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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Receipts

13,166 head

▲ 6,392 vs last sale 6,774▲ 943 vs year ago 12,223 · +7.7%

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 525 lbs. sold 35.00-60.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 15.00-40.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Today's auction included a yearling special with well over 4,000 head of these cattle. Light weight steer calves were in extremely high demand selling as high as 670.00/cwt.. The largest lot of the day was 269 head of steers weighing 852 lbs. which sold for 341.00/cwt.. 13,166 head of feeder cattle crossed the scales in 15.5 hours.

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 $413.14/cwt on 914 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.95 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$413.14

914 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$90.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs MO average

−17.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	434.64	2,433	481
Medium and Large 1-2	554	391.55	2,170	412
Medium and Large 2	586	344.16	2,017	21

One grade step is worth $90.48/cwt here — about $416 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 sale914 hd

413.14

—

MO average20 barns · 4,747 hd

419.16

−6.02

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−17.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−41.95

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,307	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	618.12/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,959	30
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	517.76/cwt	450.00–560.00	1,662	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	572.50/cwt	540.00–610.00	2,113	92
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	511.10/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,963	43
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,613	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	494.82/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,093	100
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	451.68/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,911	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,770	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	492.31/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,343	259
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	422.01/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,047	126
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	452.50/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,371	151
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	394.28/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,078	173
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	389.57/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,236	239
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	426.47/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,456	330
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	344.16/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,017	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	395.53/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,460	313
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	361.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,304	87
Steers	600–650	Large 1	639	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,332	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	375.02/cwt	352.00–385.00	2,546	528
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	345.78/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,355	117
Steers	700–750	Large 1	700	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,436	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	332.67/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,412	98
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	361.16/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,640	574
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	344.50/cwt	335.00–359.00	2,660	637
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	322.68/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,491	190
Steers	800–850	Large 1	810	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,608	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	338.73/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,764	878
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	329.22/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,729	270
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	330.15/cwt	321.00–344.00	2,859	800
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	316.18/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,760	393
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	326.80/cwt	319.00–330.50	2,967	428
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	311.78/cwt	307.00–316.00	2,853	480
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	315.63/cwt	311.50–321.00	3,046	228
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	982	305.97/cwt	304.00–309.00	3,005	74
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	295.80/cwt	293.00–301.00	3,008	83
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,285	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	454.21/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,431	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	380.21/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,228	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	366.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,372	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	436.82/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,669	79
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	372.22/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,571	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	423.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,794	129
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	441	487.98/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,152	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	478.76/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,178	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	407.84/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,949	252
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	355.98/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,709	92
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	374.15/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,953	231
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	343.07/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,808	157
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,483	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	351.54/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,025	329
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	325.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,879	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,590	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	327.58/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,051	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	348.12/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,193	437
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	640	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,106	12
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	657	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,142	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,325	222
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	329.31/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,233	120
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	331.65/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,385	78
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	725	319.15/cwt	318.00–321.00	2,314	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	319.36/cwt	275.00–329.00	2,319	167
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	332.34/cwt	312.00–345.00	2,552	335
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	301.19/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,331	315
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	317.37/cwt	308.00–321.00	2,568	114
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	821	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,151	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	306.29/cwt	304.00–307.00	2,521	193
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,532	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	304.34/cwt	297.00–308.00	2,690	123
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	887	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,218	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	292.34/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,637	18
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,681	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,897	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	392.14/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,882	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,780	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	358.87/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,107	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,999	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	322.75/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,156	33
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,346	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Receipts 13,166Last week 6,774Year ago 12,223

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	440.00	440.00
9	300–350	321	450.00–560.00	517.76
43	350–400	384	490.00–530.00	511.10
20	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	451.68
126	450–500	485	375.00–450.00	422.01
173	500–550	527	370.00–425.00	394.28
239	550–600	574	370.00–430.00	389.57
87	600–650	637	335.00–370.00	361.69
117	650–700	681	330.00–355.00	345.78
98	700–750	725	325.00–338.00	332.67
190	750–800	772	315.00–332.00	322.68
270	800–850	829	315.00–332.00	329.22
393	850–900	873	300.00–321.00	316.18
480	900–950	915	307.00–316.00	311.78
74	950–1000	982	304.00–309.00	305.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	384	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
21	450–500	472	375.00	375.00
21	550–600	586	325.00–350.00	344.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	639	365.00	365.00
8	700–750	700	348.00	348.00
11	800–850	810	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	317	600.00–670.00	618.12
92	350–400	369	540.00–610.00	572.50
100	400–450	423	475.00–530.00	494.82
259	450–500	476	450.00–525.00	492.31
151	500–550	524	430.00–490.00	452.50
330	550–600	576	395.00–455.00	426.47
313	600–650	622	370.00–435.00	395.53
528	650–700	679	352.00–385.00	375.02
574	700–750	731	340.00–378.00	361.16
637	750–800	772	335.00–359.00	344.50
878	800–850	816	334.00–350.00	338.73
800	850–900	866	321.00–344.00	330.15
428	900–950	908	319.00–330.50	326.80
228	950–1000	965	311.50–321.00	315.63
83	1000–1050	1,017	293.00–301.00	295.80
7	1050–1100	1,095	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	375.00–405.00	392.14
8	500–550	516	345.00	345.00
13	550–600	587	355.00–365.00	358.87
33	650–700	668	315.00–331.00	322.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	325.00	325.00
12	550–600	588	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	483	405.00	405.00
5	800–850	809	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	410.00	410.00
12	300–350	323	370.00–410.00	380.21
17	350–400	374	340.00–380.00	366.73
50	400–450	422	340.00–390.00	372.22
92	450–500	480	335.00–375.00	355.98
157	500–550	527	320.00–360.00	343.07
51	550–600	578	320.00–335.00	325.17
126	600–650	626	315.00–337.00	327.58
120	650–700	678	310.00–337.00	329.31
167	700–750	726	275.00–329.00	319.36
315	750–800	774	300.00–311.00	301.19
193	800–850	823	304.00–307.00	306.29
12	850–900	873	290.00	290.00
18	950–1000	993	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	578	275.00	275.00
14	800–850	821	262.00	262.00
5	850–900	887	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	640	329.00	329.00
7	650–700	657	326.00	326.00
13	700–750	725	318.00–321.00	319.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	440.00–460.00	454.21
79	350–400	382	410.00–460.00	436.82
129	400–450	424	400.00–450.00	423.19
252	450–500	478	380.00–440.00	407.84
231	500–550	522	355.00–415.00	374.15
329	550–600	576	335.00–385.00	351.54
437	600–650	630	337.00–365.00	348.12
222	650–700	674	340.00–350.00	344.91
78	700–750	719	331.00–335.00	331.65
335	750–800	768	312.00–345.00	332.34
114	800–850	809	308.00–321.00	317.37
123	850–900	884	297.00–308.00	304.34
18	900–950	902	290.00–297.00	292.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	441	485.00–490.00	487.98
21	450–500	455	470.00–485.00	478.76

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.