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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Receipts

6,725 head

▲ 424 vs last sale 6,301▲ 1,322 vs year ago 5,403 · +24.5%

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 10.00-40.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The market generally recovered from the "Adjustment" from last week. The largest lot of the day was 241 head of steers weighing 855 lbs. which sold for 348.00/cwt.. A load of 65 steers weighing 817 lbs. sold for 370.00/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 $399.27/cwt on 671 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.81 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$399.27

671 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$71.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs MO average

−19.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	411.46	2,250	430
Medium and Large 1-2	544	379.31	2,064	230
Medium and Large 2	515	340.00	1,751	11thin

One grade step is worth $71.46/cwt here — about $499 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 sale671 hd

399.27

—

MO average17 barns · 2,073 hd

390.67

+8.60

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−19.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−55.81

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

73 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	454.47/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,409	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	584.12/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,951	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	431.88/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,607	56
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	516.99/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,959	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,494	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	429.74/cwt	375.00–447.00	1,826	91
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	454.59/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,996	92
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	435.81/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,057	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	405.50/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,926	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.18/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,221	214
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	381.76/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,031	145
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,207	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	375.14/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,120	85
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	396.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,273	209
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	357.43/cwt	335.00–367.00	2,195	126
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	382.01/cwt	370.00–404.00	2,349	171
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,990	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	365.36/cwt	354.00–378.00	2,455	314
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	344.51/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,329	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	359.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,577	161
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	340.60/cwt	312.00–352.00	2,452	76
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	356.80/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,719	398
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	317.50/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,502	81
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	354.90/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,942	273
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	336.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,812	199
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	348.75/cwt	342.00–354.00	3,052	449
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	328.82/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,926	71
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	331.85/cwt	325.00–337.00	3,040	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,043	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	323.91/cwt	317.00–328.00	3,187	89
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,090	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	454.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,418	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	402.16/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,319	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	422.02/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,578	83
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	381.28/cwt	367.00–405.00	1,449	40
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	421	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,650	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	407.03/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,730	158
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	360.05/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,552	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,475	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	387.34/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,813	108
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,564	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	351.38/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,708	97
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	365.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,891	167
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	343.57/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,807	149
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	335.08/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,917	133
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	358.55/cwt	347.00–390.00	2,065	125
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	330.28/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,054	168
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	348.63/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,175	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	341.93/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,305	249
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	321.69/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,184	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	328.60/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,395	56
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	320.94/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,349	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	334.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,599	156
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,535	54
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	295.31/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,442	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,693	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,266	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,772	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,948	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,775	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	415.42/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,957	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	407.88/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,133	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,123	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,085	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,293	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	353.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,308	40
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,251	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,343	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 Nov 3, 2025

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Receipts 6,725Last week 6,301Year ago 5,403

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	454.47
56	350–400	372	400.00–465.00	431.88
91	400–450	425	375.00–447.00	429.74
62	450–500	475	385.00–420.00	405.50
145	500–550	532	360.00–405.00	381.76
85	550–600	565	345.00–400.00	375.14
126	600–650	614	335.00–367.00	357.43
36	650–700	676	330.00–353.00	344.51
76	700–750	720	312.00–352.00	340.60
81	750–800	788	316.00–331.00	317.50
199	800–850	835	325.00–340.00	336.79
71	850–900	890	328.00–334.00	328.82
58	900–950	945	322.00	322.00
8	1050–1100	1,073	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	383	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	642	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	563	392.00	392.00
8	650–700	675	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	580.00–590.00	584.12
31	350–400	379	470.00–540.00	516.99
92	400–450	439	440.00–480.00	454.59
101	450–500	472	425.00–470.00	435.81
214	500–550	520	410.00–460.00	427.18
209	550–600	574	375.00–415.00	396.02
171	600–650	615	370.00–404.00	382.01
314	650–700	672	354.00–378.00	365.36
161	700–750	717	350.00–370.00	359.46
398	750–800	762	345.00–375.00	356.80
273	800–850	829	340.00–370.00	354.90
449	850–900	875	342.00–354.00	348.75
52	900–950	916	325.00–337.00	331.85
89	950–1000	984	317.00–328.00	323.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	370.00–415.00	402.16
40	350–400	380	367.00–405.00	381.28
34	400–450	431	340.00–380.00	360.05
97	450–500	486	335.00–362.00	351.38
149	500–550	526	327.00–355.00	343.57
133	550–600	572	318.00–345.00	335.08
168	600–650	622	305.00–345.00	330.28
23	650–700	679	315.00–330.00	321.69
70	700–750	732	320.00–321.00	320.94
17	800–850	827	290.00–302.00	295.31
8	1000–1050	1,046	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	447	330.00	330.00
10	450–500	474	330.00	330.00
9	950–1000	985	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	312	430.00–460.00	454.47
83	350–400	374	410.00–440.00	422.02
158	400–450	425	380.00–425.00	407.03
108	450–500	468	370.00–412.00	387.34
167	500–550	517	350.00–380.00	365.71
125	550–600	576	347.00–390.00	358.55
68	600–650	624	345.00–357.00	348.63
249	650–700	674	335.00–354.00	341.93
56	700–750	729	322.00–334.00	328.60
156	750–800	777	330.00–335.00	334.48
54	800–850	827	306.50	306.50
9	850–900	880	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	385.00	385.00
15	550–600	598	355.00	355.00
8	600–650	628	332.00	332.00
6	650–700	672	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	789	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	465.00	465.00
11	450–500	471	405.00–425.00	415.42
21	500–550	523	380.00–430.00	407.88
6	600–650	637	360.00	360.00
40	650–700	653	345.00–355.00	353.48

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.