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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 11

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,011 head

▼ 1,287 vs last sale 9,298▲ 216 vs year ago 7,795 · +2.8%

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 and heifers sold steady to 5.00 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.78/cwt on 680 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.31 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$309.78

680 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$71.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs MO average

−6.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	321.44	1,742	426
Medium and Large 1-2	559	292.56	1,636	240
Medium and Large 2	542	250.00	1,355	14thin

One grade step is worth $71.44/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale680 hd

309.78

—

MO average16 barns · 3,075 hd

311.65

−1.88

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−6.29

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−145.31

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

83 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	408.59/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,340	35
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	336.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,119	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	307.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,164	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	323.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,257	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,664	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	268.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,151	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	318.21/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,368	83
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.34/cwt	340.00–391.00	1,567	129
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,761	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	280.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,329	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	313.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,493	108
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	341.02/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,637	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	295.86/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,538	72
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	325.29/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,701	222
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	314.14/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,784	183
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	291.15/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,677	168
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,734	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	271.01/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,694	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	295.09/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,847	308
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	287.11/cwt	271.00–302.50	1,915	287
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	272.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,841	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	264.69/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,810	154
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	271.19/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,936	400
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	252.92/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,829	111
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	250.41/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,913	304
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	246.07/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,910	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	240.98/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,981	219
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	230.21/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,892	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	235.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	2,019	290
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,121	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,939	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	951	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,997	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,167	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,174	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	343.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,128	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	292.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,071	55
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	320.79/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,225	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	273.00/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,174	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	309.35/cwt	287.50–330.00	1,336	171
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	297.79/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,400	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	271.43/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,300	132
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,222	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	240.94/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,178	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	281.93/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,469	238
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	255.54/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,347	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,407	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	278.33/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,575	382
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	253.89/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,442	245
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,553	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,348	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,455	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,646	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	258.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,629	240
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	243.63/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,547	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	233.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,556	126
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	251.08/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,685	311
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	242.69/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,743	324
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	224.81/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,621	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	216.28/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,670	72
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	226.13/cwt	225.50–228.00	1,771	149
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	214.90/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,762	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,656	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,849	33
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	195.91/cwt	194.50–204.00	1,740	119
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,867	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	280.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,230	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	285.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,332	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	275.60/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,301	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,412	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	561	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,374	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	268.10/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,550	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	253.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,470	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	265.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,642	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,668	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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 8,011Last week 9,298Year ago 7,795

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	328	390.00–420.00	408.59
4	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
129	400–450	435	340.00–391.00	360.34
103	450–500	480	330.00–365.00	341.02
222	500–550	523	310.00–350.00	325.29
183	550–600	568	300.00–340.00	314.14
308	600–650	626	280.00–317.00	295.09
287	650–700	667	271.00–302.50	287.11
400	700–750	714	260.00–283.00	271.19
304	750–800	764	246.00–264.00	250.41
219	800–850	822	236.00–247.50	240.98
290	850–900	859	232.50–237.50	235.01
25	900–950	922	230.00	230.00
7	950–1000	985	220.00	220.00
17	1050–1100	1,050	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	336.10
19	350–400	389	320.00–330.00	323.06
83	400–450	430	300.00–332.50	318.21
108	450–500	476	300.00–325.00	313.67
72	500–550	520	280.00–310.00	295.86
168	550–600	576	270.00–310.00	291.15
108	600–650	625	250.00–280.00	271.01
154	650–700	684	260.00–268.00	264.69
111	700–750	723	240.00–257.50	252.92
48	750–800	776	243.00–247.00	246.07
44	800–850	822	227.50–234.00	230.21
8	900–950	932	208.00	208.00
7	950–1000	951	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	615	282.00	282.00
17	650–700	676	270.00–275.00	272.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	400.00	400.00
10	500–550	510	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	455	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	379	300.00–310.00	307.25
8	400–450	428	250.00–280.00	268.82
19	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	280.44
6	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	626	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	330.00–360.00	343.00
31	350–400	382	315.00–322.00	320.79
171	400–450	432	287.50–330.00	309.35
68	450–500	470	285.00–315.00	297.79
238	500–550	521	270.00–310.00	281.93
382	550–600	566	262.50–290.00	278.33
240	600–650	631	250.00–270.00	258.19
311	650–700	671	241.00–258.00	251.08
324	700–750	718	230.00–250.00	242.69
149	750–800	783	225.50–228.00	226.13
28	800–850	820	209.00–226.00	214.90
33	850–900	864	214.00	214.00
15	950–1000	955	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	225.00–250.00	240.94
9	550–600	586	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
55	350–400	366	280.00–305.00	292.59
78	400–450	430	260.00–285.00	273.00
132	450–500	479	260.00–280.00	271.43
64	500–550	527	247.50–270.00	255.54
245	550–600	568	245.00–261.00	253.89
32	600–650	635	230.00–252.00	243.63
126	650–700	668	220.00–240.00	233.00
63	700–750	721	213.00–229.00	224.81
72	750–800	772	205.00–221.00	216.28
11	800–850	828	200.00	200.00
119	850–900	888	194.50–204.00	195.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	260.00	260.00
14	550–600	594	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	466	280.00–300.00	285.77
5	500–550	543	260.00	260.00
26	550–600	578	264.00–270.00	268.10
5	650–700	654	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
18	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	265.66
7	650–700	662	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	439	270.00–285.00	280.24
17	450–500	472	265.00–280.00	275.60
10	550–600	579	240.00–260.00	253.93

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.