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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jan 8

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Jan 2Jan 8Jan 22 →

Receipts

8,231 head

▼ 4,241 vs last sale 12,472▼ 3,565 vs year ago 11,796 · −30.2%

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 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-12.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Last week almost 19,000 feeder cattle went across the scales plus 4,000 video cattle. A big start for 2024.

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 $231.22/cwt on 4,470 head.

Average price

$231.22

4,470 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	236.78	1,261	74
Medium and Large 1	730	233.56	1,706	2,845
Medium and Large 1-2	706	226.91	1,602	1,511
Large 1	727	219.17	1,594	27
Medium 2	516	213.88	1,104	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $157 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 sale4,470 hd

231.22

—

MO average13 barns · 27,541 hd

243.12

−11.90

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

Every lot

80 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 1-2	367	298.24/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,095	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,089	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,350	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	307.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,339	57
Steers	—	Medium 2	468	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,060	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	307.07/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,471	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,198	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	276.80/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,359	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,651	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	262.73/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,361	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	283.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,483	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	226.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,195	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	546	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,125	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	278.53/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,588	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	231.09/cwt	185.00–243.00	1,333	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	260.12/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,514	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,475	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	247.55/cwt	233.00–262.00	1,537	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	223.36/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,398	229
Steers	—	Large 1	676	226.93/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,534	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,347	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	235.65/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,600	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	226.59/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,541	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	224.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,609	404
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	208.90/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,512	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	215.86/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,662	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	207.91/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,607	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	217.31/cwt	210.75–222.10	1,782	735
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	206.44/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,707	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	205.69/cwt	203.25–206.50	1,777	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	208.70/cwt	206.50–212.00	1,818	343
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	211.10/cwt	211.00–211.25	1,906	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,857	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	199.98/cwt	194.00–205.25	1,844	105
Steers	—	Large 1	954	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,020	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,914	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	860	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	241.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	802	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	230.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	855	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	399	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	210.88/cwt	205.00–212.00	881	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.44/cwt	222.50–235.00	977	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	239.46/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,034	69
Heifers	—	Medium 2	441	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	754	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	192.52/cwt	185.00–207.00	903	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	236.89/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,125	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	223.32/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,072	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	229.79/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,202	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	214.47/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,130	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	227.87/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,287	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	213.37/cwt	197.00–221.00	1,231	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	191.29/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,108	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	213.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,325	273
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	199.25/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,251	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	214.21/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,439	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	197.67/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,336	298
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,391	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	195.98/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,409	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	200.13/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,461	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	208.39/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,580	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	191.69/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,470	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,632	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,690	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	282.64/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,196	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,085	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	233.49/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,177	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	225.24/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,313	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	594	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,236	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	189.29/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,204	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	178.55/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,278	13

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Receipts 8,231Last week 12,472Year ago 11,796

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	508	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
404	—	717	215.00–230.00	224.43
163	—	523	270.00–300.00	283.65
177	—	679	232.00–240.00	235.65
377	—	621	233.00–262.00	247.55
343	—	871	206.50–212.00	208.70
241	—	770	214.00–218.00	215.86
80	—	988	204.50	204.50
8	—	396	341.00	341.00
57	—	436	300.00–315.00	307.12
735	—	820	210.75–222.10	217.31
51	—	903	211.00–211.25	211.10
109	—	479	292.50–330.00	307.07
89	—	570	267.50–288.00	278.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	491	260.00–287.50	276.80
56	—	518	252.50–270.00	262.73
151	—	680	205.00–232.00	226.59
145	—	773	194.00–212.00	207.91
207	—	582	250.00–267.00	260.12
159	—	864	203.25–206.50	205.69
53	—	724	202.00–214.00	208.90
5	—	972	194.00	194.00
229	—	626	210.00–232.00	223.36
26	—	1,002	191.00	191.00
105	—	922	194.00–205.25	199.98
55	—	428	265.00–275.00	270.04
176	—	827	190.00–211.00	206.44
10	—	367	297.50–300.00	298.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	198.00–200.00	199.00
7	—	489	245.00	245.00
32	—	577	185.00–243.00	231.09
11	—	528	220.00–230.00	226.33
11	—	389	280.00	280.00
5	—	402	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	226.50	226.50
8	—	546	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	906	205.00	205.00
7	—	737	215.00	215.00
8	—	596	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	676	224.00–230.00	226.93
5	—	954	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	215.00	215.00
10	—	692	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	332	240.00–245.00	241.48
236	—	577	197.00–221.00	213.37
52	—	424	222.50–235.00	230.44
38	—	767	185.00–196.00	191.69
108	—	628	189.00–205.00	199.25
126	—	719	190.00–197.50	195.98
298	—	676	187.00–204.00	197.67
106	—	527	202.00–220.00	214.47
130	—	480	214.00–232.50	223.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	565	222.00–244.00	227.87
211	—	523	222.00–252.00	229.79
10	—	395	280.00	280.00
273	—	620	210.00–225.00	213.68
121	—	730	199.00–202.00	200.13
94	—	475	234.00–240.00	236.89
8	—	800	194.00	194.00
5	—	307	280.00	280.00
121	—	758	199.00–216.00	208.39
13	—	871	194.00	194.00
79	—	672	205.00–223.00	214.21
69	—	432	236.00–252.50	239.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	418	205.00–212.00	210.88
41	—	579	186.00–200.00	191.29
29	—	371	230.00–235.00	230.52
23	—	469	185.00–207.00	192.52
5	—	310	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	182.50	182.50
8	—	441	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	820	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	231.00–240.00	233.49
9	—	441	246.00	246.00
5	—	327	275.00	275.00
15	—	636	180.00–197.50	189.29
9	—	583	223.00–230.00	225.24
13	—	716	170.00–186.00	178.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	267.50–290.00	282.64

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.