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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 28

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

9,283 head

▲ 4,409 vs last sale 4,874▲ 3,676 vs year ago 5,607 · +65.6%

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 under 775 lbs. sold 5.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights selling 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers generally sold steady to 15.00 higher with heavy six weights and light seven weights selling 15.00-20.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 34 head of steer calves weighing from 310 lbs. - 351 lbs. sold from 500.00/cwt. - 550.00/cwt.. The largest draft of the day was 279 head of heifers weighing 730 lbs. that sold for 298.00/cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.90/cwt on 1,025 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.43 against this barn's trailing median of $406.33.

Average price

$335.90

1,025 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$67.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs MO average

+6.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	342.78	1,871	721
Medium and Large 1-2	534	320.35	1,710	287
Large 1	523	320.00	1,674	12thin
Medium and Large 2	569	275.00	1,565	5thin

One grade step is worth $67.78/cwt here — about $306 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 sale1,025 hd

335.90

—

MO average13 barns · 2,607 hd

334.09

+1.81

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+6.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

406.33

−70.43

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.83, low $342.00, median $406.33 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	496.67/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,604	28
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	430.56/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,442	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	473.56/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,804	141
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	447.35/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,709	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	453.34/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,913	123
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	411.58/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,790	96
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,833	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	426.69/cwt	395.00–470.00	2,010	239
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,899	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	378.93/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,845	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	396.96/cwt	375.00–426.00	2,052	415
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,965	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	357.99/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,912	133
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,742	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	381.32/cwt	357.50–415.00	2,166	314
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	343.93/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,981	200
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,877	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	354.05/cwt	340.00–377.00	2,192	126
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	332.24/cwt	305.00–338.00	2,083	246
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	333.78/cwt	319.00–360.00	2,273	343
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	314.70/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,178	240
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	318.05/cwt	307.00–344.00	2,284	222
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	293.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,159	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	308.35/cwt	289.00–327.00	2,371	176
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	281.84/cwt	277.00–286.00	2,212	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	285.35/cwt	283.00–292.00	2,348	232
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	278.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,331	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	276.48/cwt	274.00–277.50	2,356	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,371	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	272.30/cwt	269.00–275.50	2,519	186
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,499	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,619	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,052	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,577	22
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,131	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,624	5
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,155	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,680	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,470	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	443.05/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,453	48
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	308.36/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,015	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	376.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,387	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	422.80/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,607	143
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.72/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,662	203
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	361.76/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,556	24
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,259	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	378.84/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,784	258
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	311.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,468	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	343.51/cwt	325.00–354.00	1,652	136
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	323.12/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,709	244
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	347.37/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,851	491
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	304.60/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,709	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,565	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	332.97/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,908	230
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	289.18/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,799	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	318.50/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,003	431
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	307.32/cwt	280.00–336.00	2,062	225
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	276.16/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,894	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	297.30/cwt	291.00–314.00	2,147	703
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	276.41/cwt	248.00–284.50	2,026	204
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	265.03/cwt	239.00–266.50	2,035	145
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	276.02/cwt	269.25–290.00	2,183	333
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	262.60/cwt	257.00–266.50	2,177	81
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,123	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	252.02/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,182	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	259.43/cwt	253.00–264.50	2,366	119
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,342	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,935	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	326.07/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,868	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.88/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,974	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	318.06/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,163	13
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,287	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 Apr 28, 2025

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

Receipts 9,283Last week 4,874Year ago 5,607

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
20	350–400	368	370.00–390.00	376.95
24	400–450	430	340.00–365.00	361.76
136	450–500	481	325.00–354.00	343.51
244	500–550	529	300.00–335.00	323.12
43	550–600	561	280.00–310.00	304.60
39	600–650	622	270.00–293.00	289.18
45	650–700	686	271.00–300.00	276.16
204	700–750	733	248.00–284.50	276.41
145	750–800	768	239.00–266.50	265.03
23	850–900	863	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	291	505.00	505.00
48	300–350	328	430.00–470.00	443.05
143	350–400	380	400.00–460.00	422.80
203	400–450	420	370.00–415.00	395.72
258	450–500	471	355.00–393.00	378.84
491	500–550	533	335.00–375.00	347.37
230	550–600	573	315.00–357.00	332.97
431	600–650	629	300.00–337.00	318.50
225	650–700	671	280.00–336.00	307.32
703	700–750	722	291.00–314.00	297.30
333	750–800	791	269.25–290.00	276.02
81	800–850	829	257.00–266.50	262.60
47	850–900	866	251.00–255.00	252.02
119	900–950	912	253.00–264.50	259.43
30	1000–1050	1,005	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	300.00–330.00	308.36
15	400–450	438	287.50	287.50
32	450–500	471	295.00–315.00	311.70
5	550–600	569	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	432	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	523	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	335	390.00–460.00	430.56
7	350–400	382	430.00–460.00	447.35
96	400–450	435	380.00–425.00	411.58
103	450–500	487	360.00–395.00	378.93
133	500–550	534	335.00–372.00	357.99
200	550–600	576	320.00–355.00	343.93
246	600–650	627	305.00–338.00	332.24
240	650–700	692	300.00–318.00	314.70
38	700–750	737	280.00–305.00	293.00
11	750–800	785	277.00–286.00	281.84
61	800–850	836	270.00–280.00	278.83
17	850–900	878	270.00	270.00
9	900–950	943	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	541	322.00	322.00
14	550–600	596	315.00	315.00
5	1100–1150	1,131	232.00	232.00
65	1150–1200	1,155	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	323	470.00–530.00	496.67
141	350–400	381	450.00–500.00	473.56
123	400–450	422	425.00–475.00	453.34
239	450–500	471	395.00–470.00	426.69
415	500–550	517	375.00–426.00	396.96
314	550–600	568	357.50–415.00	381.32
126	600–650	619	340.00–377.00	354.05
343	650–700	681	319.00–360.00	333.78
222	700–750	718	307.00–344.00	318.05
176	750–800	769	289.00–327.00	308.35
232	800–850	823	283.00–292.00	285.35
125	850–900	852	274.00–277.50	276.48
186	900–950	925	269.00–275.50	272.30
16	950–1000	954	274.50	274.50
22	1050–1100	1,052	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	395.00	395.00
10	500–550	524	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	487	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	573	320.00–332.00	326.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	561	345.00	345.00
23	600–650	635	310.00–312.00	310.88
13	650–700	680	317.00–319.00	318.06
5	850–900	897	255.00	255.00

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.