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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

3,966 head

▼ 4,372 vs last sale 8,338▼ 1,062 vs year ago 5,028 · −21.1%

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 2.00-10.00 higher with heavy 7 weight steers up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 725 lbs. sold 2.00-15.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply was light with very good demand. Quality heifers calves were in high demand. The largest lot of the day was 175 head of 878 lb. heifers which sold for 322.00/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 $413.81/cwt on 349 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.28 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$413.81

349 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs MO average

+13.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	419.28	2,323	278
Medium and Large 1-2	554	392.39	2,175	71

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $148 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 sale349 hd

413.81

—

MO average13 barns · 1,136 hd

419.10

−5.30

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+13.92

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−41.28

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

67 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	338	535.20/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,809	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	400.18/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,481	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	465.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,733	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	484.92/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,075	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	449.40/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,941	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	433.66/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,073	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	455.70/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,192	78
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,866	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	430.90/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,245	127
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	408.30/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,176	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	381.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,170	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	409.50/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,383	151
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	407.61/cwt	391.00–430.00	2,543	194
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	386.44/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,415	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,131	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	357.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,443	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	383.43/cwt	367.00–400.00	2,638	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	371.01/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,671	193
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	357.11/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,600	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	365.07/cwt	351.00–374.00	2,822	210
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	328.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,596	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	341.23/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,842	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,782	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	344.09/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,973	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,907	120
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	322.58/cwt	312.00–326.00	3,019	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,988	22
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	323.66/cwt	315.00–327.00	3,140	108
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,021	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,237	32
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,061	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,369	13
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,194	8
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,217	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,560	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	447.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,435	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	513.04/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,678	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	451.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,670	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	422.65/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,644	45
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	436.08/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,845	91
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	397.97/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,735	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	405.73/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,931	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	377.46/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,842	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	366.25/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,912	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	392.21/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,055	151
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	382.49/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,188	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	357.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,072	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	365.87/cwt	350.00–382.00	2,283	171
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	346.05/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,177	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	331.94/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,174	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,500	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	349.78/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,316	61
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	319.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,257	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	342.16/cwt	329.00–351.00	2,453	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	333.95/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,555	135
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	318.46/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,452	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	330.08/cwt	329.00–331.50	2,684	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,827	175
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,706	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,883	42
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	969	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,616	17
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,836	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,883	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,045	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,727	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,020	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,195	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Receipts 3,966Last week 8,338Year ago 5,028

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	370	380.00–440.00	400.18
5	450–500	495	377.00	377.00
6	650–700	666	320.00	320.00
6	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	372	450.00–470.00	465.97
31	400–450	432	440.00–465.00	449.40
64	450–500	478	395.00–445.00	433.66
29	500–550	533	385.00–415.00	408.30
42	550–600	569	380.00–390.00	381.40
43	600–650	625	370.00–392.00	386.44
26	650–700	683	350.00–360.00	357.67
30	700–750	728	355.00–365.00	357.11
14	750–800	790	320.00–340.00	328.61
14	800–850	843	330.00	330.00
120	850–900	889	327.00	327.00
22	950–1000	964	310.00	310.00
8	1050–1100	1,090	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	338	520.00–580.00	535.20
32	400–450	428	470.00–510.00	484.92
78	450–500	481	445.00–490.00	455.70
127	500–550	521	415.00–465.00	430.90
151	550–600	582	390.00–440.00	409.50
194	600–650	624	391.00–430.00	407.61
68	650–700	688	367.00–400.00	383.43
193	700–750	720	367.00–380.00	371.01
210	750–800	773	351.00–374.00	365.07
85	800–850	833	334.00–350.00	341.23
39	850–900	864	340.00–349.00	344.09
12	900–950	936	312.00–326.00	322.58
108	950–1000	970	315.00–327.00	323.66
32	1000–1050	1,021	317.00	317.00
13	1050–1100	1,061	317.50	317.50
9	1200–1250	1,217	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	327	490.00–530.00	513.04
36	350–400	370	440.00–470.00	451.43
91	400–450	423	415.00–450.00	436.08
81	450–500	476	390.00–430.00	405.73
151	500–550	524	380.00–420.00	392.21
51	550–600	572	360.00–395.00	382.49
171	600–650	624	350.00–382.00	365.87
61	650–700	662	335.00–355.00	349.78
63	700–750	717	329.00–351.00	342.16
135	750–800	765	330.00–337.00	333.95
67	800–850	813	329.00–331.50	330.08
175	850–900	878	322.00	322.00
42	900–950	936	308.00	308.00
6	950–1000	995	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	440.00–450.00	447.08
45	350–400	389	420.00–430.00	422.65
27	400–450	436	380.00–410.00	397.97
73	450–500	488	360.00–387.50	377.46
44	500–550	522	340.00–385.00	366.25
25	550–600	580	350.00–360.00	357.20
18	600–650	629	335.00–360.00	346.05
8	650–700	655	331.00–332.50	331.94
22	700–750	706	310.00–325.00	319.75
13	750–800	770	318.00–320.00	318.46
7	900–950	930	291.00	291.00
17	950–1000	969	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	658	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	428	440.00	440.00
10	450–500	478	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	577	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	627	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	515	410.00	410.00

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.