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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,710 head

▼ 903 vs last sale 5,613▲ 239 vs year ago 4,471 · +5.3%

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 500 lbs. sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 20.00-25.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 245 head of steers weighing 942 lbs. which sold for 315.50/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 $402.66/cwt on 313 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.42 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$402.66

313 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$28.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs MO average

+20.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	407.22	2,223	263
Medium and Large 1-2	562	378.67	2,129	50

One grade step is worth $28.55/cwt here — about $94 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 sale313 hd

402.66

—

MO average12 barns · 898 hd

400.18

+2.48

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+20.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−52.42

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

52 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,535	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,670	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	517.00/cwt	485.00–532.00	1,918	50
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	410.62/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,737	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	472.87/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,033	65
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	389.53/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,792	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	438.04/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,098	124
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	411.83/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,183	156
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	387.72/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,067	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	400.50/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,279	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,172	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	370.80/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,199	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	384.40/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,403	139
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	358.12/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,281	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,198	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	360.84/cwt	345.00–368.00	2,425	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	351.48/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,552	212
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,474	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	337.01/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,629	193
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,477	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,607	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	331.50/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,735	278
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	319.94/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,828	414
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,734	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	315.12/cwt	313.50–315.50	2,953	336
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,062	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,638	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	420.08/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,647	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	436.60/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,829	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	399.10/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,732	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	415.09/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,005	132
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	377.72/cwt	347.00–387.00	1,855	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	375.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,960	109
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	360.22/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,920	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.47/cwt	342.00–367.50	2,026	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	340.58/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,999	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	349.11/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,171	199
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	334.46/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,087	100
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	328.91/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,164	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	343.66/cwt	334.00–360.00	2,327	216
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	322.72/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,320	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	330.73/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,527	420
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	299.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,324	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	309.72/cwt	290.00–312.00	2,549	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	308.50/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,659	182
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,720	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,762	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,789	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	359.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,820	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,230	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Receipts 4,710Last week 5,613Year ago 4,471

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	392	410.00–455.00	420.08
56	400–450	419	410.00–455.00	436.60
132	450–500	483	395.00–430.00	415.09
109	500–550	522	365.00–390.00	375.48
87	550–600	570	342.00–367.50	355.47
199	600–650	622	340.00–380.00	349.11
216	650–700	677	334.00–360.00	343.66
9	700–750	719	314.00–330.00	322.72
420	750–800	764	321.00–337.00	330.73
29	800–850	823	290.00–312.00	309.72
182	850–900	862	308.00–310.00	308.50
14	900–950	938	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	395.00–405.00	399.10
65	450–500	491	347.00–387.00	377.72
120	500–550	533	330.00–405.00	360.22
25	550–600	587	335.00–355.00	340.58
100	600–650	624	327.00–340.00	334.46
22	650–700	658	317.00–332.00	328.91
3	700–750	703	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	775	295.00–305.00	299.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	318	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	307	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	367	455.00	455.00
13	400–450	423	390.00–430.00	410.62
14	450–500	460	380.00–395.00	389.53
24	500–550	533	385.00–390.00	387.72
10	550–600	593	370.00–372.00	370.80
45	600–650	637	340.00–362.50	358.12
4	650–700	666	330.00	330.00
16	700–750	732	338.00	338.00
10	750–800	789	314.00	314.00
13	800–850	812	321.00	321.00
20	850–900	898	304.50	304.50
50	1000–1050	1,024	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	587	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
50	350–400	371	485.00–532.00	517.00
65	400–450	430	445.00–490.00	472.87
124	450–500	479	415.00–455.00	438.04
156	500–550	530	390.00–440.00	411.83
107	550–600	569	380.00–430.00	400.50
139	600–650	625	365.00–400.00	384.40
61	650–700	672	345.00–368.00	360.84
212	700–750	726	345.00–360.00	351.48
193	750–800	780	330.00–347.00	337.01
278	800–850	825	326.00–334.00	331.50
414	850–900	884	315.00–322.00	319.94
336	900–950	937	313.50–315.50	315.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	475.00	475.00
7	400–450	426	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	637	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	507	350.00–365.00	359.06

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.