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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 9

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,000 head

▼ 943 vs last sale 5,943▼ 3,098 vs year ago 8,098 · −38.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Nov 4, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Nov 5, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers are selling steady to 10.00 lower.

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 $382.50/cwt on 171 head, up $4.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.83 against this barn's trailing median of $448.33.

Average price

$382.50

▲ 4.45 vs prior sale

171 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$71.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.49

vs MO average

−36.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	406.84	2,176	68
Medium and Large 1-2	554	370.57	2,052	91
Medium and Large 2	582	335.06	1,950	12thin

One grade step is worth $71.78/cwt here — about $226 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 sale171 hd

382.50

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MO average16 barns · 1,625 hd

402.99

−20.49

National average182 barns · 28,189 hd

419.23

−36.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.33

−65.83

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 $448.33 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

62 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	539.14/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,693	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	482.68/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,071	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	418.58/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,825	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	397.67/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,869	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,828	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,221	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	412.50/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,149	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	370.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,954	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,228	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	371.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,144	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	335.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,950	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	370.58/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,286	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	361.59/cwt	352.00–367.00	2,253	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	336.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,111	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	336.41/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,261	25
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	683	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,199	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	347.06/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,391	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	335.29/cwt	315.00–347.00	2,434	133
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	320.13/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,433	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,670	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	318.69/cwt	303.00–323.00	2,610	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,786	45
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	304.83/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,786	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,299	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.65/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,371	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,565	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	381.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,515	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,648	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	366.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,559	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	400.59/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,907	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	366.44/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,777	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,638	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	339.67/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,729	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	304.24/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,570	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	365.63/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,909	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	328.84/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,914	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,948	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,099	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,651	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	321.10/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,013	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	321.63/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,190	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,797	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	308.22/cwt	282.00–322.00	2,232	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	299.32/cwt	294.00–301.00	2,293	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	266.48/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,071	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,485	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	274.95/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,235	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,473	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,631	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium 1-2	910	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,111	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,355	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	348.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,813	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	339.63/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,909	12
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	601	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,043	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,045	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,238	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,299	10

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 Nov 9, 2026

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

Receipts 5,000Last week 5,943Year ago 8,098

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Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers are selling steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	601	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	521	345.00–355.00	348.03
12	550–600	562	337.00–345.00	339.63
5	650–700	668	335.00	335.00
10	700–750	749	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	645	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	910	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	402	410.00	410.00
48	450–500	476	385.00–420.00	400.59
23	500–550	522	355.00–385.00	365.63
7	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
18	600–650	621	338.00	338.00
15	750–800	794	313.00	313.00
18	800–850	830	298.00	298.00
7	850–900	883	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	390.00	390.00
13	350–400	397	370.00–385.00	381.59
21	400–450	426	355.00–375.00	366.00
25	450–500	485	350.00–380.00	366.44
12	500–550	509	325.00–355.00	339.67
43	550–600	582	320.00–339.00	328.84
21	600–650	627	316.00–331.00	321.10
53	650–700	681	312.00–326.00	321.63
31	700–750	724	282.00–322.00	308.22
17	750–800	766	294.00–301.00	299.32
14	800–850	813	255.00–290.00	274.95
6	1000–1050	1,015	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	340.00–400.00	370.65
10	450–500	495	331.00	331.00
11	500–550	516	300.00–312.00	304.24
5	600–650	623	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	691	260.00	260.00
7	750–800	777	262.00–270.00	266.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	585	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	683	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	314	520.00–550.00	539.14
3	350–400	363	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	429	460.00–500.00	482.68
12	450–500	499	445.00	445.00
46	500–550	521	400.00–445.00	412.50
22	550–600	564	395.00	395.00
54	600–650	617	365.00–387.00	370.58
18	750–800	783	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	436	410.00–430.00	418.58
10	450–500	470	375.00–430.00	397.67
44	500–550	528	350.00–385.00	370.09
47	550–600	578	360.00–380.00	371.02
78	600–650	623	352.00–367.00	361.59
40	650–700	689	345.00–348.00	347.06
133	700–750	726	315.00–347.00	335.29
22	750–800	760	312.00–322.00	320.13
22	800–850	819	303.00–323.00	318.69
45	850–900	879	317.00	317.00
72	900–950	914	304.00–305.00	304.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	640	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	481	380.00	380.00
12	550–600	582	320.00–340.00	335.06
13	600–650	628	330.00–340.00	336.09
25	650–700	672	330.00–341.00	336.41

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.