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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 22

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,228 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 6,151▼ 2,198 vs year ago 8,426 · −26.1%

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

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. 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 $309.29/cwt on 633 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.79 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$309.29

633 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MO average

−0.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.32	1,728	504
Medium and Large 1-2	559	285.74	1,598	129

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about $130 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 sale633 hd

309.29

—

MO average18 barns · 3,033 hd

309.73

−0.45

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−0.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−145.79

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

66 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,230	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,288	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	329.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,273	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	340.39/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,447	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	310.16/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,337	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	342.76/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,614	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	316.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,496	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	281.67/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,375	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	293.12/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,495	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	316.68/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,669	278
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	283.69/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,626	101
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	313.64/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,800	226
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	294.31/cwt	277.00–312.00	1,836	343
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	263.37/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,657	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	267.10/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,795	143
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	239.18/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,624	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	275.97/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,879	109
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	265.05/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,892	168
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	238.99/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,728	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	247.82/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,913	244
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	231.70/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,810	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	243.74/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,996	142
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,045	118
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	225.18/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,993	137
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	222.00/cwt	216.00–224.00	2,069	157
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	220.23/cwt	216.00–223.00	2,130	97
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,832	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	338.54/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,093	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	324.30/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,232	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	297.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,133	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	306.43/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,308	145
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	279.21/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,203	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	301.83/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,440	293
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	280.02/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,336	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,157	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	286.89/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,515	172
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	259.62/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,373	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	273.38/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,558	221
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	255.05/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,495	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	256.20/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,601	239
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	235.59/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,482	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	246.20/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,664	203
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	234.69/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,608	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,663	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	217.05/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,567	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	236.22/cwt	222.00–242.50	1,739	224
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	230.75/cwt	225.00–244.50	1,786	210
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,664	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	204.73/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,595	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	216.64/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,789	270
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	203.34/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,686	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	202.50/cwt	201.00–203.50	1,739	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	206.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,785	53
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	195.11/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,826	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	179.74/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,684	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,206	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,420	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,499	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,331	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	306.30/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,614	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,372	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,493	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,691	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,548	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 6,228Last week 6,151Year ago 8,426

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply was moderate 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
7	300–350	337	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	353	365.00	365.00
43	400–450	425	325.00–365.00	340.39
105	450–500	471	325.00–365.00	342.76
278	500–550	527	302.00–340.00	316.68
226	550–600	574	295.00–326.00	313.64
343	600–650	624	277.00–312.00	294.31
109	650–700	681	273.00–287.00	275.97
168	700–750	714	250.00–277.00	265.05
244	750–800	772	237.00–265.00	247.82
142	800–850	819	236.00–252.50	243.74
118	850–900	876	233.50	233.50
157	900–950	932	216.00–224.00	222.00
97	950–1000	967	216.00–223.00	220.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	488	272.00–294.00	281.67
18	650–700	679	235.00–250.00	239.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	386	325.00–340.00	329.75
57	400–450	431	270.00–320.00	310.16
73	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	316.24
28	500–550	510	270.00–300.00	293.12
101	550–600	573	270.00–292.00	283.69
12	600–650	629	257.00–270.00	263.37
143	650–700	672	252.00–273.00	267.10
16	700–750	723	236.00–240.00	238.99
8	750–800	781	228.00–234.00	231.70
137	850–900	885	207.00–227.00	225.18
5	950–1000	977	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	717	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	325.00–355.00	338.54
39	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	324.30
145	400–450	427	290.00–325.00	306.43
293	450–500	477	285.00–312.50	301.83
172	500–550	528	270.00–300.00	286.89
221	550–600	570	260.00–285.00	273.38
239	600–650	625	240.00–269.00	256.20
203	650–700	676	239.00–262.00	246.20
224	700–750	736	222.00–242.50	236.22
210	750–800	774	225.00–244.50	230.75
270	800–850	826	209.00–224.00	216.64
53	850–900	864	205.00–210.00	206.54
24	900–950	936	191.00–197.00	195.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	656	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	487	235.00–240.00	237.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	381	285.00–305.00	297.42
16	400–450	431	275.00–282.00	279.21
54	450–500	477	270.00–287.00	280.02
24	500–550	529	252.00–267.00	259.62
71	550–600	586	237.00–262.00	255.05
36	600–650	629	227.00–239.00	235.59
55	650–700	685	229.00–237.00	234.69
18	700–750	722	212.00–220.00	217.05
20	750–800	779	197.50–212.50	204.73
34	800–850	829	201.00–205.00	203.34
27	850–900	859	201.00–203.50	202.50
10	900–950	937	177.00–182.50	179.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	774	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	347.50	347.50
12	400–450	437	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	476	315.00	315.00
20	500–550	527	305.00–310.00	306.30
6	600–650	604	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	275.00	275.00
11	500–550	538	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	272.00	272.00
12	600–650	619	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	672	230.00	230.00

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.