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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jan 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 30Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

1,847 head

▼ 10,669 vs last sale 12,516▼ 6,384 vs year ago 8,231 · −77.6%

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 no market comparison due to weather. With snow and ice on the roads and wind chills at sale time below zero, receipts were very low. Supply was light 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 $311.50/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.58 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$311.50

220 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs MO average

−30.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	319.03	1,794	137
Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.07	1,617	83

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $177 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 sale220 hd

311.50

—

MO average8 barns · 3,375 hd

326.10

−14.60

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−30.58

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−143.58

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

54 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	371.50/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,181	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	377.08/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,433	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	335.15/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,465	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	355.83/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,562	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	367.59/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,684	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	341.70/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,633	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	331.56/cwt	317.50–342.00	1,747	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	300.58/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,599	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,741	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	295.56/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,658	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	312.54/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,819	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	295.06/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,818	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	279.80/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,785	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	283.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,905	131
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	272.46/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,850	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	244.22/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,741	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	272.78/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,956	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	263.07/cwt	261.00–266.00	2,047	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	254.76/cwt	253.00–256.00	2,117	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	247.51/cwt	241.00–250.00	2,064	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,113	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,047	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	309.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,315	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	284.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,208	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,148	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	289.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,371	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	280.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,350	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	272.41/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,414	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	282.86/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,496	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	279.11/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,613	105
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	265.48/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,635	206
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	242.63/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,519	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	259.22/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,739	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	249.95/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,795	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,802	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,710	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,866	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,914	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,970	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,834	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,534	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,501	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	244.18/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,682	32

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Receipts 1,847Last week 12,516Year ago 8,231

Compared to last week no market comparison due to weather. With snow and ice on the roads and wind chills at sale time below zero, receipts were very low. Supply was light 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
15	350–400	380	375.00–380.00	377.08
11	400–450	439	355.00–360.00	355.83
10	450–500	458	360.00–372.50	367.59
44	500–550	527	317.50–342.00	331.56
86	550–600	582	307.00–320.00	312.54
86	600–650	616	287.00–309.00	295.06
131	650–700	673	280.00–290.00	283.00
72	700–750	717	261.00–277.00	272.78
33	750–800	778	261.00–266.00	263.07
24	800–850	831	253.00–256.00	254.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	318	370.00–380.00	371.50
3	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
12	400–450	437	325.00–355.00	335.15
83	450–500	478	330.00–345.00	341.70
58	500–550	532	285.00–317.50	300.58
25	550–600	561	292.00–300.00	295.56
95	600–650	638	260.00–287.00	279.80
28	650–700	679	270.00–274.00	272.46
22	700–750	713	241.00–258.00	244.22
15	800–850	834	241.00–250.00	247.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	544	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00	350.00
15	400–450	425	305.00–310.00	309.36
38	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	289.93
40	500–550	529	277.00–295.00	282.86
105	550–600	578	270.00–283.00	279.11
206	600–650	616	256.00–275.00	265.48
37	650–700	671	251.00–262.00	259.22
36	700–750	718	240.00–251.00	249.95
4	750–800	751	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	322	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
20	400–450	425	265.00–290.00	284.21
59	450–500	482	270.00–285.00	280.15
42	500–550	519	260.00–275.00	272.41
9	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
20	600–650	626	235.00–255.00	242.63
3	750–800	788	217.00	217.00
2	800–850	848	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	878	218.00	218.00
3	900–950	947	208.00	208.00
5	950–1000	955	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
9	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	459	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	835	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	484	317.00	317.00
10	550–600	556	270.00	270.00
32	650–700	689	242.00–250.00	244.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	628	265.00	265.00

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.