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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jan 2

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1822

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 5Jan 2Jun 19 →

Receipts

9,413 head

▲ 4,284 vs last sale 5,129▲ 3,089 vs year ago 6,324 · +48.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Feeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent value added sales for an adequate price comparison, however compared to Monday's regular feeder sale, steers under 850lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots of 650lb steers up to 15.00 higher, and steers over 850lbs sold with a steady undertone. Heifers under 750lbs sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher, and heifers over 750lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $329.00/cwt on 917 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −152.98 against this barn's trailing median of $481.99.

Average price

$329.00

917 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$60.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs MO average

−3.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	335.90	1,879	502
Medium and Large 1-2	552	321.22	1,773	410
Medium and Large 2	538	275.00	1,480	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.90/cwt here — about $400 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 sale917 hd

329.00

—

MO average6 barns · 2,710 hd

329.62

−0.61

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−3.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

481.99

−152.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special- 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 1Value Added	320	471.12/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,508	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	421.50/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,656	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	414.43/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,782	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	368.85/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,604	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	358.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,710	60
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	383.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,831	100
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	481	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,587	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	350.58/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,855	214
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	330.06/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,759	248
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	307.69/cwt	292.00–316.00	1,788	162
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	324.99/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,891	288
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	312.31/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,964	969
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	294.52/cwt	277.50–304.00	1,858	260
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	666	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,732	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	299.11/cwt	285.00–316.00	2,019	837
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	274.34/cwt	262.00–282.50	1,871	168
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	275.57/cwt	264.00–296.00	1,995	517
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	260.54/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,915	98
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	256.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,964	99
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	270.77/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,098	745
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	265.44/cwt	259.00–274.00	2,163	279
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	255.11/cwt	246.00–257.00	2,105	221
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	248.66/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,176	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	877	254.27/cwt	252.25–258.00	2,230	176
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	917	244.24/cwt	243.50–245.25	2,240	103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,050	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	325.18/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,232	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	350.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,379	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	312.19/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,308	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	339.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,438	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	447	283.81/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,269	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	294.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,383	189
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	324.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,560	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	481	281.20/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,353	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	310.02/cwt	292.50–327.00	1,618	178
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	280.46/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,495	137
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	572	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,444	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	275.72/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,580	553
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	290.04/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,671	512
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	270.31/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,676	279
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	259.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,643	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	264.27/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,776	165
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	251.94/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,716	121
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	258.22/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,867	315
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	236.83/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,748	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	248.49/cwt	244.50–258.00	1,913	141
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	241.03/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,856	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	238.14/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,924	44
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	223.36/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,990	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	933	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,029	3

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 Special- Carthage, MO

Thu Jan 2, 2025

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

Receipts 9,413Last week 5,129Year ago 6,324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	465.00–480.00	471.12
37	350–400	393	400.00–450.00	421.50
60	400–450	430	390.00–430.00	414.43
100	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	383.00
214	500–550	529	340.00–370.00	350.58
288	550–600	582	315.00–337.50	324.99
969	600–650	629	300.00–322.00	312.31
837	650–700	675	285.00–316.00	299.11
517	700–750	724	264.00–296.00	275.57
745	750–800	775	260.00–285.00	270.77
279	800–850	815	259.00–274.00	265.44
176	850–900	877	252.25–258.00	254.27
103	900–950	917	243.50–245.25	244.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	435	340.00–380.00	368.85
60	450–500	477	340.00–375.00	358.58
248	500–550	533	310.00–335.00	330.06
162	550–600	581	292.00–316.00	307.69
260	600–650	631	277.50–304.00	294.52
168	650–700	682	262.00–282.50	274.34
98	700–750	735	255.00–264.00	260.54
99	750–800	765	250.00–260.00	256.79
221	800–850	825	246.00–257.00	255.11
36	850–900	875	246.00–250.00	248.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	538	275.00	275.00
11	650–700	666	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	393	345.00–360.00	350.95
30	400–450	423	330.00–355.00	339.95
68	450–500	480	320.00–340.00	324.92
178	500–550	522	292.50–327.00	310.02
512	550–600	576	282.00–310.00	290.04
279	600–650	620	264.00–279.00	270.31
165	650–700	672	259.00–269.00	264.27
315	700–750	723	245.00–264.00	258.22
141	750–800	770	244.50–258.00	248.49
44	800–850	808	236.00–244.00	238.14
3	900–950	933	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	320.00	320.00
24	350–400	379	310.00–332.50	325.18
32	400–450	419	290.00–320.00	312.19
189	450–500	469	285.00–315.00	294.89
137	500–550	533	270.00–293.00	280.46
553	550–600	573	267.50–285.00	275.72
71	600–650	634	255.00–265.00	259.11
121	650–700	681	243.00–260.00	251.94
13	700–750	738	235.00–241.00	236.83
18	750–800	770	240.00–243.00	241.03
11	850–900	891	223.00–225.00	223.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	447	272.00–295.00	283.81
35	450–500	481	280.00–282.00	281.20
2	550–600	572	252.50	252.50

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.