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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 29

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,607 head

▼ 621 vs last sale 6,228▼ 3,027 vs year ago 8,634 · −35.1%

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 2.00-5.00 higher with five weight steers up to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with 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 $307.37/cwt on 421 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.72 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$307.37

421 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$61.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.09

vs MO average

−1.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	321.52	1,736	268
Medium and Large 1-2	551	283.99	1,566	144
Medium and Large 2	557	260.00	1,448	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.52/cwt here — about $287 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 sale421 hd

307.37

—

MO average15 barns · 2,618 hd

314.45

−7.09

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−1.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−147.72

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

69 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	370.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,135	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	355.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,324	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	330.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,293	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	341.16/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,433	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,448	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	317.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,385	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,267	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	456	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,186	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	344.17/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,621	108
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	315.08/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,538	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,771	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	289.62/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,515	79
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	326.73/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,728	165
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	312.24/cwt	280.00–326.00	1,774	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,693	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	277.14/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,624	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	292.19/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,812	192
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	266.73/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,683	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	269.25/cwt	249.00–287.00	1,791	88
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	280.53/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,874	89
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	239.97/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,725	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	268.29/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,940	160
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	251.50/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,937	141
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	235.22/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,856	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	246.26/cwt	239.00–251.50	2,044	419
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	236.19/cwt	235.00–236.50	1,991	77
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	234.75/cwt	233.75–236.50	2,024	180
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	226.83/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,987	131
Steers	850–900	Large 1	878	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,976	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	223.09/cwt	219.00–232.00	2,064	90
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,052	16
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,016	210.67/cwt	210.00–211.50	2,140	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	322.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,113	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	321.39/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,202	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	972	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	302.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,185	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	253.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,056	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	309.49/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,322	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	279.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	302.03/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,407	96
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	270.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,317	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	249.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,216	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	284.26/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,484	199
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	265.43/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,388	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	225.79/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,203	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,327	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	271.69/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,557	169
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	246.38/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,434	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	233.73/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,428	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	248.65/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,576	111
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	234.26/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,591	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	244.75/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,674	130
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,560	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	238.29/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,711	176
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	231.88/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,783	401
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	215.13/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,684	109
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	216.28/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,804	336
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,757	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	212.57/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,871	76
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,849	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	278.09/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,446	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	248.39/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,421	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,536	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	270.40/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,631	11

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 5,607Last week 6,228Year ago 8,634

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher with five weight steers up to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	392	290.00–305.00	302.37
13	400–450	427	275.00–285.00	279.19
52	450–500	486	260.00–285.00	270.89
70	500–550	523	240.00–270.00	265.43
71	550–600	582	237.00–260.00	246.38
55	600–650	611	232.00–237.00	233.73
82	650–700	679	225.00–238.00	234.26
6	700–750	709	220.00	220.00
109	750–800	783	200.00–221.00	215.13
5	850–900	853	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	345	320.00–325.00	322.69
42	350–400	374	312.00–330.00	321.39
63	400–450	427	290.00–326.00	309.49
96	450–500	466	285.00–317.00	302.03
199	500–550	522	270.00–297.50	284.26
169	550–600	573	263.00–282.00	271.69
111	600–650	634	240.00–257.00	248.65
130	650–700	684	239.00–253.00	244.75
176	700–750	718	233.00–247.00	238.29
401	750–800	769	222.00–245.00	231.88
336	800–850	834	208.00–224.00	216.28
76	850–900	880	206.00–219.00	212.57
5	950–1000	973	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	260.00	260.00
9	400–450	417	250.00–255.00	253.24
12	450–500	488	245.00–255.00	249.18
8	500–550	533	222.00–232.00	225.79
6	550–600	572	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	306	365.00–375.00	370.98
35	350–400	372	340.00–365.00	355.96
65	400–450	420	330.00–355.00	341.16
108	450–500	471	330.00–357.50	344.17
165	500–550	529	310.00–347.00	326.73
76	550–600	568	280.00–326.00	312.24
192	600–650	620	280.00–305.00	292.19
89	650–700	668	273.00–289.00	280.53
160	700–750	723	252.00–280.00	268.29
141	750–800	770	242.00–256.00	251.50
419	800–850	830	239.00–251.50	246.26
180	850–900	862	233.75–236.50	234.75
90	900–950	925	219.00–232.00	223.09
48	1000–1050	1,016	210.00–211.50	210.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	511	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	570	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
9	500–550	506	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	456	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	878	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	284.00	284.00
9	550–600	557	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	391	320.00–335.00	330.72
18	400–450	436	305.00–325.00	317.75
64	450–500	488	305.00–322.00	315.08
79	500–550	523	280.00–305.00	289.62
65	550–600	586	272.50–285.00	277.14
43	600–650	631	257.00–275.00	266.73
88	650–700	665	249.00–287.00	269.25
19	700–750	719	228.00–247.00	239.97
23	750–800	789	232.00–241.00	235.22
77	800–850	843	235.00–236.50	236.19
131	850–900	876	221.00–231.00	226.83
16	900–950	935	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	520	275.00–280.00	278.09
5	600–650	600	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	467	315.00	315.00
11	600–650	603	262.50–277.00	270.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	572	242.00–252.00	248.39

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.