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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

2,080 head

▼ 2,391 vs last sale 4,471▼ 3,276 vs year ago 5,356 · −61.2%

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 under 625 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 lower with heavier weights selling 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. Quality was off from last week. Also several lots of unweaned, unvaccinated calves were in the offering.

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 $286.11/cwt on 313 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −168.98 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$286.11

313 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs MO average

+11.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	298.60	1,627	134
Medium and Large 1-2	552	277.98	1,535	169
Medium and Large 2	514	256.00	1,316	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $311 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 sale313 hd

286.11

—

MO average11 barns · 631 hd

295.68

−9.58

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+11.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−168.98

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

61 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,156	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	995	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	305.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,177	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	326.49/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,384	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	296.46/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,278	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,134	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	289.96/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,372	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	316.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,517	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	275.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,340	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,316	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	302.41/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,566	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	281.81/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,482	89
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	295.32/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,677	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	273.72/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,590	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	260.79/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,643	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	283.15/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,809	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	286.29/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,875	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	264.70/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,771	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,843	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	256.78/cwt	248.00–259.50	1,831	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	246.50/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,873	128
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	255.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,961	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,998	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	238.96/cwt	233.00–239.25	2,112	63
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,029	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,315	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,031	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,110	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	288.81/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,071	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	272.63/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,036	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	287.62/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,225	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	271.33/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,180	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	273.97/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,266	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	260.45/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,268	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	239.18/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,170	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	254.71/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,322	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	271.38/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,417	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	223.15/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,272	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	267.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,535	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	249.36/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,464	118
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	239.65/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,519	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	254.82/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,628	60
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	236.09/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,636	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	242.90/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,686	100
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,735	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	232.65/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,680	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	237.40/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,795	87
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,821	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	887	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,605	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,903	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,228	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	266.47/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,415	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,467	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,537	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,498	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,597	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,796	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Receipts 2,080Last week 4,471Year ago 5,356

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	290.00	290.00
8	350–400	386	300.00–310.00	305.01
15	400–450	431	282.00–305.00	296.46
13	450–500	473	285.00–299.00	289.96
89	500–550	526	265.00–295.00	281.81
80	550–600	581	260.00–290.00	273.72
43	600–650	630	245.00–272.00	260.79
55	650–700	669	245.00–273.00	264.70
13	700–750	713	248.00–259.50	256.78
128	750–800	760	240.00–251.00	246.50
4	800–850	812	246.00	246.00
63	850–900	884	233.00–239.25	238.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	342.00	342.00
28	400–450	424	317.00–335.00	326.49
9	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	316.80
62	500–550	518	295.00–320.00	302.41
72	550–600	568	292.00–300.00	295.32
53	600–650	639	272.00–290.00	283.15
64	650–700	655	276.00–288.00	286.29
8	700–750	706	261.00	261.00
58	750–800	768	250.00–260.00	255.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,029	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	486	275.00–277.00	275.65
10	500–550	514	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	285.00	285.00
12	500–550	531	260.00–272.00	266.47
5	550–600	591	260.00	260.00
8	800–850	819	195.00	195.00
5	850–900	876	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	571	257.00	257.00
4	650–700	681	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	320.00	320.00
7	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	426	286.00–290.00	287.62
40	450–500	462	270.00–283.00	273.97
36	500–550	522	265.00–278.00	271.38
56	550–600	574	260.00–280.00	267.37
60	600–650	639	246.00–259.00	254.82
100	650–700	694	242.00–245.00	242.90
15	700–750	711	244.00	244.00
87	750–800	756	237.00–237.50	237.40
7	1050–1100	1,075	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	371	280.00–305.00	288.81
10	400–450	435	265.00–278.00	271.33
61	450–500	487	257.00–264.00	260.45
55	500–550	519	240.00–264.00	254.71
118	550–600	587	241.00–258.00	249.36
46	600–650	634	222.00–246.00	239.65
32	650–700	693	225.00–239.00	236.09
36	700–750	722	229.00–234.00	232.65
46	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	802	227.00	227.00
10	900–950	900	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	267.00–280.00	272.63
3	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
10	450–500	489	237.00–242.00	239.18
17	550–600	570	218.00–229.00	223.15
2	850–900	887	181.00	181.00

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.