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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 18

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

10,397 head

▼ 946 vs last sale 11,343▼ 677 vs year ago 11,074 · −6.1%

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 steady to 8.00 lower. Weights over 750 lbs. sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Weights over 650 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher. Light six weight heifers sold 25.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good 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 $471.21/cwt on 1,074 head, down $5.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +16.13 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$471.21

▼ 5.03 vs prior sale

1,074 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$109.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

vs MO average

−3.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	494.88	2,673	397
Medium and Large 1-2	549	457.87	2,516	672
Medium and Large 2	584	385.00	2,248	5thin

One grade step is worth $109.88/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale1,074 hd

471.21

—

MO average17 barns · 4,542 hd

480.33

−9.12

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−3.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+16.13

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

87 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,009	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	711.60/cwt	690.00–740.00	2,256	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	663.76/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,210	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	626.20/cwt	600.00–665.00	2,323	87
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	574.93/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,162	49
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,419	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	418	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,215	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	572.36/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,415	112
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	530.20/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,275	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	498.27/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,342	66
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	503.13/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,380	173
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	543.85/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,589	134
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	466.74/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,273	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	492.14/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,544	60
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	514.59/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,676	236
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,777	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	470.05/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,482	333
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	461.29/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,643	150
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	435.97/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,537	279
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,248	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,748	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	444.71/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,735	399
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	413.41/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,588	323
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	419.99/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,793	278
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	399.15/cwt	362.00–408.00	2,722	218
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	393.16/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,831	102
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	371.08/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,713	220
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	353.19/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,734	134
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	382.37/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,963	129
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	362.61/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,977	537
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	350.91/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,895	462
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	354.20/cwt	347.00–360.50	3,067	310
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	337.53/cwt	332.00–343.00	3,004	321
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	334.95/cwt	331.00–347.00	3,102	251
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	3,083	136
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,186	10
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,027	314.17/cwt	312.00–320.00	3,227	258
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	310.77/cwt	310.50–312.00	3,220	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,901	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	622.37/cwt	580.00–665.00	1,992	37
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	561.39/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,920	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	576.14/cwt	550.00–615.00	2,126	65
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	517.96/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,922	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,117	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,843	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	506.31/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,162	143
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	472.45/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,036	134
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	67
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	478.33/cwt	465.00–491.00	2,253	171
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	409.56/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,954	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	442.04/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,113	145
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,052	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,270	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,314	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	432.56/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,262	155
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	406.19/cwt	368.00–420.00	2,141	312
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	417.29/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,387	176
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	393.60/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,275	280
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	408.28/cwt	377.00–419.00	2,495	233
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	365.03/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,333	72
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	378.05/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,514	206
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	353.32/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,410	92
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	361.32/cwt	352.00–367.00	2,562	64
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	335.42/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,469	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	349.45/cwt	336.00–353.00	2,666	166
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	330.38/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,574	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	335.02/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,734	42
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	324.03/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,667	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,675	36
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	324.73/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,799	93
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1-2	871	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,178	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,917	78
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	292.24/cwt	292.00–293.00	2,849	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,280	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,078	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	442.65/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,302	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	396.17/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,409	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	408.73/cwt	390.00–432.00	2,734	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	15

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 May 18, 2026

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

Receipts 10,397Last week 11,343Year ago 11,074

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	283	710.00	710.00
10	300–350	333	650.00–670.00	663.76
49	350–400	376	560.00–600.00	574.93
104	400–450	429	500.00–550.00	530.20
173	450–500	473	480.00–525.00	503.13
333	500–550	528	440.00–490.00	470.05
279	550–600	582	420.00–450.00	435.97
323	600–650	626	387.00–425.00	413.41
218	650–700	682	362.00–408.00	399.15
220	700–750	731	350.00–377.00	371.08
134	750–800	774	342.00–370.00	353.19
462	800–850	825	337.00–357.00	350.91
321	850–900	890	332.00–343.00	337.53
136	900–950	940	325.00–330.00	328.00
33	1000–1050	1,036	310.50–312.00	310.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	524	530.00	530.00
14	600–650	604	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	317	690.00–740.00	711.60
87	350–400	371	600.00–665.00	626.20
112	400–450	422	555.00–600.00	572.36
134	450–500	476	530.00–565.00	543.85
236	500–550	520	495.00–540.00	514.59
150	550–600	573	450.00–485.00	461.29
399	600–650	615	430.00–475.00	444.71
278	650–700	665	410.00–435.00	419.99
102	700–750	720	380.00–420.00	393.16
129	750–800	775	372.00–388.00	382.37
537	800–850	821	357.00–374.00	362.61
310	850–900	866	347.00–360.50	354.20
251	900–950	926	331.00–347.00	334.95
10	950–1000	951	335.00	335.00
258	1000–1050	1,027	312.00–320.00	314.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	378	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	615	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	487	450.00–485.00	466.74
5	550–600	584	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	763	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	418	530.00	530.00
66	450–500	470	495.00–500.00	498.27
60	500–550	517	450.00–497.00	492.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	640.00	640.00
37	300–350	320	580.00–665.00	622.37
65	350–400	369	550.00–615.00	576.14
143	400–450	427	490.00–540.00	506.31
171	450–500	471	465.00–491.00	478.33
155	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	432.56
176	550–600	572	405.00–440.00	417.29
233	600–650	611	377.00–419.00	408.28
206	650–700	665	365.00–392.00	378.05
64	700–750	709	352.00–367.00	361.32
166	750–800	763	336.00–353.00	349.45
42	800–850	816	330.00–337.00	335.02
93	850–900	862	323.00–331.00	324.73
78	900–950	932	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	342	550.00–590.00	561.39
32	350–400	371	495.00–550.00	517.96
134	400–450	431	430.00–490.00	472.45
145	450–500	478	420.00–470.00	442.04
312	500–550	527	368.00–420.00	406.19
280	550–600	578	365.00–405.00	393.60
72	600–650	639	340.00–375.00	365.03
92	650–700	682	337.00–360.00	353.32
14	700–750	736	326.00–345.00	335.42
25	750–800	779	320.00–333.00	330.38
68	800–850	823	300.00–326.00	324.03
36	850–900	860	311.00	311.00
28	950–1000	975	292.00–293.00	292.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	378	560.00	560.00
38	450–500	481	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	460.00	460.00
12	600–650	600	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	871	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	384	480.00	480.00
46	450–500	477	395.00–425.00	409.56
19	550–600	588	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
12	450–500	480	425.00–430.00	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	490.00	490.00
7	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
20	500–550	520	435.00–460.00	442.65
12	600–650	608	390.00–405.00	396.17
15	700–750	730	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	570.00	570.00
18	650–700	669	390.00–432.00	408.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
5	450–500	480	465.00	465.00

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.