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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 31

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

3,804 head

▼ 1,004 vs last sale 4,808▼ 3,582 vs year ago 7,386 · −48.5%

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 sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light 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 $249.63/cwt on 1,839 head.

Average price

$249.63

1,839 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$899

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	252.34	1,838	1,210
Large 1	718	250.00	1,795	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	645	246.63	1,592	463
Medium and Large 2	520	237.53	1,235	131
Medium 2	404	232.56	939	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $899 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 sale1,839 hd

249.63

—

MO average15 barns · 5,764 hd

255.19

−5.55

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

Every lot

77 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,104	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	884	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	278.51/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,100	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	275.59/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,155	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	263.38/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,122	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	242.57/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,058	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	471	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,003	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	285.89/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,358	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	256.44/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,233	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	241.33/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,161	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	268.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,409	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	255.67/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,350	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	238.57/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,288	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	272.93/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,556	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	227.49/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,297	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	256.12/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,465	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,579	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	264.16/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,638	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	229.93/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,442	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	245.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,557	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,775	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	248.03/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,677	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	251.49/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,778	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,628	6
Steers	—	Large 1	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	232.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,700	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	769	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,863	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	236.71/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,827	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	243.96/cwt	240.00–245.25	1,896	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	220.66/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,798	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	241.24/cwt	240.25–242.00	1,997	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	872	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	225.81/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,994	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,122	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,148	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,344	127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	239.66/cwt	237.00–246.00	796	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	243.65/cwt	235.00–257.50	902	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	220.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	827	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	265.27/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,008	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	213.37/cwt	202.00–216.00	907	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	260.66/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,110	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	236.78/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,030	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	234.33/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,092	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	254.80/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,195	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,034	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	250.29/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,289	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	235.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,277	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,163	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	208.25/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,179	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	233.23/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,339	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	250.19/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,449	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	224.67/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,379	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	243.30/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,508	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	228.60/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,513	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,617	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,616	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	223.83/cwt	220.00–224.25	1,618	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	229.15/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,659	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	228.14/cwt	224.25–231.25	1,782	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	220.12/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,732	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	231.07/cwt	220.00–238.00	987	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	217.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,116	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	224.14/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,304	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,514	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Receipts 3,804Last week 4,808Year ago 7,386

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light 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
13	—	570	220.00–235.00	227.49
6	—	714	228.00	228.00
10	—	627	224.00–234.00	229.93
10	—	342	250.00	250.00
20	—	436	240.00–246.00	242.57
49	—	481	226.00–248.00	241.33
6	—	872	210.00	210.00
17	—	540	230.00–242.00	238.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	481	250.00–265.00	256.44
109	—	676	240.00–252.00	248.03
5	—	323	280.00	280.00
24	—	772	235.00–238.00	236.71
16	—	395	276.00–280.00	278.51
31	—	732	220.00–240.00	232.22
35	—	633	240.00–255.00	245.97
43	—	883	225.00–232.00	225.81
6	—	990	217.00	217.00
26	—	426	257.50–270.00	263.38
48	—	528	245.00–261.00	255.67
63	—	572	247.00–260.00	256.12
30	—	815	216.00–226.00	220.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	245.00	245.00
7	—	471	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	570	270.00–276.00	272.93
40	—	419	272.00–285.00	275.59
8	—	343	322.00	322.00
284	—	777	240.00–245.25	243.96
127	—	1,035	226.50	226.50
111	—	828	240.25–242.00	241.24
65	—	707	240.00–254.00	251.49
32	—	895	240.00	240.00
56	—	905	234.50	234.50
32	—	675	263.00	263.00
42	—	475	272.00–295.00	285.89
232	—	620	260.00–271.00	264.16
76	—	524	260.00–280.00	268.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	769	242.25	242.25
9	—	605	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	718	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	512	210.00–230.00	217.92
17	—	582	222.00–225.00	224.14
17	—	427	220.00–238.00	231.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	252.50	252.50
5	—	563	235.00	235.00
5	—	661	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	225.00	225.00
19	—	566	205.00–212.00	208.25
27	—	536	217.00	217.00
10	—	497	208.00	208.00
31	—	376	210.00–230.00	220.02
20	—	425	202.00–216.00	213.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	689	234.50	234.50
60	—	469	247.50–264.00	254.80
70	—	515	242.00–257.00	250.29
7	—	342	270.00	270.00
148	—	579	242.00–254.00	250.19
103	—	724	227.00–230.00	229.15
131	—	781	224.25–231.25	228.14
121	—	620	234.00–254.00	243.30
38	—	426	246.00–266.00	260.66
21	—	380	260.00–267.00	265.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	466	227.50–240.00	234.33
72	—	787	210.00–221.00	220.12
32	—	522	230.00–240.00	235.53
40	—	723	220.00–224.25	223.83
12	—	847	200.00	200.00
67	—	614	210.00–229.50	224.67
13	—	332	237.00–246.00	239.66
122	—	574	220.00–240.00	233.23
17	—	370	235.00–257.50	243.65
31	—	662	217.00–233.00	228.60
21	—	435	230.00–243.00	236.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	241.00	241.00
10	—	530	241.00	241.00

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.