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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 16

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

4,850 head

▲ 1,347 vs last sale 3,503▲ 1,078 vs year ago 3,772 · +28.6%

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 550 lbs. sold 7.00-14.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. 7 head of fancy steer calves weighing 425 lbs. sold for 350.00.

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 $248.90/cwt on 2,737 head.

Average price

$248.90

2,737 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$990

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	250.56	1,998	1,640
Medium and Large 1-2	700	249.32	1,745	954
Medium and Large 2	588	227.39	1,337	137
Medium 2	458	220.00	1,008	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $990 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 sale2,737 hd

248.90

—

MO average15 barns · 7,416 hd

263.60

−14.71

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	993	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	324.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,242	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	304.08/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,168	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	348.04/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,423	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	279.28/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,201	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	316.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,368	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	258.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,127	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	306.43/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,431	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,364	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,240	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	278.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,350	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	275.67/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,343	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	281.41/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,466	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	261.55/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,363	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	234.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,243	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,515	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,528	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	276.89/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,578	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	260.11/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,483	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	233.96/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,355	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	268.90/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,662	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	247.62/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,562	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	250.22/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,666	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	222.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,503	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	269.62/cwt	269.50–270.00	1,860	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	260.68/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,900	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	245.48/cwt	232.50–252.00	1,817	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,347	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,953	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	246.30/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,931	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,823	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,994	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	237.79/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,076	286
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	227.40/cwt	221.00–233.00	2,006	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	232.95/cwt	230.50–234.25	2,171	560
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	223.63/cwt	222.00–226.00	2,178	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,216	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	818	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	249.39/cwt	247.00–250.00	928	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	277.96/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,051	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	265.56/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,137	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	237.92/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,028	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	235.47/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,102	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,055	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	255.15/cwt	252.50–267.01	1,227	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	251.10/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,303	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	212.86/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,118	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	228.29/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,208	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	244.73/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,405	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	984	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	219.18/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,291	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	236.10/cwt	233.50–253.00	1,438	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	202.35/cwt	202.00–202.50	1,248	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	225.37/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,424	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	227.31/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,498	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	236.28/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,604	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,375	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	203.00/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,472	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	239.83/cwt	230.00–248.25	1,760	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,795	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,868	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	207.32/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,905	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,895	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	188.13/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,908	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	482	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	901	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	551	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,178	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	233.19/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,336	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,409	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	206.91/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,428	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	10

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 4,850Last week 3,503Year ago 3,772

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	579	217.50–240.00	233.96
23	—	529	230.00–245.00	234.94
30	—	676	220.00–230.00	222.28
7	—	615	232.00	232.00
9	—	306	260.00	260.00
10	—	436	255.00–260.00	258.57
22	—	740	182.00	182.00
4	—	477	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	882	221.00–233.00	227.40
105	—	521	251.00–272.00	261.55
72	—	631	235.00–257.00	247.62
30	—	666	236.00–256.00	250.22
9	—	825	221.00	221.00
55	—	570	253.00–270.00	260.11
226	—	784	239.00–250.00	246.30
101	—	740	232.50–252.00	245.48
37	—	484	275.00–285.00	278.89
14	—	430	275.00–290.00	279.28
17	—	384	285.00–310.00	304.08
6	—	346	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	292.00	292.00
34	—	557	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	974	222.00–226.00	223.63
59	—	467	292.00–320.00	306.43
31	—	432	300.00–340.00	316.71
55	—	760	257.00	257.00
21	—	1,021	217.00	217.00
29	—	690	269.50–270.00	269.62
19	—	383	320.00–350.00	324.40
63	—	831	240.00	240.00
560	—	932	230.50–234.25	232.95
34	—	570	273.00–281.00	276.89
77	—	521	271.00–305.00	281.41
129	—	729	254.00–270.00	260.68
286	—	873	236.00–239.00	237.79
93	—	618	261.00–280.00	268.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	487	257.00–290.00	275.67
9	—	566	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	254.00	254.00
5	—	876	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	409	347.00–350.00	348.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	690	200.00–209.00	206.91
10	—	626	225.00	225.00
5	—	530	225.00	225.00
14	—	573	230.00–237.50	233.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	220.00	220.00
16	—	551	210.00–215.00	213.74
10	—	757	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	695	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	222.00	222.00
19	—	525	200.00–239.00	212.86
12	—	725	200.00–206.00	203.00
10	—	617	202.00–202.50	202.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	170.00	170.00
29	—	720	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	734	230.00–248.25	239.83
24	—	861	217.00	217.00
168	—	574	237.00–262.00	244.73
37	—	378	275.00–282.00	277.96
120	—	679	233.00–246.00	236.28
67	—	754	238.00	238.00
17	—	800	215.00	215.00
90	—	428	257.00–280.00	265.56
84	—	481	252.50–267.01	255.15
15	—	1,014	186.00–190.00	188.13
160	—	519	236.00–264.00	251.10
94	—	609	233.50–253.00	236.10
44	—	919	201.00–209.00	207.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	790	227.00	227.00
29	—	372	247.00–250.00	249.39
19	—	977	194.00	194.00
41	—	659	215.00–229.00	227.31
32	—	529	220.00–232.00	228.29
48	—	589	214.00–230.00	219.18
62	—	432	225.00–245.00	237.92
53	—	468	225.00–242.00	235.47
25	—	632	215.00–233.00	225.37
8	—	338	242.00	242.00

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.