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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,406 head

▲ 1,364 vs last sale 5,042▲ 1,214 vs year ago 5,192 · +23.4%

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 800 lbs. sold steady to 8.00 higher. Weights over 800 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 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 $268.04/cwt on 453 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −187.04 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$268.04

453 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$54.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.45

vs MO average

−18.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	282.65	1,562	146
Medium and Large 1-2	548	263.87	1,447	283
Medium and Large 2	551	228.38	1,258	24

One grade step is worth $54.27/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale453 hd

268.04

—

MO average16 barns · 1,810 hd

281.49

−13.45

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−18.78

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−187.04

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

81 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	332.24/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,130	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,375	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	284.51/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,132	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	275.61/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,155	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	308.54/cwt	297.00–317.50	1,333	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	271.86/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,278	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	282.02/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,337	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	246.79/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,185	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,226	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	267.10/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,373	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	293.79/cwt	278.00–317.00	1,519	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,473	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	551	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,433	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	224.50/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,266	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	277.13/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,585	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	262.16/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,518	126
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	249.78/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,546	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	272.99/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,703	262
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	227.62/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,425	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	247.94/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,659	126
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	269.02/cwt	258.00–276.50	1,813	245
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	256.66/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,863	279
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	236.46/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,733	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	243.72/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,877	127
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	251.21/cwt	244.50–258.00	1,942	453
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	247.30/cwt	242.00–249.00	2,013	317
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	240.28/cwt	232.00–242.25	1,992	187
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	240.98/cwt	234.00–246.75	2,092	452
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	225.56/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,994	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	225.90/cwt	225.00–232.00	2,072	88
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,217	78
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,007	226.23/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,278	46
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	212.77/cwt	207.00–219.00	2,175	63
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,070	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,980	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	310.34/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,030	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	273.23/cwt	270.00–275.00	915	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,038	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	951	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	277.13/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,050	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	970	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	274.49/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,164	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	259.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,105	55
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	449	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,172	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	278.74/cwt	269.00–294.00	1,299	90
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	256.29/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,230	85
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	230.66/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,109	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	261.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,377	115
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	241.88/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,272	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,289	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	237.75/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,353	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	259.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,484	219
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,275	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	253.12/cwt	246.00–273.00	1,549	215
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	233.40/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,477	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	244.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,633	172
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	230.00/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,550	95
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	239.48/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,724	153
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	220.89/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,606	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	237.55/cwt	235.00–243.50	1,810	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	218.88/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,685	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	211.73/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,776	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,883	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,858	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	973	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,839	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	926	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,042	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	262.46/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,262	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	244.86/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,459	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,498	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	231.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,554	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,661	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,687	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Receipts 6,406Last week 5,042Year ago 5,192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	270.00–275.00	273.23
26	350–400	379	260.00–281.00	277.13
55	400–450	425	245.00–270.00	259.93
85	450–500	480	242.00–270.00	256.29
67	500–550	526	220.00–252.00	241.88
87	550–600	569	220.00–245.00	237.75
84	600–650	633	220.00–243.00	233.40
95	650–700	674	220.00–238.00	230.00
33	700–750	727	219.00–225.00	220.89
21	750–800	770	210.00–223.00	218.88
27	800–850	839	207.00–214.00	211.73
8	900–950	911	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	261.00	261.00
5	500–550	537	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	368	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	478	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	290.00–315.00	310.34
7	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
53	400–450	424	272.00–282.00	274.49
90	450–500	466	269.00–294.00	278.74
115	500–550	526	255.00–270.00	261.88
219	550–600	572	250.00–270.00	259.47
215	600–650	612	246.00–273.00	253.12
172	650–700	667	240.00–250.00	244.77
153	700–750	720	229.00–247.00	239.48
119	750–800	762	235.00–243.50	237.55
19	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
10	850–900	856	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	417	230.00–235.00	232.51
9	450–500	481	225.00–237.00	230.66
6	550–600	593	215.00	215.00
12	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
7	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
8	950–1000	973	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	360.00	360.00
47	400–450	432	297.00–317.50	308.54
60	450–500	474	275.00–310.00	282.02
46	500–550	517	278.00–317.00	293.79
95	550–600	572	270.00–287.00	277.13
262	600–650	624	262.00–277.00	272.99
245	650–700	674	258.00–276.50	269.02
279	700–750	726	245.00–268.00	256.66
453	750–800	773	244.50–258.00	251.21
317	800–850	814	242.00–249.00	247.30
452	850–900	868	234.00–246.75	240.98
88	900–950	917	225.00–232.00	225.90
78	950–1000	964	230.00	230.00
46	1000–1050	1,007	222.00–227.00	226.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	340	330.00–335.00	332.24
36	400–450	419	267.50–285.00	275.61
49	450–500	470	260.00–282.00	271.86
116	500–550	514	260.00–276.00	267.10
126	550–600	579	252.00–267.50	262.16
49	600–650	619	238.00–261.00	249.78
126	650–700	669	235.00–256.00	247.94
23	700–750	733	220.00–244.00	236.46
127	750–800	770	243.00–244.00	243.72
187	800–850	829	232.00–242.25	240.28
31	850–900	884	224.00–231.00	225.56
63	1000–1050	1,022	207.00–219.00	212.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	398	283.00–285.00	284.51
7	400–450	412	240.00	240.00
12	450–500	480	242.00–250.00	246.79
6	500–550	511	240.00	240.00
18	550–600	564	220.00–240.00	224.50
34	600–650	626	226.00–233.00	227.62
7	1050–1100	1,070	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	551	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	481	255.00–268.00	262.46
21	550–600	596	243.00–246.00	244.86
5	600–650	640	234.00	234.00
15	650–700	671	220.00–240.00	231.66
8	700–750	722	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	819	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	359	258.00	258.00
7	450–500	451	231.00	231.00

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.