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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 15

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,402 head

▼ 4,220 vs last sale 10,622▲ 124 vs year ago 6,278 · +2.0%

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 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $296.48/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.61 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$296.48

312 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$64.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.82

vs MO average

+5.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	312.22	1,747	166
Medium and Large 1-2	557	281.09	1,566	135
Medium and Large 2	514	247.62	1,273	11thin

One grade step is worth $64.60/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale312 hd

296.48

—

MO average16 barns · 2,049 hd

315.30

−18.82

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+5.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−158.61

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

55 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	340.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,264	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	310.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,305	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,418	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	316.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,456	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	328.38/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,517	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	287.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,385	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	247.62/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,273	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	283.06/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,489	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	316.72/cwt	297.00–340.00	1,675	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,855	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	307.59/cwt	295.00–328.00	1,769	97
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	279.97/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,610	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	287.63/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,795	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	271.39/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,693	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	286.24/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,941	275
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	265.44/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,808	63
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	265.89/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,906	196
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	255.66/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,861	98
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	246.23/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,901	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	256.57/cwt	255.50–262.00	2,006	71
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.50	2,139	590
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	246.08/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,067	371
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	240.75/cwt	230.00–244.00	2,082	227
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	250.33/cwt	244.50–257.00	2,178	629
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,237	241
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	239.04/cwt	238.00–243.00	2,257	136
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,072	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	236.74/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,296	704
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,042	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	326.87/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,124	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	323.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,184	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	293.12/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,079	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	282.69/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,204	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	305.20/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,318	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	300.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,405	75
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	253.40/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,199	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	275.66/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	265.23/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,382	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	279.94/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,461	74
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	571	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,507	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,384	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	271.39/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,569	151
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	257.97/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,494	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	264.13/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,653	154
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	244.51/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,548	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	242.66/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,638	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	258.21/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,761	150
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	249.65/cwt	244.50–256.00	1,760	148
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	234.31/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,678	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	230.49/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,814	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	234.29/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,931	54
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,525	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	12

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Receipts 6,402Last week 10,622Year ago 6,278

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
19	300–350	344	325.00–330.00	326.87
22	350–400	366	320.00–330.00	323.51
54	400–450	426	270.00–295.00	282.69
37	450–500	476	270.00–290.00	275.66
82	500–550	521	250.00–274.00	265.23
68	550–600	579	245.00–267.00	257.97
25	600–650	633	237.00–249.00	244.51
47	650–700	675	235.00–244.00	242.66
32	700–750	716	220.00–242.00	234.31
32	750–800	787	221.00–234.00	230.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	432	297.00–317.00	305.20
75	450–500	468	295.00–310.00	300.29
74	500–550	522	277.00–290.00	279.94
151	550–600	578	267.00–282.00	271.39
154	600–650	626	256.00–272.00	264.13
150	650–700	682	247.00–261.00	258.21
148	700–750	705	244.50–256.00	249.65
54	800–850	824	232.00–235.00	234.29
10	900–950	924	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	550–600	571	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	310.00	310.00
10	350–400	368	275.00–310.00	293.12
13	450–500	473	240.00–265.00	253.40
17	550–600	572	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	400–450	433	325.00–330.00	327.40
47	450–500	462	305.00–339.00	328.38
54	500–550	529	297.00–340.00	316.72
97	550–600	575	295.00–328.00	307.59
49	600–650	624	282.00–294.00	287.63
275	650–700	678	271.00–294.00	286.24
196	700–750	717	263.00–272.00	265.89
71	750–800	782	255.50–262.00	256.57
590	800–850	831	255.00–260.50	257.42
629	850–900	870	244.50–257.00	250.33
241	900–950	915	244.50	244.50
704	950–1000	970	234.00–240.00	236.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	371	330.00–350.00	340.69
28	400–450	420	305.00–320.00	310.69
29	450–500	460	305.00–325.00	316.63
49	500–550	526	270.00–297.00	283.06
86	550–600	575	270.00–287.50	279.97
37	600–650	624	250.00–282.00	271.39
63	650–700	681	250.00–270.00	265.44
98	700–750	728	247.00–261.00	255.66
41	750–800	772	240.00–252.00	246.23
371	800–850	840	240.00–252.00	246.08
227	850–900	865	230.00–244.00	240.75
136	900–950	944	238.00–243.00	239.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	482	275.00–300.00	287.38
11	500–550	514	240.00–257.00	247.62
10	950–1000	955	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	569	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	542	275.00	275.00
10	550–600	581	260.00–265.00	262.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	860	190.00	190.00

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.