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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 19

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

15,769 head

▲ 2,644 vs last sale 13,125▲ 6,550 vs year ago 9,219 · +71.0%

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 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-15.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A large crowd was on hand for this Presidents' Day auction. 21 head of 375 lb. steers sold for 405.00. 15,769 quality feeder cattle went thru the ring today.

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 $266.37/cwt on 7,431 head.

Average price

$266.37

7,431 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$675

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	268.90	1,874	5,556
Large 1	655	266.00	1,742	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	660	259.12	1,710	1,725
Medium and Large 2	471	254.78	1,199	132

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $675 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 sale7,431 hd

266.37

—

MO average15 barns · 17,945 hd

269.97

−3.60

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

Every lot

110 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 2	330	268.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	886	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	320.63/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,093	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	353.78/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,341	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	337.33/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,278	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	293.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,131	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	325.54/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,380	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	286.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,219	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	373.53/cwt	367.00–377.50	1,614	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,434	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	286.79/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,362	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	318.90/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,524	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	252.60/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,212	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	513	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,734	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	309.16/cwt	292.00–340.00	1,629	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	284.18/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,512	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	307.74/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,643	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	309.18/cwt	292.00–326.00	1,753	593
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	280.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,618	289
Steers	—	Large 1	580	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,607	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,520	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	609	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,523	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	278.78/cwt	267.00–304.50	1,734	465
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	261.77/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,647	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,772	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,799	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	274.58/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,834	505
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	255.92/cwt	237.50–263.00	1,727	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	255.98/cwt	255.50–257.00	1,820	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	254.36/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,831	805
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	229.17/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,668	33
Steers	—	Large 1	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	246.73/cwt	235.00–255.50	1,900	636
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,780	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	224.17/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,823	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	237.84/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,965	569
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	231.53/cwt	228.00–237.00	2,012	577
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	872	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,064	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	225.90/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,986	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	227.87/cwt	220.00–234.50	2,085	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,174	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,235	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	318.54/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,051	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	271.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	945	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,282	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	247.20/cwt	230.00–260.00	927	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	308.89/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,177	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	273.90/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,057	24
Heifers	—	Medium 2	397	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,020	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	254.99/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,081	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	304.28/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,299	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,544	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,243	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	289.03/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,382	269
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	237.71/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,139	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	261.16/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,267	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	223.76/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,168	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	278.97/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,459	340
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	250.99/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,338	220
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,761	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	274.19/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,566	390
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	245.51/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,402	239
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	222.47/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,270	35
Heifers	—	Medium 2	571	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,028	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	248.58/cwt	239.00–273.00	1,551	746
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	234.56/cwt	213.00–244.00	1,480	267
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	244.47/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,640	503
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.34/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,555	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,698	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	235.97/cwt	227.00–248.25	1,687	679
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	221.04/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,603	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,813	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	218.18/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,667	655
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	226.29/cwt	224.50–227.50	1,742	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	794	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,793	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,753	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	207.07/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,804	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,834	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,101	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,144	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,315	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	496	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,438	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	277.18/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,455	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	278.15/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,547	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	255.43/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,453	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	230.62/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,444	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	247.29/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,585	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	232.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,545	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	227.13/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,642	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,347	9

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 15,769Last week 13,125Year ago 9,219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	412	250.00	250.00
20	—	385	275.00–300.00	293.79
8	—	520	240.00	240.00
7	—	596	255.00	255.00
54	—	480	230.00–272.50	252.60
14	—	657	210.00	210.00
12	—	330	250.00–280.00	268.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	475	270.00–300.00	286.79
27	—	341	310.00–340.00	320.63
36	—	426	280.00–300.00	286.22
115	—	813	220.00–232.00	224.17
104	—	774	228.00–232.00	229.93
258	—	879	224.00–228.00	225.90
288	—	675	237.50–263.00	255.92
326	—	629	245.00–267.00	261.77
289	—	578	260.00–290.00	280.00
117	—	532	265.00–292.00	284.18
34	—	379	320.00–345.00	337.33
33	—	728	220.00–241.00	229.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	986	220.50	220.50
261	—	915	220.00–234.50	227.87
505	—	668	265.00–288.00	274.58
593	—	567	292.00–326.00	309.18
636	—	770	235.00–255.50	246.73
232	—	478	302.50–335.00	318.90
42	—	379	350.00–360.00	353.78
569	—	826	233.00–245.00	237.84
273	—	527	292.00–340.00	309.16
465	—	622	267.00–304.50	278.78
13	—	1,146	195.00	195.00
805	—	720	243.00–266.00	254.36
145	—	424	305.00–360.00	325.54
577	—	869	228.00–237.00	231.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	432	367.00–377.50	373.53
4	—	453	367.50	367.50
21	—	375	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	730	255.00	255.00
9	—	580	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	513	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	305.00	305.00
11	—	474	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	654	275.00	275.00
24	—	534	302.00–323.00	307.74
5	—	568	292.00	292.00
71	—	711	255.50–257.00	255.98
40	—	634	279.50	279.50
28	—	872	236.75	236.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	413	290.00	290.00
6	—	609	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	280.00	280.00
23	—	679	250.00	250.00
23	—	728	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	242.00	242.00
12	—	469	265.00	265.00
6	—	500	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	465	332.00	332.00
37	—	559	315.00	315.00
30	—	361	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
503	—	671	235.00–259.00	244.47
390	—	571	260.00–290.00	274.19
96	—	381	290.00–330.00	308.89
31	—	330	300.00–335.00	318.54
746	—	624	239.00–273.00	248.58
20	—	858	211.00	211.00
679	—	715	227.00–248.25	235.97
340	—	523	265.00–302.00	278.97
161	—	770	224.50–227.50	226.29
15	—	804	223.00	223.00
41	—	901	203.50	203.50
162	—	427	275.00–330.00	304.28
269	—	478	275.00–327.00	289.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	794	196.00	196.00
34	—	522	222.00–227.00	223.76
39	—	479	232.00–242.50	237.71
12	—	375	230.00–260.00	247.20
10	—	423	220.00	220.00
35	—	571	210.00–229.00	222.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	841	208.50	208.50
190	—	675	210.00–234.00	230.34
23	—	348	270.00–275.00	271.52
12	—	1,025	171.00	171.00
19	—	871	202.00–210.00	207.07
73	—	424	250.00–270.00	254.99
95	—	725	205.00–225.00	221.04
24	—	386	265.00–290.00	273.90
220	—	533	230.00–262.50	250.99
267	—	631	213.00–244.00	234.56
655	—	764	212.00–222.00	218.18
239	—	571	230.00–257.00	245.51
153	—	485	250.00–272.00	261.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	228.00	228.00
6	—	785	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	397	257.00	257.00
10	—	571	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	478	275.00	275.00
17	—	542	270.00	270.00
13	—	416	275.00	275.00
12	—	569	255.00–256.00	255.43
11	—	665	230.00–235.00	232.29
24	—	626	230.00–231.00	230.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	361	305.00	305.00
9	—	728	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	496	290.00	290.00
5	—	660	240.00	240.00
16	—	433	285.00	285.00
24	—	556	274.00–283.00	278.15
17	—	525	274.00–283.00	277.18
14	—	641	242.50–252.00	247.29
25	—	723	220.00–231.00	227.13

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.