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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 9

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

3,503 head

▼ 1,689 vs last sale 5,192▼ 1,469 vs year ago 4,972 · −29.5%

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 from 7.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand. Unweaned and unvaccinated bulls coming to market are seeing substantial discounts compared to weaned, vaccinated steers.

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 $254.26/cwt on 1,413 head.

Average price

$254.26

1,413 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$77.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	265.28	1,772	750
Medium and Large 1-2	599	251.87	1,509	405
Medium and Large 2	520	235.99	1,227	191
Large 1	633	235.67	1,492	12thin
Medium 2	551	192.27	1,060	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	657	187.61	1,233	38

One grade step is worth $77.67/cwt here — about $539 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 sale1,413 hd

254.26

—

MO average17 barns · 6,042 hd

262.42

−8.16

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

Every lot

104 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,100	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	293.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,045	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	881	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	399	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,097	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,379	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	301.13/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,271	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	266.24/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,140	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,361	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	233.77/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,012	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,197	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	456	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	967	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	294.86/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,353	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	241.31/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,141	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	258.80/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,255	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	233.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,214	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	274.45/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,430	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,037	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	257.10/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,381	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	270.06/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,512	52
Steers	—	Medium 2	563	186.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,052	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	234.38/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,359	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	256.99/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,496	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,438	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	246.86/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,545	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	265.47/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,667	72
Steers	—	Large 1	633	235.67/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,492	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	261.77/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,767	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	238.62/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,630	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	687	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,608	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	254.49/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,830	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	241.74/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,757	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	241.19/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,850	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	251.62/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,988	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	242.78/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,959	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	229.26/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,953	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	240.69/cwt	240.10–245.00	2,149	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,147	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	219.53/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,121	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	846	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	888	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	353	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	699	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	211.92/cwt	202.50–221.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	381	218.24/cwt	210.00–225.00	831	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,053	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	247.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	976	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	217.00/cwt	211.00–222.00	918	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	978	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,102	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	476	208.80/cwt	205.00–212.50	994	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	235.51/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,128	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	253.29/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,228	116
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	921	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	212.45/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,054	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,143	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	208.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,090	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	224.87/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,178	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	242.86/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,277	125
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	534	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	935	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	248.88/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,431	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	226.28/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,301	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	199.62/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,174	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,294	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	223.03/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,365	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	195.15/cwt	182.00–202.50	1,216	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	237.13/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,480	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	237.36/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,555	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,288	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	223.55/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,513	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	233.48/cwt	226.00–235.50	1,644	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	212.62/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,544	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	215.21/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	226.61/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,758	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,761	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	207.67/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,720	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,865	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	218.79/cwt	217.50–220.00	912	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	214.24/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,018	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	487	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	513	191.77/cwt	187.50–205.00	984	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,169	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2Unweaned	522	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	861	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	531	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,009	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	202.52/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,088	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	205.95/cwt	190.00–232.50	1,188	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	240.72/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,403	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	204.43/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,272	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	652	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,634	3

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 3,503Last week 5,192Year ago 4,972

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	200.00	200.00
10	—	563	180.00–190.00	186.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	628	261.00–280.00	265.47
76	—	719	250.00–262.50	254.49
137	—	893	240.10–245.00	240.69
10	—	459	290.00–297.00	294.86
82	—	807	238.00–246.00	242.78
19	—	356	280.00–300.00	293.45
13	—	790	247.00–253.00	251.62
45	—	675	261.00–263.00	261.77
52	—	560	266.00–276.00	270.06
46	—	422	285.00–320.00	301.13
79	—	521	267.50–280.00	274.45
24	—	946	227.00	227.00
17	—	966	218.00–220.00	219.53
14	—	341	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	537	245.00–262.00	257.10
15	—	852	225.00–233.00	229.26
31	—	767	230.00–246.00	241.19
32	—	727	230.00–247.00	241.74
96	—	582	247.50–261.00	256.99
38	—	683	233.00–240.00	238.62
43	—	428	257.50–275.00	266.24
30	—	626	235.00–254.00	246.86
24	—	485	257.00–263.00	258.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	623	230.00–231.00	230.74
32	—	520	230.00–240.00	233.46
6	—	433	232.50–235.00	233.77
67	—	580	230.00–242.00	234.38
11	—	383	230.00	230.00
39	—	473	237.00–250.00	241.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	232.50–238.00	235.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	212.00	212.00
4	—	670	195.00	195.00
11	—	532	195.00	195.00
16	—	828	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	418	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	440	272.00	272.00
14	—	687	234.00	234.00
5	—	399	275.00	275.00
10	—	597	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	325	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	432	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	210.00–225.00	218.24
6	—	345	220.00	220.00
6	—	550	187.00	187.00
18	—	476	205.00–212.50	208.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	353	198.00	198.00
5	—	408	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	230.00	230.00
6	—	508	225.00	225.00
6	—	550	210.00	210.00
5	—	431	227.00	227.00
8	—	602	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	704	226.00–235.50	233.48
56	—	432	250.00–260.00	255.01
39	—	819	215.00	215.00
41	—	393	268.00	268.00
23	—	776	222.00–231.00	226.61
125	—	575	234.00–258.00	248.88
125	—	526	232.00–257.00	242.86
19	—	329	270.00	270.00
8	—	900	205.00	205.00
86	—	624	233.00–245.00	237.13
116	—	485	245.00–267.00	253.29
30	—	655	234.00–240.50	237.36
10	—	297	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	202.50–221.00	211.92
33	—	496	211.00–217.00	212.45
18	—	423	211.00–222.00	217.00
9	—	655	190.00–200.00	196.66
25	—	523	205.00–210.00	208.45
30	—	623	182.00–202.50	195.15
11	—	588	195.00–204.00	199.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	677	211.00–226.00	223.55
80	—	575	220.00–232.00	226.28
47	—	524	215.00–231.00	224.87
8	—	340	240.00	240.00
11	—	828	204.00–209.00	207.67
6	—	405	230.00	230.00
7	—	884	211.00	211.00
10	—	395	240.00–250.00	247.03
13	—	726	212.00–213.00	212.62
18	—	612	210.00–227.00	223.03
121	—	479	225.00–240.00	235.51
7	—	763	211.00–221.00	215.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	185.00–195.00	189.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	240.00–242.50	240.72
5	—	514	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	260.00	260.00
3	—	688	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	192.50–210.00	202.52
15	—	577	190.00–232.50	205.95
6	—	417	217.50–220.00	218.79
5	—	652	192.00	192.00
12	—	475	212.00–215.00	214.24
14	—	622	200.00–207.50	204.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	187.50–205.00	191.77
5	—	570	185.00	185.00
5	—	487	217.50	217.50

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.