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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 25

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,587 head

▼ 1,480 vs last sale 8,067▲ 729 vs year ago 5,858 · +12.4%

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 750 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights steady. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 lower with heavier weights steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. The offering today had a lot more of the plain type of cattle than last week.

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 $260.15/cwt on 3,173 head.

Average price

$260.15

3,173 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$44.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	263.38	1,934	1,933
Medium and Large 1-2	654	259.79	1,698	917
Medium and Large 2	564	243.11	1,371	299
Large 1	849	234.75	1,992	12thin
Medium 2	640	219.00	1,402	12thin

One grade step is worth $44.38/cwt here — about $532 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 sale3,173 hd

260.15

—

MO average15 barns · 8,161 hd

271.12

−10.97

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

Every lot

91 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	306	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	267.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	880	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	293.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,055	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,135	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	268.91/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,019	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	284.59/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,204	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	312.49/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,337	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	281.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,318	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	304.78/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,436	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	250.39/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,194	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	293.80/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,528	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	237.03/cwt	227.00–295.00	1,244	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	269.21/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,424	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	271.46/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,555	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	252.84/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,454	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	290.00/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,673	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	280.31/cwt	268.00–295.00	1,718	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	261.15/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,617	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	236.57/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,469	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	231.08/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,537	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	273.32/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,823	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	261.82/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,778	62
Steers	—	Large 1	692	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	258.04/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,853	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	245.27/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,788	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	261.07/cwt	252.00–264.50	2,015	389
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	246.83/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,906	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	241.43/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,023	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	248.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,084	387
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	244.08/cwt	242.00–253.50	2,097	324
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	238.93/cwt	234.00–242.00	2,060	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	203.19/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,971	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,253	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,231	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	260.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	830	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	233.62/cwt	230.00–242.00	752	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	278.83/cwt	272.00–290.00	931	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	236.69/cwt	230.00–242.50	888	48
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	783	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	259.07/cwt	257.00–262.00	995	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,241	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	262.93/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,136	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	226.40/cwt	217.50–230.00	992	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,337	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	230.79/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,071	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	266.65/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,269	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	245.33/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,195	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	218.20/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,132	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	257.43/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,359	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	235.53/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,246	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	256.44/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,457	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	234.60/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,351	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	213.60/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,235	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	251.35/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,561	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	228.61/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,443	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	242.81/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,617	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	227.01/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,528	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	240.48/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,739	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	225.12/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,637	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,830	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,779	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	230.42/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,869	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	822	197.09/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,620	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	218.48/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,811	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	877	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	220.21/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,993	104
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,118	20
Bulls	—	Medium 2	411	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	896	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	245.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	270.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,176	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	251.18/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,181	39
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	229.91/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,081	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	270.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,315	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	237.69/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,260	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,439	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	256.91/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,495	21
Bulls	—	Medium 2	584	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,186	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	663	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,366	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	751	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,517	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	644	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	953	46

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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Receipts 6,587Last week 8,067Year ago 5,858

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
389	—	772	252.00–264.50	261.07
149	—	667	269.00–281.00	273.32
387	—	839	245.00–255.00	248.39
61	—	577	282.00–302.00	290.00
97	—	471	291.00–318.00	304.78
4	—	366	310.00	310.00
171	—	718	254.00–268.00	258.04
167	—	613	268.00–295.00	280.31
113	—	520	282.00–310.00	293.80
8	—	910	230.00	230.00
4	—	322	305.00	305.00
30	—	428	307.00–320.00	312.49
29	—	997	226.00	226.00
324	—	859	242.00–253.50	244.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	235.00	235.00
6	—	775	230.00	230.00
33	—	477	242.50–255.00	250.39
51	—	665	230.00–241.00	231.08
23	—	329	260.00–275.00	267.34
10	—	379	265.00–272.50	268.91
19	—	621	225.00–242.50	236.57
74	—	575	232.00–261.00	252.84
63	—	525	227.00–295.00	237.03
13	—	970	192.00–210.00	203.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	729	237.50–251.00	245.27
11	—	1,000	220.00	220.00
40	—	529	265.00–272.50	269.21
18	—	862	234.00–242.00	238.93
28	—	360	280.00–305.00	293.00
10	—	306	280.00	280.00
118	—	619	250.00–267.00	261.15
14	—	423	280.00–287.00	284.59
62	—	679	251.00–267.50	261.82
114	—	469	270.00–290.00	281.05
51	—	772	238.00–252.00	246.83
160	—	573	260.00–280.00	271.46
192	—	838	240.00–241.50	241.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	222.00	222.00
6	—	692	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	666	240.00–243.50	242.81
104	—	905	211.00–226.00	220.21
85	—	476	255.00–282.00	266.65
51	—	723	234.00–243.00	240.48
174	—	568	243.00–271.00	256.44
45	—	761	240.50	240.50
10	—	334	272.00–290.00	278.83
183	—	621	240.00–264.00	251.35
135	—	811	222.00–236.00	230.42
125	—	528	249.00–266.00	257.43
22	—	432	255.00–277.00	262.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	519	215.00–220.00	218.20
6	—	780	201.00	201.00
48	—	375	230.00–242.50	236.69
27	—	322	230.00–242.00	233.62
53	—	464	228.00–235.00	230.79
34	—	578	205.00–220.00	213.60
33	—	438	217.50–230.00	226.40
17	—	822	190.00–201.00	197.09
21	—	877	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	299.00	299.00
9	—	457	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	829	218.00–220.00	218.48
89	—	422	240.00–250.00	246.69
56	—	727	215.00–231.00	225.12
12	—	870	212.00	212.00
122	—	673	220.00–237.00	227.01
80	—	631	217.00–235.00	228.61
33	—	487	237.00–254.00	245.33
140	—	576	225.00–242.00	234.60
10	—	319	255.00–265.00	260.13
44	—	384	257.00–262.00	259.07
147	—	529	225.00–242.00	235.53
124	—	784	220.00–230.00	226.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	644	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	206.00	206.00
7	—	365	230.00	230.00
6	—	584	203.00	203.00
23	—	470	228.00–231.00	229.91
8	—	411	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	252.00	252.00
21	—	582	250.00–261.00	256.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	435	265.00–275.00	270.43
6	—	535	269.00	269.00
26	—	486	270.00–275.00	270.58
20	—	379	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	240.00–255.00	245.73
39	—	470	250.00–252.00	251.18
6	—	751	202.00	202.00
12	—	530	230.00–243.00	237.69

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.