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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

9,615 head

▼ 2,404 vs last sale 12,019▲ 1,142 vs year ago 8,473 · +13.5%

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 under 650 lbs. sold 8.00-25.00 higher. Weights over 650 lbs. sold from 4.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 3.00-20.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 lower. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Yearling cattle were down compared to last week's yearling special with many buyers present last week for these cattle. This makes the yearling cattle market today a bit misleading. Many calf buyers were present today needing calves and the market for these cattle was sharply higher.

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 $313.11/cwt on 861 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.97 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$313.11

861 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$73.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs MO average

−12.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	318.93	1,763	698
Medium and Large 1-2	550	289.57	1,594	158
Medium and Large 2	597	245.00	1,463	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.93/cwt here — about $300 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 sale861 hd

313.11

—

MO average9 barns · 1,874 hd

311.62

+1.50

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−12.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−141.97

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

77 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 2	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	371.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,216	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	418.30/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,531	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,214	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	342.59/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,295	82
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	331.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,420	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	378.16/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,634	93
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	278.93/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,291	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	366.16/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,758	235
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	316.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,534	128
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	300.03/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,575	85
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	331.21/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,745	339
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	307.34/cwt	290.00–332.00	1,773	359
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	277.38/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,609	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,727	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	300.08/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,879	439
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	275.13/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,722	240
Steers	600–650	Large 1	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	263.15/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,753	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	273.90/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,830	138
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	238.34/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,649	28
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	273.35/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,960	302
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	254.74/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,832	193
Steers	700–750	Large 1	745	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,855	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	263.63/cwt	256.00–270.00	2,022	373
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	251.35/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,950	141
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	263.62/cwt	255.00–268.00	2,133	297
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	248.13/cwt	242.00–251.00	2,067	234
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	236.00/cwt	231.00–243.50	2,041	210
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	248.96/cwt	244.50–262.00	2,188	392
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	233.92/cwt	233.50–236.00	2,187	90
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	245.23/cwt	242.00–247.00	2,298	93
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	233.01/cwt	232.50–243.00	2,270	572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	770	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	332.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,101	79
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	337.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,266	119
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	304.31/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,141	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	288.22/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,205	88
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	308.53/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,321	143
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	308.64/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,494	257
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	269.38/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,304	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	238.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,161	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	283.82/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,482	279
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	265.28/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,387	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	272.21/cwt	264.00–292.00	1,552	372
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	257.57/cwt	243.00–265.50	1,486	253
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	261.07/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,613	246
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	242.11/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,508	53
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	255.03/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,716	93
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	237.89/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,615	58
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	237.03/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,683	99
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	242.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,758	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	235.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,806	44
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	241.93/cwt	239.50–250.00	1,882	114
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,778	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	234.45/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,915	204
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	222.20/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,971	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	224.86/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,999	128
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	219.75/cwt	217.00–224.00	2,004	90
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,037	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,336	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,477	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,599	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,580	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	240.07/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,769	14

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Receipts 9,615Last week 12,019Year ago 8,473

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	366	395.00–430.00	418.30
93	400–450	432	360.00–405.00	378.16
235	450–500	480	340.00–390.00	366.16
339	500–550	527	315.00–360.00	331.21
359	550–600	577	290.00–332.00	307.34
439	600–650	626	285.00–320.00	300.08
138	650–700	668	267.00–284.00	273.90
302	700–750	717	261.00–287.00	273.35
373	750–800	767	256.00–270.00	263.63
297	800–850	809	255.00–268.00	263.62
392	850–900	879	244.50–262.00	248.96
93	900–950	937	242.00–247.00	245.23
572	950–1000	974	232.50–243.00	233.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	258.00	258.00
17	700–750	745	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	370.00–375.00	371.77
82	350–400	378	337.50–360.00	342.59
31	400–450	429	325.00–340.00	331.06
128	450–500	484	300.00–340.00	316.99
85	500–550	525	260.00–315.00	300.03
73	550–600	580	255.00–290.00	277.38
240	600–650	626	260.00–282.00	275.13
86	650–700	666	250.00–267.00	263.15
193	700–750	719	245.00–259.00	254.74
141	750–800	776	246.00–257.00	251.35
234	800–850	833	242.00–251.00	248.13
210	850–900	865	231.00–243.50	236.00
90	900–950	935	233.50–236.00	233.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	715	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	368	330.00	330.00
27	450–500	463	275.00–290.00	278.93
5	550–600	597	245.00	245.00
28	650–700	692	235.00–254.00	238.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	606	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	622	257.00	257.00
7	700–750	727	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	275.00	275.00
8	550–600	576	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	622	254.00	254.00
14	700–750	737	239.00–242.00	240.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	595	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	487	235.00–240.00	238.37
5	550–600	563	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
8	900–950	915	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	300–350	331	332.00–340.00	332.65
119	350–400	375	320.00–360.00	337.51
143	400–450	428	290.00–325.00	308.53
257	450–500	484	295.00–340.00	308.64
279	500–550	522	270.00–307.00	283.82
372	550–600	570	264.00–292.00	272.21
246	600–650	618	253.00–283.00	261.07
93	650–700	673	247.00–270.00	255.03
73	700–750	725	240.00–248.00	242.50
114	750–800	778	239.50–250.00	241.93
204	800–850	817	226.00–238.00	234.45
128	850–900	889	224.00–225.00	224.86
90	900–950	912	217.00–224.00	219.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	375	285.00–312.00	304.31
88	400–450	418	265.00–310.00	288.22
81	450–500	484	257.00–290.00	269.38
95	500–550	523	245.00–310.00	265.28
253	550–600	577	243.00–265.50	257.57
53	600–650	623	237.00–247.00	242.11
58	650–700	679	225.00–243.00	237.89
99	700–750	710	219.00–239.00	237.03
44	750–800	767	234.00–237.00	235.51
15	800–850	801	222.00	222.00
25	850–900	887	219.00–224.00	222.20
5	1000–1050	1,029	198.00	198.00

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.