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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 19

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,028 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 5,100▲ 1,499 vs year ago 3,529 · +42.5%

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 from 6.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 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 $286.46/cwt on 496 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −168.62 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$286.46

496 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs MO average

+15.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	301.10	1,651	188
Medium and Large 1-2	554	280.18	1,552	269
Medium and Large 2	576	259.15	1,492	39

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $159 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 sale496 hd

286.46

—

MO average13 barns · 1,475 hd

296.98

−10.53

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+15.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−168.62

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

87 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	392.02/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,266	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	338.14/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,241	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	394.68/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,496	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	368.38/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,496	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	305.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,266	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	285.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,217	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	320.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,513	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,432	24
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	477	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,216	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	278.97/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,373	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	300.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,585	118
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	283.87/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,496	120
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,592	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	276.22/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,597	139
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	259.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,502	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	302.31/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,762	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	266.93/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,687	100
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	291.87/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,850	187
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	281.64/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,867	258
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	262.53/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,775	176
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	266.31/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,931	56
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	247.24/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,800	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	261.25/cwt	258.50–266.00	1,918	150
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	764	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,910	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	228.30/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,774	50
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	252.04/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,966	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	242.42/cwt	238.00–245.50	1,893	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	230.59/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,902	87
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	243.09/cwt	235.00–247.50	2,008	38
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	239.20/cwt	235.50–241.00	2,110	112
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	226.33/cwt	219.00–233.00	2,003	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	237.47/cwt	231.00–240.00	2,180	132
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	949	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,898	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,193	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	971	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,000	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	229.34/cwt	224.00–231.00	2,231	39
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,305	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	976	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	308.23/cwt	295.00–320.00	996	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	280.09/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,020	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	299.30/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,110	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,145	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	271.70/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,141	68
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	297.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,273	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,058	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,438	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	266.38/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,268	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	294.97/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,425	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	257.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,324	87
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	278.18/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,447	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	234.66/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,241	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,523	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	263.83/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,475	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	233.03/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,314	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	249.35/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,431	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	279.88/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,623	288
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	261.65/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,630	177
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	238.49/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,522	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	242.81/cwt	240.25–252.00	1,644	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	234.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	249.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,775	327
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	239.07/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,719	80
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,792	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	227.49/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,777	31
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,942	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,876	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,956	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	891	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,782	6
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	906	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,894	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,050	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,083	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,467	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,258	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,450	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	277.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,339	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	273.79/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,432	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	261.26/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,487	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,506	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	223.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,519	13
Bulls	850–900	Large 1	854	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,956	13

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 5,028Last week 5,100Year ago 3,529

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 6.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	323	365.00–415.00	392.02
21	350–400	379	380.00–415.00	394.68
29	400–450	406	340.00–380.00	368.38
34	450–500	472	315.00–345.00	320.59
118	500–550	527	290.00–310.00	300.70
54	550–600	583	291.00–310.00	302.31
187	600–650	634	277.00–299.00	291.87
258	650–700	663	273.00–291.00	281.64
150	700–750	734	258.50–266.00	261.25
68	750–800	780	248.00–262.00	252.04
38	800–850	826	235.00–247.50	243.09
112	850–900	882	235.50–241.00	239.20
132	900–950	918	231.00–240.00	237.47
39	950–1000	973	224.00–231.00	229.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	367	330.00–345.00	338.14
26	400–450	414	300.00–315.00	305.85
24	450–500	472	300.00–310.00	303.33
120	500–550	527	270.00–290.00	283.87
139	550–600	578	268.00–287.00	276.22
100	600–650	632	250.00–273.00	266.93
176	650–700	676	248.00–273.00	262.53
29	700–750	728	245.00–258.00	247.24
67	750–800	781	238.00–245.50	242.42
87	800–850	825	226.00–234.00	230.59
17	850–900	885	219.00–233.00	226.33
19	950–1000	966	227.00	227.00
17	1050–1100	1,067	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	280.00–290.00	285.77
22	450–500	492	270.00–290.00	278.97
5	500–550	548	260.00	260.00
34	550–600	580	240.00–265.00	259.03
50	750–800	777	227.00–232.00	228.30
6	900–950	949	200.00	200.00
19	950–1000	971	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
16	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
56	700–750	725	259.00–274.00	266.31
5	750–800	764	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
10	500–550	547	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	298	325.00–330.00	327.50
12	300–350	323	295.00–320.00	308.23
12	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	299.30
68	400–450	420	260.00–280.00	271.70
13	450–500	476	265.00–267.00	266.38
87	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	257.13
57	550–600	574	245.00–252.00	249.35
33	600–650	638	227.00–243.00	238.49
22	650–700	678	230.00–240.00	234.13
80	700–750	719	232.00–242.00	239.07
31	750–800	781	219.00–231.00	227.49
10	800–850	845	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	428	290.00–310.00	297.32
66	450–500	483	275.00–315.00	294.97
74	500–550	520	265.00–300.00	278.18
288	550–600	580	260.00–287.00	279.88
177	600–650	623	245.00–274.00	261.65
65	650–700	677	240.25–252.00	242.81
327	700–750	710	240.00–255.00	249.99
12	750–800	756	237.00	237.00
17	800–850	837	232.00	232.00
51	850–900	858	228.00	228.00
5	900–950	911	225.00	225.00
10	950–1000	978	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	467	308.00	308.00
15	500–550	538	283.00	283.00
13	550–600	559	262.00–265.00	263.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	364	275.00–290.00	280.09
12	400–450	441	240.00	240.00
35	500–550	529	227.00–240.00	234.66
32	550–600	564	230.00–237.00	233.03
6	850–900	891	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	906	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	387	325.00	325.00
13	500–550	523	270.00–277.00	273.79
17	550–600	569	257.00–265.00	261.26
5	600–650	625	241.00	241.00
6	650–700	670	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	482	270.00–285.00	277.80
13	650–700	681	220.00–230.00	223.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	385.00	385.00
9	450–500	453	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	533	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	854	229.00	229.00

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.