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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 1

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Receipts

5,431 head

▼ 1,351 vs last sale 6,782▼ 3,657 vs year ago 9,088 · −40.2%

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 525 lbs. sold 10.00-30.00 higher with heavier weights selling 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher. The steer calf market was on fire with 11 head weighing 517 lbs. selling for 375.00. Supply was moderate 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 $323.07/cwt on 527 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.01 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$323.07

527 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs MO average

+12.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	329.46	1,822	387
Medium and Large 1-2	547	305.41	1,670	140

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $151 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 sale527 hd

323.07

—

MO average16 barns · 1,760 hd

312.29

+10.78

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+12.31

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−132.01

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

72 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	364.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,202	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	397.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,319	59
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	357.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,299	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	399.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,463	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	322.92/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,195	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	388.26/cwt	370.00–413.00	1,650	129
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	345.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,487	117
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	364.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,721	99
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	325.85/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,574	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	343.64/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,787	159
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	310.38/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,629	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	316.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,829	195
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,875	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	295.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,743	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	269.22/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,664	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	294.85/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,834	199
Steers	600–650	Large 1	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	288.45/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,912	221
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	265.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,785	170
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	267.91/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,918	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	244.68/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,769	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	252.18/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,985	91
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	240.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,893	114
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	251.36/cwt	235.00–259.75	2,028	239
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	230.76/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,911	87
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,021	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	226.44/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,979	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	226.33/cwt	226.00–226.50	2,087	87
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,035	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,012	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,237	86
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,143	33
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	316.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,048	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	356	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	890	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	336.60/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,252	78
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	301.50/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,140	46
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,334	78
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	283.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,202	45
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	281.28/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,316	154
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	293.95/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,408	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	280.34/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,452	200
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	264.84/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,380	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	276.71/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,577	99
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	256.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,485	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	258.65/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,601	96
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	227.87/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,411	33
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	634	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,515	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	243.88/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,607	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	226.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,547	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	218.95/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,592	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	233.56/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,714	222
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,638	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	227.64/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,732	45
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	216.83/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,667	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,787	116
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,774	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	216.85/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,882	85
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,829	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	931	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,769	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,782	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,032	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,961	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,363	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	326.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,575	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	278.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,479	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	5

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Receipts 5,431Last week 6,782Year ago 9,088

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	330	350.00–380.00	364.38
21	350–400	363	340.00–375.00	357.73
117	400–450	431	330.00–360.00	345.10
66	450–500	483	300.00–340.00	325.85
92	500–550	525	280.00–320.00	310.38
48	550–600	589	290.00–307.50	295.88
49	600–650	618	257.50–280.00	269.22
170	650–700	672	255.00–270.00	265.56
42	700–750	723	241.00–251.00	244.68
114	750–800	787	235.00–245.00	240.55
87	800–850	828	230.00–233.00	230.76
58	850–900	874	224.00–231.00	226.44
6	950–1000	988	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	300–350	332	380.00–400.00	397.23
29	350–400	366	390.00–405.00	399.70
129	400–450	425	370.00–413.00	388.26
99	450–500	472	350.00–380.00	364.71
159	500–550	520	325.00–360.00	343.64
195	550–600	578	310.00–330.00	316.39
199	600–650	622	280.00–322.00	294.85
221	650–700	663	275.00–302.50	288.45
80	700–750	716	254.00–271.00	267.91
91	750–800	787	251.00–264.00	252.18
239	800–850	807	235.00–259.75	251.36
19	850–900	871	232.00	232.00
87	900–950	922	226.00–226.50	226.33
86	1000–1050	1,012	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
7	650–700	650	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	370	310.00–340.00	322.92
6	400–450	427	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	586	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	453	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	270.00–285.00	278.55
5	650–700	681	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	413	330.00	330.00
15	450–500	482	320.00–335.00	326.76
5	500–550	540	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	309	370.00	370.00
78	350–400	372	325.00–365.00	336.60
78	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	317.58
86	450–500	479	289.00–305.00	293.95
200	500–550	518	270.00–305.00	280.34
99	550–600	570	265.00–287.50	276.71
96	600–650	619	242.50–270.00	258.65
120	650–700	659	230.00–248.00	243.88
222	700–750	734	225.00–241.00	233.56
45	750–800	761	223.00–235.00	227.64
116	800–850	839	213.00	213.00
85	850–900	868	211.00–220.00	216.85
5	1000–1050	1,032	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	634	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	772	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	331	300.00–330.00	316.55
46	350–400	378	287.50–320.00	301.50
45	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	283.38
154	450–500	468	255.00–295.00	281.28
47	500–550	521	251.00–270.00	264.84
62	550–600	578	250.00–259.00	256.89
33	600–650	619	216.00–239.00	227.87
34	650–700	683	225.00–230.00	226.44
22	700–750	727	212.50–224.00	218.95
15	750–800	769	216.00–218.00	216.83
9	800–850	849	209.00	209.00
18	850–900	875	209.00	209.00
6	900–950	931	190.00	190.00
5	950–1000	953	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	474	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	741	221.00	221.00

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.