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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,498 head

▲ 400 vs last sale 8,098▼ 602 vs year ago 9,100 · −6.6%

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 unevenly from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The largest lot of the day was 302 head of steers weighing 801 lbs. which sold for 360.00/cwt. The offering today varied tremendously from #1 muscled cattle to the light muscled plain type of cattle.

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 $372.78/cwt on 760 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.30 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$372.78

760 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$78.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.48

vs MO average

−37.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	401.17	2,209	248
Medium and Large 1-2	562	363.36	2,040	458
Medium and Large 2	545	322.33	1,758	54

One grade step is worth $78.85/cwt here — about $451 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale760 hd

372.78

—

MO average21 barns · 3,725 hd

396.26

−23.48

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−37.30

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−82.30

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

72 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	317	474.86/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,505	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,408	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	427.45/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,599	43
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	442.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,746	55
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	420.56/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,800	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	394.52/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,689	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,588	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	420.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,008	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	388.33/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,852	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	363.09/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,743	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	309.61/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,610	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	408.83/cwt	382.00–437.00	2,155	147
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	366.19/cwt	340.00–381.00	1,930	122
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	331.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,864	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	362.95/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,080	320
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	390.03/cwt	372.00–402.00	2,282	101
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	371.75/cwt	362.00–402.00	2,327	371
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	350.08/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,195	207
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	367.33/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,472	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	334.25/cwt	315.00–346.00	2,263	257
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	357.75/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,576	184
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	333.83/cwt	313.00–345.00	2,434	294
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	346.75/cwt	341.00–358.00	2,667	314
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	330.59/cwt	323.00–338.00	2,565	179
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	350.26/cwt	328.00–360.00	2,841	454
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	320.90/cwt	306.00–325.00	2,663	297
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	312.77/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,699	326
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	325.17/cwt	320.50–329.00	2,813	668
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,883	72
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,997	76
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	296.15/cwt	294.00–297.00	3,050	202
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,125	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	3,279	36
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,198	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,143	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	399.81/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,295	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	452.16/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,470	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	409.80/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,553	49
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	371.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,446	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	390.16/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,674	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	365.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,598	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	381.77/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,798	59
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	346.28/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,655	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,661	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	358.07/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,837	119
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	331.54/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,747	161
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	308.98/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,761	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	328.44/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,892	117
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	346.79/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,004	109
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	338.93/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,078	158
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	321.77/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,995	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	297.88/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,897	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	332.46/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,224	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	314.14/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,124	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	311.71/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,247	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	331.07/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,473	176
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	303.77/cwt	303.00–306.00	2,327	123
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	294.03/cwt	272.00–298.00	2,382	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	302.75/cwt	301.00–303.00	2,495	278
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	304.51/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,683	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,513	49
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,703	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	356.88/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,702	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,575	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,986	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,158	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	324.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,060	11

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 8,498Last week 8,098Year ago 9,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	374	410.00–440.00	427.45
45	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	394.52
57	450–500	477	380.00–405.00	388.33
122	500–550	527	340.00–381.00	366.19
320	550–600	573	340.00–372.00	362.95
207	600–650	627	325.00–360.00	350.08
257	650–700	677	315.00–346.00	334.25
294	700–750	729	313.00–345.00	333.83
179	750–800	776	323.00–338.00	330.59
297	800–850	830	306.00–325.00	320.90
326	850–900	863	310.00–318.00	312.77
18	1100–1150	1,138	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	595	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	361	390.00	390.00
30	400–450	435	360.00–370.00	365.09
63	450–500	480	340.00–372.00	363.09
22	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	309.61
32	550–600	563	320.00–340.00	331.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	460.00–510.00	474.86
55	350–400	395	440.00–450.00	442.03
60	400–450	428	410.00–435.00	420.56
44	450–500	477	415.00–425.00	420.93
147	500–550	527	382.00–437.00	408.83
101	550–600	585	372.00–402.00	390.03
371	600–650	626	362.00–402.00	371.75
69	650–700	673	350.00–381.00	367.33
184	700–750	720	350.00–371.00	357.75
314	750–800	769	341.00–358.00	346.75
454	800–850	811	328.00–360.00	350.26
668	850–900	865	320.50–329.00	325.17
72	900–950	921	313.00	313.00
76	950–1000	959	312.50	312.50
202	1000–1050	1,030	294.00–297.00	296.15
36	1100–1150	1,125	291.50	291.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	297	385.00	385.00
16	300–350	324	385.00–405.00	399.81
15	350–400	389	365.00–385.00	371.77
81	400–450	437	350.00–375.00	365.60
56	450–500	478	337.00–355.00	346.28
161	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	331.54
117	550–600	576	315.00–335.00	328.44
119	600–650	620	305.00–330.00	321.77
45	650–700	676	303.00–320.00	314.14
25	700–750	721	310.00–313.00	311.71
52	800–850	810	272.00–298.00	294.03
49	850–900	888	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	325.00	325.00
20	550–600	570	302.00–312.00	308.98
12	600–650	637	295.00–300.00	297.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	498	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	325	410.00–460.00	452.16
49	350–400	379	390.00–440.00	409.80
50	400–450	429	380.00–415.00	390.16
59	450–500	471	365.00–410.00	381.77
119	500–550	513	350.00–392.00	358.07
109	550–600	578	340.00–352.00	346.79
158	600–650	613	330.00–347.00	338.93
53	650–700	669	331.00–334.00	332.46
176	700–750	747	331.00–332.00	331.07
123	750–800	766	303.00–306.00	303.77
278	800–850	824	301.00–303.00	302.75
11	850–900	881	295.00–330.00	304.51
11	900–950	901	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	652	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	493	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	444	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	544	365.00	365.00
11	600–650	635	320.00–330.00	324.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	356.88
8	500–550	508	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	631	342.00	342.00

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.