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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jun 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,686 head

▼ 2,252 vs last sale 7,938▼ 934 vs year ago 6,620 · −14.1%

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 20.00 higher with the most gain on 4 and 5 weight calves. Feeder heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was light with 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 $367.31/cwt on 713 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −87.78 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$367.31

713 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$89.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.96

vs MO average

−16.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	384.35	2,140	311
Medium and Large 1-2	549	355.32	1,952	394
Medium and Large 2	563	295.00	1,661	8thin

One grade step is worth $89.35/cwt here — about $479 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale713 hd

367.31

—

MO average13 barns · 2,426 hd

382.27

−14.96

National average21 barns · 2,670 hd

383.52

−16.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−87.78

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

63 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	310	538.87/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,670	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	447.32/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,507	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	439.96/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,628	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	476.52/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,801	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	441.62/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,881	84
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	410.23/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,817	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	413.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,970	136
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	389.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,889	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,665	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	409.16/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,107	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	366.50/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,931	196
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,661	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	374.09/cwt	365.00–397.00	2,147	220
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	347.10/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,031	165
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,064	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	354.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,216	177
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	329.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,091	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	323.90/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,183	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	333.34/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,277	108
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	329.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,371	229
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	313.96/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,289	96
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	300.27/cwt	291.00–305.00	2,375	92
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	320.68/cwt	312.00–321.00	2,543	224
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	308.10/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,520	391
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	297.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,507	468
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	292.61/cwt	286.00–293.50	2,566	209
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	295.56/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,636	140
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	285.28/cwt	280.00–291.00	2,682	40
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	298.17/cwt	294.00–298.50	2,845	68
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,628	13
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,061	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,939	17
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,092	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,566	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	442.24/cwt	425.00–447.00	1,482	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	355.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,316	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	443.56/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,650	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,546	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	387.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,604	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	352.11/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,518	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	364.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,754	143
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	346.75/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,692	91
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	330.50/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,712	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	352.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,835	145
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,436	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	340.98/cwt	332.00–353.00	1,971	226
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	320.41/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,852	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	326.74/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,000	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	314.11/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,991	208
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,828	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	317.88/cwt	308.00–338.00	2,108	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	290.78/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,951	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	288.40/cwt	272.00–293.00	2,088	59
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	312.99/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,275	45
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,237	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	282.92/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,246	73
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,173	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	378.66/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,825	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,949	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,345	17

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 30, 2025

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

Receipts 5,686Last week 7,938Year ago 6,620

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 20.00 higher with the most gain on 4 and 5 weight calves. Feeder heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	505	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	335.00	335.00
8	550–600	563	295.00	295.00
19	1050–1100	1,092	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	337	440.00–450.00	447.32
32	350–400	370	410.00–455.00	439.96
24	400–450	443	385.00–415.00	410.23
105	450–500	485	375.00–400.00	389.53
196	500–550	527	340.00–385.00	366.50
165	550–600	585	325.00–365.00	347.10
29	600–650	635	325.00–335.00	329.34
61	650–700	674	310.00–328.00	323.90
96	700–750	729	290.00–320.00	313.96
92	750–800	791	291.00–305.00	300.27
468	800–850	843	280.00–300.00	297.38
209	850–900	877	286.00–293.50	292.61
13	1000–1050	1,007	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	310	500.00–555.00	538.87
34	350–400	378	460.00–520.00	476.52
84	400–450	426	415.00–460.00	441.62
136	450–500	477	400.00–430.00	413.07
91	500–550	515	390.00–430.00	409.16
220	550–600	574	365.00–397.00	374.09
177	600–650	625	340.00–370.00	354.52
108	650–700	683	331.00–337.00	333.34
229	700–750	720	325.00–335.00	329.31
224	750–800	793	312.00–321.00	320.68
391	800–850	818	306.00–318.00	308.10
140	850–900	892	295.00–300.00	295.56
40	900–950	940	280.00–291.00	285.28
68	950–1000	954	294.00–298.50	298.17
17	1050–1100	1,061	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	600	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	410.00	410.00
41	400–450	431	325.00–370.00	352.11
91	450–500	488	343.00–360.00	346.75
44	500–550	518	315.00–337.00	330.50
66	550–600	578	305.00–332.00	320.41
208	600–650	634	290.00–321.00	314.11
67	650–700	671	275.00–310.00	290.78
59	700–750	724	272.00–293.00	288.40
73	750–800	794	280.00–285.00	282.92
5	850–900	852	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	350.00–365.00	355.77
9	500–550	532	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	660	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	335	425.00–447.00	442.24
27	350–400	372	430.00–455.00	443.56
34	400–450	414	380.00–410.00	387.35
143	450–500	481	360.00–375.00	364.59
145	500–550	520	340.00–370.00	352.91
226	550–600	578	332.00–353.00	340.98
78	600–650	612	324.00–339.00	326.74
67	650–700	663	308.00–338.00	317.88
45	700–750	727	300.00–316.00	312.99
19	750–800	774	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	691	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
17	850–900	875	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
19	450–500	482	360.00–400.00	378.66

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.