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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 17

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

8,360 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 8,248▲ 4,272 vs year ago 4,088 · +104.5%

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

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Compared to last week feeder steers under 450 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 lower with heavier weights 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Volume of feeder cattle this week was over double last years. 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 $224.44/cwt on 3,718 head.

Average price

$224.44

3,718 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$304

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.72

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	232.88	1,260	1,123
Medium and Large 2	442	226.58	1,001	186
Medium and Large 1	710	220.35	1,564	2,409

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale3,718 hd

224.44

—

MO average16 barns · 11,081 hd

234.16

−9.72

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

Every lot

82 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 1-2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	279.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	894	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	260.22/cwt	250.00–270.00	856	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	240.63/cwt	240.00–242.00	792	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	241.13/cwt	230.00–247.00	904	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	256.32/cwt	240.00–265.00	979	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	272.90/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,059	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	266.27/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,124	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	217.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	245.21/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,052	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	451	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,312	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	244.24/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,143	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	269.26/cwt	257.00–284.00	1,274	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,181	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	210.09/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,095	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	251.27/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,314	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	230.87/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,219	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,265	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	250.79/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,414	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	205.12/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,167	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	232.56/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,337	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	231.31/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,434	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	216.02/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,352	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,371	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	188.28/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,260	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	225.71/cwt	223.50–230.00	1,517	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	213.63/cwt	195.00–222.00	1,448	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	210.01/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,544	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	205.08/cwt	204.50–207.50	1,563	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,572	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	196.65/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,622	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	179.13/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,555	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	195.38/cwt	189.00–200.25	1,715	342
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,636	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	912	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,450	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	189.35/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,748	346
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	179.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,765	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	199.04/cwt	195.00–200.00	621	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	227.60/cwt	215.00–240.00	751	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	253.85/cwt	242.00–265.00	850	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	210.70/cwt	210.00–211.00	754	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	244.63/cwt	244.00–245.00	917	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	230.08/cwt	215.00–239.00	884	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	213.53/cwt	208.00–217.00	899	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	228.63/cwt	220.00–250.00	976	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	192.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	842	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	225.26/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,068	309
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	213.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,019	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	207.96/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,086	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	220.83/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,155	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	221.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,271	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	206.07/cwt	186.00–215.00	1,195	228
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	192.13/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,122	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,070	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	185.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,155	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	214.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,352	423
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,263	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	206.14/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,383	261
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	193.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,313	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	193.36/cwt	188.00–198.50	1,381	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	182.66/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,348	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	182.32/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,382	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	187.11/cwt	185.75–200.00	1,448	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	182.55/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,488	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,387	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,542	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	156.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,543	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	344	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	912	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	945	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,104	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	228.55/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,106	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,220	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	187.25/cwt	180.00–193.00	983	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	216.18/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,150	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	194.39/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,116	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	213.34/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,269	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	214.02/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,303	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	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 17, 2023

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Receipts 8,360Last week 8,248Year ago 4,088

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	215.00–220.00	217.60
16	—	521	197.00–220.00	210.09
10	—	669	180.00–192.00	188.28
80	—	375	230.00–247.00	241.13
19	—	569	202.00–212.00	205.12
38	—	329	240.00–242.00	240.63
7	—	912	159.00	159.00
10	—	488	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	295	280.00	280.00
239	—	575	220.00–240.00	232.56
124	—	528	221.00–238.00	230.87
92	—	678	195.00–222.00	213.63
6	—	760	190.00	190.00
47	—	984	175.00–180.00	179.36
16	—	868	175.00–181.00	179.13
10	—	904	181.00	181.00
173	—	429	225.00–257.00	245.21
44	—	626	209.00–221.00	216.02
189	—	468	225.00–255.00	244.24
28	—	382	240.00–265.00	256.32
91	—	329	250.00–270.00	260.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	523	240.00–270.00	251.27
149	—	672	223.50–230.00	225.71
148	—	762	204.50–207.50	205.08
370	—	825	191.00–204.00	196.65
75	—	564	241.00–264.00	250.79
37	—	388	270.00–275.00	272.90
160	—	735	204.00–216.00	210.01
177	—	473	257.00–284.00	269.26
346	—	923	185.00–194.00	189.35
165	—	620	222.00–245.00	231.31
140	—	422	257.00–280.00	266.27
15	—	320	275.00–285.00	279.53
342	—	878	189.00–200.25	195.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	629	218.00	218.00
13	—	780	201.50	201.50
12	—	562	225.00	225.00
9	—	488	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
423	—	630	200.00–220.00	214.61
179	—	427	220.00–250.00	228.63
159	—	574	215.00–230.00	221.50
129	—	714	188.00–198.50	193.36
48	—	815	180.00–186.50	182.55
309	—	474	219.00–244.00	225.26
236	—	523	215.00–232.00	220.83
16	—	375	244.00–245.00	244.63
14	—	902	171.00	171.00
185	—	774	185.75–200.00	187.11
261	—	671	199.00–215.00	206.14
52	—	335	242.00–265.00	253.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	816	170.00	170.00
97	—	421	208.00–217.00	213.53
45	—	522	200.00–213.00	207.96
228	—	580	186.00–215.00	206.07
197	—	384	215.00–239.00	230.08
14	—	624	180.00–192.00	185.04
110	—	738	178.00–187.00	182.66
99	—	758	175.00–184.00	182.32
43	—	330	215.00–240.00	227.60
232	—	478	200.00–225.00	213.16
10	—	986	153.00–160.00	156.52
127	—	678	185.00–200.00	193.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	312	195.00–200.00	199.04
27	—	584	182.00–195.00	192.13
23	—	358	210.00–211.00	210.70
13	—	438	185.00–195.00	192.26
8	—	620	170.00–175.00	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	641	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	411	230.00	230.00
13	—	344	265.00	265.00
12	—	519	235.00	235.00
8	—	609	210.00–218.00	214.02
7	—	482	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	225.00–232.00	228.55
5	—	648	210.00	210.00
6	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.63
31	—	532	212.00–225.00	216.18
9	—	595	212.00–216.00	213.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	180.00–193.00	187.25
13	—	574	192.00–200.00	194.39

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.