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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 5

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Receipts

15,578 head

▲ 4,263 vs last sale 11,315▲ 6,454 vs year ago 9,124 · +70.7%

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 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Internet bidding was very active.

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 $258.40/cwt on 7,851 head.

Average price

$258.40

7,851 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$454

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	276.96	1,332	72
Medium and Large 1	705	259.65	1,830	5,300
Medium and Large 1-2	667	255.34	1,703	2,457
Medium 2	415	250.00	1,038	7thin
Large 1	764	233.90	1,786	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about −$454 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 sale7,851 hd

258.40

—

MO average19 barns · 23,302 hd

263.99

−5.58

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	301	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,268	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	337.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,271	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	380.47/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,469	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	343.54/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,460	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,207	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	309.28/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,336	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	302.84/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,448	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	327.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,571	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	281.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,368	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,412	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,574	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	318.10/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,645	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	301.65/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,578	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	278.41/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,462	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	277.36/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,484	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	297.71/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,682	269
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	253.50/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,442	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	277.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,610	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,610	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	276.58/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,720	828
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	253.68/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,613	472
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	257.51/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,661	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	256.56/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,711	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	247.77/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,677	599
Steers	—	Large 1	688	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	244.36/cwt	232.00–254.50	1,764	781
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	226.20/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,658	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	239.80/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,854	1,078
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	223.55/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,744	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,804	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	232.35/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,919	446
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	223.38/cwt	215.00–226.50	1,850	128
Steers	—	Large 1	850	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	229.12/cwt	225.00–238.00	2,000	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	222.54/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,949	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	222.96/cwt	222.00–225.00	2,071	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,065	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	210.47/cwt	209.00–212.00	2,075	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	214.61/cwt	212.00–217.00	2,185	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	906	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	268.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	849	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	273.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,035	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	309.31/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,182	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	973	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	288.40/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,214	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	256.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,102	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	233.18/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,089	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	279.28/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,324	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	254.42/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,221	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,181	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	273.30/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,416	557
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	242.96/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,273	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	208.66/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,114	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	247.08/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,403	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	252.60/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,440	551
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	233.79/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,356	239
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,290	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	227.55/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,422	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	238.71/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,511	615
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	244.87/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,557	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	647	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,449	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	239.58/cwt	228.00–258.00	1,605	655
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,275	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	220.77/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,495	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	684	237.96/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,628	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,631	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	225.49/cwt	218.00–244.00	1,648	662
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	214.10/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,571	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	213.55/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,657	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	221.87/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,739	302
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	209.32/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,714	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	206.34/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,783	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,915	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,071	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,253	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,243	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	501	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,177	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	268.75/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,360	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	254.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,473	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,334	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,507	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	956	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,625	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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Receipts 15,578Last week 11,315Year ago 9,124

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Internet bidding was very active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	386	360.00–400.00	380.47
218	—	667	252.00–275.00	256.56
194	—	480	320.00–340.00	327.22
48	—	425	325.00–365.00	343.54
1,078	—	773	230.00–249.00	239.80
453	—	873	225.00–238.00	229.12
453	—	523	285.00–322.00	301.65
269	—	565	285.00–307.50	297.71
231	—	929	222.00–225.00	222.96
27	—	1,018	212.00–217.00	214.61
4	—	317	400.00	400.00
446	—	826	226.00–244.00	232.35
781	—	722	232.00–254.50	244.36
828	—	622	264.00–295.00	276.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	850	223.50	223.50
8	—	688	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
472	—	636	240.00–263.00	253.68
128	—	828	215.00–226.50	223.38
146	—	478	290.00–317.50	302.84
134	—	525	245.00–285.00	278.41
37	—	733	220.00–231.00	226.20
599	—	677	230.00–264.00	247.77
98	—	986	209.00–212.00	210.47
340	—	580	260.00–285.00	277.65
32	—	780	220.00–228.00	223.55
272	—	876	210.00–224.00	222.54
50	—	432	295.00–320.00	309.28
43	—	377	330.00–350.00	337.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	485	280.00–285.00	281.97
24	—	569	250.00–257.50	253.50
5	—	301	320.00	320.00
8	—	352	300.00	300.00
6	—	431	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	270.00–284.00	277.36
15	—	592	272.00	272.00
51	—	645	256.50–260.00	257.51
13	—	697	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	930	222.00	222.00
8	—	415	355.00	355.00
26	—	781	231.00	231.00
24	—	488	322.50	322.50
18	—	517	300.00–330.00	318.10
58	—	735	243.00	243.00
41	—	800	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	609	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	488	242.00	242.00
17	—	545	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
655	—	670	228.00–258.00	239.58
557	—	518	254.00–295.00	273.30
7	—	302	300.00	300.00
551	—	570	240.00–262.50	252.60
160	—	474	267.50–300.00	279.28
662	—	731	218.00–244.00	225.49
211	—	819	206.00–224.00	209.32
20	—	982	195.00	195.00
132	—	382	285.00–335.00	309.31
9	—	911	200.00	200.00
302	—	784	218.00–231.00	221.87
615	—	633	232.00–254.00	238.71
187	—	421	265.00–305.00	288.40
103	—	864	200.00–212.00	206.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	647	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	734	211.00–215.00	214.10
39	—	378	265.00–280.00	273.90
63	—	429	240.00–260.00	256.83
59	—	776	211.00–215.00	213.55
22	—	316	260.00–280.00	268.58
131	—	677	211.00–227.00	220.77
239	—	580	220.00–242.50	233.79
251	—	480	240.00–267.50	254.42
156	—	625	210.00–236.00	227.55
194	—	524	225.00–252.50	242.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	230.00	230.00
44	—	467	225.00–237.00	233.18
13	—	581	222.00	222.00
5	—	349	240.00	240.00
19	—	389	250.00	250.00
5	—	671	190.00	190.00
10	—	534	200.00–217.00	208.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	492	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	568	240.00–255.00	247.08
80	—	684	230.00–244.00	237.96
18	—	636	244.00–246.00	244.87
50	—	703	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	306	350.00	350.00
23	—	480	285.00	285.00
7	—	684	195.00	195.00
28	—	579	245.00–265.00	254.34
6	—	436	285.00	285.00
6	—	773	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	501	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	302.00	302.00
5	—	956	170.00	170.00
30	—	506	268.00–270.00	268.75
15	—	719	230.00	230.00

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.