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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 14

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,838 head

▲ 482 vs last sale 5,356▲ 1,490 vs year ago 4,348 · +34.3%

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 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. There were several drafts of value added cattle, ( on a verified health program such as MFA, JRS, Purina).

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 $259.67/cwt on 2,786 head.

Average price

$259.67

2,786 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$48.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	450	272.00	1,224	6thin
Medium and Large 1	695	263.62	1,832	1,633
Medium and Large 1-2	654	257.00	1,681	926
Medium and Large 2	529	249.11	1,318	152
Medium 2	512	223.96	1,148	69

One grade step is worth $48.04/cwt here — about $76 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 sale2,786 hd

259.67

—

MO average12 barns · 6,998 hd

269.64

−9.97

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

Every lot

92 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	274.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	880	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,034	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	295.83/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,118	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	275.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,076	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,115	43
Steers	—	Medium 2	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	293.66/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,257	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	255.17/cwt	252.50–257.00	1,105	10
Steers	—	Large 1	450	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,224	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	276.19/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,301	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	292.70/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,382	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	242.77/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,177	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	497	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,501	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	503	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,132	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	295.59/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,525	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,480	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	249.25/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,306	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	264.50/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,404	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	282.19/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,614	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	265.00/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,534	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	243.67/cwt	227.00–252.00	1,411	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	277.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,621	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	259.94/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,609	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	275.59/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,720	136
Steers	—	Medium 2	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	271.47/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,737	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	266.22/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,770	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	257.60/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,754	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,762	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	256.62/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,876	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,923	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	247.03/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,907	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	255.74/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,985	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,768	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	242.19/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,986	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	241.60/cwt	239.50–246.00	2,109	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	233.70/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,073	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	239.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	2,232	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,089	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	291.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	942	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	257.69/cwt	245.00–265.00	946	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	278.36/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,044	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	223.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	931	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	263.92/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,130	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	241.46/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,036	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	263.71/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,247	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	244.18/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,155	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,186	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	238.20/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,253	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	258.89/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,375	298
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	252.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,429	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	258.65/cwt	249.00–267.00	1,472	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	241.29/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,385	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,558	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	234.84/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,484	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	254.65/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,612	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,615	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	235.37/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,593	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,424	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	236.00/cwt	226.00–244.50	1,687	235
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	202.24/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,470	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	229.52/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,678	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,590	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	227.83/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,720	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	217.55/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,675	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	200.45/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,666	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	210.30/cwt	210.00–210.50	1,865	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	201.19/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,837	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	913	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,861	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	311	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	917	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	397	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	941	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	274.31/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,265	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	253.19/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,177	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,365	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	231.22/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,200	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	250.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,303	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	248.71/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,423	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,487	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,649	7

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Receipts 5,838Last week 5,356Year ago 4,348

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	731	227.50–237.00	229.52
19	—	611	255.00	255.00
48	—	566	250.00–262.00	252.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	574	227.00–249.00	241.29
50	—	632	223.00–241.00	234.84
5	—	884	195.00	195.00
173	—	677	227.00–239.00	235.37
20	—	831	193.00–207.00	200.45
152	—	526	225.00–247.00	238.20
32	—	367	245.00–265.00	257.69
9	—	770	211.00–223.00	217.55
92	—	473	233.00–252.00	244.18
55	—	429	232.00–253.00	241.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	224.00	224.00
12	—	727	200.00–203.00	202.24
9	—	698	204.00	204.00
5	—	913	180.00	180.00
17	—	417	222.00–230.00	223.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	815	210.00	210.00
12	—	323	290.00–295.00	291.59
257	—	633	245.00–265.00	254.65
235	—	715	226.00–244.50	236.00
124	—	428	255.00–275.00	263.92
104	—	473	255.00–276.00	263.71
7	—	964	193.00	193.00
16	—	662	244.00	244.00
298	—	531	250.00–268.00	258.89
214	—	569	249.00–267.00	258.65
94	—	755	224.00–228.00	227.83
38	—	887	210.00–210.50	210.30
35	—	375	270.00–287.00	278.36
14	—	913	198.00–203.00	201.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	217.50	217.50
7	—	490	242.00	242.00
8	—	679	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	524	242.50–251.00	249.25
6	—	724	226.00	226.00
26	—	579	227.00–252.00	243.67
21	—	485	240.00–255.00	242.77
12	—	390	270.00–280.00	275.86
10	—	433	252.50–257.00	255.17
14	—	800	221.00	221.00
8	—	680	245.00	245.00
18	—	321	270.00–285.00	274.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	220.00	220.00
27	—	503	225.00	225.00
8	—	420	212.50	212.50
17	—	590	214.00	214.00
10	—	393	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	579	250.00–273.00	265.00
43	—	413	270.00	270.00
214	—	681	254.00–261.00	257.60
24	—	990	211.00	211.00
23	—	728	242.00	242.00
91	—	531	257.00–275.00	264.50
177	—	772	240.00–248.00	247.03
68	—	887	232.00–234.00	233.70
67	—	471	260.00–281.00	276.19
7	—	348	297.00	297.00
39	—	619	251.00–263.00	259.94
6	—	824	239.00	239.00
17	—	378	287.00–305.00	295.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	873	239.50–246.00	241.60
99	—	572	276.00–292.00	282.19
226	—	776	250.00–262.00	255.74
3	—	306	310.00	310.00
136	—	624	265.00–286.00	275.59
25	—	933	237.00–245.00	239.21
55	—	428	285.00–305.00	293.66
264	—	820	238.00–246.00	242.19
92	—	516	282.50–310.00	295.59
138	—	731	250.00–265.00	256.62
327	—	665	262.00–271.00	266.22
44	—	472	285.00–297.00	292.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	302.00	302.00
12	—	523	283.00	283.00
10	—	751	256.00	256.00
22	—	584	275.00–285.00	277.61
53	—	640	269.00–273.00	271.47
5	—	650	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	572	242.50–253.00	248.71
12	—	521	245.00–255.00	250.15
7	—	725	227.50	227.50
5	—	626	237.50	237.50
26	—	465	250.00–262.50	253.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	262.50–267.00	265.00
24	—	637	250.00	250.00
5	—	311	295.00	295.00
10	—	461	270.00–281.00	274.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	397	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	225.00–238.00	231.22

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.