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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 30

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 16Dec 30Jan 6 →

Receipts

12,516 head

▲ 5,191 vs last sale 7,325▲ 2,153 vs year ago 10,363 · +20.8%

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 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A Yearling Special was included in this auction. The largest draft of the day was 1,047 head of steers weighing 842 lbs. selling for 264.85/cwt.. The high selling draft was 22 head of 438 lbs. steers selling for 415.00/cwt.. This last sale of the year was also one of the best.

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 $321.41/cwt on 540 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.68 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$321.41

540 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MO average

−11.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	328.93	1,818	429
Medium and Large 1-2	546	292.32	1,596	111

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $223 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 sale540 hd

321.41

—

MO average1 barns · 540 hd

321.41

+0.00

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−11.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−133.68

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

62 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,358	11
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	429	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,115	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	388.18/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,704	178
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	385.20/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,768	22
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	471	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,295	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	345.60/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,669	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	309.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,506	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	344.01/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,782	148
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	295.54/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,549	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,727	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	321.61/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,840	266
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	287.60/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,662	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	303.20/cwt	288.00–320.25	1,880	253
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	275.94/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,722	98
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	5
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	631	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,262	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	283.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,907	384
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	269.48/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,830	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	257.12/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,856	101
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	265.92/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,936	475
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	261.42/cwt	252.50–281.00	2,023	1,039
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	249.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,976	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	811	201.50/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,634	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	261.35/cwt	253.00–264.85	2,174	2,084
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	249.19/cwt	241.00–251.00	2,073	53
Steers	850–900	Large 1	862	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,271	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	244.87/cwt	244.00–247.00	2,123	114
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	253.06/cwt	247.00–258.00	2,207	1,079
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,061	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	243.39/cwt	237.00–249.00	2,251	1,012
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,352	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	378.98/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,296	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,451	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,242	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	286.92/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,239	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	330.20/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,450	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	282.98/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,327	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	307.64/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,452	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	292.57/cwt	277.00–304.00	1,551	289
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	264.37/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,412	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	279.98/cwt	271.00–310.00	1,607	206
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	259.57/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,503	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	243.00/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,516	69
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	263.37/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,675	328
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	255.98/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,713	679
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	245.12/cwt	235.00–250.50	1,679	262
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	247.64/cwt	241.50–255.00	1,795	515
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	233.63/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,713	179
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	245.71/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,917	452
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	231.93/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,828	157
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	235.64/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,958	207
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	856	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,960	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	220.72/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,931	30
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	227.34/cwt	224.50–228.50	2,037	90
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,933	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,070	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,603	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,685	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	255.47/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,701	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 Dec 30, 2024

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

Receipts 12,516Last week 7,325Year ago 10,363

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	596	269.00	269.00
12	600–650	615	274.00	274.00
11	650–700	666	255.00–256.00	255.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	850–900	856	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	342	350.00–390.00	378.98
12	350–400	387	375.00	375.00
22	400–450	439	315.00–340.00	330.20
27	450–500	472	295.00–320.00	307.64
289	500–550	530	277.00–304.00	292.57
206	550–600	574	271.00–310.00	279.98
328	600–650	636	255.00–273.00	263.37
679	650–700	669	251.00–263.00	255.98
515	700–750	725	241.50–255.00	247.64
452	750–800	780	242.00–253.00	245.71
207	800–850	831	234.00–240.00	235.64
90	850–900	896	224.50–228.50	227.34
7	950–1000	981	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	398	312.00	312.00
32	400–450	432	275.00–295.00	286.92
70	450–500	469	265.00–291.00	282.98
29	500–550	534	254.00–270.00	264.37
79	550–600	579	245.00–267.50	259.57
69	600–650	624	232.00–247.50	243.00
262	650–700	685	235.00–250.50	245.12
179	700–750	733	220.00–234.00	233.63
157	750–800	788	226.00–239.00	231.93
30	850–900	875	207.00–225.00	220.72
7	900–950	934	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
15	550–600	557	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	403	337.00	337.00
37	450–500	483	335.00–355.00	345.60
66	500–550	524	272.50–320.00	295.54
45	550–600	578	275.00–290.00	287.60
98	600–650	624	265.00–284.00	275.94
37	650–700	679	265.00–273.00	269.48
101	700–750	722	254.00–261.00	257.12
123	750–800	791	245.00–255.00	249.80
53	800–850	832	241.00–251.00	249.19
114	850–900	867	244.00–247.00	244.87
19	900–950	924	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	487	300.00–320.00	309.19
5	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
24	800–850	811	200.00–202.00	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	471	275.00	275.00
20	600–650	631	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	400–450	439	375.00–415.00	388.18
22	450–500	459	370.00–410.00	385.20
148	500–550	518	325.00–358.00	344.01
266	550–600	572	302.00–340.00	321.61
253	600–650	620	288.00–320.25	303.20
384	650–700	673	275.00–300.00	283.43
475	700–750	728	261.00–277.00	265.92
1,039	750–800	774	252.50–281.00	261.42
2,084	800–850	832	253.00–264.85	261.35
1,079	850–900	872	247.00–258.00	253.06
1,012	900–950	925	237.00–249.00	243.39
15	1000–1050	1,018	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	862	263.50	263.50

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.