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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 12

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

13,125 head

▼ 2,453 vs last sale 15,578▲ 3,673 vs year ago 9,452 · +38.9%

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 4.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 13,125 head of feeders followed last week's record of 15,578 head.

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 $263.25/cwt on 6,742 head.

Average price

$263.25

6,742 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$605

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	289.06	1,277	177
Medium 2	391	270.32	1,057	28
Medium and Large 1-2	640	265.39	1,699	1,634
Large 1	533	265.38	1,413	13thin
Medium and Large 1	719	261.56	1,882	4,890

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about −$605 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 sale6,742 hd

263.25

—

MO average18 barns · 23,101 hd

273.07

−9.82

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

Every lot

107 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	312.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,022	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	319.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,199	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	347.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,306	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	367.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,428	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	391	270.32/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,057	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	354.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,490	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	275.82/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,161	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	316.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,362	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	323.50/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,527	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	282.09/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,348	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	305.23/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,471	199
Steers	—	Large 1	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	334.91/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,742	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	307.25/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,598	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	282.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,478	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,524	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	302.79/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,738	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	278.14/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,597	292
Steers	—	Large 1	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,490	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,909	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	281.15/cwt	268.00–304.00	1,752	557
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	259.87/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,640	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	637	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,803	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	221.73/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,457	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	264.15/cwt	252.50–279.00	1,780	473
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	270.66/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,846	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	252.51/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,735	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	253.64/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,839	728
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,813	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	239.05/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,764	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	244.75/cwt	225.00–256.50	1,889	836
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	234.61/cwt	228.75–236.75	1,842	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	227.15/cwt	219.00–228.75	1,854	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	236.63/cwt	228.00–241.50	1,952	600
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	232.20/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,006	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	867	236.07/cwt	234.50–237.00	2,047	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	224.40/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,988	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	224.52/cwt	221.00–225.25	2,068	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	219.18/cwt	218.00–222.00	2,111	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,174	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,124	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,293	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	312.55/cwt	298.00–322.50	997	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	269.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	273.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,017	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	305.37/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,151	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,006	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,329	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	286.28/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,217	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	254.79/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,098	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,359	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	466	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,142	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	237.08/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,110	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	283.87/cwt	267.50–306.00	1,348	240
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	256.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,222	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	303.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,572	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	248.17/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,303	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	274.08/cwt	258.00–291.00	1,453	457
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,244	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	238.16/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,377	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	264.82/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,536	326
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	594	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,619	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,325	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	252.49/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,568	707
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	231.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,438	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	241.34/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,516	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	644	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,397	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	243.61/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,627	404
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,397	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	227.46/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,576	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	715	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,816	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	229.38/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,665	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	224.81/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,648	151
Heifers	—	Medium 2	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	229.08/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,762	282
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,752	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,753	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	221.13/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,809	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,801	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,845	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,693	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,824	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	300.97/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,327	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	303.08/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,376	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,401	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	281.19/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,459	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	267.52/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,418	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	281.37/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,618	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	244.36/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,420	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	243.71/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,521	65
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	243.56/cwt	237.50–254.00	1,629	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,527	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,696	6

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 12, 2024

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

Receipts 13,125Last week 15,578Year ago 9,452

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
600	—	825	228.00–241.50	236.63
312	—	520	290.00–327.50	307.25
223	—	864	228.00–238.00	232.20
100	—	963	218.00–222.00	219.18
246	—	921	221.00–225.25	224.52
836	—	772	225.00–256.50	244.75
557	—	623	268.00–304.00	281.15
16	—	1,124	204.00	204.00
133	—	472	295.00–350.00	323.50
473	—	674	252.50–279.00	264.15
23	—	389	360.00–370.00	367.05
52	—	1,155	210.00	210.00
728	—	725	242.00–261.00	253.64
331	—	574	285.00–325.00	302.79
26	—	420	335.00–370.00	354.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	260.00	260.00
7	—	485	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	611	312.50	312.50
40	—	520	332.00–337.50	334.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	631	245.00–267.00	259.87
162	—	687	240.00–257.50	252.51
174	—	738	227.00–241.00	239.05
141	—	886	208.00–226.00	224.40
17	—	376	335.00–350.00	347.42
110	—	430	300.00–335.00	316.77
97	—	816	219.00–228.75	227.15
169	—	524	270.00–290.00	282.10
199	—	482	290.00–320.00	305.23
5	—	994	195.00	195.00
7	—	1,050	207.00	207.00
292	—	574	261.00–285.00	278.14
130	—	785	228.75–236.75	234.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	375	305.00–325.00	319.75
60	—	478	265.00–295.00	282.09
15	—	657	214.00–227.00	221.73
7	—	589	253.00	253.00
24	—	421	275.00–280.00	275.82
25	—	327	310.00–320.00	312.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	867	234.50–237.00	236.07
29	—	637	283.00	283.00
10	—	805	236.00	236.00
13	—	520	315.00	315.00
29	—	682	264.00–276.00	270.66
13	—	570	310.00	310.00
12	—	737	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	391	260.00–290.00	270.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	453	300.00	300.00
24	—	628	240.00–243.00	241.34
6	—	658	242.00	242.00
6	—	523	282.00	282.00
8	—	594	272.50	272.50
19	—	782	224.00	224.00
20	—	850	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	715	254.00	254.00
124	—	518	300.00–305.00	303.41
14	—	422	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	377	290.00–325.00	305.37
457	—	530	258.00–291.00	274.08
189	—	818	216.00–230.00	221.13
707	—	621	239.00–270.00	252.49
31	—	319	298.00–322.50	312.55
80	—	726	226.00–240.00	229.38
326	—	580	250.00–285.00	264.82
404	—	668	229.00–260.00	243.61
6	—	940	202.00	202.00
135	—	425	270.00–307.00	286.28
282	—	769	221.00–234.00	229.08
240	—	475	267.50–306.00	283.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	217.00	217.00
5	—	466	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	996	170.00	170.00
12	—	797	220.00	220.00
14	—	331	265.00–280.00	269.52
16	—	431	245.00–267.00	254.79
229	—	578	222.50–250.00	238.16
38	—	372	260.00–280.00	273.50
148	—	477	240.00–265.00	256.16
19	—	1,042	175.00	175.00
28	—	834	216.00	216.00
151	—	733	223.00–226.00	224.81
171	—	525	225.00–257.50	248.17
81	—	621	220.00–240.00	231.61
185	—	693	222.50–240.00	227.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	251.00	251.00
13	—	541	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	468	235.00–237.50	237.08
19	—	688	203.00	203.00
7	—	597	222.00	222.00
14	—	336	250.00	250.00
13	—	387	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	747	150.00	150.00
11	—	495	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	755	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	270.00–293.00	281.19
21	—	575	263.00–295.00	281.37
16	—	441	295.00–307.00	300.97
6	—	785	216.00	216.00
21	—	454	300.00–305.00	303.08
33	—	669	237.50–254.00	243.56
65	—	624	239.00–257.50	243.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	263.00–270.00	267.52
7	—	495	283.00	283.00
25	—	671	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	300.00	300.00
16	—	581	240.00–247.00	244.36

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.