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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 24

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,937 head

▼ 888 vs last sale 9,825▲ 2,155 vs year ago 6,782 · +31.8%

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 last week feeder steers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher with the gain on lighter steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

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 $365.48/cwt on 788 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −89.60 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$365.48

788 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$85.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs MO average

+1.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	379.35	2,091	531
Medium and Large 1-2	562	339.52	1,907	242
Medium and Large 2	554	293.53	1,626	15thin

One grade step is worth $85.81/cwt here — about $465 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 sale788 hd

365.48

—

MO average17 barns · 2,359 hd

361.32

+4.16

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+1.50

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−89.60

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

84 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	471.04/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,498	44
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	434.81/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,452	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	453.06/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,708	95
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	423.05/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,650	59
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,465	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	458.52/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,885	139
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	410.07/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,747	100
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,423	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	387.12/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,839	165
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	423.48/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,028	260
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	343.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,682	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	390.66/cwt	354.00–425.00	2,039	243
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	360.02/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,887	99
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,686	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	369.80/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,130	288
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	325.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,913	143
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.44/cwt	317.00–349.00	2,080	278
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	303.41/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,890	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	323.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,138	353
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	300.57/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,035	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,122	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	317.22/cwt	302.00–326.00	2,284	75
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	292.30/cwt	276.00–296.50	2,169	53
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	292.05/cwt	284.00–296.50	2,287	433
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	279.66/cwt	268.00–282.00	2,201	265
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	288.19/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,363	326
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	273.98/cwt	266.00–279.50	2,301	288
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	270.62/cwt	268.00–275.50	2,330	316
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	260.79/cwt	253.00–264.00	2,311	39
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	261.29/cwt	254.25–263.50	2,401	134
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	252.66/cwt	251.00–253.00	2,350	52
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	250.19/cwt	248.00–255.00	2,409	166
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,411	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,002	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,255	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	241.25/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,437	12
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,066	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,505	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	383.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,251	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	424.89/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,406	84
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	412.95/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,520	129
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	374.55/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,453	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	381.49/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,621	164
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	340.53/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,461	77
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,282	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	368.12/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,719	232
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	333.81/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,592	151
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	311.79/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,624	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	333.27/cwt	323.00–360.00	1,743	248
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	296.60/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,717	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	323.61/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,880	267
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,485	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	299.31/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,853	265
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	282.34/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,751	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,816	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	269.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,819	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	293.01/cwt	275.50–307.00	2,007	247
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	709	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,155	104
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	277.82/cwt	266.00–284.50	2,017	150
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	247.64/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,813	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,985	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	263.46/cwt	258.00–274.00	2,058	216
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	257.50/cwt	251.00–260.00	2,117	55
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	232.97/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,927	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	255.83/cwt	242.00–261.00	2,205	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,925	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	248.44/cwt	233.00–250.50	2,288	70
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,533	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,628	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,729	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,746	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,818	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	327.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,865	40
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,894	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	286.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,930	29
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,243	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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Receipts 8,937Last week 9,825Year ago 6,782

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher with the gain on lighter steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	334	405.00–450.00	434.81
59	350–400	390	400.00–437.50	423.05
100	400–450	426	380.00–430.00	410.07
165	450–500	475	370.00–400.00	387.12
99	500–550	524	340.00–370.00	360.02
143	550–600	588	320.00–345.00	325.32
40	600–650	623	281.00–312.00	303.41
42	650–700	677	292.00–310.00	300.57
53	700–750	742	276.00–296.50	292.30
265	750–800	787	268.00–282.00	279.66
288	800–850	840	266.00–279.50	273.98
39	850–900	886	253.00–264.00	260.79
52	900–950	930	251.00–253.00	252.66
12	950–1000	992	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
12	400–450	407	360.00	360.00
61	450–500	490	340.00–360.00	343.34
4	500–550	532	317.00	317.00
11	550–600	562	285.00	285.00
6	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
6	1000–1050	1,002	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	300–350	318	460.00–510.00	471.04
95	350–400	377	440.00–475.00	453.06
139	400–450	411	435.00–475.00	458.52
260	450–500	479	405.00–445.00	423.48
243	500–550	522	354.00–425.00	390.66
288	550–600	576	355.00–400.00	369.80
278	600–650	622	317.00–349.00	334.44
353	650–700	660	310.00–345.00	323.99
75	700–750	720	302.00–326.00	317.22
433	750–800	783	284.00–296.50	292.05
326	800–850	820	283.00–294.00	288.19
316	850–900	861	268.00–275.50	270.62
134	900–950	919	254.25–263.50	261.29
166	950–1000	963	248.00–255.00	250.19
12	1000–1050	1,010	241.00–242.00	241.25
5	1050–1100	1,066	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	312.00	312.00
24	700–750	703	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	459	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	407	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	551	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	609	311.00	311.00
5	750–800	787	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	400.00–405.00	402.45
9	400–450	403	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	461	375.00	375.00
26	500–550	526	332.00	332.00
40	550–600	570	320.00–330.00	327.11
29	650–700	673	280.00–290.00	286.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	471	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	300–350	331	405.00–435.00	424.89
129	350–400	368	390.00–435.00	412.95
164	400–450	425	365.00–410.00	381.49
232	450–500	467	350.00–405.00	368.12
248	500–550	523	323.00–360.00	333.27
267	550–600	581	305.00–336.00	323.61
265	600–650	619	290.00–322.00	299.31
247	650–700	685	275.50–307.00	293.01
150	700–750	726	266.00–284.50	277.82
216	750–800	781	258.00–274.00	263.46
55	800–850	822	251.00–260.00	257.50
34	850–900	862	242.00–261.00	255.83
70	900–950	921	233.00–250.50	248.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	380.00–390.00	383.82
41	350–400	388	345.00–385.00	374.55
77	400–450	429	315.00–360.00	340.53
151	450–500	477	315.00–345.00	333.81
39	500–550	521	295.00–325.00	311.79
37	550–600	579	280.00–301.00	296.60
120	600–650	620	260.00–289.00	282.34
79	650–700	675	260.00–277.00	269.54
27	700–750	732	230.00–263.00	247.64
19	750–800	780	254.50	254.50
9	800–850	827	231.00–237.00	232.97
14	850–900	867	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	594	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	696	230.00	230.00
11	750–800	778	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	670	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
104	700–750	709	304.00	304.00

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.