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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jan 13

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Receipts

10,026 head

▲ 8,179 vs last sale 1,847▲ 1,795 vs year ago 8,231 · +21.8%

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 5.00-25.00 higher with the most gain on 4 and 5 weight calves. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-20.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 13 head of steers weighing 411 lbs. sold for 440.00/cwt.. 8 head of steers weighing 506 lbs. crossed the scales at 395.00/cwt..

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 $334.45/cwt on 849 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.63 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$334.45

849 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$70.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs MO average

−8.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	347.13	1,910	581
Medium and Large 1-2	562	311.84	1,753	231
Medium and Large 2	578	276.61	1,599	37

One grade step is worth $70.52/cwt here — about $312 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 sale849 hd

334.45

—

MO average11 barns · 2,880 hd

338.42

−3.96

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−8.00

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−120.63

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

70 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	421.17/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,407	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	442.81/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,669	42
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	392.51/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,519	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	361.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,413	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	364.65/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,499	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	416.51/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,770	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	404.16/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,916	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	368.21/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,778	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,553	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	363.31/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,896	258
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	324.95/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,748	80
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	334.20/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,915	323
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	304.89/cwt	271.00–320.00	1,753	151
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	276.61/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,599	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	313.48/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,950	346
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,819	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	285.12/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,811	158
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,680	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	294.51/cwt	282.00–309.00	1,988	385
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	279.36/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,891	231
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	278.99/cwt	269.00–291.00	2,009	544
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	255.78/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,854	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	764	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,116	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	270.40/cwt	263.00–279.00	2,074	184
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	256.21/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,983	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,077	42
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	268.00/cwt	262.00–278.00	2,203	584
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	252.28/cwt	241.00–262.00	2,101	656
Steers	850–900	Large 1	868	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,187	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	245.82/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,136	182
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	258.26/cwt	254.00–271.00	2,249	299
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	249.05/cwt	243.00–254.00	2,281	231
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	245.29/cwt	241.00–250.00	2,269	37
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	241.82/cwt	240.00–242.00	2,307	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	245.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	2,373	226
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	239.06/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,431	36
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	232.05/cwt	229.00–235.00	2,383	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	938	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	331.35/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,229	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	353.31/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,336	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	313.44/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,338	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	348.24/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,497	88
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	321.63/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,528	186
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	297.91/cwt	260.00–307.00	1,448	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	312.68/cwt	296.00–333.00	1,642	282
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	281.18/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,482	127
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	290.54/cwt	279.00–311.00	1,650	348
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	272.62/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,576	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,485	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,497	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	214.50/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,323	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	271.04/cwt	258.00–282.00	1,713	425
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,526	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	267.06/cwt	251.00–287.00	1,787	324
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,776	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	244.07/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,691	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	252.03/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,815	294
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	242.12/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,743	55
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	248.04/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,910	586
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	234.94/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,811	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	242.73/cwt	242.50–244.00	2,000	130
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	227.47/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,920	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,974	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,303	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	300.67/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,708	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	15
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,815	12

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 13, 2025

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

Receipts 10,026Last week 1,847Year ago 8,231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	405.00–445.00	421.17
42	350–400	377	430.00–465.00	442.81
73	400–450	425	385.00–440.00	416.51
77	450–500	474	390.00–435.00	404.16
258	500–550	522	340.00–395.00	363.31
323	550–600	573	320.00–365.00	334.20
346	600–650	622	296.00–325.00	313.48
385	650–700	675	282.00–309.00	294.51
544	700–750	720	269.00–291.00	278.99
184	750–800	767	263.00–279.00	270.40
584	800–850	822	262.00–278.00	268.00
299	850–900	871	254.00–271.00	258.26
231	900–950	916	243.00–254.00	249.05
226	950–1000	966	242.50–250.00	245.62
36	1000–1050	1,017	235.00–242.00	239.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	387	380.00–405.00	392.51
20	400–450	411	335.00–380.00	364.65
51	450–500	483	345.00–385.00	368.21
80	500–550	538	305.00–335.00	324.95
151	550–600	575	271.00–320.00	304.89
158	600–650	635	277.00–295.00	285.12
231	650–700	677	260.00–292.00	279.36
36	700–750	725	236.00–267.00	255.78
74	750–800	774	250.00–261.00	256.21
656	800–850	833	241.00–262.00	252.28
182	850–900	869	244.00–254.00	245.82
37	900–950	925	241.00–250.00	245.29
56	950–1000	954	240.00–242.00	241.82
36	1000–1050	1,027	229.00–235.00	232.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
45	350–400	391	360.00–370.00	361.29
9	450–500	493	315.00	315.00
37	550–600	578	267.50–290.00	276.61
31	650–700	672	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	623	292.00	292.00
42	800–850	802	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	750–800	764	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	850–900	868	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	378	340.00–375.00	353.31
88	400–450	430	335.00–370.00	348.24
186	450–500	475	300.00–337.50	321.63
282	500–550	525	296.00–333.00	312.68
348	550–600	568	279.00–311.00	290.54
425	600–650	632	258.00–282.00	271.04
324	650–700	669	251.00–287.00	267.06
294	700–750	720	243.00–260.00	252.03
586	750–800	770	240.00–268.00	248.04
130	800–850	824	242.50–244.00	242.73
10	850–900	862	229.00	229.00
21	1000–1050	1,028	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	371	325.00–335.00	331.35
26	400–450	427	297.00–325.00	313.44
53	450–500	486	260.00–307.00	297.91
127	500–550	527	260.00–305.00	281.18
95	550–600	578	251.00–280.00	272.62
6	600–650	633	241.00	241.00
40	650–700	693	234.00–252.00	244.07
55	700–750	720	230.00–249.00	242.12
46	750–800	771	230.00–241.00	234.94
27	800–850	844	223.00–229.00	227.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	318	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
10	550–600	594	252.00	252.00
14	600–650	617	205.00–227.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	578	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	683	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	568	290.00–312.00	300.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	575	266.00	266.00
15	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
12	750–800	750	242.00	242.00

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.