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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

9,219 head

▼ 233 vs last sale 9,452▲ 471 vs year ago 8,748 · +5.4%

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

A large crowd was on hand for this JRS feeder sale. Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher, with a couple of exceptions. Thirty nine head of 313 lb. steers traded at 303.00. Another package of forty two steers weighing 400 lbs. traded at 280.00. Feeder heifer calves under 400 lbs. traded 8.00-12.00 higher. Heavier weights 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 $209.70/cwt on 4,777 head.

Average price

$209.70

4,777 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$46.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	224.80	1,266	2,102
Medium and Large 1-2	633	199.76	1,264	2,436
Medium and Large 2	650	178.12	1,158	239

One grade step is worth $46.68/cwt here — about $109 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 sale4,777 hd

209.70

—

MO average16 barns · 14,056 hd

207.68

+2.02

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

Every lot

86 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	738	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	313	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	948	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	262.59/cwt	245.00–279.00	838	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	246.08/cwt	240.00–262.00	918	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	231.03/cwt	227.50–235.00	862	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	212.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	389	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,050	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	228.84/cwt	208.00–236.00	989	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	246.68/cwt	237.00–263.00	1,073	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	240.86/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,144	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	927	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	224.36/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,077	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	238.89/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,209	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	228.14/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,202	393
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	210.02/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,122	334
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	224.20/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,278	461
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	187.93/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,073	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	207.53/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,202	676
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,316	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	181.77/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,123	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	191.92/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,198	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	212.22/cwt	198.00–223.00	1,331	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	204.71/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,357	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	193.68/cwt	186.00–196.50	1,286	336
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,304	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	175.67/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,182	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,363	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	189.71/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,379	247
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	181.01/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,316	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,226	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,412	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	164.52/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,268	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	182.26/cwt	177.00–184.75	1,420	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	183.76/cwt	181.00–184.50	1,498	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	175.28/cwt	171.00–182.25	1,476	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,544	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	176.20/cwt	174.50–178.75	1,524	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	175.46/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,612	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,574	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	233.15/cwt	232.00–235.00	683	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	239.85/cwt	227.00–252.00	753	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	215.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	740	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	216.17/cwt	202.00–222.00	800	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	230.90/cwt	223.00–235.00	864	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	182.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	191.17/cwt	185.00–198.00	801	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	211.36/cwt	200.00–223.00	894	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	972	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	207.40/cwt	198.00–221.00	981	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	192.61/cwt	181.00–198.00	913	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	174.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	828	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	155.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	817	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,220	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,070	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	198.58/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,047	304
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	185.58/cwt	175.00–190.00	978	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	896	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	194.84/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,120	438
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	185.62/cwt	173.00–191.50	1,073	382
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	183.02/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,129	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,154	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	167.79/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,059	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	176.47/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,184	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	167.94/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,132	224
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	164.56/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,188	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	170.42/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,242	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,098	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	173.09/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,328	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	167.27/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,296	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	799	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,262	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	167.51/cwt	164.00–169.50	1,355	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	161.72/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,413	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	892	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,222	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	826	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	919	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	198.31/cwt	190.00–207.00	960	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,127	21
Bulls	—	Medium 2	571	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	954	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	177.43/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,116	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Receipts 9,219Last week 9,452Year ago 8,748

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	475	237.00–250.00	240.86
393	—	527	218.00–236.00	228.14
66	—	815	181.00–184.50	183.76
20	—	319	245.00–279.00	262.59
247	—	727	185.00–198.00	189.71
210	—	627	198.00–223.00	212.22
11	—	293	252.00	252.00
61	—	663	199.00–210.00	204.71
23	—	919	172.00–176.00	175.46
46	—	373	240.00–262.00	246.08
6	—	751	188.00	188.00
5	—	858	180.00	180.00
461	—	570	219.00–233.00	224.20
147	—	435	237.00–263.00	246.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	373	227.50–235.00	231.03
9	—	926	170.00	170.00
676	—	579	195.00–218.00	207.53
110	—	480	210.00–234.00	224.36
101	—	727	175.00–186.00	181.01
334	—	534	194.00–220.00	210.02
229	—	842	171.00–182.25	175.28
114	—	624	185.00–197.00	191.92
197	—	779	177.00–184.75	182.26
336	—	664	186.00–196.50	193.68
171	—	432	208.00–236.00	228.84
119	—	865	174.50–178.75	176.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	673	173.00–183.00	175.67
68	—	771	160.00–171.00	164.52
43	—	618	181.00–183.00	181.77
22	—	732	165.00–170.00	167.45
10	—	478	190.00–200.00	193.99
55	—	571	180.00–193.00	187.93
5	—	501	190.00	190.00
9	—	373	210.00–215.00	212.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	194.00	194.00
8	—	645	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	586	224.50	224.50
10	—	706	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	506	238.00–239.00	238.89
42	—	400	280.00	280.00
39	—	313	303.00	303.00
32	—	389	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	359	230.00	230.00
8	—	629	174.00–181.00	177.43
20	—	484	190.00–207.00	198.31
15	—	412	223.00	223.00
14	—	280	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	190.00	190.00
21	—	534	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	674	158.00–174.00	167.94
167	—	474	181.00–198.00	192.61
71	—	775	162.00–169.50	167.27
382	—	578	173.00–191.50	185.62
44	—	631	160.00–174.00	167.79
29	—	343	210.00–220.00	215.70
107	—	419	185.00–198.00	191.17
18	—	874	161.00–162.00	161.72
107	—	722	163.00–169.00	164.56
140	—	527	175.00–190.00	185.58
50	—	370	202.00–222.00	216.17
21	—	290	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	175.00–185.00	182.03
25	—	475	170.00–180.00	174.28
9	—	729	150.00–152.00	150.67
35	—	527	170.00	170.00
30	—	892	137.00	137.00
28	—	799	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	527	192.00–208.00	198.58
84	—	809	164.00–169.50	167.51
247	—	473	198.00–221.00	207.40
69	—	671	174.00–183.00	176.47
87	—	374	223.00–235.00	230.90
99	—	767	171.00–174.00	173.09
108	—	423	200.00–223.00	211.36
438	—	575	192.00–206.00	194.84
201	—	617	175.00–193.00	183.02
86	—	314	227.00–252.00	239.85
86	—	729	169.50–176.00	170.42
13	—	293	232.00–235.00	233.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	150.00–158.00	155.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	203.00	203.00
13	—	627	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	232.00	232.00
38	—	428	227.00	227.00

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.