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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 9

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Receipts

14,228 head

▲ 7,626 vs last sale 6,602▲ 6,004 vs year ago 8,224 · +73.0%

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 the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. The largest draft of the day was 468 steers weighing 944 lbs. that crossed the scales at 227.10, for a total of over one million dollars.

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 $272.68/cwt on 966 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −182.40 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$272.68

966 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs MO average

+4.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	291.83	1,583	441
Medium and Large 1-2	560	261.37	1,462	444
Medium and Large 2	561	233.70	1,311	59
Medium 2	527	221.62	1,168	22

One grade step is worth $70.21/cwt here — about $415 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 sale966 hd

272.68

—

MO average13 barns · 2,096 hd

281.45

−8.77

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+4.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−182.40

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

99 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	875	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	305.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,164	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,280	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	273.38/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,162	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	246.00/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,077	49
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	311.96/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,379	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	286.09/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,345	103
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	270.50/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,293	71
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	244.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,185	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,325	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	236.90/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,237	11
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	527	221.62/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,168	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	263.10/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,389	131
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	298.31/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,578	292
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,562	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	280.04/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,593	122
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	233.48/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,331	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	571	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,313	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	261.06/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,509	286
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	222.36/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,368	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	243.09/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,514	269
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	268.97/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,684	463
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	217.59/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,449	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	256.52/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,737	509
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	241.28/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,653	197
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,695	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	253.34/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,832	463
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	236.60/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,730	251
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	241.46/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,888	795
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	233.83/cwt	220.00–240.50	1,838	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	238.02/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,959	651
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	232.50/cwt	222.00–234.50	1,927	372
Steers	850–900	Large 1	858	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,965	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	234.46/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,028	517
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	869	197.59/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,717	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	223.62/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,977	115
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	227.53/cwt	222.50–233.00	2,109	1,357
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	212.78/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,983	254
Steers	900–950	Large 1	934	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	2,010	17
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	216.72/cwt	213.00–219.50	2,085	759
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,022	205.62/cwt	205.00–208.00	2,101	59
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,965	9
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,054	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,171	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	906	31
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	262.48/cwt	260.00–272.00	961	46
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	238.89/cwt	230.00–255.00	910	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	280.15/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,185	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	254.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,088	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,287	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	237.51/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,026	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	468	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	992	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	279.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,310	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	228.46/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,087	84
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	248.32/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,189	123
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,194	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	264.30/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,374	315
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	243.96/cwt	227.00–252.00	1,269	261
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	215.61/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,132	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,341	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	249.35/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,446	362
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	218.75/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,271	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	232.38/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,362	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	229.94/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,414	135
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	210.59/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,297	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	245.82/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,524	358
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	211.56/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,413	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	240.45/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,611	209
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	227.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,541	138
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,627	95
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	200.10/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,407	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	233.49/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,667	177
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	225.74/cwt	214.00–230.50	1,661	182
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	229.30/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,754	88
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	188.88/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,447	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	217.18/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,705	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,626	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	216.65/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,790	139
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	193.78/cwt	191.50–204.00	1,680	124
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,781	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,847	49
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	177.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,814	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	255.17/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,095	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	240.81/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,257	54
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,240	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	241.48/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,379	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	231.78/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,337	41
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,531	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,268	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	221.94/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,487	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,552	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,408	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Receipts 14,228Last week 6,602Year ago 8,224

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	270.00	270.00
10	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
49	400–450	438	245.00–257.00	246.00
48	450–500	485	230.00–250.00	244.23
11	500–550	522	235.00–242.00	236.90
41	550–600	570	226.00–242.00	233.48
19	600–650	615	219.00–228.00	222.36
27	650–700	666	215.00–222.00	217.59
23	850–900	869	194.00–203.00	197.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	381	300.00–315.00	305.59
31	400–450	425	265.00–280.00	273.38
71	450–500	478	255.00–275.00	270.50
131	500–550	528	250.00–272.00	263.10
286	550–600	578	245.00–272.50	261.06
269	600–650	623	230.00–252.00	243.09
197	650–700	685	229.00–252.00	241.28
251	700–750	731	222.00–245.00	236.60
34	750–800	786	220.00–240.50	233.83
372	800–850	829	222.00–234.50	232.50
115	850–900	884	215.00–227.00	223.62
254	900–950	932	205.00–216.00	212.78
9	1050–1100	1,051	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	335.00	335.00
56	400–450	442	285.00–315.00	311.96
103	450–500	470	275.00–315.00	286.09
292	500–550	529	275.00–317.00	298.31
122	550–600	569	275.00–287.00	280.04
463	600–650	626	256.00–279.00	268.97
509	650–700	677	251.00–264.00	256.52
463	700–750	723	245.00–262.00	253.34
795	750–800	782	236.00–252.00	241.46
651	800–850	823	234.00–247.00	238.02
517	850–900	865	228.00–238.00	234.46
1,357	900–950	927	222.50–233.00	227.53
759	950–1000	962	213.00–219.50	216.72
59	1000–1050	1,022	205.00–208.00	205.62
59	1050–1100	1,054	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	858	229.00	229.00
17	900–950	934	215.25	215.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	527	200.00–242.00	221.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	571	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	568	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	692	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	517	255.00–257.00	256.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	610	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	365	219.00	219.00
6	450–500	468	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
36	350–400	381	230.00–255.00	238.89
30	400–450	432	230.00–245.00	237.51
84	450–500	476	210.00–240.00	228.46
38	500–550	525	205.00–225.00	215.61
36	550–600	581	212.00–235.00	218.75
12	600–650	616	205.00–225.00	210.59
13	650–700	668	207.00–213.00	211.56
17	700–750	703	196.00–205.00	200.10
6	750–800	766	180.00–198.00	188.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	553	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	342	265.00	265.00
46	350–400	366	260.00–272.00	262.48
11	400–450	427	250.00–260.00	254.76
123	450–500	479	241.00–262.00	248.32
261	500–550	520	227.00–252.00	243.96
119	550–600	586	228.00–238.00	232.38
135	600–650	615	215.00–235.00	229.94
138	650–700	678	215.00–235.00	227.26
182	700–750	736	214.00–230.50	225.74
155	750–800	785	212.00–224.00	217.18
5	800–850	813	200.00	200.00
124	850–900	867	191.50–204.00	193.78
59	900–950	929	190.00–195.00	191.69
37	1000–1050	1,024	175.00–180.00	177.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	423	272.00–290.00	280.15
51	450–500	469	270.00–285.00	279.22
315	500–550	520	248.00–268.00	264.30
362	550–600	580	242.00–256.00	249.35
358	600–650	620	240.00–254.00	245.82
209	650–700	670	236.00–251.00	240.45
177	700–750	714	231.00–240.00	233.49
88	750–800	765	226.00–231.00	229.30
139	800–850	826	212.50–221.00	216.65
49	900–950	940	196.00–197.00	196.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	429	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	746	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	245.00	245.00
14	500–550	519	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	650–700	697	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	620	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	544	228.00	228.00
41	550–600	577	225.00–245.00	231.78
7	600–650	634	200.00	200.00
12	750–800	753	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	429	245.00–270.00	255.17
54	500–550	522	232.00–255.00	240.81
33	550–600	571	230.00–255.00	241.48
15	650–700	670	215.00–226.00	221.94
6	700–750	712	218.00	218.00
11	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

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.