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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 24

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,403 head

▲ 2,433 vs last sale 2,970▼ 6,770 vs year ago 12,173 · −55.6%

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 feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-25.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. A small package of light three weight steers sold for 530.00/cwt.. A large percentage of the offering was high quality.

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 $340.50/cwt on 448 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −114.58 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$340.50

448 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$76.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs MO average

−7.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	348.84	1,959	348
Medium and Large 1-2	538	320.66	1,725	81
Medium and Large 2	565	272.39	1,539	19thin

One grade step is worth $76.45/cwt here — about $420 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 sale448 hd

340.50

—

MO average3 barns · 663 hd

341.76

−1.26

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−7.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−114.58

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

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	311	514.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,600	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	465.81/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,453	41
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,562	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	446.34/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,647	40
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	445.90/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,708	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	369.24/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,543	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	435.54/cwt	410.00–462.00	1,873	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	360.87/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,700	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	406.58/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,923	161
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,994	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,227	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	329.05/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,718	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	359.98/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,883	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	344.41/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,987	249
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,732	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	282.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,659	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	324.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,016	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	322.27/cwt	307.00–347.00	2,014	117
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	294.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,844	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.92/cwt	258.00–328.00	2,072	309
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	279.42/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,894	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	261.64/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,907	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	283.21/cwt	272.00–299.85	2,067	378
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	271.84/cwt	261.50–286.00	2,104	386
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	256.39/cwt	256.00–257.00	2,013	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	268.81/cwt	262.00–274.00	2,220	268
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	242.92/cwt	231.00–255.00	2,026	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	262.67/cwt	257.50–269.50	2,322	427
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	245.08/cwt	242.00–252.00	2,171	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	257.86/cwt	253.00–258.50	2,352	197
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	240.56/cwt	237.00–245.00	2,254	46
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	233.84/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,259	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	248.43/cwt	240.00–249.50	2,447	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	412.88/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,288	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	364.69/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,386	84
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	338.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,312	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	330.75/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,379	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	367.43/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,547	107
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	363.43/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,708	60
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	305.73/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,501	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	288.86/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,531	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	314.42/cwt	294.00–326.00	1,676	161
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	305.03/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,742	207
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	260.55/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,537	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	264.69/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,644	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	284.43/cwt	274.00–302.00	1,778	299
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	242.99/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,616	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	262.52/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,764	127
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	251.37/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,812	210
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	240.96/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,759	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	239.79/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,851	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	241.07/cwt	240.50–243.00	1,998	93
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,806	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	270.39/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,682	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,812	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,873	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3-4	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	6
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	456	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	844	5

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 24, 2025

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

Receipts 5,403Last week 2,970Year ago 12,173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	312	455.00–480.00	465.81
15	350–400	383	430.00–460.00	445.90
56	400–450	430	410.00–462.00	435.54
161	450–500	473	380.00–425.00	406.58
99	500–550	523	325.00–385.00	359.98
249	550–600	577	322.00–360.00	344.41
117	600–650	625	307.00–347.00	322.27
309	650–700	673	258.00–328.00	307.92
378	700–750	730	272.00–299.85	283.21
386	750–800	774	261.50–286.00	271.84
268	800–850	826	262.00–274.00	268.81
427	850–900	884	257.50–269.50	262.67
197	900–950	912	253.00–258.50	257.86
35	950–1000	985	240.00–249.50	248.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	450.00	450.00
40	350–400	369	415.00–450.00	446.34
23	400–450	418	340.00–390.00	369.24
26	450–500	471	345.00–370.00	360.87
61	500–550	522	290.00–340.00	329.05
20	550–600	587	290.00–300.00	295.06
68	600–650	626	285.00–300.00	294.56
32	650–700	678	273.00–282.00	279.42
23	700–750	729	257.00–263.00	261.64
10	750–800	785	256.00–257.00	256.39
47	800–850	834	231.00–255.00	242.92
16	850–900	886	242.00–252.00	245.08
46	900–950	937	237.00–245.00	240.56
18	950–1000	966	230.00–239.00	233.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	501	245.00	245.00
14	550–600	588	280.00–285.00	282.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	484	412.00	412.00
17	600–650	622	320.00–330.00	324.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	500.00–530.00	514.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
7	600–650	622	267.00–275.00	270.39
8	650–700	697	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	592	305.00	305.00
7	700–750	715	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	300–350	312	385.00–420.00	412.88
84	350–400	380	350.00–390.00	364.69
107	400–450	421	350.00–397.00	367.43
60	450–500	470	340.00–377.00	363.43
161	500–550	533	294.00–326.00	314.42
207	550–600	571	280.00–319.00	305.03
299	600–650	625	274.00–302.00	284.43
127	650–700	672	254.00–270.00	262.52
210	700–750	721	245.00–265.00	251.37
93	800–850	829	240.50–243.00	241.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	394	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	388	330.00–350.00	338.21
21	400–450	417	310.00–350.00	330.75
30	450–500	491	297.00–317.00	305.73
53	500–550	530	285.00–292.00	288.86
9	550–600	590	257.00–265.00	260.55
84	600–650	621	242.00–270.00	264.69
15	650–700	665	241.00–247.00	242.99
31	700–750	730	233.00–247.00	240.96
36	750–800	772	231.00–242.00	239.79

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.