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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

3,510 head

▼ 2,499 vs last sale 6,009▼ 2,103 vs year ago 5,613 · −37.5%

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 15.00-35.00 lower with heavier weights selling 2.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-35.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. With the heat index of 110 and a market adjustment, supply was light along with lower prices. The offering contained a large number of plain cattle compared to last week.

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 $410.82/cwt on 237 head, down $38.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.27 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$410.82

▼ 38.02 vs prior sale

237 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$63.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.34

vs MO average

−8.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	433.47	2,432	76
Medium and Large 1-2	560	405.32	2,268	137
Medium and Large 2	550	370.46	2,038	24

One grade step is worth $63.01/cwt here — about $394 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 sale237 hd

410.82

—

MO average13 barns · 1,280 hd

444.16

−33.34

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−8.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−44.27

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

69 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,577	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,064	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,711	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	536.06/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,155	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	490.21/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,142	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	437.47/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,030	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	504.51/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,361	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	472.28/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,243	36
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	477	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,027	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	465.89/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,418	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	411.21/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,171	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,965	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,243	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	370.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,110	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	422.66/cwt	414.00–470.00	2,430	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	401.32/cwt	367.00–410.00	2,320	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	402.61/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,512	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	392.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,467	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	384.21/cwt	382.00–385.00	2,574	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	375.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,554	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	354.47/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,595	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	347.57/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,544	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,770	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	338.50/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,661	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,846	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	338.23/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,821	148
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	857	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,434	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	326.88/cwt	320.00–329.50	2,818	144
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,031	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	340.89/cwt	338.50–341.50	3,095	604
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	319.16/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,920	243
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	319.01/cwt	290.00–320.00	3,098	89
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	3,165	125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	505.76/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,654	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	472.15/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,686	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,684	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	11
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2-3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,566	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	436.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,865	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	437.90/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,010	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	408.64/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,974	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	380.08/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,878	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	374.29/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,976	66
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	392.78/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,078	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	396.46/cwt	382.00–425.00	2,244	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	371.28/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,172	158
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,987	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	350.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,151	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	369.77/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,348	94
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,145	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,398	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	345.14/cwt	341.00–347.00	2,354	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	336.32/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,442	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,438	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	320.12/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,535	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,418	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	325.66/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,644	154
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,751	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	393.82/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,087	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,078	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	366.71/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,244	22
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,536	8

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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Receipts 3,510Last week 6,009Year ago 5,613

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	540.00	540.00
35	400–450	437	455.00–510.00	490.21
36	450–500	475	455.00–500.00	472.28
46	500–550	528	390.00–445.00	411.21
86	550–600	578	367.00–410.00	401.32
39	600–650	628	370.00–400.00	392.79
49	650–700	680	370.00–380.00	375.54
26	700–750	732	340.00–351.00	347.57
25	750–800	786	332.00–345.00	338.50
148	800–850	834	335.00–343.00	338.23
144	850–900	862	320.00–329.50	326.88
243	900–950	915	316.00–325.00	319.16
89	950–1000	971	290.00–320.00	319.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	670.00	670.00
25	400–450	402	520.00–580.00	536.06
21	450–500	468	500.00–515.00	504.51
19	500–550	519	450.00–470.00	465.89
57	550–600	575	414.00–470.00	422.66
32	600–650	624	400.00–410.00	402.61
38	650–700	670	382.00–385.00	384.21
46	700–750	732	354.00–355.00	354.47
15	750–800	763	363.00	363.00
34	800–850	804	354.00	354.00
52	850–900	881	344.00	344.00
604	900–950	908	338.50–341.50	340.89
125	1000–1050	1,000	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	477	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	464	435.00–440.00	437.47
12	500–550	531	370.00	370.00
12	550–600	569	360.00–380.00	370.91
4	650–700	662	335.00	335.00
8	850–900	857	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
26	500–550	530	387.00–400.00	393.82
22	600–650	612	340.00–373.00	366.71
8	750–800	778	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	591	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	537	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	400	455.00	455.00
23	450–500	459	432.00–440.00	437.90
72	500–550	529	390.00–410.00	392.78
16	550–600	566	382.00–425.00	396.46
94	600–650	635	367.00–384.00	369.77
4	650–700	666	360.00	360.00
154	800–850	812	324.00–328.00	325.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	480.00–540.00	505.76
7	350–400	357	470.00–475.00	472.15
24	400–450	427	425.00–450.00	436.74
71	450–500	483	385.00–420.00	408.64
66	500–550	528	362.00–390.00	374.29
158	550–600	585	350.00–377.00	371.28
42	600–650	613	340.00–360.00	350.88
44	650–700	682	341.00–347.00	345.14
40	700–750	726	335.00–344.00	336.32
34	750–800	792	314.00–325.00	320.12
8	800–850	806	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	385	425.00–450.00	437.50
8	400–450	426	365.00–370.00	367.53
24	450–500	494	370.00–382.00	380.08
5	550–600	586	339.00	339.00
3	600–650	646	332.00	332.00
12	750–800	762	320.00	320.00

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.