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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 10

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

9,762 head

▼ 3,338 vs last sale 13,100▲ 1,751 vs year ago 8,011 · +21.9%

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 sold 10.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A high percentage of the cattle offered today were high quality and buyers were needing cattle. Four weight steers sold up to 495.00/cwt. with five weight steers selling up to 420.00/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 $356.59/cwt on 844 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.49 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$356.59

844 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$88.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs MO average

−2.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	367.94	2,009	571
Medium and Large 1-2	554	340.43	1,886	239
Medium and Large 2	572	279.55	1,599	34

One grade step is worth $88.39/cwt here — about $410 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale844 hd

356.59

—

MO average15 barns · 2,418 hd

354.12

+2.47

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−2.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−98.49

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

86 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	519.16/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,511	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	306	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,591	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	479.24/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,519	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	383.98/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,298	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	413.76/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,523	39
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.59/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,690	57
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,536	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	484.60/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,050	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	376.81/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,594	56
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	443.17/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,906	79
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	415.74/cwt	385.00–451.00	1,971	274
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	372.36/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,765	89
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,042	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	416.22/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,106	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	292.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,494	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	356.46/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,868	108
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	381.54/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,018	277
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,955	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	349.12/cwt	335.00–382.00	1,983	261
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	327.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,895	131
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	276.80/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,619	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,944	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	327.58/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,034	277
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	304.56/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,925	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	314.38/cwt	304.50–335.00	2,141	408
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	295.04/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,024	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,091	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	298.55/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,144	668
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	284.99/cwt	275.50–300.00	2,203	732
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	261.01/cwt	253.00–273.00	2,054	46
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	277.00/cwt	272.00–281.50	2,263	444
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	262.27/cwt	254.00–268.00	2,182	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	270.02/cwt	265.00–283.50	2,346	447
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	261.74/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,306	336
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,233	45
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	260.71/cwt	258.00–266.00	2,406	146
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,395	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,545	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	418.94/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,274	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	367.90/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,218	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	385.83/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,435	73
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	347.22/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,316	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	360.77/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,551	124
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	338.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,459	96
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,951	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	348.57/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,663	151
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	320.25/cwt	310.00–353.00	1,544	240
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	288.91/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,439	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	330.39/cwt	310.00–351.00	1,725	255
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	299.00/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,606	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	283.47/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,616	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	326.74/cwt	302.00–339.00	1,905	534
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	302.19/cwt	277.00–317.00	1,904	293
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	269.42/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,700	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	281.11/cwt	273.00–313.00	1,897	406
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	261.20/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,787	83
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	248.47/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,801	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	265.40/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,929	596
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	261.03/cwt	256.00–266.00	2,002	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	249.39/cwt	241.00–254.50	1,945	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,034	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,881	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,095	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	232.05/cwt	226.00–237.00	2,123	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,071	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,047	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,078	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,438	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,693	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,733	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,538	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,736	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	324.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,773	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,716	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	322.90/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,802	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	299.09/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,878	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,888	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 3-4	754	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	995	5
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 3	999	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,409	13

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Receipts 9,762Last week 13,100Year ago 8,011

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
39	350–400	368	395.00–430.00	413.76
56	400–450	423	365.00–390.00	376.81
89	450–500	474	345.00–390.00	372.36
108	500–550	524	340.00–365.00	356.46
131	550–600	579	315.00–335.00	327.22
81	600–650	632	290.00–310.00	304.56
26	650–700	686	287.50–300.00	295.04
46	750–800	787	253.00–273.00	261.01
29	800–850	832	254.00–268.00	262.27
336	850–900	881	252.00–265.00	261.74
45	900–950	919	243.00	243.00
16	950–1000	954	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	291	510.00–530.00	519.16
12	300–350	317	450.00–510.00	479.24
57	350–400	375	430.00–480.00	450.59
79	400–450	430	410.00–460.00	443.17
274	450–500	474	385.00–451.00	415.74
277	500–550	529	360.00–410.00	381.54
261	550–600	568	335.00–382.00	349.12
277	600–650	621	310.00–337.00	327.58
408	650–700	681	304.50–335.00	314.38
668	700–750	718	280.00–310.00	298.55
732	750–800	773	275.50–300.00	284.99
444	800–850	817	272.00–281.50	277.00
447	850–900	869	265.00–283.50	270.02
146	900–950	923	258.00–266.00	260.71
12	950–1000	979	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	306	520.00	520.00
31	400–450	423	480.00–495.00	484.60
25	500–550	506	415.00–420.00	416.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	338	380.00–385.00	383.98
6	350–400	399	385.00	385.00
12	400–450	418	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	511	285.00–300.00	292.36
28	550–600	585	270.00–283.00	276.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	492	415.00	415.00
8	500–550	543	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	617	315.00	315.00
5	700–750	716	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	754	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	950–1000	999	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	355.00	355.00
25	500–550	546	320.00–335.00	324.77
8	550–600	557	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	630	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	482	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	282	510.00	510.00
16	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
30	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	462	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
19	550–600	558	312.00–325.00	322.90
17	600–650	628	297.00–301.00	299.09
13	650–700	651	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	702	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
13	300–350	304	405.00–450.00	418.94
73	350–400	372	365.00–400.00	385.83
124	400–450	430	345.00–380.00	360.77
151	450–500	477	335.00–375.00	348.57
255	500–550	522	310.00–351.00	330.39
534	550–600	583	302.00–339.00	326.74
293	600–650	630	277.00–317.00	302.19
406	650–700	675	273.00–313.00	281.11
596	700–750	727	259.00–282.00	265.40
125	750–800	767	256.00–266.00	261.03
24	800–850	830	240.00–250.00	245.12
12	850–900	873	235.00–245.00	240.01
20	900–950	915	226.00–237.00	232.05
6	950–1000	959	216.00	216.00
28	1000–1050	1,047	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	331	345.00–380.00	367.90
22	350–400	379	335.00–365.00	347.22
96	400–450	431	320.00–345.00	338.44
240	450–500	482	310.00–353.00	320.25
38	500–550	537	282.00–305.00	299.00
50	550–600	570	265.00–295.00	283.47
24	600–650	631	265.00–275.00	269.42
83	650–700	684	242.00–270.00	261.20
43	700–750	725	230.00–253.00	248.47
76	750–800	780	241.00–254.50	249.39
9	850–900	851	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	459	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	498	282.00–300.00	288.91

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.