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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-29

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 29

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 15Dec 29Jan 5 →

Receipts

12,362 head

▲ 657 vs last sale 11,705▼ 154 vs year ago 12,516 · −1.2%

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 the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 450 lbs. sold 45.00-65.00 higher. Weights over 450 lbs. sold 3.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 475 lbs. sold 25.00-50.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 29 lots of 100 head or more crossed the scales today. During the Christmas break JRS installed new lighting and heating in the auction area.

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 $440.92/cwt on 501 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −14.17 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$440.92

501 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$36.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MO average

−11.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	448.21	2,480	400
Medium and Large 1-2	539	412.02	2,222	101

One grade step is worth $36.20/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale501 hd

440.92

—

MO average1 barns · 501 hd

440.92

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

−11.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−14.17

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

57 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	618.09/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,040	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	521.88/cwt	480.00–545.00	1,748	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	528.61/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,040	42
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	590.26/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,314	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	551.44/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,327	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	407.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,732	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	477.31/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,043	90
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	488.00/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,308	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	439.81/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,146	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	462.75/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,416	160
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	415.44/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,198	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	438.52/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,517	240
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	397.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,320	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	374.56/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,319	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	411.78/cwt	395.00–452.00	2,570	219
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	389.13/cwt	371.00–417.00	2,638	304
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	356.51/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,417	170
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	363.53/cwt	354.00–390.00	2,621	604
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	344.53/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,508	286
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	357.51/cwt	343.00–372.75	2,764	1,346
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	335.69/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,635	281
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	347.08/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,867	588
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	334.36/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,799	708
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	344.55/cwt	330.50–360.00	2,987	857
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	326.77/cwt	323.00–328.10	2,882	873
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	319.77/cwt	313.00–335.50	2,961	778
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	311.99/cwt	292.00–313.00	2,911	241
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	322.32/cwt	312.25–335.50	3,130	589
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	303.16/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,947	150
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,026	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,160	124
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,071	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,234	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,458	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	500.04/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,655	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	449.19/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,684	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	503.65/cwt	465.00–540.00	1,904	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	430.91/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,836	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	478.40/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,095	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,280	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	445.57/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,125	109
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	400.75/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,944	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	346.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,695	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	369.56/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,940	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	391.09/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,081	131
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	375.51/cwt	361.00–400.00	2,193	182
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,066	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	355.47/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,204	126
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	343.42/cwt	341.00–356.00	2,339	213
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	333.37/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,287	145
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	342.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,446	225
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	316.25/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,337	402
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	313.10/cwt	306.00–313.50	2,389	157
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	328.08/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,549	127
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	313.60/cwt	307.00–323.00	2,565	206
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,712	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	430.54/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,480	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,242	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 Dec 29, 2025

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

Receipts 12,362Last week 11,705Year ago 12,516

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	576	390.00–465.00	430.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	606	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	350–400	378	465.00–540.00	503.65
57	400–450	438	460.00–510.00	478.40
109	450–500	477	415.00–470.00	445.57
131	500–550	532	375.00–420.00	391.09
182	550–600	584	361.00–400.00	375.51
126	600–650	620	340.00–360.00	355.47
213	650–700	681	341.00–356.00	343.42
225	700–750	714	335.00–350.00	342.51
127	750–800	777	321.00–335.00	328.08
206	800–850	818	307.00–323.00	313.60
9	850–900	898	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	331	480.00–505.00	500.04
31	350–400	375	435.00–455.00	449.19
47	400–450	426	395.00–450.00	430.91
56	450–500	485	385.00–415.00	400.75
22	500–550	525	357.00–375.00	369.56
8	550–600	586	350.00–355.00	352.52
145	650–700	686	326.00–338.00	333.37
402	700–750	739	315.00–333.00	316.25
157	750–800	763	306.00–313.50	313.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	489	335.00–355.00	346.70
6	900–950	900	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	456	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	330	610.00–640.00	618.09
33	350–400	392	570.00–600.00	590.26
47	400–450	422	510.00–580.00	551.44
104	450–500	473	460.00–510.00	488.00
160	500–550	522	445.00–490.00	462.75
240	550–600	574	410.00–455.00	438.52
219	600–650	624	395.00–452.00	411.78
304	650–700	678	371.00–417.00	389.13
604	700–750	721	354.00–390.00	363.53
1,346	750–800	773	343.00–372.75	357.51
588	800–850	826	341.00–355.00	347.08
857	850–900	867	330.50–360.00	344.55
778	900–950	926	313.00–335.50	319.77
589	950–1000	971	312.25–335.50	322.32
124	1000–1050	1,026	308.00	308.00
16	1050–1100	1,071	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	335	480.00–545.00	521.88
42	350–400	386	490.00–550.00	528.61
90	400–450	428	450.00–510.00	477.31
53	450–500	488	425.00–460.00	439.81
82	500–550	529	395.00–430.00	415.44
19	550–600	584	375.00–415.00	397.24
45	600–650	619	340.00–390.00	374.56
170	650–700	678	335.00–362.00	356.51
286	700–750	728	332.00–354.00	344.53
281	750–800	785	330.00–342.00	335.69
708	800–850	837	321.00–340.00	334.36
873	850–900	882	323.00–328.10	326.77
241	900–950	933	292.00–313.00	311.99
150	950–1000	972	300.00–306.00	303.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	425	405.00–410.00	407.61

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.