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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

7,808 head

▼ 2,800 vs last sale 10,608▲ 4,551 vs year ago 3,257 · +139.7%

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 600 lbs. sold 15.00 up to 50.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of light 4 weights which sold up to 50.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Light 6 weight steers sold up to 500.00/cwt. Light 8 weight steers sold up to 383.00/cwt. Most all the market area received rain the past few days. The grass is green and the market is on fire.

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 $505.18/cwt on 364 head, up $27.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +50.10 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$505.18

▲ 27.64 vs prior sale

364 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$65.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

vs MO average

+14.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	526.26	2,834	246
Medium and Large 1-2	560	461.23	2,584	118

One grade step is worth $65.03/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale364 hd

505.18

—

MO average19 barns · 2,227 hd

492.33

+12.85

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+14.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+50.10

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

70 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 1	311	739.73/cwt	690.00–770.00	2,301	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	619.62/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,964	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	651.72/cwt	620.00–700.00	2,444	52
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	610.63/cwt	585.00–620.00	2,363	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	495.48/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,131	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	628.88/cwt	610.00–680.00	2,710	94
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	581.81/cwt	520.00–605.00	2,513	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	536.48/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,538	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	564.26/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,692	183
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	530.25/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,747	131
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	461.08/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,467	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	521.72/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,932	115
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	461.33/cwt	430.00–477.50	2,662	71
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	421.26/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,646	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	455.95/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,872	134
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	442.79/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,940	283
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	414.17/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,837	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	390.81/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,849	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	412.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	3,008	356
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	374.89/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,883	119
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	391.02/cwt	384.00–420.00	3,046	309
Steers	750–800	Large 1	786	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,955	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	373.28/cwt	365.00–383.00	3,042	180
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	359.21/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,953	147
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	353.27/cwt	348.00–368.00	3,095	520
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	340.56/cwt	338.00–344.00	3,021	178
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	343.85/cwt	338.00–347.00	3,146	252
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	332.65/cwt	323.00–335.00	3,084	107
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	331.92/cwt	326.00–335.00	3,200	91
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,114	209
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	320.51/cwt	318.50–326.00	3,311	34
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,058	30
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,134	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,425	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	652.16/cwt	635.00–670.00	2,035	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	605.95/cwt	560.00–640.00	2,036	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	543.73/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,077	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,218	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	581.75/cwt	530.00–620.00	2,426	97
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	512.04/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,171	72
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	502.39/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,371	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	433.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,092	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	457.83/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,216	80
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	485.01/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,508	101
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	429.26/cwt	390.00–455.00	2,245	151
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	404.97/cwt	350.00–430.00	2,337	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	434.63/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,521	201
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	376.42/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,360	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	408.07/cwt	379.00–430.00	2,563	148
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,643	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	366.71/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,442	378
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	382.50/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,555	219
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	368.51/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,635	199
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	350.50/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,524	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	342.65/cwt	331.00–360.50	2,649	535
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	335.20/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,759	273
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	319.00/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,664	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,812	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,839	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,901	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,003	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,658	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,450	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,381	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,577	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,623	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Receipts 7,808Last week 10,608Year ago 3,257

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	600.00–640.00	619.62
25	350–400	387	585.00–620.00	610.63
67	400–450	432	520.00–605.00	581.81
41	450–500	473	520.00–580.00	536.48
47	500–550	535	440.00–470.00	461.08
71	550–600	577	430.00–477.50	461.33
68	600–650	628	410.00–440.00	421.26
48	650–700	685	410.00–416.00	414.17
48	700–750	729	375.00–400.00	390.81
119	750–800	769	355.00–383.00	374.89
147	800–850	822	352.00–360.00	359.21
178	850–900	887	338.00–344.00	340.56
107	900–950	927	323.00–335.00	332.65
209	950–1000	973	320.00	320.00
30	1050–1100	1,092	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	430	470.00–510.00	495.48
6	450–500	480	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	651	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	750–800	786	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	311	690.00–770.00	739.73
52	350–400	375	620.00–700.00	651.72
94	400–450	431	610.00–680.00	628.88
183	450–500	477	550.00–600.00	564.26
131	500–550	518	500.00–575.00	530.25
115	550–600	562	500.00–560.00	521.72
134	600–650	630	440.00–500.00	455.95
283	650–700	664	420.00–460.00	442.79
356	700–750	730	400.00–430.00	412.06
309	750–800	779	384.00–420.00	391.02
180	800–850	815	365.00–383.00	373.28
520	850–900	876	348.00–368.00	353.27
252	900–950	915	338.00–347.00	343.85
91	950–1000	964	326.00–335.00	331.92
34	1000–1050	1,033	318.50–326.00	320.51
17	1100–1150	1,134	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	336	560.00–640.00	605.95
31	350–400	382	520.00–560.00	543.73
72	400–450	424	470.00–530.00	512.04
80	450–500	484	440.00–480.00	457.83
151	500–550	523	390.00–455.00	429.26
69	550–600	577	350.00–430.00	404.97
35	600–650	627	375.00–385.00	376.42
378	650–700	666	345.00–367.50	366.71
54	700–750	720	330.00–367.00	350.50
16	800–850	835	310.00–321.00	319.00
4	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
4	900–950	942	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
24	450–500	483	430.00–440.00	433.19
9	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
13	1000–1050	1,003	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	657	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	312	635.00–670.00	652.16
16	350–400	396	560.00	560.00
97	400–450	417	530.00–620.00	581.75
62	450–500	472	480.00–550.00	502.39
101	500–550	517	465.00–510.00	485.01
201	550–600	580	415.00–470.00	434.63
148	600–650	628	379.00–430.00	408.07
219	650–700	668	370.00–394.00	382.50
199	700–750	715	352.00–377.00	368.51
535	750–800	773	331.00–360.50	342.65
273	800–850	823	331.00–347.00	335.20
13	850–900	860	327.00	327.00
6	900–950	910	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	490	500.00	500.00
11	600–650	621	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	450.00	450.00
5	750–800	783	335.00	335.00

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.