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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 26

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

12,173 head

▼ 3,596 vs last sale 15,769▲ 5,241 vs year ago 6,932 · +75.6%

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 under 625 lbs. sold 3.00-12.00 higher with some 4 weight steers selling 20.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 7.00-14.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very 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 $266.96/cwt on 5,463 head.

Average price

$266.96

5,463 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	269.13	1,936	3,941
Medium and Large 1-2	689	261.61	1,802	1,444
Medium and Large 2	531	256.50	1,362	78

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $574 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 sale5,463 hd

266.96

—

MO average16 barns · 15,611 hd

277.91

−10.95

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

Every lot

84 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	302.07/cwt	295.00–310.00	945	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	376.38/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,415	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	334.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,296	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,585	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	348.32/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,487	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	303.62/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,303	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	464	364.28/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,690	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	313.44/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,508	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	340.13/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,643	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	315.42/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,659	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,634	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	287.04/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,521	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	314.66/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,803	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	250.14/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,443	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	290.70/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,680	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	292.96/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,819	400
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	264.34/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,676	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,399	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	269.48/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,814	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	259.37/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,766	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,566	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	256.74/cwt	244.00–276.00	1,866	443
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	232.76/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,697	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,840	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	751	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,622	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	244.71/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,870	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	230.33/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,820	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	237.69/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,951	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	230.69/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,899	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	232.17/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,020	723
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	227.41/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,017	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	226.37/cwt	222.00–228.00	2,071	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,011	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	213.92/cwt	207.00–214.25	2,216	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,221	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,048	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,220	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,147	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	852	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	336.51/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,117	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	315.91/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,194	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	288.47/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,096	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,013	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	339.07/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,390	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	238.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,007	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	306.77/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,304	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	276.94/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,194	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	452	328.08/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,483	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	466	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,235	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	293.38/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,388	306
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	242.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	268.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,298	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	295.92/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,530	391
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	258.27/cwt	241.00–267.50	1,382	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	207.23/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,160	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	253.88/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,439	398
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	271.07/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,545	378
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	229.00/cwt	217.00–242.50	1,411	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	259.41/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,621	559
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	206.63/cwt	190.00–233.00	1,294	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	249.02/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,683	284
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	233.02/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,592	357
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	212.45/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,525	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	235.44/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,702	256
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,379	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	227.62/cwt	224.50–237.00	1,760	363
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	217.56/cwt	201.00–223.50	1,710	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	221.60/cwt	219.00–222.25	1,795	371
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,865	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,631	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	346	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,246	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	397	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,191	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	402	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,307	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,375	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	305.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,491	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	283.21/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,453	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,502	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	268.04/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,520	66
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	273.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,582	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	594	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,550	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	266.45/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,641	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	226.78/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,612	15

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 26, 2024

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

Receipts 12,173Last week 15,769Year ago 6,932

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
260	—	764	235.00–257.00	244.71
400	—	621	275.00–315.00	292.96
370	—	673	265.00–286.00	269.48
326	—	821	235.00–244.00	237.69
218	—	483	325.00–355.00	340.13
131	—	1,036	207.00–214.25	213.92
217	—	526	300.00–340.00	315.42
168	—	427	330.00–365.00	348.32
723	—	870	231.00–235.00	232.17
443	—	727	244.00–276.00	256.74
7	—	1,110	200.00	200.00
58	—	1,055	210.50	210.50
47	—	376	360.00–390.00	376.38
260	—	573	300.00–330.00	314.66
239	—	915	222.00–228.00	226.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	736	250.00	250.00
10	—	527	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
245	—	578	280.00–297.50	290.70
261	—	823	222.00–234.00	230.69
113	—	681	247.50–264.00	259.37
100	—	530	265.00–300.00	287.04
89	—	729	220.00–243.00	232.76
84	—	634	241.00–270.00	264.34
41	—	387	320.00–350.00	334.85
253	—	887	224.00–230.00	227.41
39	—	790	229.00–232.00	230.33
38	—	429	290.00–320.00	303.62
13	—	1,151	186.50	186.50
8	—	962	209.00	209.00
5	—	1,092	187.50	187.50
155	—	481	305.00–322.00	313.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	636	220.00	220.00
9	—	577	242.50–265.00	250.14
9	—	371	300.00	300.00
7	—	699	224.00	224.00
23	—	313	295.00–310.00	302.07
15	—	751	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	464	360.00–365.00	364.28
7	—	417	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	479	287.00	287.00
15	—	711	225.00–228.00	226.78
9	—	579	270.00–280.00	273.28
9	—	518	290.00	290.00
9	—	402	325.00	325.00
9	—	346	360.00	360.00
45	—	616	255.00–285.00	266.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	280.00–285.00	283.21
66	—	567	260.00–279.00	268.04
16	—	488	300.00–310.00	305.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	261.00	261.00
7	—	397	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
371	—	810	219.00–222.25	221.60
363	—	773	224.50–237.00	227.62
284	—	676	241.00–260.00	249.02
306	—	473	280.00–315.00	293.38
256	—	723	225.00–250.00	235.44
140	—	425	290.00–330.00	306.77
99	—	378	290.00–330.00	315.91
11	—	332	325.00–350.00	336.51
559	—	625	240.00–278.00	259.41
391	—	517	270.00–318.00	295.92
378	—	570	260.00–285.00	271.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	380	275.00–290.00	288.47
63	—	431	250.00–285.00	276.94
398	—	567	235.00–265.00	253.88
12	—	890	209.50	209.50
9	—	299	285.00	285.00
130	—	616	217.00–242.50	229.00
105	—	535	241.00–267.50	258.27
357	—	683	220.00–239.00	233.02
234	—	484	260.00–280.00	268.24
74	—	718	204.00–220.00	212.45
38	—	786	201.00–223.50	217.56
32	—	906	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	190.00	190.00
20	—	423	230.00–250.00	238.00
18	—	482	240.00–250.00	242.77
10	—	560	200.00–212.00	207.23
5	—	394	257.00	257.00
27	—	626	190.00–233.00	206.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	452	327.50–330.00	328.08
40	—	410	337.50–340.00	339.07

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.