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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 2

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,456 head

▼ 4,239 vs last sale 9,695▼ 6,478 vs year ago 11,934 · −54.3%

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

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Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 higher with 4 weights selling 35.00-50.00 higher and 6 weights selling 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. There were several lots of value added cattle, ( weaned and vaccinated with tags showing JRS Vac, MFA, Purina). These cattle were in high 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 $455.08/cwt on 289 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$455.08

289 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$41.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.72

vs MO average

−27.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	470.41	2,652	181
Medium and Large 1-2	552	429.40	2,372	108

One grade step is worth $41.01/cwt here — about $281 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 sale289 hd

455.08

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MO average6 barns · 1,039 hd

479.80

−24.72

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−27.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−0.00

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

62 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	576.46/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,156	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	483.29/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,865	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	489.77/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,018	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	577.88/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,554	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	559.72/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,647	91
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,673	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	506.66/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,493	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	501.39/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,602	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	440.17/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,359	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,787	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	459.66/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,652	133
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	413.11/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,384	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,700	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	428.05/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,692	181
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	384.12/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,435	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,769	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	331.80/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,216	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	412.95/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,808	107
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	385.43/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,652	96
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	350.01/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,545	93
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	375.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,752	219
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,779	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	754	373.48/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,816	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	364.39/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,868	450
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	362.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	3,002	358
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	340.00/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,853	116
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	334.63/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,908	104
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	345.04/cwt	339.00–352.00	3,002	199
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	328.30/cwt	322.00–331.00	3,030	444
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,996	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	326.39/cwt	320.00–331.00	3,127	130
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	311.46/cwt	310.00–312.00	3,071	75
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	314.37/cwt	313.00–316.00	3,185	243
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,074	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,233	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	503.28/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,646	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	514.49/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,965	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	386	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,544	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,940	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	411	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,973	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,136	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	446.93/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,949	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	450.98/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,115	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	418.43/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,962	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	425.47/cwt	405.00–452.00	2,246	212
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	387.18/cwt	360.00–398.00	2,099	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	405.77/cwt	389.00–440.00	2,309	102
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	365.17/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,118	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	383.52/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,374	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	341.52/cwt	335.00–352.00	2,152	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,421	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	354.50/cwt	347.00–372.00	2,404	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	337.09/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,326	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	696	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,422	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	344.73/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,492	109
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	323.59/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,365	72
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	331.42/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,559	150
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	317.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,461	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	324.50/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,693	106
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,605	133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,443	16

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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Receipts 5,456Last week 9,695Year ago 11,934

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	490.00–510.00	503.28
26	350–400	382	490.00–520.00	514.49
34	400–450	436	420.00–460.00	446.93
23	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	418.43
60	500–550	542	360.00–398.00	387.18
43	550–600	580	345.00–380.00	365.17
21	600–650	630	335.00–352.00	341.52
58	650–700	690	330.00–342.00	337.09
72	700–750	731	310.00–327.00	323.59
25	750–800	776	310.00–320.00	317.15
133	850–900	883	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	480.00	480.00
22	550–600	563	400.00	400.00
23	600–650	649	373.00	373.00
52	650–700	696	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	396	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	400–450	436	490.00	490.00
46	450–500	469	430.00–470.00	450.98
212	500–550	528	405.00–452.00	425.47
102	550–600	569	389.00–440.00	405.77
88	600–650	619	360.00–390.00	383.52
35	650–700	678	347.00–372.00	354.50
109	700–750	723	332.00–347.50	344.73
150	750–800	772	326.00–345.00	331.42
106	800–850	830	322.00–326.00	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	460.00–530.00	483.29
7	400–450	412	460.00–510.00	489.77
27	450–500	492	480.00–510.00	506.66
65	500–550	536	415.00–475.00	440.17
43	550–600	577	390.00–430.00	413.11
27	600–650	634	360.00–400.00	384.12
96	650–700	688	372.00–395.00	385.43
93	700–750	727	330.00–353.00	350.01
116	800–850	839	320.00–344.00	340.00
104	850–900	869	312.00–337.00	334.63
14	900–950	942	318.00	318.00
75	950–1000	986	310.00–312.00	311.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	550.00	550.00
8	600–650	628	430.00	430.00
19	650–700	650	426.00	426.00
12	700–750	745	373.00	373.00
67	750–800	754	373.00–375.00	373.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	668	325.00–340.00	331.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	563	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	560.00–590.00	576.46
9	400–450	442	570.00–580.00	577.88
91	450–500	473	530.00–575.00	559.72
39	500–550	519	490.00–530.00	501.39
133	550–600	577	430.00–480.00	459.66
181	600–650	629	400.00–460.00	428.05
107	650–700	680	400.00–440.00	412.95
219	700–750	732	360.00–400.00	375.93
450	750–800	787	352.00–370.00	364.39
358	800–850	828	355.00–365.00	362.58
199	850–900	870	339.00–352.00	345.04
444	900–950	923	322.00–331.00	328.30
130	950–1000	958	320.00–331.00	326.39
243	1000–1050	1,013	313.00–316.00	314.37
52	1050–1100	1,074	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
16	500–550	537	455.00	455.00

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.