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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

9,298 head

▼ 2,875 vs last sale 12,173▲ 1,106 vs year ago 8,192 · +13.5%

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 725 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to mostly 5.00 higher with the exception of 4 weights selling up to 12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A good percentage of the offering was high quality.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.04/cwt on 789 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.04 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$310.04

789 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs MO average

−2.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	322.06	1,771	491
Medium and Large 1-2	562	294.06	1,654	249
Medium and Large 2	545	270.82	1,475	49

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale789 hd

310.04

—

MO average3 barns · 1,351 hd

314.91

−4.87

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−2.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−145.04

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $455.08 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

97 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	301	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,279	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,034	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	379.04/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,262	24
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	357.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,189	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	319.60/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,157	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	343.84/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,262	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	388.35/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,472	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	378.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,569	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	291.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	323.67/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,366	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	355.13/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,524	134
Steers	400–450	Medium 2-3	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,744	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	316.88/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,499	89
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	348.46/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,655	174
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,573	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	292.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,420	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	268.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,369	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	328.52/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,721	244
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,598	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	302.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,605	70
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	272.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	290.61/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,671	179
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	315.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,822	235
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	273.99/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,701	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	293.00/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,831	352
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	263.29/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,659	93
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,554	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	285.26/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,906	407
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	262.56/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,780	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,945	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,475	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	261.71/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,890	458
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	239.30/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,733	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,860	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	247.04/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,910	226
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	232.26/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,823	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	219.06/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,805	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	236.03/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,968	177
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	233.00/cwt	231.75–235.50	2,015	212
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	227.79/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,984	335
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	214.44/cwt	213.00–216.50	1,964	44
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	219.22/cwt	216.50–225.00	2,026	190
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	212.80/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,096	11
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,186	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	287.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	957	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	319.29/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,079	52
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	286.51/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,066	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	333.96/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,266	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	257.77/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,072	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,211	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	271.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,147	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	316.35/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,341	169
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	466	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,014	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	304.24/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,454	243
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	271.51/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,317	92
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,226	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,166	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	284.63/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,503	291
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	261.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,383	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	218.80/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,252	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	274.71/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,574	226
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	254.95/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,481	112
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	598	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,501	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	255.18/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,574	394
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	238.01/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,480	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	184.14/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,171	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	229.48/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,551	149
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	248.89/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,685	285
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	220.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,594	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	241.66/cwt	228.00–256.00	1,750	646
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	209.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,609	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,737	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	209.81/cwt	201.00–211.25	1,733	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	829	171.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,421	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,848	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,857	206
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	199.63/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,739	41
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	171.24/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,613	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,869	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,074	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,826	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	376.77/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,334	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,330	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,459	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	305.43/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,545	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,509	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	271.20/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,549	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,619	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	262.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,649	17
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	651	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,497	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,712	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	7

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Receipts 9,298Last week 12,173Year ago 8,192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	300–350	338	310.00–330.00	319.29
42	350–400	379	310.00–350.00	333.96
169	400–450	424	290.00–340.00	316.35
243	450–500	478	285.00–320.00	304.24
291	500–550	528	275.00–310.00	284.63
226	550–600	573	260.00–295.00	274.71
394	600–650	617	247.00–270.00	255.18
285	650–700	677	240.00–263.00	248.89
646	700–750	724	228.00–256.00	241.66
10	750–800	772	225.00	225.00
13	800–850	836	221.00	221.00
206	850–900	870	213.50	213.50
13	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
6	950–1000	961	194.50	194.50
13	1050–1100	1,074	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	419	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	472	270.00	270.00
18	550–600	598	251.00	251.00
10	600–650	623	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	333	270.00–300.00	287.39
18	350–400	372	270.00–300.00	286.51
78	400–450	422	265.00–275.00	271.77
92	450–500	485	259.00–280.00	271.51
33	500–550	529	245.00–270.00	261.53
112	550–600	581	239.00–270.00	254.95
47	600–650	622	222.00–250.00	238.01
149	650–700	676	220.00–237.50	229.48
87	700–750	723	200.00–225.00	220.53
14	750–800	768	200.00–215.00	209.55
155	800–850	826	201.00–211.25	209.81
41	850–900	871	190.00–201.50	199.63
14	900–950	942	167.50–175.00	171.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	466	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	416	255.00–260.00	257.77
8	450–500	487	250.00–255.00	251.83
8	500–550	507	230.00	230.00
21	550–600	572	215.00–220.00	218.80
9	600–650	636	180.00–187.50	184.14
11	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
21	800–850	829	170.00–180.00	171.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	333	375.00–390.00	379.04
20	350–400	379	370.00–405.00	388.35
134	400–450	429	335.00–370.00	355.13
174	450–500	475	330.00–365.00	348.46
244	500–550	524	315.00–350.00	328.52
235	550–600	577	300.00–325.00	315.85
352	600–650	625	275.00–313.00	293.00
407	650–700	668	270.00–297.50	285.26
458	700–750	722	246.00–272.00	261.71
226	750–800	773	242.00–258.00	247.04
177	800–850	834	232.00–247.00	236.03
212	850–900	865	231.75–235.50	233.00
190	900–950	924	216.50–225.00	219.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
28	600–650	621	271.00–277.50	273.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	333	350.00–370.00	357.05
32	350–400	367	335.00–360.00	343.84
28	400–450	422	300.00–330.00	323.67
89	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	316.88
70	500–550	530	280.00–310.00	302.87
179	550–600	575	275.00–307.50	290.61
93	600–650	630	255.00–272.00	263.29
69	650–700	678	250.00–269.00	262.56
82	700–750	724	220.00–243.00	239.30
22	750–800	785	228.00–239.00	232.26
23	800–850	824	210.00–229.00	219.06
335	850–900	871	218.00–230.00	227.79
44	900–950	916	213.00–216.50	214.44
11	950–1000	985	211.00–216.00	212.80
29	1100–1150	1,107	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	680	286.00	286.00
17	700–750	741	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	301	425.00	425.00
19	400–450	415	375.00–380.00	378.10
30	450–500	459	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	323	320.00	320.00
14	350–400	362	305.00–330.00	319.60
19	400–450	421	290.00–295.00	291.79
11	450–500	485	280.00–300.00	292.71
16	500–550	511	260.00–270.00	268.00
33	550–600	561	270.00–275.00	272.18
7	600–650	645	241.00	241.00
5	700–750	711	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	419	317.50	317.50
19	450–500	483	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	539	280.00	280.00
20	550–600	571	265.00–280.00	271.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	354	372.50–385.00	376.77
16	500–550	506	290.00–312.50	305.43
6	550–600	573	282.50	282.50
17	600–650	627	255.00–275.00	262.99
16	650–700	674	254.00	254.00
7	700–750	732	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	651	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.