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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Tue, Jan 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 18Jan 2Jan 8 →

Receipts

12,472 head

▲ 2,109 vs last sale 10,363▲ 2,455 vs year ago 10,017 · +24.5%

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 the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 5.00-12.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold 5.00-13.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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 $232.66/cwt on 7,412 head.

Average price

$232.66

7,412 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$326

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	236.84	1,348	185
Medium and Large 1	755	234.01	1,767	5,268
Medium and Large 1-2	732	228.65	1,674	1,959

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about −$326 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 sale7,412 hd

232.66

—

MO average6 barns · 12,279 hd

239.07

−6.40

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

Every lot

77 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 1	331	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	322.63/cwt	319.00–327.50	1,168	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,027	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	325.79/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,391	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,040	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	277.14/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,194	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	268.34/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,253	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	308.22/cwt	292.00–327.50	1,470	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	245.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,195	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	297.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,552	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	267.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,407	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	232.87/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,244	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,477	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	285.73/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,632	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	259.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,498	386
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	239.92/cwt	234.00–247.50	1,413	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,403	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	246.33/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,535	526
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	233.85/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,483	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	240.45/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,597	774
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,548	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	226.48/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,549	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	217.68/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,550	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	228.30/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,648	623
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,568	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	222.24/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,718	693
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	212.32/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,658	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	208.85/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,729	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	224.04/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,860	767
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	217.42/cwt	213.50–228.00	1,883	436
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	877	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,631	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	208.72/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,839	305
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	216.74/cwt	208.50–224.00	1,992	742
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	933	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	203.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,913	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	208.68/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,014	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,922	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	200.38/cwt	200.25–201.00	2,024	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,033	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	301	281.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	847	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	281.23/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,074	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	254.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	995	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	226.32/cwt	215.00–240.00	978	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	259.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,124	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	233.89/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,109	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	261.82/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,244	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	239.39/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,257	375
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	223.42/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,180	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	218.22/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,244	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,099	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	234.47/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,351	459
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	217.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,272	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	222.09/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,395	518
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	208.89/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,326	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	221.49/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,499	458
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	205.91/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,404	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	194.41/cwt	183.50–197.50	1,376	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	208.41/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,511	426
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,276	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	192.17/cwt	177.50–198.50	1,497	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	206.16/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,614	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	191.84/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,579	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	198.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,647	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	179.80/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,539	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,673	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	898	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	173.10/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,669	76
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,147	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,217	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,406	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

Tue Jan 2, 2024

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

Receipts 12,472Last week 10,363Year ago 10,017

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	427	305.00–340.00	325.79
742	—	919	208.50–224.00	216.74
99	—	477	292.00–327.50	308.22
221	—	965	206.00–210.00	208.68
767	—	830	216.00–236.00	224.04
221	—	522	280.00–310.00	297.32
7	—	331	315.00	315.00
436	—	866	213.50–228.00	217.42
774	—	664	233.00–246.00	240.45
15	—	362	319.00–327.50	322.63
623	—	722	222.00–242.00	228.30
693	—	773	217.00–235.00	222.24
526	—	623	237.00–268.00	246.33
73	—	571	282.00–296.00	285.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	634	220.00–244.00	233.85
52	—	431	266.00–290.00	277.14
98	—	942	190.00–205.00	203.03
386	—	577	250.00–270.00	259.55
127	—	527	250.00–280.00	267.05
87	—	1,111	183.00	183.00
41	—	983	195.50	195.50
190	—	684	215.00–235.00	226.48
24	—	467	260.00–280.00	268.34
305	—	881	192.50–215.00	208.72
131	—	712	210.00–222.00	217.68
53	—	1,010	200.25–201.00	200.38
106	—	781	204.00–215.00	212.32
138	—	828	204.00–214.00	208.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	877	186.00	186.00
10	—	486	240.00–250.00	245.92
72	—	589	234.00–247.50	239.92
11	—	377	270.00–275.00	272.37
6	—	933	183.00	183.00
52	—	534	222.00–247.00	232.87
8	—	429	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	272.00	272.00
26	—	676	229.00	229.00
14	—	726	216.00	216.00
22	—	602	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	575	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	210.00	210.00
16	—	536	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	867	193.00	193.00
13	—	301	270.00–285.00	281.52
458	—	677	215.00–229.00	221.49
37	—	433	250.00–277.00	259.54
426	—	725	201.00–215.00	208.41
518	—	628	212.00–230.00	222.09
38	—	382	270.00–295.00	281.23
48	—	828	195.00–205.00	198.96
160	—	475	246.00–271.00	261.82
375	—	525	229.00–253.00	239.39
459	—	576	227.00–248.00	234.47
216	—	783	201.00–210.00	206.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	407	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	230.00	230.00
8	—	336	212.50	212.50
6	—	571	192.50	192.50
17	—	770	177.00	177.00
14	—	729	175.00	175.00
5	—	898	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	570	207.00–225.00	218.22
95	—	779	177.50–198.50	192.17
38	—	856	172.00–186.00	179.80
54	—	823	189.00–192.00	191.84
114	—	635	202.00–212.00	208.89
65	—	474	220.00–242.00	233.89
56	—	708	183.50–197.50	194.41
85	—	528	205.00–227.00	223.42
175	—	682	194.00–212.00	205.91
76	—	964	170.00–174.50	173.10
34	—	432	215.00–240.00	226.32
8	—	391	245.00–260.00	254.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	585	215.00–218.00	217.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	240.00	240.00
6	—	574	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	217.00	217.00

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.