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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,874 head

▼ 3,524 vs last sale 8,398▼ 1,354 vs year ago 6,228 · −21.7%

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 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was moderate 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 $366.20/cwt on 616 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.89 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$366.20

616 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$59.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs MO average

−7.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	382.52	2,117	337
Medium and Large 1-2	556	348.20	1,936	260
Medium and Large 2	547	322.95	1,768	19thin

One grade step is worth $59.56/cwt here — about $349 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 sale616 hd

366.20

—

MO average18 barns · 2,522 hd

364.77

+1.42

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−7.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−88.89

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

74 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	476.23/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,572	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	444.29/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,515	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	449.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,647	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	380.16/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,445	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	416.70/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,650	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	440.77/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,878	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	404.57/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,748	56
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	452	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,124	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	407.35/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,927	102
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	383.03/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,831	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,680	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	356.34/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,867	100
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	388.56/cwt	375.00–427.00	2,075	182
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	321.76/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,728	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	375.42/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,162	155
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	343.12/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,976	160
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	349.00/cwt	340.00–377.00	2,167	82
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	328.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,075	67
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	301.46/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,035	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	325.61/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,214	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,201	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	303.01/cwt	289.00–311.00	2,224	61
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	291.73/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,252	134
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	260.68/cwt	253.00–278.00	2,031	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	282.84/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,365	124
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	271.73/cwt	271.00–276.00	2,291	73
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	274.17/cwt	272.00–284.00	2,407	205
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	265.61/cwt	257.00–269.00	2,356	353
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,384	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	269.65/cwt	269.00–273.00	2,475	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,257	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	267.73/cwt	267.00–269.00	2,557	175
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	202.72/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,966	8
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,056	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,513	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	376.24/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,174	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	416.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,373	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	315.62/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,161	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	401.67/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,534	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	381.86/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,611	74
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	348.54/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,485	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	311.26/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,342	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	365.85/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,712	104
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	335.04/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,585	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	347.53/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,807	131
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	318.21/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,677	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	321.87/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,828	74
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	301.67/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,738	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	307.16/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,883	140
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	281.87/cwt	255.00–291.00	1,790	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	287.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,985	362
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	272.71/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,953	230
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,672	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	284.07/cwt	281.50–288.00	2,179	292
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	255.05/cwt	247.00–255.25	2,051	244
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	264.38/cwt	252.00–268.50	2,144	147
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,124	60
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	239.64/cwt	232.00–241.00	2,092	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,170	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,282	30
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,355	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,309	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	391.94/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,619	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,876	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	315.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,816	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,909	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 3-4	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	3

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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Receipts 4,874Last week 8,398Year ago 6,228

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was moderate 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
5	300–350	341	440.00–447.00	444.29
9	350–400	396	405.00–420.00	416.70
56	400–450	432	390.00–420.00	404.57
34	450–500	478	360.00–395.00	383.03
100	500–550	524	330.00–375.00	356.34
160	550–600	576	325.00–355.00	343.12
67	600–650	632	315.00–335.00	328.27
17	650–700	675	300.00–308.00	301.46
10	750–800	779	253.00–278.00	260.68
73	800–850	843	271.00–276.00	271.73
353	850–900	887	257.00–269.00	265.61
22	900–950	917	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	330	465.00–490.00	476.23
8	350–400	366	440.00–460.00	449.90
65	400–450	426	425.00–460.00	440.77
102	450–500	473	395.00–430.00	407.35
182	500–550	534	375.00–427.00	388.56
155	550–600	576	355.00–405.00	375.42
82	600–650	621	340.00–377.00	349.00
19	650–700	680	310.00–337.00	325.61
61	700–750	734	289.00–311.00	303.01
134	750–800	772	287.00–295.00	291.73
124	800–850	836	282.50–285.00	282.84
205	850–900	878	272.00–284.00	274.17
37	900–950	918	269.00–273.00	269.65
175	950–1000	955	267.00–269.00	267.73
46	1050–1100	1,056	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	701	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	452	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	380	370.00–395.00	380.16
6	450–500	487	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	537	315.00–325.00	321.76
7	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	802	220.00	220.00
8	900–950	925	244.00	244.00
8	950–1000	970	180.00–217.00	202.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	175.00	175.00
3	650–700	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	368	310.00–330.00	315.62
17	400–450	431	310.00–317.00	311.26
4	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	753	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	312	375.00–380.00	376.24
3	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
44	400–450	426	320.00–360.00	348.54
48	450–500	473	320.00–360.00	335.04
47	500–550	527	290.00–324.00	318.21
32	550–600	576	275.00–320.00	301.67
34	600–650	635	255.00–291.00	281.87
3	650–700	665	262.00	262.00
244	800–850	804	247.00–255.25	255.05
13	850–900	873	232.00–241.00	239.64
4	900–950	908	239.00	239.00
5	1000–1050	1,040	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
16	300–350	330	400.00–425.00	416.16
54	350–400	382	390.00–422.00	401.67
74	400–450	422	360.00–400.00	381.86
104	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	365.85
131	500–550	520	325.00–359.00	347.53
74	550–600	568	307.00–340.00	321.87
140	600–650	613	295.00–330.00	307.16
362	650–700	690	275.00–290.00	287.73
230	700–750	716	264.00–278.00	272.71
292	750–800	767	281.50–288.00	284.07
147	800–850	811	252.00–268.50	264.38
60	850–900	858	247.50	247.50
30	900–950	922	247.50	247.50
10	950–1000	965	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	413	380.00–405.00	391.94
3	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
15	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	315.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	390.00	390.00
4	600–650	606	315.00	315.00

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.