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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,619 head

▲ 1,188 vs last sale 5,431▼ 1,629 vs year ago 8,248 · −19.8%

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 sold from 10.00-20.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 525 lbs. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00-15.00 lower. 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 $297.13/cwt on 639 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.96 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$297.13

639 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$53.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs MO average

−8.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	313.48	1,732	315
Medium and Large 1-2	558	285.12	1,590	273
Medium and Large 2	564	260.37	1,468	51

One grade step is worth $53.11/cwt here — about $264 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 sale639 hd

297.13

—

MO average18 barns · 2,833 hd

307.80

−10.67

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−8.34

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−157.96

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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,180	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	379.38/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,411	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	324.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,228	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	365.00/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,427	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	355.32/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,489	56
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	322.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,392	115
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,301	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	334.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,551	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	319.95/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,526	176
Steers	450–500	Medium 2-3	488	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,257	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	293.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,440	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	320.77/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,658	127
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	258.02/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,362	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	291.58/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,563	109
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	280.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,606	164
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	308.89/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,782	181
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	262.16/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,549	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	289.48/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,783	139
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	262.57/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,654	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,541	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	263.44/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,749	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	275.01/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,845	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	240.23/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,658	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	255.59/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,827	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	236.31/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,758	105
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	237.06/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,849	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	234.48/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,949	307
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	221.74/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,847	95
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	216.84/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,917	95
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	210.72/cwt	208.50–213.00	1,949	276
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	214.32/cwt	213.50–216.00	1,993	39
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,994	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	308.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	272.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,050	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	275.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,040	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	286.14/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,087	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	305.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,168	45
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	268.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,135	139
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	283.56/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,211	144
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	457	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	960	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	280.94/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,337	131
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	264.21/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,266	182
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	247.98/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,215	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	272.32/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,424	452
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	254.51/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,334	173
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	221.59/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,192	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	258.95/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,458	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	228.34/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,302	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	243.46/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,397	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,623	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	222.26/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,376	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	245.60/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,535	137
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	232.62/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,586	144
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	219.57/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,506	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	226.59/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,636	138
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	210.29/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,522	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	215.53/cwt	210.00–216.75	1,657	92
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,807	130
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	203.10/cwt	203.10–203.10	1,676	104
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,730	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	852	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,278	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,277	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	444	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,177	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	487	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,266	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	268.03/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,388	39
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,373	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	239.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,377	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	272.09/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,594	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,528	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,442	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	13

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 8, 2024

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

Receipts 6,619Last week 5,431Year ago 8,248

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 10.00-20.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 525 lbs. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	370.00	370.00
9	350–400	391	360.00–367.50	365.00
115	400–450	432	310.00–340.00	322.18
176	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	319.95
109	500–550	536	275.00–302.00	291.58
164	550–600	572	270.00–295.00	280.83
58	600–650	630	245.00–271.00	262.57
44	650–700	664	250.00–271.00	263.44
105	700–750	744	232.00–242.50	236.31
84	750–800	780	224.00–243.00	237.06
95	800–850	833	220.00–224.50	221.74
95	850–900	884	214.00–220.00	216.84
276	900–950	925	208.50–213.00	210.72
38	950–1000	954	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	346	390.00	390.00
35	350–400	372	370.00–395.00	379.38
56	400–450	419	340.00–377.50	355.32
101	450–500	463	330.00–350.00	334.92
127	500–550	517	305.00–340.00	320.77
181	550–600	577	295.00–317.50	308.89
139	600–650	616	272.50–300.00	289.48
53	650–700	671	267.50–287.50	275.01
76	700–750	715	250.00–267.50	255.59
307	800–850	831	230.00–245.00	234.48
39	900–950	930	213.50–216.00	214.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	473	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	488	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	320.00–330.00	324.01
10	400–450	441	295.00	295.00
53	450–500	491	280.00–300.00	293.22
22	500–550	528	250.00–270.00	258.02
29	550–600	591	252.50–270.00	262.16
9	600–650	649	237.50	237.50
19	650–700	690	238.00–242.50	240.23
8	700–750	710	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	314	300.00–310.00	308.52
42	350–400	380	285.00–290.00	286.14
139	400–450	423	250.00–275.00	268.41
182	450–500	479	250.00–272.50	264.21
173	500–550	524	242.50–260.00	254.51
78	550–600	574	235.00–252.50	243.46
20	600–650	619	209.00–230.00	222.26
54	650–700	686	200.00–226.00	219.57
28	700–750	724	200.00–217.50	210.29
92	750–800	769	210.00–216.75	215.53
104	800–850	825	203.10	203.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	328	320.00	320.00
45	350–400	382	300.00–320.00	305.85
144	400–450	427	276.00–295.00	283.56
131	450–500	476	270.00–302.50	280.94
452	500–550	523	260.00–285.00	272.32
108	550–600	563	255.00–267.50	258.95
137	600–650	625	232.00–255.00	245.60
144	650–700	682	228.00–237.00	232.62
138	700–750	722	217.50–229.00	226.59
130	800–850	824	219.25	219.25
18	850–900	850	203.50	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	601	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	326	270.00–275.00	272.02
21	350–400	378	260.00–280.00	275.01
24	450–500	490	247.50–250.00	247.98
19	500–550	538	212.50–227.00	221.59
9	550–600	570	225.00–232.50	228.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	852	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	433	295.00	295.00
39	500–550	518	261.00–275.00	268.03
19	550–600	586	265.00–282.00	272.09
8	600–650	611	250.00	250.00
13	700–750	703	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	519	300.00	300.00
8	600–650	600	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	265.00	265.00
8	450–500	487	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	549	250.00	250.00
26	550–600	574	235.00–250.00	239.88
6	600–650	611	236.00	236.00

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.