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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 20

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Nov 13Nov 20Nov 27 →

Receipts

10,617 head

▲ 3,174 vs last sale 7,443▼ 1,319 vs year ago 11,936 · −11.1%

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 625 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 10.00-18.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very 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 $237.27/cwt on 6,495 head.

Average price

$237.27

6,495 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	243.16	1,882	3,492
Medium and Large 2	511	233.36	1,193	127
Medium and Large 1-2	759	230.37	1,748	2,829
Medium 2	407	228.35	928	17thin
Large 1	938	223.92	2,101	30

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale6,495 hd

237.27

—

MO average17 barns · 12,801 hd

243.70

−6.43

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

Every lot

102 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	318.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,052	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	291.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	962	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,009	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	318.92/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,206	49
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,046	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,180	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	269.73/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,157	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	292.95/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,263	69
Steers	—	Medium 2	432	209.10/cwt	190.00–225.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	240.40/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,060	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	243.41/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,137	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	267.73/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,272	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	295.01/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,413	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	246.44/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,309	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	212.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,133	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	272.07/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,456	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,244	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	238.11/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,360	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	263.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,548	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,367	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	216.87/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,573	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	248.54/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,538	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	230.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,437	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,248	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	231.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,533	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	249.21/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,702	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	243.69/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,677	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,778	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	247.26/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,785	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,688	305
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	749	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,498	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	230.47/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,782	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	774	213.52/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,653	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	243.03/cwt	239.00–250.50	1,891	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	228.86/cwt	227.50–233.50	1,781	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	238.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,939	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	226.99/cwt	217.00–228.25	1,877	449
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	237.02/cwt	229.75–246.00	2,074	855
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	224.42/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,966	743
Steers	—	Large 1	915	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,086	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	220.27/cwt	215.00–227.00	2,026	634
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	213.76/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,984	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,042	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	219.18/cwt	218.75–223.00	2,170	131
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,137	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,111	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	245.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	756	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	277.60/cwt	267.50–290.00	913	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	268.11/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,000	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	227.18/cwt	217.00–235.00	852	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	246.48/cwt	240.00–260.00	959	59
Heifers	—	Medium 2	391	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	821	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	251.43/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,069	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	228.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	972	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	258.54/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,174	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	226.00/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,069	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	212.51/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,014	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	232.28/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,115	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	224.58/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,179	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	210.93/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,124	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	189.90/cwt	183.00–197.50	1,071	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	225.96/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,290	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	212.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,215	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,272	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	235.56/cwt	216.00–250.00	1,453	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	179.66/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,116	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	203.72/cwt	193.00–213.00	1,273	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	242.03/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,518	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	206.70/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,375	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,680	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	234.51/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,602	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,479	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	227.30/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,634	465
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	208.82/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,516	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	220.91/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,697	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	206.79/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,598	213
Heifers	—	Large 1	796	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	212.85/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,747	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	196.36/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,632	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	209.84/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,786	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	198.02/cwt	195.50–203.00	1,733	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	303	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	727	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	351	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	930	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,038	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	444	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	928	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	951	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	494	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	899	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	203.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	191.32/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,110	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	195.65/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,225	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,387	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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Receipts 10,617Last week 7,443Year ago 11,936

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
323	—	778	227.50–233.50	228.86
449	—	827	217.00–228.25	226.99
9	—	330	285.00–300.00	291.39
305	—	732	220.00–234.00	230.66
19	—	429	267.00–272.00	269.73
180	—	624	220.00–235.00	230.22
98	—	928	213.00–214.00	213.76
16	—	354	285.00	285.00
91	—	475	265.00–277.00	267.73
55	—	531	235.00–260.00	246.44
60	—	968	211.00	211.00
240	—	661	220.00–235.00	231.95
170	—	571	225.00–258.00	238.11
743	—	876	215.00–232.00	224.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	190.00–225.00	209.10
8	—	378	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	619	236.00–264.00	248.54
49	—	378	305.00–340.00	318.92
84	—	479	282.00–312.00	295.01
13	—	1,040	203.00	203.00
26	—	330	310.00–335.00	318.65
69	—	431	285.00–305.00	292.95
279	—	778	239.00–250.50	243.03
121	—	587	260.00–270.00	263.78
131	—	990	218.75–223.00	219.18
292	—	814	230.00–240.00	238.22
634	—	920	215.00–227.00	220.27
855	—	875	229.75–246.00	237.02
171	—	535	269.00–285.00	272.07
176	—	722	236.00–254.00	247.26
192	—	683	236.00–259.00	249.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	210.00–222.00	216.87
6	—	657	190.00	190.00
6	—	384	270.00–275.00	272.44
41	—	441	240.00–241.00	240.40
10	—	532	210.00–220.00	212.96
42	—	467	242.00–245.00	243.41
5	—	749	200.00	200.00
10	—	774	212.50–215.00	213.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	244.00	244.00
61	—	688	241.00–245.00	243.69
36	—	707	251.50	251.50
14	—	598	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	773	229.00–232.00	230.47
5	—	429	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	275.00	275.00
9	—	541	230.00	230.00
6	—	597	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,015	210.50	210.50
23	—	915	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	209.00	209.00
19	—	494	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	235.00	235.00
33	—	580	184.00–200.00	191.32
12	—	351	265.00	265.00
8	—	473	201.00	201.00
7	—	303	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	190.00	190.00
30	—	626	185.00–204.00	195.65
14	—	545	217.50	217.50
12	—	412	252.00	252.00
32	—	579	200.00–210.00	203.17
5	—	726	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	768	215.00–237.50	220.91
207	—	617	216.00–250.00	235.56
99	—	525	217.00–231.00	224.58
56	—	425	247.00–257.00	251.43
51	—	329	267.50–290.00	277.60
109	—	571	219.00–236.00	225.96
46	—	454	247.00–268.00	258.54
38	—	851	207.00–211.00	209.84
12	—	942	195.00	195.00
465	—	719	216.00–240.00	227.30
155	—	683	221.00–246.00	234.51
19	—	373	265.00–270.00	268.11
149	—	821	207.00–219.00	212.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	796	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	389	240.00–260.00	246.48
39	—	665	199.00–210.00	206.70
130	—	533	200.00–218.00	210.93
130	—	573	200.00–220.00	212.02
90	—	480	221.00–240.00	232.28
90	—	726	193.00–215.00	208.82
213	—	773	201.00–214.00	206.79
66	—	831	183.00–203.00	196.36
77	—	426	220.00–240.00	228.14
94	—	625	193.00–213.00	203.72
108	—	875	195.50–203.00	198.02
15	—	308	240.00–250.00	245.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	627	231.00–248.00	242.03
19	—	683	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	610	208.50	208.50
63	—	473	221.00–230.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	621	179.00–181.00	179.66
47	—	375	217.00–235.00	227.18
52	—	564	183.00–197.50	189.90
66	—	477	200.00–215.00	212.51
9	—	692	180.00	180.00
11	—	955	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	210.00	210.00
12	—	418	182.00	182.00

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.