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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 2

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,192 head

▼ 1,395 vs last sale 6,587▼ 122 vs year ago 5,314 · −2.3%

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 under 750 lbs. sold 6.00-9.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate. The offering again this week contained high numbers of plain cattle.

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 $253.65/cwt on 2,367 head.

Average price

$253.65

2,367 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.48

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	260.35	1,840	1,124
Medium and Large 1-2	675	251.06	1,694	945
Medium and Large 2	559	239.52	1,338	258
Medium 2	490	217.60	1,065	40

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $774 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 sale2,367 hd

253.65

—

MO average17 barns · 8,334 hd

264.13

−10.48

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

Every lot

93 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	773	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	274.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	852	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	300.44/cwt	285.00–305.00	958	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	272.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,026	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	304.81/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,164	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	299.96/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,275	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	250.22/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,063	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	276.72/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,187	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	247.69/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,186	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	270.25/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,300	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	287.88/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,393	43
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,128	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	263.79/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,345	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	285.62/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,474	74
Steers	—	Medium 2	528	214.53/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,133	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	233.86/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,253	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,529	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	265.84/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,499	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	244.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	597	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,672	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	266.88/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,655	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	230.68/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,456	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	250.15/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,588	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	225.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,494	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	249.69/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,703	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,800	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	224.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,602	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	243.08/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,745	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	257.72/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,881	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	256.28/cwt	251.00–260.25	1,971	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	225.05/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,785	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	245.59/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,952	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	248.28/cwt	240.00–249.50	2,014	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	226.95/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,895	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	238.09/cwt	237.50–240.00	2,093	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	229.99/cwt	220.00–230.50	2,045	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	226.32/cwt	224.00–229.00	2,114	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,157	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,276	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	232.55/cwt	227.00–235.00	756	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	251.33/cwt	240.00–256.00	839	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	273.55/cwt	267.00–278.00	993	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	237.71/cwt	230.00–242.00	875	41
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	207.21/cwt	205.00–212.00	792	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	254.22/cwt	247.00–265.00	986	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	263.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,113	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	225.26/cwt	222.00–230.00	964	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	238.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,028	43
Heifers	—	Medium 2	436	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	889	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	859	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	237.63/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,145	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	251.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,213	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	222.14/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,073	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	241.71/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,245	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	214.63/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,127	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	228.22/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,200	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	215.28/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,225	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	227.42/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,299	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	240.75/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,379	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	224.96/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,370	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	243.42/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,487	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	212.67/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,325	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	244.40/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,662	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,603	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	223.59/cwt	210.00–225.50	1,628	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	232.95/cwt	231.50–235.00	1,717	208
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,718	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	223.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,728	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	811	180.41/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	224.86/cwt	224.50–226.50	1,833	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	205.96/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,736	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	207.30/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,806	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	216.36/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,889	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	344	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	774	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	268.89/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,000	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	258.22/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	236.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	993	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	437	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	970	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	233.74/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,103	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	481	214.67/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,033	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	230.54/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,220	25
Bulls	—	Medium 2	533	197.20/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,051	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,350	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	225.56/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,290	28
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	208.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,199	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	222.56/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,346	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Receipts 5,192Last week 6,587Year ago 5,314

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	363	267.00–278.00	273.55
108	—	515	235.00–259.00	241.71
82	—	423	250.00–280.00	263.19
115	—	573	235.00–251.00	240.75
44	—	611	239.00–251.00	243.42
77	—	815	224.50–226.50	224.86
25	—	757	227.00	227.00
62	—	483	245.00–255.00	251.17
22	—	873	216.00–217.00	216.36
208	—	737	231.50–235.00	232.95
46	—	680	243.00–245.00	244.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	843	204.00–214.00	205.96
60	—	609	215.00–232.00	224.96
56	—	571	222.00–232.00	227.42
14	—	334	240.00–256.00	251.33
31	—	691	232.00	232.00
143	—	482	232.00–240.00	237.63
17	—	871	202.00–213.00	207.30
63	—	388	247.00–265.00	254.22
43	—	431	235.00–245.00	238.58
76	—	728	210.00–225.50	223.59
56	—	526	220.00–232.50	228.22
77	—	774	210.00–225.00	223.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	205.00–212.00	207.21
10	—	436	204.00	204.00
7	—	477	180.00	180.00
12	—	341	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	207.00–220.00	212.67
24	—	525	201.00–221.00	214.63
20	—	569	204.00–219.00	215.28
7	—	811	173.00–190.00	180.41
5	—	728	210.00	210.00
41	—	368	230.00–242.00	237.71
33	—	428	222.00–230.00	225.26
19	—	325	227.00–235.00	232.55
55	—	483	212.00–230.00	222.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	310	270.00–280.00	274.70
47	—	429	266.00–285.00	276.72
106	—	635	240.00–258.00	250.15
17	—	376	260.00–280.00	272.83
106	—	510	252.00–276.00	263.79
11	—	1,081	210.50	210.50
92	—	682	240.00–257.00	249.69
50	—	481	265.00–286.00	270.25
20	—	835	225.00–232.50	226.95
169	—	795	234.00–246.50	245.59
27	—	718	240.00–249.00	243.08
114	—	564	252.00–271.00	265.84
163	—	889	220.00–230.50	229.99
6	—	1,027	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	571	240.00–250.00	244.48
9	—	714	220.00–230.00	224.40
29	—	793	222.00–226.00	225.05
12	—	309	250.00	250.00
7	—	353	250.00	250.00
27	—	631	222.00–240.00	230.68
24	—	662	220.00–240.00	225.66
16	—	536	220.00–240.00	233.86
37	—	425	240.00–260.00	250.22
44	—	479	242.00–260.00	247.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	382	285.00–310.00	304.81
43	—	484	287.50–290.00	287.88
26	—	597	280.00	280.00
35	—	425	287.00–320.00	299.96
105	—	620	259.00–281.00	266.88
91	—	769	251.00–260.25	256.28
261	—	811	240.00–249.50	248.28
202	—	730	251.00–263.00	257.72
111	—	934	224.00–229.00	226.32
74	—	516	276.00–300.00	285.62
73	—	879	237.50–240.00	238.09
10	—	687	262.00	262.00
17	—	319	285.00–305.00	300.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	220.00	220.00
5	—	485	232.50	232.50
29	—	528	211.00–220.00	214.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	250.00–267.00	258.22
15	—	372	265.00–280.00	268.89
7	—	535	240.00	240.00
5	—	558	242.00	242.00
5	—	637	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	533	180.00–210.00	197.20
13	—	344	225.00	225.00
5	—	675	200.00	200.00
5	—	437	222.00	222.00
17	—	481	204.00–219.00	214.67
11	—	575	205.00–210.00	208.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	230.00–240.00	236.40
17	—	605	216.00–232.00	222.56
25	—	529	230.00–232.00	230.54
10	—	472	232.00–235.00	233.74
28	—	572	211.00–232.00	225.56

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.