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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jun 16

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,724 head

▲ 1,526 vs last sale 7,198▲ 2,259 vs year ago 6,465 · +34.9%

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 from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 7.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Lots of unweaned, non-vaccinated calves in today's offering with the prices reflecting the uneven trend.

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 $377.57/cwt on 986 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.51 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$377.57

986 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$57.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs MO average

+5.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	389.27	2,139	560
Medium and Large 1-2	564	364.07	2,052	401
Medium and Large 2	584	332.12	1,940	25

One grade step is worth $57.15/cwt here — about $200 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 sale986 hd

377.57

—

MO average17 barns · 3,280 hd

387.37

−9.79

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

+5.65

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−77.51

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

70 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	460.17/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,514	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	417.56/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,395	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.65/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,718	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	431.51/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,648	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	400.86/cwt	380.00–416.00	1,708	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,785	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	426.24/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,841	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,450	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	424.71/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,013	224
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	384.14/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,840	114
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,879	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	370.00/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,965	126
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	387.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,065	250
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,968	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	390.97/cwt	372.00–405.00	2,205	305
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	361.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,099	257
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	332.12/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,940	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	364.26/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,262	436
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	344.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,174	97
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	353.55/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,383	227
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	324.19/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,198	90
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	333.08/cwt	322.00–350.00	2,355	119
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	316.92/cwt	314.00–321.00	2,314	154
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	307.38/cwt	306.00–308.00	2,355	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	315.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,423	282
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	296.08/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,428	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	307.58/cwt	302.00–320.50	2,553	510
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	297.24/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,565	137
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	304.80/cwt	300.00–307.75	2,685	252
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	271.60/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,496	33
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	293.14/cwt	286.00–298.00	2,717	282
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	281.73/cwt	278.50–291.00	2,699	67
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,723	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,436	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	421.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,615	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	407.38/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,572	53
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	408.20/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,710	106
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,393	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	361.88/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,571	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	349.72/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,651	91
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	376.00/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,794	120
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,673	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	367.60/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,941	344
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	333.50/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,761	255
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,807	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,610	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,508	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.26/cwt	327.00–364.00	1,945	289
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	316.70/cwt	301.00–323.00	1,840	95
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,647	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	331.02/cwt	323.00–360.00	2,059	415
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	314.54/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,956	192
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	326.86/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,210	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	293.99/cwt	284.00–304.00	1,996	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	303.63/cwt	301.00–322.00	2,162	196
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	288.36/cwt	271.00–299.00	2,079	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	297.08/cwt	289.00–304.00	2,270	299
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	284.69/cwt	272.50–290.00	2,178	487
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	274.81/cwt	272.00–286.00	2,237	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,192	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	264.35/cwt	263.00–267.50	2,302	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,330	58
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,462	72
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	388.17/cwt	374.00–400.00	1,603	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	352.26/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,666	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,878	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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Receipts 8,724Last week 7,198Year ago 6,465

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	405.00–440.00	417.56
29	350–400	382	420.00–460.00	431.51
67	400–450	426	380.00–416.00	400.86
114	450–500	479	360.00–400.00	384.14
126	500–550	531	350.00–377.00	370.00
257	550–600	581	340.00–370.00	361.27
97	600–650	632	335.00–350.00	344.05
90	650–700	678	315.00–330.00	324.19
154	700–750	730	314.00–321.00	316.92
40	750–800	766	306.00–308.00	307.38
84	800–850	820	291.00–300.00	296.08
137	850–900	863	288.00–300.00	297.24
33	900–950	919	267.00–281.00	271.60
10	1000–1050	1,016	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	455.00–470.00	460.17
35	350–400	365	450.00–485.00	470.65
62	400–450	432	420.00–440.00	426.24
224	450–500	474	405.00–445.00	424.71
250	500–550	533	380.00–395.00	387.48
305	550–600	564	372.00–405.00	390.97
436	600–650	621	350.00–379.00	364.26
227	650–700	674	335.00–375.00	353.55
119	700–750	707	322.00–350.00	333.08
282	750–800	768	310.00–320.00	315.46
510	800–850	830	302.00–320.50	307.58
252	850–900	881	300.00–307.75	304.80
282	900–950	927	286.00–298.00	293.14
67	950–1000	958	278.50–291.00	281.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	428	417.00	417.00
18	500–550	543	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	325.00	325.00
25	550–600	584	300.00–340.00	332.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	413	374.00–400.00	388.17
11	450–500	473	350.00–355.00	352.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	569	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	344	385.00	385.00
53	350–400	386	395.00–420.00	407.38
58	400–450	434	325.00–375.00	361.88
91	450–500	472	330.00–365.00	349.72
255	500–550	528	295.00–345.00	333.50
95	550–600	581	301.00–323.00	316.70
192	600–650	622	285.00–323.00	314.54
74	650–700	679	284.00–304.00	293.99
55	700–750	721	271.00–299.00	288.36
487	750–800	765	272.50–290.00	284.69
23	800–850	843	260.00	260.00
58	900–950	934	249.50	249.50
72	1050–1100	1,094	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
37	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	421.78
106	400–450	419	380.00–440.00	408.20
120	450–500	477	365.00–400.00	376.00
344	500–550	528	345.00–385.00	367.60
289	550–600	575	327.00–364.00	338.26
415	600–650	622	323.00–360.00	331.02
90	650–700	676	310.00–350.00	326.86
196	700–750	712	301.00–322.00	303.63
299	750–800	764	289.00–304.00	297.08
67	800–850	814	272.00–286.00	274.81
10	850–900	871	263.00–267.50	264.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	533	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	422	330.00	330.00
10	450–500	498	336.00	336.00
5	550–600	569	265.00	265.00
7	600–650	617	267.00	267.00
11	700–750	745	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	561	287.00	287.00

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.