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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,613 head

▼ 1,392 vs last sale 7,005▲ 292 vs year ago 5,321 · +5.5%

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 2.00-10.00 higher with feeder heifers selling steady to 3.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. 125 head of fancy steers weighing 1,035 lbs. from Barry County, MO sold for 305.50/cwt.

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 $390.96/cwt on 360 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.12 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$390.96

360 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs MO average

+15.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	401.72	2,253	251
Medium and Large 1-2	542	366.18	1,984	109

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $269 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 sale360 hd

390.96

—

MO average12 barns · 1,312 hd

386.26

+4.70

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

+15.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−64.12

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

68 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,630	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,739	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,448	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	458.48/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,728	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	406.44/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,549	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	409.74/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,705	49
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	445.13/cwt	434.00–455.00	1,914	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	405.63/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,939	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	383.69/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,872	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	375.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,939	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	408.35/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,168	81
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,121	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	356.01/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,029	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	399.24/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,324	143
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,396	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	381.59/cwt	357.00–397.00	2,389	357
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	346.02/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,170	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	360.56/cwt	342.00–377.00	2,434	209
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	332.29/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,250	28
Steers	650–700	Large 1	697	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,467	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	347.78/cwt	334.00–359.50	2,487	232
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	320.48/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,362	75
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	307.62/cwt	303.00–329.00	2,332	350
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	330.07/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,545	107
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	783	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,400	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	322.37/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,624	98
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	301.56/cwt	286.00–307.00	2,500	42
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	317.94/cwt	313.50–320.50	2,744	654
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	305.84/cwt	304.00–306.50	2,685	113
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,673	118
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	315.04/cwt	307.00–317.00	2,883	84
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,036	49
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,021	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	3,162	125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	453.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,438	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,239	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	415.38/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,603	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,485	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	411.49/cwt	395.00–427.00	1,736	82
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	384.32/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,622	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	383.51/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,822	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	357.11/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,700	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	366.52/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,935	117
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	337.42/cwt	317.00–342.50	1,795	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,887	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	358.13/cwt	342.00–377.00	2,031	181
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	333.82/cwt	323.00–341.00	1,919	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.13/cwt	327.00–348.00	2,092	212
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	317.21/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,976	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	332.94/cwt	318.00–342.00	2,241	193
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	717	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,115	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	313.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,284	180
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	301.46/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,201	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,434	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	286.01/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,251	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	298.09/cwt	290.00–299.00	2,483	108
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,366	72
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,453	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,483	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	370.30/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,752	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,963	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,882	9

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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Receipts 5,613Last week 7,005Year ago 5,321

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	386	400.00–425.00	415.38
19	400–450	422	370.00–392.00	384.32
34	450–500	476	350.00–367.00	357.11
44	500–550	532	317.00–342.50	337.42
42	550–600	575	323.00–341.00	333.82
24	600–650	623	315.00–322.00	317.21
16	700–750	730	300.00–306.00	301.46
10	750–800	787	280.00–292.00	286.01
72	800–850	836	283.00	283.00
5	850–900	892	275.00	275.00
8	1000–1050	1,026	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	396	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	317	450.00–455.00	453.52
82	400–450	422	395.00–427.00	411.49
57	450–500	475	370.00–390.00	383.51
117	500–550	528	345.00–380.00	366.52
181	550–600	567	342.00–377.00	358.13
212	600–650	615	327.00–348.00	340.13
193	650–700	673	318.00–342.00	332.94
180	700–750	729	310.00–325.00	313.32
9	750–800	763	319.00	319.00
108	800–850	833	290.00–299.00	298.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	700–750	717	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	551	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	381	385.00–420.00	406.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	440.00	440.00
29	350–400	377	450.00–465.00	458.48
49	400–450	416	370.00–430.00	409.74
50	450–500	488	360.00–390.00	383.69
58	500–550	517	350.00–390.00	375.12
51	550–600	570	340.00–375.00	356.01
41	600–650	627	342.00–350.00	346.02
28	650–700	677	327.00–337.00	332.29
75	700–750	737	310.00–327.00	320.48
350	750–800	758	303.00–329.00	307.62
42	800–850	829	286.00–307.00	301.56
113	850–900	878	304.00–306.50	305.84
118	900–950	906	295.00	295.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
22	600–650	619	387.00	387.00
18	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
7	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	537	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	697	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	291	560.00	560.00
7	300–350	322	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
42	400–450	430	434.00–455.00	445.13
61	450–500	478	395.00–425.00	405.63
81	500–550	531	385.00–430.00	408.35
143	550–600	582	375.00–425.00	399.24
357	600–650	626	357.00–397.00	381.59
209	650–700	675	342.00–377.00	360.56
232	700–750	715	334.00–359.50	347.78
107	750–800	771	320.00–341.00	330.07
98	800–850	814	315.00–328.00	322.37
654	850–900	863	313.50–320.50	317.94
84	900–950	915	307.00–317.00	315.04
49	950–1000	989	307.00	307.00
125	1000–1050	1,035	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	750–800	783	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	473	361.00–380.00	370.30
5	550–600	569	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	607	310.00	310.00

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.