00–217.50	810	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	190.22/cwt	180.00–200.00	732	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	236.05/cwt	225.00–247.50	916	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	391	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,017	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	396	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	677	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,008	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	223.91/cwt	214.00–236.00	938	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	197.36/cwt	173.00–207.00	833	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	433	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	779	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	217.15/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,012	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	196.13/cwt	183.00–207.50	926	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	177.31/cwt	175.00–181.00	848	25
Steers	—	Medium 2	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	169.21/cwt	167.00–170.00	870	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	204.88/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,074	458
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	185.00/cwt	171.00–190.00	971	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	184.55/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,057	351
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	194.24/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,117	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	165.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	972	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	184.00/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,152	540
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	174.83/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,096	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	182.00/cwt	180.50–189.00	1,205	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	155.04/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,034	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	174.64/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,182	296
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,236	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	182.40/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,324	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	174.23/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,347	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	181.16/cwt	178.00–182.25	1,417	297
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	172.86/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,426	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	177.27/cwt	176.50–178.50	1,477	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	183.99/cwt	177.00–187.25	1,586	439
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	172.34/cwt	164.00–175.25	1,529	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	175.14/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,583	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,513	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	488	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	553	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	194.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	650	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	364	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	764	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	189.47/cwt	184.00–198.00	711	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	174.87/cwt	170.00–182.00	661	80
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	167.09/cwt	167.00–167.50	652	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	180.42/cwt	173.00–188.00	756	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	162.48/cwt	156.00–172.50	694	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	151.99/cwt	142.50–155.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	194.10/cwt	190.00–196.00	837	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	861	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	164.61/cwt	155.00–172.00	780	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	178.19/cwt	172.00–185.00	852	142
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	150.12/cwt	150.00–151.00	730	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	143.94/cwt	137.50–154.00	738	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	172.33/cwt	167.00–185.00	903	399
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	161.16/cwt	151.00–167.00	846	327
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	160.21/cwt	150.00–167.00	915	318
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	170.95/cwt	167.00–178.00	988	305
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	167.51/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,042	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	154.48/cwt	150.00–162.00	967	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	143.40/cwt	135.00–148.00	913	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	661	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	165.54/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,104	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	142.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	957	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	160.50/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,099	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	168.71/cwt	167.00–171.25	1,206	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	160.85/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,163	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	162.76/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,252	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	150.99/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,178	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,305	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	164.95/cwt	163.00–165.75	1,325	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	160.25/cwt	145.00–163.50	1,325	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,423	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	193.78/cwt	192.00–195.00	701	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	392	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	674	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	746	25
Bulls	—	Medium 2	436	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	790	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	496	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	972	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	498	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	787	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	175.35/cwt	172.00–177.00	894	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	154.42/cwt	151.00–159.00	828	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	943	20
Bulls	—	Medium 2	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	557	150.70/cwt	150.00–153.00	839	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	165.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	962	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	956	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	641	147.85/cwt	147.50–148.00	948	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	161.06/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,074	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	791	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	957	5

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 5, 2022

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

Receipts 10,522Last week 10,063Year ago 10,441

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	388	225.00–247.50	236.05
73	—	419	214.00–236.00	223.91
205	—	833	176.50–178.50	177.27
185	—	466	207.50–224.00	217.15
129	—	662	180.50–189.00	182.00
58	—	904	175.00–176.00	175.14
540	—	626	180.00–191.00	184.00
458	—	524	191.00–213.00	204.88
9	—	331	237.50–245.00	240.04
439	—	862	177.00–187.25	183.99
310	—	726	179.00–185.00	182.40
297	—	782	178.00–182.25	181.16
248	—	575	191.00–199.00	194.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	391	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	385	180.00–200.00	190.22
15	—	328	185.00–192.00	188.70
13	—	667	153.00–156.00	155.04
11	—	735	150.00	150.00
6	—	845	157.00	157.00
79	—	587	155.00–170.00	165.60
38	—	514	167.00–170.00	169.21
25	—	478	175.00–181.00	177.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	718	165.00–180.00	172.14
252	—	525	171.00–190.00	185.00
91	—	887	164.00–175.25	172.34
21	—	382	200.00–217.50	212.08
10	—	906	167.00	167.00
82	—	825	169.00–175.00	172.86
296	—	677	163.00–180.00	174.64
234	—	773	157.00–177.00	174.23
156	—	472	183.00–207.50	196.13
310	—	627	163.00–180.00	174.83
351	—	573	171.00–191.00	184.55
101	—	422	173.00–207.00	197.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	396	171.00	171.00
8	—	493	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	419	173.00–188.00	180.42
83	—	803	163.00–165.75	164.95
63	—	375	184.00–198.00	189.47
399	—	524	167.00–185.00	172.33
113	—	667	163.00–170.00	165.54
86	—	786	166.00	166.00
202	—	622	163.00–174.00	167.51
305	—	578	167.00–178.00	170.95
119	—	715	167.00–171.25	168.71
142	—	478	172.00–185.00	178.19
11	—	930	153.00	153.00
22	—	334	185.00–205.00	194.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	486	150.00–151.00	150.12
34	—	513	137.50–154.00	143.94
19	—	637	135.00–148.00	143.40
16	—	390	167.00–167.50	167.09
14	—	670	142.00–145.00	142.84
14	—	430	142.50–155.00	151.99
12	—	581	138.00	138.00
10	—	780	147.00–155.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	364	210.00	210.00
22	—	431	190.00–196.00	194.10
16	—	453	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	131.00	131.00
7	—	385	152.00	152.00
5	—	661	127.00	127.00
5	—	400	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
327	—	525	151.00–167.00	161.16
141	—	685	151.00–162.00	160.50
184	—	427	156.00–172.50	162.48
196	—	474	155.00–172.00	164.61
55	—	723	157.00–164.00	160.85
9	—	279	175.00	175.00
13	—	303	182.50	182.50
17	—	827	145.00–163.50	160.25
266	—	769	160.00–163.50	162.76
318	—	571	150.00–167.00	160.21
80	—	378	170.00–182.00	174.87
112	—	626	150.00–162.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	150.00–155.00	152.29
20	—	539	175.00	175.00
13	—	667	158.00–163.00	161.06
13	—	362	192.00–195.00	193.78
25	—	432	170.00–175.00	172.57
20	—	582	160.00–171.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	196.00	196.00
18	—	510	172.00–177.00	175.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	536	151.00–159.00	154.42
22	—	557	150.00–153.00	150.70
8	—	482	164.00	164.00
6	—	430	167.00	167.00
26	—	641	147.50–148.00	147.85
5	—	728	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	154.00	154.00
5	—	791	121.00	121.00
27	—	543	142.00	142.00
23	—	498	158.00	158.00
14	—	392	172.00	172.00

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.