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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 27

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

7,380 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 7,683▲ 1,548 vs year ago 5,832 · +26.5%

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 under 475 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights steady to 3.00 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 $211.78/cwt on 3,251 head.

Average price

$211.78

3,251 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	216.24	1,402	1,643
Medium and Large 1-2	632	208.28	1,317	1,327
Medium and Large 2	525	203.16	1,068	245
Medium 2	454	197.77	897	18thin
Large 1	706	193.39	1,366	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $36 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 sale3,251 hd

211.78

—

MO average15 barns · 8,251 hd

214.94

−3.16

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

Every lot

93 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	284	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	238.31/cwt	235.00–241.00	796	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	254.52/cwt	247.00–260.00	863	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	347	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	805	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	225.20/cwt	217.00–230.00	838	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	247.52/cwt	243.00–255.00	931	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	236.40/cwt	232.00–242.00	891	100
Steers	—	Medium 2	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	214.39/cwt	210.00–216.00	922	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	229.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	992	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	245.39/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,070	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	229.79/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,073	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	244.28/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,170	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	202.41/cwt	188.00–215.00	976	45
Steers	—	Medium 2	484	196.65/cwt	193.00–208.00	952	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	222.22/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,156	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	241.60/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,264	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	203.63/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,096	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,303	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	225.93/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,277	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	200.30/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,144	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	220.14/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,365	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	201.77/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,299	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	181.64/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,202	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	218.05/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,454	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	203.47/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,363	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,448	16
Steers	—	Large 1	694	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,277	5
Steers	—	Large 1	711	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,401	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	201.19/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,439	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	188.27/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,367	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,417	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	193.86/cwt	193.50–194.00	1,483	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	772	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,382	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	187.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,475	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	791	174.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,376	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,479	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	183.14/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,502	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	178.95/cwt	178.00–179.75	1,482	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	182.12/cwt	179.50–185.00	1,583	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	177.07/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,553	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	943	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,330	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	172.59/cwt	172.50–173.50	1,657	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	163.55/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,593	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	587	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	245.66/cwt	232.00–257.00	786	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	214.58/cwt	205.00–225.00	697	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	237.69/cwt	232.00–250.00	853	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	217.54/cwt	206.00–228.00	809	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	195.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	48
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	212.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	909	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	195.57/cwt	191.00–204.00	837	106
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	216.89/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,000	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	199.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	945	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	181.97/cwt	180.00–182.50	875	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	208.83/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,082	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	191.63/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,014	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	192.73/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,110	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	201.51/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,163	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,088	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	172.91/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,032	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	180.32/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,129	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	191.74/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,206	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	157.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,009	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,268	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	190.16/cwt	187.00–194.25	1,272	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	180.38/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,232	358
Heifers	—	Medium 2	704	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,042	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	188.35/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,354	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	171.56/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,251	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	179.60/cwt	178.50–183.00	1,370	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	172.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,331	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,260	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	793	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,388	61
Heifers	—	Medium 2	798	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,177	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	176.39/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,420	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	167.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,375	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	843	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,315	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	857	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,440	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,480	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,441	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	354	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	747	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	895	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	858	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	183.85/cwt	177.00–195.00	1,002	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	598	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,088	6

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Receipts 7,380Last week 7,683Year ago 5,832

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	377	232.00–242.00	236.40
15	—	334	235.00–241.00	238.31
180	—	565	218.00–230.00	225.93
68	—	432	220.00–235.00	229.71
68	—	828	178.00–179.75	178.95
148	—	877	173.00–179.50	177.07
234	—	670	197.00–209.00	203.47
17	—	644	196.00–206.00	201.77
80	—	520	210.00–230.00	222.22
161	—	467	219.00–236.00	229.79
7	—	284	257.00	257.00
12	—	974	160.50–168.00	163.55
62	—	726	180.00–192.00	188.27
159	—	785	180.00–192.00	187.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	820	181.00–187.00	183.14
433	—	523	232.50–250.00	241.60
62	—	436	237.00–252.00	245.39
33	—	376	243.00–255.00	247.52
83	—	479	237.00–247.00	244.28
63	—	960	172.50–173.50	172.59
146	—	715	194.00–205.00	201.19
136	—	667	214.00–223.00	218.05
130	—	869	179.50–185.00	182.12
199	—	620	215.00–233.00	220.14
35	—	765	193.50–194.00	193.86
40	—	339	247.00–260.00	254.52
15	—	557	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	571	191.00–208.00	200.30
34	—	430	210.00–216.00	214.39
8	—	943	141.00	141.00
12	—	347	232.00	232.00
45	—	482	188.00–215.00	202.41
28	—	538	197.50–210.00	203.63
13	—	662	174.00–184.00	181.64
7	—	791	170.00–177.00	174.02
37	—	372	217.00–230.00	225.20
6	—	890	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	200.00	200.00
12	—	484	193.00–208.00	196.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	184.00	184.00
13	—	711	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	683	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	808	183.00	183.00
7	—	734	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	843	156.00	156.00
21	—	780	161.50	161.50
48	—	372	190.00–205.00	195.78
11	—	597	171.00–178.00	172.91
15	—	639	155.00–170.00	157.98
5	—	510	175.00	175.00
25	—	855	140.00	140.00
5	—	345	195.00	195.00
39	—	481	180.00–182.50	181.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	474	190.00–205.00	199.37
41	—	729	167.00–174.00	171.56
104	—	626	177.00–184.00	180.32
358	—	683	173.00–186.00	180.38
106	—	428	191.00–204.00	195.57
35	—	821	162.00–168.00	167.48
19	—	325	205.00–225.00	214.58
58	—	372	206.00–228.00	217.54
169	—	772	165.00–175.00	172.39
10	—	282	208.00	208.00
60	—	868	166.00	166.00
271	—	576	177.00–200.00	192.73
177	—	529	180.00–203.00	191.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	175.00	175.00
11	—	704	148.00	148.00
6	—	798	147.50	147.50
6	—	378	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	577	188.00–203.00	201.51
68	—	428	207.00–215.00	212.34
88	—	805	174.00–177.00	176.39
25	—	359	232.00–250.00	237.69
100	—	629	186.00–196.00	191.74
89	—	461	209.00–222.00	216.89
205	—	669	187.00–194.25	190.16
93	—	763	178.50–183.00	179.60
207	—	719	184.00–192.00	188.35
51	—	320	232.00–257.00	245.66
59	—	868	170.50	170.50
176	—	518	200.00–214.00	208.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	857	168.00	168.00
61	—	793	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	177.00–195.00	183.85
9	—	427	201.00	201.00
15	—	354	211.00	211.00
6	—	598	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	389	230.00	230.00

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.