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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 29

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

9,306 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 9,206▲ 2,900 vs year ago 6,406 · +45.3%

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 sold from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly across all weight ranges from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. The largest lot of the day was 361 head of steers weighing 921 lbs. that sold for 333.00/cwt.. Supply was heavy 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 $397.20/cwt on 823 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.88 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$397.20

823 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs MO average

−25.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	414.02	2,277	407
Medium and Large 1-2	544	383.14	2,085	378
Medium and Large 2	551	357.02	1,966	38

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale823 hd

397.20

—

MO average13 barns · 2,151 hd

414.84

−17.63

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−25.45

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−57.88

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

83 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	537.17/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,665	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,316	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	464.24/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,546	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	475.95/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,737	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	445.06/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,651	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	423.34/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,626	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	372.27/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,541	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	407.81/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,709	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	466.22/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,977	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	461.94/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,102	126
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.60/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,789	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	412.50/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,980	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	383.69/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,014	239
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	420.06/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,226	250
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	355.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	358.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,036	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	381.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,203	133
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	404.39/cwt	392.00–440.00	2,354	157
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,289	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	412.45/cwt	385.00–437.00	2,557	268
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	372.77/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,345	187
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	357.06/cwt	335.00–373.00	2,389	139
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	396.93/cwt	375.00–429.00	2,667	249
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	384.70/cwt	370.00–411.00	2,793	233
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	361.80/cwt	352.00–369.00	2,638	115
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	375.98/cwt	364.00–389.00	2,910	429
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	351.21/cwt	338.00–363.00	2,764	265
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	356.25/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,911	288
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	348.65/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,852	375
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	349.35/cwt	344.00–355.00	3,064	739
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	334.70/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,935	79
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,040	192
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	333.36/cwt	333.00–344.00	3,070	373
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	333.82/cwt	326.00–341.00	3,188	95
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,197	53
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	294.24/cwt	285.00–295.00	3,145	52
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,072	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,388	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	410.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,362	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	442.48/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,473	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	453.12/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,609	75
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	363	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,125	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	406.07/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,539	56
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	365.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,385	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	419.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,810	110
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	379.76/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,637	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	402.10/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,862	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	371.20/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,759	126
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	313.49/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,498	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	382.74/cwt	366.00–395.00	1,998	218
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	358.04/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,908	168
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,752	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	354.25/cwt	337.00–362.00	2,026	111
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	327.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,888	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	373.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,158	131
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	340.92/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,107	111
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	368.94/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,332	102
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	360.34/cwt	340.00–368.00	2,414	252
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	328.33/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,223	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	362.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,640	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	340.96/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,499	171
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	341.15/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,641	234
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	322.27/cwt	311.00–326.00	2,504	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	315.97/cwt	312.00–319.00	2,588	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	326.89/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,694	109
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	849	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,182	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	324.74/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,809	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	306.66/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,717	65
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,730	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,027	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,896	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	390.53/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,222	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,496	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,634	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	377.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,776	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	331.84/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,603	43
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	359.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,901	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	370.08/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,109	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	338.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,042	25
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	6

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 Sep 29, 2025

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Receipts 9,306Last week 9,206Year ago 6,406

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	332	400.00–420.00	410.16
56	350–400	379	390.00–412.00	406.07
48	400–450	431	350.00–410.00	379.76
126	450–500	474	355.00–380.00	371.20
168	500–550	533	330.00–367.00	358.04
111	550–600	572	337.00–362.00	354.25
111	600–650	618	320.00–353.00	340.92
24	650–700	677	320.00–335.00	328.33
171	700–750	733	335.00–347.00	340.96
21	750–800	777	311.00–326.00	322.27
26	800–850	819	312.00–319.00	315.97
65	850–900	886	295.00–308.00	306.66
8	900–950	935	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	360.00–370.00	365.35
24	450–500	478	305.00–345.00	313.49
7	500–550	539	325.00	325.00
25	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	327.17
5	800–850	849	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	425.00–450.00	442.48
75	350–400	355	440.00–470.00	453.12
110	400–450	431	405.00–425.00	419.98
36	450–500	463	385.00–415.00	402.10
218	500–550	522	366.00–395.00	382.74
131	550–600	578	370.00–380.00	373.30
102	600–650	632	357.00–380.00	368.94
252	650–700	670	340.00–368.00	360.34
70	700–750	728	350.00–370.00	362.68
234	750–800	774	330.00–360.00	341.15
109	800–850	824	323.00–327.00	326.89
70	850–900	865	320.00–326.00	324.74
7	1000–1050	1,027	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	648	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	333	450.00–480.00	464.24
34	350–400	371	430.00–450.00	445.06
67	400–450	419	385.00–425.00	407.81
116	450–500	480	390.00–427.00	412.50
239	500–550	525	365.00–405.00	383.69
133	550–600	577	375.00–390.00	381.83
187	600–650	629	345.00–385.00	372.77
139	650–700	669	335.00–373.00	357.06
115	700–750	729	352.00–369.00	361.80
265	750–800	787	338.00–363.00	351.21
375	800–850	818	320.00–353.00	348.65
79	850–900	877	320.00–344.00	334.70
192	900–950	917	331.50	331.50
53	1000–1050	1,018	314.00	314.00
52	1050–1100	1,069	285.00–295.00	294.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	400.00	400.00
20	350–400	384	420.00–425.00	423.34
42	400–450	414	355.00–385.00	372.27
12	450–500	470	375.00–385.00	380.60
22	500–550	538	350.00–365.00	355.95
16	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	358.48
11	650–700	657	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	310	500.00–560.00	537.17
34	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	475.95
58	400–450	424	440.00–480.00	466.22
126	450–500	455	430.00–490.00	461.94
250	500–550	530	400.00–440.00	420.06
157	550–600	582	392.00–440.00	404.39
268	600–650	620	385.00–437.00	412.45
249	650–700	672	375.00–429.00	396.93
233	700–750	726	370.00–411.00	384.70
429	750–800	774	364.00–389.00	375.98
288	800–850	817	353.00–365.00	356.25
739	850–900	877	344.00–355.00	349.35
373	900–950	921	333.00–344.00	333.36
95	950–1000	955	326.00–341.00	333.82
7	1050–1100	1,072	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	587	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	390.00	390.00
25	450–500	470	370.00–390.00	377.86
29	500–550	529	355.00–365.00	359.34
28	550–600	570	355.00–385.00	370.08
25	600–650	604	335.00–350.00	338.01
6	650–700	668	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	313	370.00–415.00	390.53
5	350–400	374	400.00	400.00
43	450–500	483	330.00–335.00	331.84
11	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	518	450.00	450.00

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.