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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 19

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Receipts

9,019 head

▲ 1,713 vs last sale 7,306▲ 3,873 vs year ago 5,146 · +75.3%

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 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy 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 $178.71/cwt on 4,968 head.

Average price

$178.71

4,968 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	181.46	1,337	2,916
Medium and Large 1-2	682	175.22	1,195	1,917
Medium and Large 2	596	170.29	1,015	108
Medium 2	423	163.12	690	27

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $647 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 sale4,968 hd

178.71

—

MO average16 barns · 13,111 hd

185.45

−6.74

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

Every lot

91 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	342	171.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	587	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	213.46/cwt	202.00–225.00	790	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	195.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	770	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	191.62/cwt	180.00–201.00	788	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	232.50/cwt	230.00–237.50	958	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	957	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	208.69/cwt	205.00–222.00	889	82
Steers	—	Medium 2	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	194.68/cwt	182.00–203.00	903	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	207.21/cwt	205.00–210.00	964	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	193.74/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,023	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	181.14/cwt	172.00–185.00	964	163
Steers	—	Medium 2	547	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	831	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	190.70/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,072	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	167.89/cwt	160.00–171.00	954	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	181.09/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,047	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,012	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,018	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	170.95/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,067	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	179.44/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,122	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	179.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,178	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	171.69/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,159	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,095	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	178.59/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,286	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	168.08/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,210	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	170.83/cwt	170.25–173.00	1,339	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	168.82/cwt	162.00–171.75	1,324	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	168.00/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,374	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	176.01/cwt	171.50–178.75	1,456	1,703
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,108	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	169.03/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,459	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,557	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	165.60/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,517	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	508	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	532	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	182.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	608	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	174.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	594	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	598	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	181.78/cwt	180.00–183.00	676	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	172.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	647	37
Heifers	—	Medium 2	384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	538	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	388	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	166.34/cwt	156.00–173.00	715	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	181.36/cwt	175.00–183.00	783	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	144.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	679	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.27/cwt	172.00–180.00	829	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	164.21/cwt	155.00–171.00	791	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.59/cwt	150.00–164.00	841	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	168.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	892	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	142.19/cwt	141.50–150.00	755	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	166.96/cwt	165.00–169.00	933	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	160.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	919	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	165.44/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,017	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	142.12/cwt	141.00–144.00	887	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	158.60/cwt	150.00–162.00	991	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	162.91/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,088	89
Heifers	—	Medium 2	679	126.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	859	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	159.70/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,088	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	139.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,006	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	163.04/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,189	381
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	156.10/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,149	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	160.28/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,228	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	159.61/cwt	158.50–162.00	1,307	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,365	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,283	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	366	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	604	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	649	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	905	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	912	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	863	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	936	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	154.64/cwt	154.00–156.00	965	28
Bulls	—	Medium 2	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	156.12/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,048	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	754	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,056	8

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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 9,019Last week 7,306Year ago 5,146

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	170.00	170.00
12	—	955	150.00	150.00
8	—	678	161.50	161.50
29	—	393	195.00–200.00	195.99
5	—	827	134.00	134.00
15	—	619	162.00–165.00	163.44
29	—	568	160.00–171.00	167.89
5	—	706	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	170.00–175.00	171.53
5	—	449	155.00	155.00
5	—	385	170.00	170.00
7	—	547	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	416	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	863	166.50–170.50	169.03
98	—	720	161.00–172.00	168.08
298	—	578	173.00–188.00	181.09
163	—	532	172.00–185.00	181.14
124	—	464	182.00–203.00	194.68
292	—	784	162.00–171.75	168.82
54	—	624	167.00–173.00	170.95
85	—	916	160.00–170.50	165.60
244	—	675	165.00–174.00	171.69
79	—	411	180.00–201.00	191.62
203	—	818	162.00–169.00	168.00
31	—	370	202.00–225.00	213.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	720	172.00–183.00	178.59
111	—	784	170.25–173.00	170.83
84	—	465	205.00–210.00	207.21
31	—	322	250.00	250.00
1,703	—	827	171.50–178.75	176.01
12	—	353	242.00	242.00
133	—	562	187.00–195.00	190.70
82	—	426	205.00–222.00	208.69
220	—	658	175.00–181.00	179.06
142	—	528	190.00–201.00	193.74
157	—	625	175.00–188.00	179.44
60	—	916	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	412	230.00–237.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	621	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
381	—	729	162.00–164.00	163.04
84	—	559	165.00–169.00	166.96
123	—	819	158.50–162.00	159.61
90	—	432	175.00–183.00	181.36
207	—	615	161.00–168.00	165.44
131	—	529	165.00–175.00	168.60
100	—	473	172.00–180.00	175.27
20	—	333	180.00–190.00	182.47
17	—	852	160.25	160.25
47	—	372	180.00–183.00	181.78
89	—	668	158.00–167.00	162.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	564	145.00	145.00
8	—	331	160.00–162.00	160.69
11	—	723	134.00–145.00	139.11
43	—	531	141.50–150.00	142.19
43	—	365	160.00–167.00	163.76
60	—	469	140.00–152.00	144.83
13	—	430	151.00	151.00
18	—	828	140.00	140.00
31	—	624	141.00–144.00	142.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	681	158.00–162.00	159.70
39	—	341	170.00–179.00	174.14
226	—	571	152.00–165.00	160.86
37	—	374	170.00–174.00	172.92
157	—	482	155.00–171.00	164.21
217	—	766	154.00–160.50	160.28
36	—	813	150.00	150.00
67	—	430	156.00–173.00	166.34
250	—	736	153.00–162.00	156.10
136	—	527	150.00–164.00	159.59
19	—	282	180.00	180.00
10	—	861	149.00	149.00
218	—	625	150.00–162.00	158.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	120.00–132.00	126.58
15	—	384	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	167.00	167.00
28	—	624	154.00–156.00	154.64
18	—	574	160.00–166.00	163.15
15	—	419	155.00	155.00
13	—	671	145.00–166.00	156.12
7	—	477	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	132.00	132.00
5	—	539	140.00	140.00
7	—	658	142.00	142.00
23	—	366	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	144.00	144.00
8	—	754	140.00	140.00
18	—	573	150.00–152.00	150.68
5	—	745	130.00	130.00

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.