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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 3

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

11,934 head

▼ 1,930 vs last sale 13,864▼ 3,644 vs year ago 15,578 · −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 and heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The offering this week contained a lot of the more plain type of cattle.

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 $331.35/cwt on 1,075 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.74 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$331.35

1,075 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$63.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

vs MO average

−11.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	343.20	1,896	585
Medium and Large 1-2	557	317.74	1,769	483
Medium and Large 2	560	280.00	1,568	7thin

One grade step is worth $63.20/cwt here — about $328 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 sale1,075 hd

331.35

—

MO average17 barns · 3,891 hd

339.22

−7.88

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−11.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−123.74

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

78 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	430.26/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,549	44
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,493	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	322.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,330	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	420.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,803	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	382.34/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,648	59
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	469	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,477	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	360.78/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,714	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	384.37/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,841	150
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	319.95/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,536	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	365.54/cwt	355.00–392.00	1,864	196
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	326.33/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,730	196
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	331.94/cwt	321.00–352.00	1,905	389
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	311.87/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,793	287
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	320.65/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,985	320
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	295.35/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,858	332
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,880	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	281.71/cwt	267.00–290.50	1,899	408
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	299.86/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,024	481
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,924	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	287.59/cwt	277.00–294.00	2,059	235
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	267.47/cwt	255.00–274.50	1,939	90
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,001	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	276.28/cwt	267.00–290.50	2,125	394
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	263.00/cwt	256.00–268.00	2,078	295
Steers	800–850	Large 1	804	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,082	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	265.17/cwt	259.50–275.00	2,172	512
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,770	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	256.94/cwt	253.00–259.00	2,153	254
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	261.72/cwt	258.00–270.50	2,261	729
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	253.34/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,209	577
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	249.33/cwt	245.00–252.50	2,291	151
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	241.21/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,284	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	245.76/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,386	25
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,476	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,157	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	378.26/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,207	36
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,218	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	371.83/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,417	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	342.80/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,333	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	348.60/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,471	112
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	322.80/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,372	114
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	332.44/cwt	319.00–360.00	1,576	206
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	308.34/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,474	97
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	277.88/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,350	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	318.73/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,638	167
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	294.54/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,570	356
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	288.95/cwt	280.00–318.00	1,638	277
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	270.86/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,587	311
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	270.57/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,664	250
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	278.38/cwt	271.00–283.25	1,748	453
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	234.46/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,491	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	272.59/cwt	263.00–284.00	1,832	245
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	252.00/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,706	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	236.34/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,690	191
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	266.09/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,932	670
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	228.47/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,736	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	252.39/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,938	309
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	222.83/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,852	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	238.27/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,990	176
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,092	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	211.01/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,880	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	368.07/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,366	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	393	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,258	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,370	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,561	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	497	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,292	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	262.14/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,513	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	275.68/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,720	33
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	273.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	31
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	233.76/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,809	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Receipts 11,934Last week 13,864Year ago 15,578

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The offering this week contained a lot of the more plain type of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
59	400–450	431	370.00–395.00	382.34
104	450–500	475	345.00–375.00	360.78
196	500–550	530	305.00–347.00	326.33
287	550–600	575	287.00–321.00	311.87
332	600–650	629	270.00–309.00	295.35
408	650–700	674	267.00–290.50	281.71
90	700–750	725	255.00–274.50	267.47
295	750–800	790	256.00–268.00	263.00
254	800–850	838	253.00–259.00	256.94
577	850–900	872	247.00–257.00	253.34
66	900–950	947	240.00–241.50	241.21
5	1100–1150	1,136	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	360	425.00–440.00	430.26
65	400–450	429	395.00–440.00	420.39
150	450–500	479	380.00–420.00	384.37
196	500–550	510	355.00–392.00	365.54
389	550–600	574	321.00–352.00	331.94
320	600–650	619	310.00–332.00	320.65
481	650–700	675	290.00–318.00	299.86
235	700–750	716	277.00–294.00	287.59
394	750–800	769	267.00–290.50	276.28
512	800–850	819	259.50–275.00	265.17
729	850–900	864	258.00–270.50	261.72
151	900–950	919	245.00–252.50	249.33
25	950–1000	971	240.00–251.00	245.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	469	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	393	380.00	380.00
11	400–450	412	320.00–330.00	322.88
27	450–500	480	310.00–340.00	319.95
7	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
5	800–850	835	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	644	292.00	292.00
8	650–700	687	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	744	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	800–850	804	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	393	320.00	320.00
17	450–500	497	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	371	367.00–370.00	368.07
10	400–450	419	327.00	327.00
6	450–500	466	335.00	335.00
22	550–600	577	245.00–280.00	262.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	624	272.00–277.00	275.68
31	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	273.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
8	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
12	750–800	774	232.00–235.00	233.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	293	395.00	395.00
36	300–350	319	360.00–395.00	378.26
38	350–400	381	350.00–385.00	371.83
112	400–450	422	345.00–355.00	348.60
206	450–500	474	319.00–360.00	332.44
167	500–550	514	310.00–331.00	318.73
277	550–600	567	280.00–318.00	288.95
453	600–650	628	271.00–283.25	278.38
245	650–700	672	263.00–284.00	272.59
670	700–750	726	251.00–271.00	266.09
309	750–800	768	244.00–262.00	252.39
176	800–850	835	233.00–247.00	238.27
42	850–900	870	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
11	350–400	389	330.00–347.50	342.80
114	400–450	425	300.00–342.00	322.80
97	450–500	478	285.00–317.00	308.34
356	500–550	533	274.00–310.00	294.54
311	550–600	586	255.00–275.00	270.86
250	600–650	615	255.00–277.00	270.57
71	650–700	677	241.00–263.00	252.00
191	700–750	715	236.00–241.00	236.34
14	750–800	760	222.00–237.00	228.47
13	800–850	831	210.00–231.00	222.83
6	850–900	891	207.00–215.00	211.01
5	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	450–500	486	250.00–310.00	277.88
6	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
12	600–650	636	229.00–240.00	234.46
15	650–700	677	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.