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Joplin Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 12

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

7,306 head

▼ 3,216 vs last sale 10,522▼ 2,616 vs year ago 9,922 · −26.4%

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

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $185.33/cwt on 3,927 head.

Average price

$185.33

3,927 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	192.52	1,282	2,021
Medium and Large 1-2	671	179.29	1,203	1,703
Medium and Large 2	603	164.48	992	203

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $290 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 sale3,927 hd

185.33

—

MO average15 barns · 15,700 hd

186.31

−0.98

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

Every lot

101 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	216.69/cwt	210.00–225.00	672	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	236.57/cwt	230.00–255.00	778	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	679	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	235.32/cwt	229.00–250.00	878	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	214.87/cwt	202.00–225.00	821	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	244.23/cwt	235.00–247.00	984	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	174.91/cwt	172.00–177.00	722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	193.11/cwt	176.00–207.00	813	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	217.81/cwt	207.00–230.00	937	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	213.68/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,013	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.45/cwt	177.00–207.00	909	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	786	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	208.32/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,073	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	521	203.40/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,060	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	183.09/cwt	172.00–192.00	972	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	903	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,008	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	165.65/cwt	154.00–171.00	933	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	199.52/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,149	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	185.72/cwt	171.00–192.00	1,081	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	196.83/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,183	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,128	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	184.55/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,146	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,011	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,112	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	175.74/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,107	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,102	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	182.04/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,212	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	161.79/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,094	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	175.90/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,191	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,287	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	179.28/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,276	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	152.82/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,109	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	174.73/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,274	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	152.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,159	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	180.03/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,375	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	173.49/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,345	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	180.66/cwt	180.25–184.00	1,481	373
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	174.16/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,454	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	176.59/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,520	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	171.76/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,503	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,633	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	172.46/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,604	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	966	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,546	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	476	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	172.08/cwt	170.00–174.00	578	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	549	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	162.25/cwt	160.00–166.00	597	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	178.64/cwt	170.00–183.00	663	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	189.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	716	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	786	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	149.68/cwt	142.00–154.00	611	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	161.55/cwt	155.00–167.00	690	64
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	180.88/cwt	176.00–189.00	790	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	821	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	184.55/cwt	175.00–193.00	856	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	163.02/cwt	156.00–172.00	787	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	146.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	710	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	147.30/cwt	143.00–149.00	773	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	174.34/cwt	168.00–180.00	924	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	158.72/cwt	151.00–166.00	843	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	172.70/cwt	171.00–174.00	919	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	551	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	838	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	168.26/cwt	167.00–170.00	944	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	171.62/cwt	168.00–175.00	990	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	159.14/cwt	150.00–167.00	918	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	156.96/cwt	152.50–161.00	915	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	146.69/cwt	141.00–150.00	858	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	165.80/cwt	163.50–170.00	1,018	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	157.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	977	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	142.14/cwt	138.00–145.00	904	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,063	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	139.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	925	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	168.37/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,140	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	157.55/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,079	46
Heifers	—	Medium 2	712	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	950	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	160.12/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,142	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	166.76/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,199	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	143.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,049	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,204	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	166.09/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,282	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,348	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,301	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,442	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	761	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	212.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	797	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	899	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	184.24/cwt	183.00–187.00	794	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	151.88/cwt	150.00–153.00	741	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	168.74/cwt	163.00–173.00	888	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	156.51/cwt	153.00–162.00	870	39
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	965	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	160.36/cwt	154.00–167.00	988	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	143.54/cwt	143.00–144.00	949	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,049	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	149.69/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,085	25

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 12, 2022

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

Receipts 7,306Last week 10,522Year ago 9,922

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very 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
241	—	582	171.00–192.00	185.72
56	—	421	176.00–207.00	193.11
9	—	310	210.00–225.00	216.69
147	—	630	167.00–181.00	175.74
321	—	677	166.00–180.00	175.90
122	—	531	172.00–192.00	183.09
116	—	875	169.00–174.00	171.76
179	—	729	161.00–177.00	174.73
35	—	382	202.00–225.00	214.87
93	—	475	177.00–207.00	191.45
124	—	775	160.00–177.00	173.49
58	—	930	165.00–173.00	172.46
170	—	835	163.00–175.00	174.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	474	209.00–222.00	213.68
47	—	373	229.00–250.00	235.32
258	—	515	197.00–215.00	208.32
13	—	329	230.00–255.00	236.57
373	—	820	180.25–184.00	180.66
192	—	712	177.00–180.00	179.28
123	—	576	195.00–207.00	199.52
116	—	861	176.00–178.00	176.59
150	—	907	180.00	180.00
80	—	764	178.00–182.50	180.03
80	—	430	207.00–230.00	217.81
80	—	666	181.00–182.50	182.04
166	—	621	181.00–188.00	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	726	151.00–155.00	152.82
5	—	966	160.00	160.00
12	—	413	172.00–177.00	174.91
31	—	531	170.00	170.00
5	—	348	195.00	195.00
43	—	676	161.00–163.00	161.79
13	—	476	160.00–170.00	165.13
44	—	563	154.00–171.00	165.65
24	—	624	162.00	162.00
15	—	761	151.00–157.00	152.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	601	195.00–197.00	196.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	177.00	177.00
17	—	658	167.50	167.50
7	—	557	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	184.00	184.00
12	—	565	201.00	201.00
35	—	711	181.00	181.00
17	—	521	199.00–210.00	203.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	403	235.00–247.00	244.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	583	152.50–161.00	156.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	485	140.00–152.00	146.48
8	—	272	175.00	175.00
70	—	585	141.00–150.00	146.69
41	—	525	143.00–149.00	147.30
19	—	664	135.00–145.00	139.27
10	—	730	141.00–148.00	143.74
11	—	339	162.00	162.00
26	—	368	160.00–166.00	162.25
19	—	636	138.00–145.00	142.14
17	—	408	142.00–154.00	149.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	677	163.00–170.50	168.37
85	—	719	165.00–171.00	166.76
121	—	437	176.00–189.00	180.88
14	—	837	161.00	161.00
7	—	907	159.00	159.00
111	—	614	163.50–170.00	165.80
137	—	464	175.00–193.00	184.55
26	—	378	185.00–195.00	189.41
247	—	530	168.00–180.00	174.34
76	—	772	163.00–167.00	166.09
161	—	577	168.00–175.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	401	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	132.00–135.00	133.49
5	—	435	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	336	170.00–174.00	172.08
79	—	577	150.00–167.00	159.14
156	—	620	150.00–162.00	157.63
64	—	427	155.00–167.00	161.55
9	—	867	150.00	150.00
12	—	295	182.00	182.00
155	—	483	156.00–172.00	163.02
46	—	371	170.00–183.00	178.64
46	—	685	154.00–162.00	157.55
6	—	755	159.50	159.50
99	—	713	151.00–161.50	160.12
125	—	531	151.00–166.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	532	171.00–174.00	172.70
9	—	451	182.00	182.00
17	—	561	167.00–170.00	168.26
17	—	648	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	212.00–215.00	212.97
18	—	616	154.00–167.00	160.36
13	—	346	220.00	220.00
25	—	725	149.00–150.00	149.69
12	—	677	155.00	155.00
9	—	577	165.00–170.00	167.26
20	—	526	163.00–173.00	168.74
20	—	431	183.00–187.00	184.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	661	143.00–144.00	143.54
39	—	556	153.00–162.00	156.51
19	—	488	150.00–153.00	151.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	130.00	130.00
12	—	560	140.00	140.00

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.