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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 25

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

6,782 head

▼ 2,549 vs last sale 9,331▼ 598 vs year ago 7,380 · −8.1%

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

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Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $311.90/cwt on 660 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.19 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$311.90

660 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$61.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs MO average

+1.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	316.84	1,731	544
Medium and Large 1-2	545	293.70	1,600	101
Medium and Large 2	554	255.15	1,414	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.68/cwt here — about $318 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 sale660 hd

311.90

—

MO average16 barns · 2,491 hd

315.33

−3.44

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−143.19

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

98 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,188	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	356.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,169	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	328.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,238	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	380.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,462	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	350.26/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,345	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	367.55/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,533	111
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	304.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,284	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	328.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,396	70
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	299.82/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,421	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	352.45/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,685	94
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	332.54/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,606	213
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,757	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	296.67/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,555	60
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,310	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	332.43/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,745	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	316.37/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,693	293
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,773	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	314.92/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,789	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	313.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,781	172
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	258.59/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,484	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	289.36/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,664	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	293.64/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,812	141
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	260.38/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,640	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	278.40/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,849	137
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	264.07/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,801	101
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	704	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,880	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	264.81/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,930	294
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	250.92/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,854	114
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,905	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	258.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,001	193
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	246.62/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,909	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	241.04/cwt	235.50–246.00	1,984	301
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	233.14/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,958	85
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	238.06/cwt	237.00–239.00	2,052	233
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	232.08/cwt	224.00–233.50	2,049	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	226.98/cwt	224.25–235.75	2,090	163
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	216.26/cwt	214.00–218.75	2,104	107
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,083	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,245	17
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,046	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	297.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	874	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	307	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	768	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	330.80/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,088	37
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,048	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	318.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,167	49
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	270.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,028	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	303.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,157	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	307.56/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,295	164
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	282.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,206	58
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	446	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,450	83
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	292.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,368	126
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	271.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,161	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	254.20/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,317	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	286.79/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,506	270
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	554	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,446	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	271.64/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,554	200
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	249.82/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,439	96
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	250.06/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,538	129
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	231.32/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,425	47
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	651	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,536	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	249.31/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,630	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	229.19/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,554	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,381	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	230.34/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,642	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	216.51/cwt	207.50–223.50	1,546	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	215.07/cwt	209.00–219.50	1,652	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	224.68/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,777	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	204.78/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,646	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	224.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,817	177
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	199.29/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,762	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	208.61/cwt	203.00–215.25	1,886	126
Heifers	900–950	Medium 2	905	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,425	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	191.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,737	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,219	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,521	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	302.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,326	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,528	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	282.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,441	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	309.95/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,606	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	274.98/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,573	27
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,673	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,409	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,771	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	10

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 6,782Last week 9,331Year ago 7,380

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Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	329	315.00–360.00	330.80
49	350–400	366	315.00–325.00	318.94
164	400–450	421	290.00–330.00	307.56
126	450–500	467	280.00–320.00	292.93
270	500–550	525	270.00–312.50	286.79
200	550–600	572	263.00–290.00	271.64
129	600–650	615	240.00–265.00	250.06
29	650–700	654	244.00–255.00	249.31
85	700–750	713	225.00–233.00	230.34
84	750–800	791	224.00–228.00	224.68
177	800–850	809	220.00–225.00	224.64
126	900–950	904	203.00–215.25	208.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
83	400–450	446	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	294	290.00–310.00	297.31
7	300–350	338	310.00	310.00
37	350–400	381	290.00–310.00	303.68
58	400–450	427	275.00–290.00	282.49
44	450–500	470	260.00–280.00	271.90
55	500–550	518	235.00–262.00	254.20
96	550–600	576	235.00–262.00	249.82
47	600–650	616	224.00–240.00	231.32
54	650–700	678	220.00–232.00	229.19
25	700–750	714	207.50–223.50	216.51
26	750–800	768	209.00–219.50	215.07
29	800–850	804	194.00–209.00	204.78
12	850–900	884	190.00–204.00	199.29
20	900–950	908	190.00–195.00	191.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	307	250.00	250.00
12	900–950	905	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	554	261.00	261.00
8	650–700	651	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
22	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	270.41
7	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
8	450–500	494	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	682	202.50	202.50
5	850–900	885	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	730	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	505	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	400.00	400.00
32	500–550	525	322.00–340.00	332.43
15	550–600	568	305.00–330.00	314.92
9	700–750	704	267.00	267.00
8	750–800	750	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	400.00	400.00
28	350–400	384	370.00–400.00	380.67
111	400–450	417	350.00–385.00	367.55
94	450–500	478	340.00–375.00	352.45
293	500–550	535	307.50–325.00	316.37
172	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	313.52
141	600–650	617	275.00–311.00	293.64
137	650–700	664	271.00–289.00	278.40
294	700–750	729	254.00–279.00	264.81
193	750–800	773	255.00–265.00	258.91
301	800–850	823	235.50–246.00	241.04
233	850–900	862	237.00–239.00	238.06
163	900–950	921	224.25–235.75	226.98
107	950–1000	973	214.00–218.75	216.26
17	1000–1050	1,030	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	450–500	453	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	356.50
22	350–400	384	340.00–360.00	350.26
70	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	328.40
213	450–500	483	315.00–337.50	332.54
60	500–550	524	275.00–305.00	296.67
41	550–600	575	277.50–300.00	289.36
40	600–650	630	250.00–272.00	260.38
101	650–700	682	262.50–270.00	264.07
114	700–750	739	240.00–252.00	250.92
25	750–800	774	242.00–248.00	246.62
85	800–850	840	225.00–234.50	233.14
60	850–900	883	224.00–233.50	232.08
12	900–950	945	205.00	205.00
7	950–1000	978	213.00	213.00
5	1100–1150	1,106	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	563	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	377	320.00–335.00	328.45
18	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	304.38
17	450–500	474	285.00–310.00	299.82
6	500–550	524	250.00	250.00
9	550–600	574	257.50–260.00	258.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	364	335.00	335.00
19	400–450	439	300.00–310.00	302.09
6	450–500	482	317.00	317.00
18	500–550	511	275.00–285.00	282.07
27	550–600	572	269.00–282.50	274.98
5	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	787	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	370.00	370.00
23	500–550	518	307.00–312.50	309.95
10	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
6	600–650	614	272.50	272.50
7	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
10	800–850	815	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	648	217.50	217.50

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.