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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 15

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,151 head

▼ 468 vs last sale 6,619▼ 2,209 vs year ago 8,360 · −26.4%

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 625 lbs. sold 2.00-12.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 4.00-12.00 higher with some three weight and light four weight heifers up to 20.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $300.82/cwt on 669 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −154.26 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$300.82

669 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs MO average

−3.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	309.64	1,664	436
Medium and Large 1-2	566	284.31	1,610	233

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $53 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 sale669 hd

300.82

—

MO average15 barns · 2,697 hd

301.06

−0.24

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−3.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−154.26

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

84 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 1Fancy	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	6
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	339.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,108	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	321.92/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,188	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	347.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,309	22
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	383	280.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,075	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	353.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,394	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	282.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	11
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	340.92/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,439	195
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	316.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,342	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	336.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,561	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	280.35/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,312	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	312.19/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,483	92
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,635	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	312.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,529	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	311.03/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,602	262
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	284.82/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,521	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	307.55/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,756	174
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	285.03/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,639	121
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,650	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,604	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	286.96/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,773	128
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	281.45/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,768	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	284.67/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,887	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	260.51/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,800	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	258.03/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,863	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	234.63/cwt	217.50–246.00	1,701	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	234.87/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,792	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	239.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,856	121
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	237.09/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,847	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	214.55/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,779	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	236.13/cwt	232.00–236.50	1,972	70
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	225.68/cwt	224.25–229.00	1,934	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	215.32/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,901	115
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	217.41/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,985	173
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,004	39
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	203.94/cwt	202.00–204.50	1,990	68
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	195.63/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,913	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	335.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,117	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	328.94/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,237	99
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	305.77/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,156	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	303.97/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,295	184
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,196	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	276.43/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,186	80
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	294.71/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,397	232
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	275.86/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,316	116
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	254.20/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,324	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,394	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	272.89/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,438	273
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.40/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,513	112
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	227.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	247.65/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,451	92
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	229.25/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,408	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	241.59/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,503	133
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	234.54/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,569	102
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	215.17/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,450	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	224.32/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,599	201
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	210.13/cwt	203.00–212.50	1,593	114
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,620	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	218.72/cwt	214.50–222.00	1,691	199
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	210.64/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,721	106
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	197.26/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,738	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,756	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,265	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,231	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	316.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,357	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	263.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,381	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	280.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,476	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	283.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,595	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,527	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	234.51/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,470	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,672	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,589	19
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,631	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,756	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

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Receipts 6,151Last week 6,619Year ago 8,360

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	490	310.00–320.00	312.06
51	550–600	585	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	395	350.00–355.00	353.00
195	400–450	422	325.00–365.00	340.92
85	450–500	464	330.00–350.00	336.52
262	500–550	515	295.00–330.00	311.03
174	550–600	571	297.00–330.00	307.55
128	600–650	618	273.00–300.00	286.96
42	650–700	663	274.00–293.00	284.67
49	700–750	722	252.50–266.00	258.03
121	750–800	776	235.00–255.00	239.17
70	800–850	835	232.00–236.50	236.13
125	850–900	857	224.25–229.00	225.68
173	900–950	913	211.00–219.50	217.41
68	950–1000	976	202.00–204.50	203.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
8	350–400	383	275.00–290.00	280.67
5	400–450	420	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	340.00	340.00
12	600–650	628	277.00–287.50	281.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	369	310.00–330.00	321.92
11	400–450	420	270.00–290.00	282.28
12	450–500	468	270.00–284.00	280.35
5	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	326	330.00–345.00	339.93
22	350–400	377	340.00–350.00	347.15
85	400–450	424	300.00–325.00	316.57
92	450–500	475	295.00–325.00	312.19
61	500–550	534	275.00–292.00	284.82
121	550–600	575	270.00–292.50	285.03
15	600–650	617	260.00	260.00
33	650–700	691	253.00–265.00	260.51
25	700–750	725	217.50–246.00	234.63
39	750–800	763	222.00–245.00	234.87
34	800–850	829	208.00–224.00	214.55
115	850–900	883	207.50–218.00	215.32
39	900–950	943	212.50	212.50
18	950–1000	978	194.00–200.00	195.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	750–800	779	234.00–238.00	237.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	764	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	335.52
99	350–400	376	310.00–345.00	328.94
184	400–450	426	285.00–320.00	303.97
232	450–500	474	285.00–320.00	294.71
273	500–550	527	264.00–290.00	272.89
112	550–600	570	260.00–280.00	265.40
133	600–650	622	235.00–259.00	241.59
102	650–700	669	225.00–247.00	234.54
201	700–750	713	218.00–225.50	224.32
199	750–800	773	214.50–222.00	218.72
106	800–850	817	201.00–218.00	210.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	526	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
15	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	227.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	427	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
53	350–400	378	280.00–310.00	305.77
80	400–450	429	260.00–282.50	276.43
116	450–500	477	254.00–285.00	275.86
72	500–550	521	230.00–262.00	254.20
92	550–600	586	235.00–258.00	247.65
67	600–650	614	217.50–231.00	229.25
19	650–700	674	200.00–224.00	215.17
8	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
114	750–800	758	203.00–212.50	210.13
15	850–900	881	192.50–199.00	197.26
5	950–1000	992	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
25	500–550	524	260.00–270.00	263.51
19	550–600	579	260.00–270.00	263.73
10	600–650	627	231.00–240.00	234.51
19	650–700	691	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	340.00	340.00
15	400–450	429	315.00–320.00	316.34
18	500–550	527	270.00–285.00	280.04
24	550–600	562	275.00–285.00	283.76
9	600–650	631	265.00	265.00
7	700–750	728	224.00	224.00
5	800–850	836	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	397	310.00	310.00
7	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	505	255.00	255.00

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.