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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jun 8

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,773 head

▼ 1,830 vs last sale 10,603▲ 1,575 vs year ago 7,198 · +21.9%

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 sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-18.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot the auction was 602 heifers weighing 611 lbs. which sold for 394.00/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 $481.84/cwt on 887 head, up $18.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +26.76 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$481.84

▲ 18.59 vs prior sale

887 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$684

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

$112.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.06

vs MO average

+28.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	492.61	2,679	668
Medium and Large 1-2	554	450.63	2,496	214
Medium and Large 2	525	380.00	1,995	5thin

One grade step is worth $112.61/cwt here — about $684 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 sale887 hd

481.84

—

MO average20 barns · 4,853 hd

467.79

+14.06

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+28.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+26.76

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

76 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	642.42/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,081	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	575.99/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,976	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	572.47/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,055	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	536.17/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,064	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	517.12/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,156	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	549.93/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,409	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	524.79/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,446	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	491.83/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,331	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,487	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	451.07/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,201	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	517.97/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,668	355
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	457.72/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,421	119
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	465.13/cwt	455.00–520.00	2,679	293
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,603	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	441.74/cwt	409.00–450.00	2,584	95
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	438.29/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,731	314
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	408.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,554	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	415.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,739	106
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,666	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	393.93/cwt	382.00–403.00	2,694	136
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	382.72/cwt	372.00–402.00	2,756	332
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	365.27/cwt	337.00–371.00	2,663	112
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	364.45/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,832	192
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,587	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	356.10/cwt	327.00–362.50	2,799	220
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	356.48/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,884	78
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	348.04/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,868	131
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,521	45
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	351.05/cwt	337.00–355.00	3,030	368
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	332.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,951	130
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,009	192
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,955	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,024	160
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	331.63/cwt	323.00–343.00	3,213	55
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,179	81
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,295	154
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,291	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	566.16/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,868	23
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,903	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	512.96/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,939	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	474.82/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,004	87
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	415.77/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,804	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,029	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	454.66/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,141	79
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	408.82/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,995	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,016	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	397.96/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,065	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	431.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,266	197
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,239	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	389.28/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,196	82
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	433.58/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,471	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,308	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	392.71/cwt	372.50–415.00	2,407	690
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	356.33/cwt	335.00–367.00	2,191	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,772	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	367.17/cwt	352.00–397.00	2,460	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	350.36/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,421	71
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	366.88/cwt	349.00–377.00	2,660	900
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	339.74/cwt	322.00–347.00	2,467	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	340.90/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,601	141
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,553	192
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,624	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	322.55/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,693	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	16
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,666	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,178	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,364	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,371	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	421.60/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,412	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,168	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	385.22/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,450	13

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Receipts 8,773Last week 10,603Year ago 7,198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	343	560.00–590.00	575.99
30	350–400	359	550.00–580.00	572.47
62	400–450	417	470.00–530.00	517.12
38	450–500	474	470.00–510.00	491.83
119	500–550	529	420.00–480.00	457.72
95	550–600	585	409.00–450.00	441.74
53	600–650	625	390.00–415.00	408.60
136	650–700	684	382.00–403.00	393.93
112	700–750	729	337.00–371.00	365.27
220	750–800	786	327.00–362.50	356.10
131	800–850	824	334.00–353.00	348.04
130	850–900	888	325.00–335.00	332.29
19	900–950	935	316.00	316.00
160	950–1000	966	313.00	313.00
81	1050–1100	1,074	296.00	296.00
18	1150–1200	1,171	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	324	620.00–680.00	642.42
101	400–450	438	535.00–560.00	549.93
73	450–500	466	520.00–540.00	524.79
355	500–550	515	480.00–540.00	517.97
293	550–600	576	455.00–520.00	465.13
314	600–650	623	415.00–460.00	438.29
106	650–700	659	400.00–425.00	415.62
332	700–750	720	372.00–402.00	382.72
192	750–800	777	360.00–380.00	364.45
78	800–850	809	350.00–377.00	356.48
368	850–900	863	337.00–355.00	351.05
192	900–950	901	334.00	334.00
55	950–1000	969	323.00–343.00	331.63
154	1100–1150	1,100	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	483	515.00	515.00
20	550–600	585	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	680	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	385	530.00–540.00	536.17
5	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
13	450–500	488	450.00–452.00	451.07
5	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
14	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
25	750–800	784	330.00	330.00
45	800–850	832	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
27	350–400	378	490.00–525.00	512.96
31	400–450	434	385.00–440.00	415.77
27	450–500	488	400.00–415.00	408.82
44	500–550	519	390.00–405.00	397.96
82	550–600	564	365.00–410.00	389.28
25	600–650	615	335.00–367.00	356.33
71	650–700	691	350.00–352.00	350.36
65	700–750	726	322.00–347.00	339.74
192	750–800	799	319.50	319.50
17	800–850	833	315.00	315.00
25	900–950	913	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	330	540.00–580.00	566.16
5	350–400	359	530.00	530.00
87	400–450	422	450.00–510.00	474.82
79	450–500	471	430.00–475.00	454.66
197	500–550	525	410.00–450.00	431.67
65	550–600	570	410.00–460.00	433.58
690	600–650	613	372.50–415.00	392.71
89	650–700	670	352.00–397.00	367.17
900	700–750	725	349.00–377.00	366.88
141	750–800	763	335.00–344.00	340.90
19	800–850	835	320.00–326.00	322.55
16	900–950	910	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	442.00	442.00
10	500–550	546	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	623	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	400.00	400.00
15	550–600	577	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	530.00	530.00
6	450–500	486	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	545	435.00	435.00
21	550–600	572	410.00–440.00	421.60
13	600–650	636	370.00–395.00	385.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	586	370.00	370.00

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.