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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 30

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

2,680 head

▼ 1,745 vs last sale 4,425▼ 3,012 vs year ago 5,692 · −52.9%

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 steady with feeder heifers under 600 lbs. selling 6.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Supply was light with good demand.

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 $246.33/cwt on 1,092 head.

Average price

$246.33

1,092 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

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

$78.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	258.95	1,678	432
Medium and Large 1-2	653	241.06	1,574	536
Medium and Large 2	557	227.02	1,264	119
Medium and Large 2-3	520	180.00	936	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.95/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 sale1,092 hd

246.33

—

MO average15 barns · 5,793 hd

256.08

−9.75

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

Every lot

89 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	313.59/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	346	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	312.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,143	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	294.54/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,119	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	232.87/cwt	222.50–245.00	973	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	267.33/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,125	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	292.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	298.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,449	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	272.15/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,336	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,223	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	279.65/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,482	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	242.51/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,290	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,358	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	245.42/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,392	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	259.07/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,477	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	224.64/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,305	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	597	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,239	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	253.37/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,551	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	237.06/cwt	227.50–242.00	1,467	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,578	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,413	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	664	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,474	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,382	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	240.44/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,613	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	230.28/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,552	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	238.90/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,720	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	227.18/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,638	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	230.15/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,788	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	786	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,963	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,958	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,946	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,140	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,927	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	312	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	230.81/cwt	227.50–235.00	762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	950	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	245.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	959	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	869	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	274.73/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,170	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	218.08/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,047	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	207.51/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,002	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,145	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	243.45/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,227	246
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	217.02/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,131	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	996	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	211.64/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,221	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	187.46/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,087	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	237.54/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,401	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,361	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,204	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	208.19/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,285	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	223.99/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,384	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	185.34/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,177	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	189.57/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,249	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	218.04/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,454	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	209.23/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,416	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,244	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,772	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,079	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	253.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,072	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	994	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	216.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,021	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	263.93/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,251	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	243.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,250	21
Bulls	—	Medium 2	516	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	877	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	591	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,123	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,312	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	191.18/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,189	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,484	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,369	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,466	9

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 30, 2023

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

Receipts 2,680Last week 4,425Year ago 5,692

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with feeder heifers under 600 lbs. selling 6.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	290.00–300.00	292.80
64	—	570	255.00–267.50	259.07
62	—	790	248.50	248.50
8	—	333	302.50–320.00	313.59
13	—	720	238.00–240.00	238.90
52	—	977	219.00	219.00
31	—	671	237.00–242.50	240.44
7	—	820	235.00	235.00
32	—	530	272.50–285.00	279.65
8	—	366	300.00–320.00	312.22
55	—	485	285.00–305.00	298.77
59	—	612	244.00–264.00	253.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	218.00	218.00
3	—	346	265.00	265.00
21	—	418	222.50–245.00	232.87
3	—	666	207.50	207.50
15	—	496	245.00–250.00	246.67
8	—	786	210.00	210.00
54	—	581	212.50–233.00	224.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	532	235.00–257.50	242.51
87	—	491	262.50–280.00	272.15
30	—	1,009	191.00	191.00
21	—	777	227.00–231.00	230.15
8	—	280	297.50	297.50
104	—	674	227.00–236.00	230.28
37	—	380	285.00–297.50	294.54
16	—	619	227.50–242.00	237.06
28	—	954	204.00	204.00
25	—	721	222.50–233.00	227.18
55	—	886	221.00	221.00
6	—	421	260.00–274.00	267.33
45	—	567	237.50–250.00	245.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	664	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	639	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	257.50	257.50
7	—	697	240.00	240.00
5	—	541	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	228.00	228.00
6	—	658	221.00	221.00
16	—	602	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	483	185.00–212.50	207.51
12	—	659	187.50–192.50	189.57
12	—	635	180.00–192.50	185.34
9	—	580	180.00–191.00	187.46
4	—	711	175.00	175.00
4	—	361	230.00	230.00
7	—	330	227.50–235.00	230.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	602	200.00	200.00
8	—	524	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	521	202.50–225.00	217.02
9	—	791	208.00	208.00
4	—	958	185.00	185.00
39	—	677	195.00–214.00	209.23
4	—	888	200.00	200.00
30	—	480	215.00–220.00	218.08
123	—	577	201.00–226.00	211.64
37	—	617	200.00–213.00	208.19
7	—	390	240.00–250.00	245.83
3	—	325	237.50	237.50
6	—	404	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	618	215.00–231.00	223.99
6	—	341	275.00	275.00
7	—	835	202.50	202.50
36	—	667	214.00–225.00	218.04
246	—	504	234.00–251.00	243.45
85	—	426	255.00–280.00	274.73
7	—	730	221.00	221.00
5	—	352	270.00	270.00
103	—	590	226.00–240.00	237.54
6	—	455	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	702	195.00	195.00
9	—	782	187.50	187.50
6	—	345	280.00	280.00
11	—	684	217.00	217.00
9	—	423	250.00–255.00	253.31
15	—	603	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	513	240.00–250.00	243.74
19	—	474	262.50–265.00	263.93
7	—	407	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	215.00–220.00	216.73
7	—	591	190.00	190.00
11	—	622	180.00–205.00	191.18
12	—	545	190.00	190.00
3	—	693	180.00	180.00
20	—	437	227.50	227.50

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.