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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 24

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,327 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 4,043▼ 6,030 vs year ago 10,357 · −58.2%

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 5.00-15.00 lower. Heavier weights sold from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. sold 8.00-20.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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 $373.60/cwt on 147 head, down $21.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −81.49 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$373.60

▼ 21.32 vs prior sale

147 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$56.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.01

vs MO average

+2.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	406.00	2,192	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	377.45	2,043	107
Medium and Large 2	568	349.04	1,982	30

One grade step is worth $56.96/cwt here — about $210 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 sale147 hd

373.60

—

MO average10 barns · 597 hd

396.60

−23.01

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+2.60

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−81.49

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

81 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	508.14/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,585	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	375	425.64/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,596	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	451.50/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,878	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,066	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	400.71/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,867	36
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	491	357.97/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,758	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,175	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	382.45/cwt	362.00–410.00	2,012	74
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,207	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	364.83/cwt	327.00–380.00	2,105	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	349.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,019	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	363.59/cwt	342.00–376.00	2,291	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	383.57/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,428	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	371.15/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,464	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,520	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	357.22/cwt	342.00–361.00	2,426	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	348.86/cwt	327.50–358.00	2,407	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	353.50/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,598	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	327.73/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,422	114
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	345.33/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,649	216
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	332.67/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,558	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,841	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	325.22/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,716	172
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	332.80/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,782	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	304.42/cwt	304.00–304.50	2,615	58
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	330.55/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,849	915
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,551	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	313.22/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,838	153
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,875	58
Steers	900–950	Large 1	943	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,036	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	303.14/cwt	290.00–304.50	2,895	123
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,928	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	334	388.18/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,297	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	455.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,527	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,656	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	372	415.66/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,546	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,652	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	378.07/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,592	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	372.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,760	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	357.30/cwt	330.00–372.00	1,697	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	351.03/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,850	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	331.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,776	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	345.48/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,976	82
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	355.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,042	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,011	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	318.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,840	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	334.00/cwt	315.00–339.00	2,077	117
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	343.74/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,142	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	331.38/cwt	328.00–333.00	2,217	125
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	317.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,149	51
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	287.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,956	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,284	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,331	140
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,284	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	308.82/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,381	50
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	327.45/cwt	324.00–331.00	2,557	60
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,462	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	304.79/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,542	71
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	275.32/cwt	270.00–278.00	2,401	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	293.07/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,643	105
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,034	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,554	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,860	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	479	358.27/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,716	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,904	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	330.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,723	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	341.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,958	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	334.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,931	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	339.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,067	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,077	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,356	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	9

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Receipts 4,327Last week 4,043Year ago 10,357

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	440.00–475.00	451.50
6	450–500	454	455.00	455.00
74	500–550	526	362.00–410.00	382.45
24	550–600	577	327.00–380.00	364.83
78	600–650	630	342.00–376.00	363.59
46	650–700	679	342.00–361.00	357.22
114	700–750	739	310.00–341.00	327.73
21	750–800	769	329.00–341.00	332.67
172	800–850	835	312.00–330.00	325.22
58	850–900	859	304.00–304.50	304.42
58	900–950	938	306.50	306.50
123	950–1000	955	290.00–304.50	303.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	573	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	556	397.00	397.00
59	600–650	633	377.00–390.00	383.57
31	650–700	664	370.00–376.00	371.15
31	700–750	735	352.00–354.00	353.50
216	750–800	767	337.00–350.00	345.33
102	800–850	836	331.00–341.00	332.80
915	850–900	862	325.00–337.00	330.55
153	900–950	906	313.00–314.00	313.22
60	950–1000	963	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	672	375.00	375.00
5	800–850	826	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	375	410.00–480.00	425.64
43	450–500	491	345.00–360.00	357.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	943	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	500.00–520.00	508.14
5	350–400	373	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
36	450–500	466	387.00–420.00	400.71
5	500–550	522	345.00	345.00
25	550–600	577	340.00–355.00	349.85
27	650–700	690	327.50–358.00	348.86
3	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
6	850–900	895	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	540.00	540.00
6	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	505	377.00	377.00
17	550–600	574	330.00–350.00	341.05
18	600–650	609	330.00–355.00	339.39
10	650–700	693	340.00	340.00
9	700–750	700	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	479	345.00–370.00	358.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	477	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	330.76
12	550–600	578	330.00–335.00	334.16
3	600–650	618	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	681	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	421	370.00–385.00	378.07
86	450–500	472	365.00–385.00	372.90
36	500–550	536	320.00–340.00	331.37
82	550–600	572	325.00–352.00	345.48
117	600–650	622	315.00–339.00	334.00
51	650–700	677	310.00–330.00	317.47
5	700–750	749	305.00	305.00
50	750–800	771	302.00–312.00	308.82
71	800–850	834	300.00–305.00	304.79
9	850–900	872	270.00–278.00	275.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	527	350.00–352.00	351.03
29	550–600	574	350.00–360.00	355.68
53	600–650	623	342.00–350.00	343.74
125	650–700	669	328.00–333.00	331.38
140	700–750	724	322.00	322.00
60	750–800	781	324.00–331.00	327.45
13	800–850	802	307.00	307.00
6	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
105	900–950	902	286.00–294.00	293.07
5	1000–1050	1,034	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	690	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	334	330.00–430.00	388.18
36	350–400	372	375.00–435.00	415.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	450.00–460.00	455.85
4	350–400	368	450.00	450.00
81	450–500	475	330.00–372.00	357.30
19	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	318.37
6	650–700	680	275.00–300.00	287.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	578	348.00	348.00
8	750–800	775	300.00	300.00

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.