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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

9,804 head

▲ 3,118 vs last sale 6,686▼ 871 vs year ago 10,675 · −8.2%

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 are sold from 4.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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 $305.82/cwt on 942 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.26 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$305.82

942 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$55.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs MO average

−8.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	317.85	1,728	576
Medium and Large 1-2	567	288.92	1,637	338
Medium and Large 2	557	262.35	1,462	28

One grade step is worth $55.50/cwt here — about $266 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 sale942 hd

305.82

—

MO average19 barns · 4,289 hd

321.14

−15.32

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−8.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−149.26

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

79 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	362.88/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,172	24
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,077	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	366.84/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,383	70
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,274	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,177	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	310.23/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,346	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	341.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,490	179
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	308.02/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,460	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	340.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,639	170
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	268.70/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,298	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	318.20/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,661	294
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	263.98/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,391	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	298.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,578	77
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	317.49/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,797	282
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	285.97/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,653	261
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	260.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,542	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	286.74/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,775	435
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	261.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,640	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	277.03/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,842	207
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	263.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,768	178
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	721	260.26/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,876	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	263.15/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,900	296
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	235.44/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,730	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	252.02/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,953	94
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	240.00/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,886	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	244.25/cwt	238.00–252.00	2,013	445
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	235.30/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,955	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	236.50/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,074	418
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	229.30/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,016	91
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	213.04/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,973	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	231.23/cwt	225.00–235.50	2,150	263
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,011	20
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	216.08/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,087	11
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	216.57/cwt	212.00–217.75	2,194	95
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,096	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	307.01/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,022	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	345.52/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,182	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	304.45/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,114	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	349.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,287	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	314.49/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,330	108
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	273.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	311.63/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,471	339
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	277.89/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,320	172
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	245.67/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,187	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	289.93/cwt	275.00–296.50	1,525	427
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	259.69/cwt	237.50–272.00	1,366	115
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	283.06/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,596	296
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.54/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,476	211
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,349	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	235.98/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,458	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	254.56/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,586	429
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	247.50/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,683	148
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	230.82/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,593	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,659	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	237.06/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,716	329
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	220.74/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,605	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	221.80/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,728	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	230.25/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,798	565
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,840	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	227.33/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,850	306
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	197.26/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,633	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	206.40/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,785	57
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	213.13/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,848	81
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	200.10/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,873	22
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,893	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,172	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,194	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,421	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,413	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	295.01/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,549	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	271.33/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,555	45
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,505	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	248.11/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,670	22
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,784	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 May 20, 2024

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

Receipts 9,804Last week 6,686Year ago 10,675

Compared to last week feeder steers are sold from 4.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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
24	300–350	323	355.00–370.00	362.88
70	350–400	377	350.00–390.00	366.84
179	400–450	437	330.00–360.00	341.07
170	450–500	482	325.00–350.00	340.02
294	500–550	522	307.00–335.00	318.20
282	550–600	566	300.00–334.00	317.49
435	600–650	619	272.00–302.00	286.74
207	650–700	665	271.00–291.00	277.03
296	700–750	722	255.00–269.00	263.15
94	750–800	775	247.50–255.00	252.02
445	800–850	824	238.00–252.00	244.25
418	850–900	877	232.00–239.00	236.50
263	900–950	930	225.00–235.50	231.23
11	950–1000	966	215.00–217.00	216.08
95	1000–1050	1,013	212.00–217.75	216.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	660	273.00	273.00
43	700–750	721	256.00–267.00	260.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	315.00	315.00
9	350–400	397	321.00	321.00
34	400–450	434	295.00–325.00	310.23
104	450–500	474	277.50–317.50	308.02
77	500–550	528	295.00–305.00	298.93
261	550–600	578	270.00–297.00	285.97
57	600–650	627	250.00–270.00	261.51
178	650–700	670	245.00–270.00	263.93
11	700–750	735	225.00–244.00	235.44
19	750–800	786	239.00–241.00	240.00
93	800–850	831	227.00–236.00	235.30
91	850–900	879	222.00–232.00	229.30
18	900–950	926	205.00–218.00	213.04
20	950–1000	953	211.00	211.00
14	1100–1150	1,133	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	295.00	295.00
17	450–500	483	260.00–282.00	268.70
15	500–550	527	260.00–267.50	263.98
13	550–600	592	250.00–265.00	260.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	332.00	332.00
10	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	510	277.00	277.00
45	550–600	573	263.00–285.00	271.33
5	600–650	617	244.00	244.00
22	650–700	673	245.00–249.00	248.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	315.00	315.00
30	500–550	525	290.00–312.00	295.01
6	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
5	700–750	731	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	434	275.00	275.00
16	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	700–750	706	235.00	235.00
58	800–850	807	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	342	340.00–352.00	345.52
42	350–400	368	330.00–360.00	349.66
108	400–450	423	295.00–335.00	314.49
339	450–500	472	290.00–323.00	311.63
427	500–550	526	275.00–296.50	289.93
296	550–600	564	265.00–303.00	283.06
429	600–650	623	241.00–265.00	254.56
148	650–700	680	242.00–252.50	247.50
329	700–750	724	228.00–244.00	237.06
565	750–800	781	223.00–240.00	230.25
306	800–850	814	222.00–228.00	227.33
81	850–900	867	211.00–216.00	213.13
22	900–950	936	199.00–201.00	200.10
7	950–1000	986	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	483	230.00–252.00	245.67
8	550–600	597	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	333	295.00–330.00	307.01
29	350–400	366	292.00–315.00	304.45
26	400–450	431	270.00–285.00	273.99
172	450–500	475	269.00–282.50	277.89
115	500–550	526	237.50–272.00	259.69
211	550–600	573	240.00–272.00	257.54
83	600–650	618	222.50–240.00	235.98
52	650–700	690	225.00–236.00	230.82
81	700–750	727	202.00–222.00	220.74
24	750–800	779	215.00–232.00	221.80
17	800–850	828	190.00–204.00	197.26
57	850–900	865	202.00–207.50	206.40

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.