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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 23

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,425 head

▼ 425 vs last sale 4,850▼ 165 vs year ago 4,590 · −3.6%

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 sold 8.00-14.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 9.00-16.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $245.09/cwt on 1,936 head.

Average price

$245.09

1,936 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$39.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	254.94	1,682	837
Medium and Large 1-2	623	242.15	1,509	829
Medium and Large 2	560	225.40	1,262	219
Medium 2	435	215.86	940	51

One grade step is worth $39.08/cwt here — about $742 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 sale1,936 hd

245.09

—

MO average16 barns · 6,894 hd

260.25

−15.16

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

Every lot

90 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 and Large 2	306	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	765	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	308	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	304.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	987	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,081	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	277.63/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,024	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	258.48/cwt	255.00–262.00	995	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	386	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	907	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	276.08/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,157	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	246.74/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,041	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	426	208.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	887	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	300.68/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,299	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	295.27/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,382	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	276.44/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,313	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	238.05/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,138	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	498	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	270.21/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,394	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	230.61/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,199	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	247.39/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,309	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	265.07/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,474	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	249.04/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,425	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	228.41/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,313	78
Steers	—	Medium 2	579	194.72/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,127	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	251.33/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,541	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	233.21/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,460	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,302	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	641	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,449	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	204.83/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,358	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	228.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,528	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	248.00/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,669	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	243.02/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,755	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	229.59/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,671	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,824	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	234.85/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,825	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	216.51/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,749	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	240.34/cwt	231.00–242.00	2,002	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	221.75/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,896	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,959	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,871	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,041	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	940	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	275.34/cwt	267.50–277.00	991	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	370	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	858	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	227.15/cwt	220.00–232.00	840	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	254.37/cwt	247.00–260.00	969	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	258.32/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,062	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	227.37/cwt	217.00–232.50	973	86
Heifers	—	Medium 2	437	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	817	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	196.88/cwt	187.00–220.00	874	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,159	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	237.28/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,139	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	199.28/cwt	185.00–207.50	957	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	224.39/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,079	76
Heifers	—	Medium 2	491	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	884	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,177	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	232.36/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,215	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	216.95/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,135	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	230.63/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,315	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	221.05/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,264	100
Heifers	—	Medium 2	577	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	199.05/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,152	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	217.70/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,337	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	225.81/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,402	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	194.62/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,226	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	214.45/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,441	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	196.36/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,320	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	222.55/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,511	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	220.06/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,589	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,551	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	211.96/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,731	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,505	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,795	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	178.00/cwt	172.00–182.50	1,645	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,181	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	200.01/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,134	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	182.35/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,039	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,308	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	190.46/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,202	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	789	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,444	6

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 4,425Last week 4,850Year ago 4,590

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00-14.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 9.00-16.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	863	227.00	227.00
70	—	613	246.00–256.00	251.33
7	—	911	224.00	224.00
5	—	359	301.00	301.00
104	—	516	260.00–287.00	270.21
91	—	833	231.00–242.00	240.34
75	—	556	260.00–272.00	265.07
31	—	432	285.00–315.00	300.68
27	—	752	242.50	242.50
26	—	673	246.00–254.00	248.00
174	—	722	241.00–249.00	243.02
39	—	324	300.00–310.00	304.70
51	—	468	285.00–310.00	295.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	641	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	575	212.00–240.00	228.41
63	—	663	203.00–217.00	204.83
23	—	478	230.00–250.00	238.05
19	—	520	227.50–235.00	230.61
16	—	422	241.00–250.00	246.74
5	—	638	204.00	204.00
8	—	385	255.00–262.00	258.48
7	—	306	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	230.00	230.00
5	—	308	235.00	235.00
25	—	426	205.00–210.00	208.23
7	—	579	175.00–210.00	194.72
9	—	386	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	475	267.00–280.00	276.44
58	—	668	220.00–235.00	228.77
57	—	529	235.00–260.00	247.39
33	—	369	270.00–295.00	277.63
132	—	626	229.00–242.00	233.21
116	—	572	237.00–260.00	249.04
80	—	808	215.00–232.00	216.51
38	—	777	232.50–239.00	234.85
8	—	855	221.00–223.00	221.75
3	—	335	270.00	270.00
11	—	906	206.50	206.50
149	—	728	222.00–240.00	229.59
74	—	419	255.00–280.00	276.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	480	235.00–239.00	237.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	480	185.00–207.50	199.28
15	—	672	190.00–207.00	196.36
48	—	370	220.00–232.00	227.15
32	—	579	180.00–207.00	199.05
29	—	630	186.00–206.00	194.62
28	—	444	187.00–220.00	196.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	187.00	187.00
5	—	491	180.00	180.00
7	—	395	200.00	200.00
10	—	577	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	832	208.00	208.00
6	—	916	196.00	196.00
8	—	348	270.00	270.00
18	—	360	267.50–277.00	275.34
65	—	570	227.00–240.00	230.63
72	—	679	221.00–225.00	222.55
125	—	621	221.00–229.00	225.81
52	—	722	216.00–223.00	220.06
54	—	411	240.00–267.00	258.32
189	—	523	227.00–238.00	232.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	481	215.00–232.00	224.39
68	—	737	210.50	210.50
135	—	523	195.00–226.00	216.95
14	—	924	172.00–182.50	178.00
26	—	381	247.00–260.00	254.37
80	—	614	212.00–222.00	217.70
100	—	572	206.00–226.00	221.05
3	—	303	240.00	240.00
86	—	428	217.00–232.50	227.37
16	—	770	210.00–213.00	211.96
78	—	672	210.00–221.00	214.45
14	—	850	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	242.00	242.00
7	—	514	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	220.00	220.00
12	—	570	175.00–203.00	182.35
5	—	601	165.00	165.00
7	—	353	230.00	230.00
7	—	340	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	210.00–212.50	211.04
8	—	482	245.00	245.00
6	—	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	230.00	230.00
16	—	567	190.00–220.00	200.01
6	—	789	183.00	183.00
13	—	631	185.00–200.00	190.46
6	—	540	190.00	190.00

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.