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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Feb 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Receipts

13,084 head

▲ 7,628 vs last sale 5,456▲ 5,551 vs year ago 7,533 · +73.7%

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 750 lbs. sold 5.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-22.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Some of the high selling steers were; 12 head weighing 307 lbs. selling for 700.00/cwt., 16 steers weighing 539 lbs. and selling for 570.00/cwt. and 9 steers weighing 608 lbs. selling for 490.00/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 $478.43/cwt on 1,413 head. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +23.35 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$478.43

1,413 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$106.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs MO average

+0.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	496.52	2,743	895
Medium and Large 1-2	547	448.30	2,454	508
Medium and Large 2	594	390.00	2,317	10thin

One grade step is worth $106.52/cwt here — about $427 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 sale1,413 hd

478.43

—

MO average18 barns · 3,831 hd

485.95

−7.52

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+0.04

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+23.35

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

74 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	307	697.49/cwt	690.00–700.00	2,141	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,754	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	636.40/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,119	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	538.92/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,037	65
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	639.36/cwt	590.00–680.00	2,436	89
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	599.09/cwt	580.00–635.00	2,528	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	533.83/cwt	485.00–570.00	2,263	94
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	566.32/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,673	261
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	517.00/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,461	118
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	451.71/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,177	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	463.64/cwt	410.00–490.00	2,453	332
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	523.98/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,777	440
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	469.72/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,696	444
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	419.35/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,441	176
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,798	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,317	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	443.45/cwt	392.00–490.00	2,749	356
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	421.07/cwt	390.00–432.00	2,644	222
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	418.60/cwt	403.00–440.00	2,796	516
Steers	650–700	Large 1	672	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,735	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	387.49/cwt	367.00–405.00	2,666	216
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	399.69/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,870	414
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	371.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,718	176
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	364.54/cwt	356.00–384.00	2,840	654
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	348.88/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,746	149
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,905	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,844	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	357.89/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,931	488
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	347.99/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,892	126
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	356.93/cwt	345.00–366.00	3,066	697
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	339.97/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,954	375
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	334.28/cwt	330.00–344.00	3,059	367
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	326.87/cwt	325.00–331.00	3,001	96
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,046	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	310.27/cwt	310.00–312.00	3,013	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	572.88/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,827	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	503.28/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,892	60
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	569.39/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,164	68
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	470.22/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,839	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	525.45/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,196	82
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	368.82/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,556	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	466.08/cwt	405.00–485.00	2,023	128
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	432.81/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,017	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	458.42/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,155	177
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	450.16/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,359	541
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	409.45/cwt	370.00–422.00	2,150	231
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	416.76/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,384	361
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	374.05/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,158	106
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	399.80/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,507	397
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	363.54/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,283	97
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	360.12/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,442	313
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	341.79/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,321	85
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	683	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,363	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	347.84/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,497	532
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	326.09/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,364	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	324.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,516	310
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	335.71/cwt	327.00–347.50	2,635	445
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	328.71/cwt	323.00–333.00	2,692	198
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	311.33/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,615	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	324.39/cwt	320.00–328.50	2,793	156
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,618	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	283.00/cwt	270.00–296.00	2,587	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	596.06/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,271	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,153	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,533	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,246	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,359	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,257	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,342	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,437	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,401	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,563	10

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 9, 2026

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

Receipts 13,084Last week 5,456Year ago 7,533

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	313	500.00	500.00
60	350–400	376	480.00–520.00	503.28
128	400–450	434	405.00–485.00	466.08
51	450–500	466	420.00–445.00	432.81
231	500–550	525	370.00–422.00	409.45
106	550–600	577	355.00–390.00	374.05
97	600–650	628	330.00–375.00	363.54
85	650–700	679	325.00–347.00	341.79
9	700–750	725	325.00–327.00	326.09
310	750–800	775	305.00–325.00	324.63
27	800–850	840	310.00–316.00	311.33
5	850–900	867	302.00	302.00
18	900–950	914	270.00–296.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	391	460.00–480.00	470.22
11	400–450	422	350.00–390.00	368.82
16	500–550	545	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	683	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	319	550.00–600.00	572.88
68	350–400	380	530.00–590.00	569.39
82	400–450	418	500.00–540.00	525.45
177	450–500	470	430.00–485.00	458.42
541	500–550	524	425.00–480.00	450.16
361	550–600	572	390.00–460.00	416.76
397	600–650	627	380.00–430.00	399.80
313	650–700	678	350.00–405.00	360.12
532	700–750	718	335.00–357.00	347.84
445	750–800	785	327.00–347.50	335.71
198	800–850	819	323.00–333.00	328.71
156	850–900	861	320.00–328.50	324.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	331	530.00	530.00
65	350–400	378	510.00–570.00	538.92
94	400–450	424	485.00–570.00	533.83
118	450–500	476	490.00–540.00	517.00
332	500–550	529	410.00–490.00	463.64
176	550–600	582	405.00–435.00	419.35
222	600–650	628	390.00–432.00	421.07
216	650–700	688	367.00–405.00	387.49
176	700–750	732	350.00–380.00	371.36
149	750–800	787	342.00–355.00	348.88
126	800–850	831	340.00–353.00	347.99
375	850–900	869	335.00–347.00	339.97
96	900–950	918	325.00–331.00	326.87
22	950–1000	971	310.00–312.00	310.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	482	430.00–480.00	451.71
10	550–600	594	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	307	690.00–700.00	697.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	672	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	333	600.00–660.00	636.40
89	350–400	381	590.00–680.00	639.36
62	400–450	422	580.00–635.00	599.09
261	450–500	472	540.00–600.00	566.32
440	500–550	530	500.00–570.00	523.98
444	550–600	574	440.00–500.00	469.72
356	600–650	620	392.00–490.00	443.45
516	650–700	668	403.00–440.00	418.60
414	700–750	718	375.00–425.00	399.69
654	750–800	779	356.00–384.00	364.54
488	800–850	819	355.00–363.00	357.89
697	850–900	859	345.00–366.00	356.93
367	900–950	915	330.00–344.00	334.28
13	950–1000	970	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	583	480.00	480.00
16	750–800	798	364.00	364.00
26	800–850	801	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	520.00	520.00
10	500–550	513	440.00	440.00
7	600–650	633	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	686	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	590.00–600.00	596.06
9	450–500	478	530.00	530.00
5	500–550	502	470.00	470.00
9	550–600	551	425.00	425.00
10	700–750	722	355.00	355.00

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.