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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

9,088 head

▲ 1,708 vs last sale 7,380▲ 2,724 vs year ago 6,364 · +42.8%

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 sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-7.00 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 $214.99/cwt on 4,733 head.

Average price

$214.99

4,733 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	221.26	1,461	2,612
Medium and Large 2	514	214.93	1,105	195
Medium and Large 1-2	679	206.61	1,403	1,908
Medium 2	556	195.11	1,085	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $376 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 sale4,733 hd

214.99

—

MO average16 barns · 10,591 hd

218.74

−3.74

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

Every lot

88 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	820	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	274.95/cwt	260.00–292.00	888	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	250.03/cwt	245.00–257.00	835	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	218.29/cwt	217.00–220.00	736	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	250.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	931	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	278.43/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,066	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	221.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	876	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,167	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,010	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	863	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	239.27/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,012	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	251.82/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,078	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,123	18
Steers	—	Medium 2	443	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	851	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,137	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	253.64/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,192	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	233.54/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,105	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	212.54/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,035	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	211.95/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,096	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	227.58/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,186	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	249.71/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,303	328
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	240.93/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,385	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	215.63/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,242	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	229.66/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,346	315
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,357	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	229.43/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,413	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	206.66/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,302	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	210.29/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,413	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	220.45/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,484	167
Steers	—	Medium 2	694	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,332	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	208.99/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,492	462
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,401	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	193.79/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,436	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	208.19/cwt	198.00–208.75	1,603	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	188.19/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,479	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	188.50/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,546	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	181.55/cwt	180.25–182.50	1,516	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	185.88/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,604	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	180.18/cwt	173.00–181.25	1,586	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	182.50/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,672	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	173.85/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,601	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	180.04/cwt	176.00–182.50	1,741	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,625	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,807	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	217.48/cwt	205.00–232.00	646	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	252.67/cwt	242.00–265.00	826	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	226.85/cwt	212.00–232.00	749	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	247.71/cwt	235.00–265.00	936	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	220.19/cwt	210.00–237.00	837	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	201.80/cwt	200.00–206.00	775	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	220.29/cwt	210.00–239.00	923	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	205.25/cwt	191.00–210.00	872	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	217.14/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,040	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	200.97/cwt	190.00–211.00	969	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	185.79/cwt	182.00–187.00	901	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	213.79/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,129	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	196.93/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,044	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	210.44/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,208	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	195.73/cwt	182.00–204.00	1,135	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	180.82/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,107	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	200.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,263	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	197.23/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,314	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	183.79/cwt	173.00–191.00	1,230	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,149	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	184.09/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,309	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	175.18/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,282	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,355	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	181.81/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,416	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	176.02/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,384	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	795	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,447	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,353	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	177.54/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,445	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	170.02/cwt	167.50–170.50	1,462	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	173.34/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,517	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,477	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	257.84/cwt	255.00–260.00	817	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	227.93/cwt	224.00–230.00	991	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	241.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,111	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,040	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	210.39/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,107	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	216.00/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,220	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,145	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 9,088Last week 7,380Year ago 6,364

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-7.00 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	728	192.50	192.50
10	—	595	228.00	228.00
5	—	421	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	820	184.00–192.00	188.50
328	—	522	237.00–264.00	249.71
97	—	575	235.00–259.00	240.93
167	—	673	214.00–225.00	220.45
167	—	470	242.00–267.00	253.64
70	—	383	262.00–290.00	278.43
42	—	967	176.00–182.50	180.04
462	—	714	198.00–215.00	208.99
192	—	863	184.00–188.00	185.88
19	—	323	260.00–292.00	274.95
134	—	770	198.00–208.75	208.19
149	—	616	220.00–236.00	229.43
122	—	916	180.00–184.50	182.50
18	—	296	277.00	277.00
41	—	1,004	180.00	180.00
233	—	428	244.00–270.00	251.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	576	210.00–217.00	215.63
30	—	517	210.00–213.00	211.95
12	—	337	217.00–220.00	218.29
9	—	487	208.00–218.00	212.54
23	—	395	220.00–230.00	221.71
16	—	421	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	473	221.00–242.00	233.54
64	—	372	245.00–255.00	250.17
131	—	672	198.00–214.00	210.29
7	—	286	262.00	262.00
410	—	786	182.00–194.00	188.19
315	—	586	219.00–237.00	229.66
132	—	880	173.00–181.25	180.18
96	—	921	173.00–174.00	173.85
35	—	423	232.00–242.00	239.27
195	—	835	180.25–182.50	181.55
18	—	334	245.00–257.00	250.03
9	—	1,003	162.00	162.00
158	—	630	200.00–213.00	206.66
26	—	741	186.00–195.50	193.79
102	—	521	220.00–236.00	227.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	192.00	192.00
7	—	555	200.00	200.00
5	—	694	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	451	252.00	252.00
18	—	436	257.50	257.50
14	—	511	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	209.00–217.00	216.00
14	—	526	205.00–215.00	210.39
9	—	493	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	461	235.00–243.00	241.02
27	—	435	224.00–230.00	227.93
13	—	615	197.00	197.00
10	—	317	255.00–260.00	257.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	180.00	180.00
5	—	629	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	732	172.00–176.00	175.18
262	—	786	173.00–177.00	176.02
136	—	860	167.50–170.50	170.02
141	—	380	210.00–237.00	220.19
13	—	297	205.00–232.00	217.48
114	—	530	191.00–204.00	196.93
100	—	425	191.00–210.00	205.25
5	—	935	158.00	158.00
74	—	330	212.00–232.00	226.85
69	—	669	173.00–191.00	183.79
22	—	612	178.00–189.00	180.82
13	—	810	167.00	167.00
195	—	580	182.00–204.00	195.73
182	—	482	190.00–211.00	200.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	169.00	169.00
53	—	384	200.00–206.00	201.80
40	—	485	182.00–187.00	185.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	779	180.00–184.00	181.81
154	—	479	210.00–229.00	217.14
56	—	327	242.00–265.00	252.67
257	—	574	203.00–222.00	210.44
245	—	528	205.00–235.00	213.79
64	—	875	172.00–173.50	173.34
41	—	378	235.00–265.00	247.71
137	—	711	180.00–195.00	184.09
156	—	629	190.00–210.00	200.79
50	—	814	173.00–179.00	177.54
194	—	666	191.00–207.00	197.23
211	—	419	210.00–239.00	220.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	753	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	795	182.00	182.00

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.