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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

8,426 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 8,360▲ 3,577 vs year ago 4,849 · +73.8%

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 under 425 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.26/cwt on 3,963 head.

Average price

$207.26

3,963 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$53.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	213.30	1,293	2,352
Medium and Large 1-2	597	201.19	1,201	1,491
Medium and Large 2	806	164.40	1,325	113
Medium 2	490	160.00	784	7thin

One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $509 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 sale3,963 hd

207.26

—

MO average17 barns · 11,039 hd

214.97

−7.71

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

Every lot

84 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	278.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	921	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	249.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	849	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	277.58/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,035	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	258.77/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,001	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	227.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	932	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	297.08/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,263	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	247.48/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,054	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	277.75/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,205	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	240.69/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,138	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	273.00/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,302	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	257.62/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,324	398
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	237.64/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,248	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	214.27/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,159	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	252.51/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,429	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	236.00/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,345	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	217.80/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,342	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	233.15/cwt	224.00–255.00	1,464	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	228.46/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,528	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	212.46/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,443	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	195.92/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,415	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	215.47/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,560	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,325	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	742	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,532	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	196.61/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,492	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	205.95/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,584	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	184.31/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,519	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	194.79/cwt	193.00–201.50	1,611	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	196.85/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,701	438
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	180.61/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,589	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	190.06/cwt	185.00–191.50	1,726	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,693	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,800	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	711	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	254.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	835	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	242.54/cwt	242.00–245.00	895	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	230.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	863	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	232.45/cwt	222.00–238.00	986	365
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	217.89/cwt	210.00–221.00	933	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	228.07/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,097	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	216.26/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,049	255
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	208.82/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,096	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	222.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,176	267
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	220.47/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,250	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	206.97/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,192	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,228	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	212.77/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,326	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	190.08/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,213	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	177.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,172	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	189.63/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,288	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	211.15/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,440	405
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	181.58/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,318	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	197.76/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,446	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	188.89/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,419	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,241	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	181.45/cwt	176.00–186.50	1,421	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	184.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,496	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	175.35/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,445	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	160.41/cwt	150.00–166.50	1,396	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,509	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	987	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,392	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	930	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,143	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	226.01/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,098	50
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,154	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	218.43/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,142	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	552	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,176	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	215.56/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,231	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	198.37/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,232	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,329	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	39

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 8,426Last week 8,360Year ago 4,849

Compared to last week feeder steers under 425 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	240.00	240.00
32	—	950	165.00	165.00
26	—	732	181.00	181.00
25	—	541	212.00–220.00	214.27
9	—	568	205.00	205.00
10	—	389	225.00–235.00	227.89
17	—	414	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	387	240.00–265.00	258.77
18	—	759	196.00–197.00	196.61
18	—	340	245.00–255.00	249.65
16	—	722	195.00–198.00	195.92
32	—	880	172.00–188.00	180.61
29	—	946	179.00	179.00
117	—	473	227.00–260.00	240.69
134	—	525	225.00–245.00	237.64
40	—	824	182.00–188.00	184.31
161	—	570	220.00–243.00	236.00
76	—	426	232.00–257.00	247.48
152	—	679	195.00–221.00	212.46
27	—	616	215.00–219.00	217.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	477	260.00–284.00	273.00
438	—	864	192.00–204.00	196.85
235	—	628	224.00–255.00	233.15
165	—	373	270.00–290.00	277.58
200	—	434	260.00–288.00	277.75
155	—	669	223.00–237.00	228.46
77	—	908	185.00–191.50	190.06
76	—	769	204.00–208.00	205.95
12	—	280	305.00	305.00
97	—	566	245.00–267.00	252.51
58	—	968	186.00	186.00
45	—	724	209.00–219.00	215.47
398	—	514	247.00–269.00	257.62
179	—	827	193.00–201.50	194.79
34	—	330	270.00–285.00	278.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	742	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	294.00–301.00	297.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	654	134.00	134.00
6	—	395	145.00	145.00
5	—	520	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	212.00–217.00	215.56
19	—	417	223.00	223.00
50	—	486	225.00–229.00	226.01
12	—	621	185.00–205.00	198.37
34	—	523	212.00–230.00	218.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	224.00	224.00
9	—	457	250.00	250.00
5	—	627	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	356	220.00	220.00
19	—	552	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	751	186.00–189.00	188.89
186	—	623	201.00–220.00	212.77
71	—	328	250.00–260.00	254.57
17	—	369	242.00–245.00	242.54
8	—	272	250.00	250.00
7	—	902	170.00	170.00
365	—	424	222.00–238.00	232.45
405	—	682	200.00–218.00	211.15
236	—	481	221.00–236.00	228.07
237	—	731	193.00–209.00	197.76
237	—	810	180.00–190.00	184.63
267	—	529	215.00–230.00	222.40
90	—	567	215.00–228.00	220.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	987	141.00	141.00
67	—	870	150.00–166.50	160.41
7	—	450	200.00	200.00
17	—	659	175.00–180.00	177.90
15	—	770	160.00–162.00	161.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	679	183.00–194.00	189.63
255	—	485	201.00–222.00	216.26
11	—	309	230.00	230.00
226	—	783	176.00–186.50	181.45
6	—	872	173.00	173.00
11	—	914	160.00	160.00
33	—	824	172.00–177.00	175.35
90	—	428	210.00–221.00	217.89
111	—	638	181.00–196.00	190.08
214	—	726	176.00–185.00	181.58
113	—	525	195.00–214.00	208.82
145	—	375	220.00–240.00	230.25
211	—	576	194.00–215.00	206.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	181.00	181.00
10	—	582	211.00	211.00

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.