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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

9,825 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 9,762▲ 494 vs year ago 9,331 · +5.3%

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 steady to 15.00 higher with the most gain on heavy 5 weight steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 14 head of steers weighing 551 lbs. sold for 400.00/cwt., which is 100.00 dollars per head more than last week. 48 head of steers weighing 601 lbs. sold for 359.00/cwt., which is 132.00 dollars per head over last week.

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 $361.14/cwt on 876 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −93.94 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$361.14

876 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$123.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs MO average

+3.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	373.60	2,062	603
Medium and Large 1-2	568	336.85	1,912	260
Medium and Large 2	543	300.00	1,629	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	250.00	1,358	8thin

One grade step is worth $123.60/cwt here — about $705 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale876 hd

361.14

—

MO average16 barns · 3,057 hd

357.06

+4.08

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+3.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−93.94

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

89 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	475.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,554	45
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	414.51/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,376	39
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,284	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	357	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,214	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	373.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,367	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	474.36/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,765	41
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	413.31/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,562	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	439.74/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,873	159
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	403.06/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,733	78
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	307.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,436	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	332.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,566	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	381.20/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,818	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	429.37/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,052	176
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	356.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,723	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	353.84/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,836	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	385.55/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,005	227
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	367.03/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,099	367
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	332.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,930	204
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,838	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	337.82/cwt	312.00–359.00	2,108	328
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	305.27/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,914	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	321.71/cwt	307.00–350.00	2,162	352
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	301.54/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,072	194
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	312.28/cwt	293.00–323.00	2,261	368
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	287.45/cwt	275.00–293.00	2,116	108
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	277.39/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,144	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,245	484
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	259.78/cwt	257.00–267.00	2,024	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,972	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	285.61/cwt	279.00–293.00	2,373	580
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	271.57/cwt	263.00–276.00	2,273	188
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	271.74/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,372	301
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	263.44/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,300	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	263.85/cwt	258.00–267.00	2,435	255
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	253.21/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,368	36
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,343	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	254.32/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,495	29
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	244.05/cwt	243.00–245.00	2,484	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	345.96/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,142	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	408.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,361	55
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	387.67/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,458	83
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,680	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,428	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	346.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,343	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	339.33/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,435	91
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	374.76/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,630	191
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,341	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	360.76/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,681	300
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	323.42/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,549	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,615	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	330.65/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,746	408
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	296.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,571	129
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,738	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	318.92/cwt	302.00–350.00	1,821	137
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	291.16/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,663	157
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,409	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	278.70/cwt	262.00–292.00	1,747	140
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	304.33/cwt	287.50–314.00	1,911	388
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,872	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	280.97/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,897	349
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	266.17/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,797	64
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	258.00/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,852	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	269.69/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,953	471
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,936	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	246.51/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,859	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	761	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,720	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	260.33/cwt	256.00–264.50	2,023	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	251.91/cwt	241.00–257.00	2,056	114
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,067	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	229.92/cwt	227.00–234.00	2,032	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,588	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,764	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	282.57/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,913	15

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 9,825Last week 9,762Year ago 9,331

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	370.00	370.00
15	350–400	366	360.00–380.00	373.52
18	450–500	471	325.00–340.00	332.56
5	500–550	543	300.00	300.00
11	750–800	779	257.00–267.00	259.78
5	800–850	825	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	332	380.00–430.00	414.51
67	350–400	378	390.00–440.00	413.31
78	400–450	430	360.00–417.00	403.06
58	450–500	477	360.00–400.00	381.20
56	500–550	519	340.00–370.00	353.84
204	550–600	581	310.00–340.00	332.18
43	600–650	627	280.00–312.00	305.27
194	650–700	687	285.00–302.50	301.54
108	700–750	736	275.00–293.00	287.45
52	750–800	773	267.00–281.00	277.39
188	800–850	837	263.00–276.00	271.57
19	850–900	873	262.00–265.00	263.44
36	900–950	935	247.00–257.00	253.21
5	950–1000	972	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	300–350	327	450.00–500.00	475.26
41	350–400	372	440.00–500.00	474.36
159	400–450	426	420.00–460.00	439.74
176	450–500	478	400.00–465.00	429.37
227	500–550	520	365.00–415.00	385.55
367	550–600	572	340.00–400.00	367.03
328	600–650	624	312.00–359.00	337.82
352	650–700	672	307.00–350.00	321.71
368	700–750	724	293.00–323.00	312.28
484	750–800	776	285.00–295.00	289.28
580	800–850	831	279.00–293.00	285.61
301	850–900	873	265.00–272.50	271.74
255	900–950	923	258.00–267.00	263.85
29	950–1000	981	251.00–256.00	254.32
28	1000–1050	1,018	243.00–245.00	244.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	467	290.00–320.00	307.44
8	500–550	543	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	356.66
14	600–650	623	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	543	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
7	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	497	355.00	355.00
8	500–550	520	322.00	322.00
5	550–600	562	330.00	330.00
15	650–700	677	278.00–292.00	282.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	455.00	455.00
9	600–650	605	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	300–350	333	395.00–420.00	408.78
83	350–400	376	360.00–410.00	387.67
191	400–450	435	355.00–400.00	374.76
300	450–500	466	335.00–370.00	360.76
408	500–550	528	315.00–352.00	330.65
137	550–600	571	302.00–350.00	318.92
388	600–650	628	287.50–314.00	304.33
349	650–700	675	274.00–290.00	280.97
471	700–750	724	265.00–282.00	269.69
64	750–800	777	256.00–264.50	260.33
114	800–850	816	241.00–257.00	251.91
11	850–900	872	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	386	370.00	370.00
46	500–550	508	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	381	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	330	330.00–370.00	345.96
53	350–400	388	335.00–360.00	346.26
91	400–450	423	320.00–352.00	339.33
82	450–500	479	290.00–337.00	323.42
129	500–550	530	280.00–315.00	296.45
157	550–600	571	280.00–296.00	291.16
140	600–650	627	262.00–292.00	278.70
64	650–700	675	250.00–272.00	266.17
36	700–750	718	252.00–265.00	258.00
34	750–800	754	240.00–262.00	246.51
4	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
12	850–900	884	227.00–234.00	229.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	444	302.00	302.00
10	550–600	568	255.00	255.00
9	750–800	761	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	566	307.00	307.00
18	650–700	664	282.00	282.00
29	700–750	725	267.00	267.00

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.