Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 12.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady to 10.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 138 heifers weighing 750 lbs. which sold for 347.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.68/cwt on 780 head, up $11.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +16.36 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$486.68

▲ 11.64 vs prior sale

780 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$856

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

$127.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs MO average

−0.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	497.73	2,757	626
Medium and Large 1-2	554	444.64	2,463	148
Medium and Large 2	514	370.00	1,902	6thin

One grade step is worth $127.73/cwt here — about $856 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $391.50, median $470.32 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale780 hd

486.68

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MO average19 barns · 3,172 hd

492.35

−5.67

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−0.87

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+16.36

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

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	533.60/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,289	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	455.02/cwt	350.00–485.00	2,412	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	395.99/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,693	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	569.84/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,182	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	432.09/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,519	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	556.98/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,894	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	310.51/cwt	305.00–311.00	3,155	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	427.99/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,696	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,054	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,267	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,065	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	999	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	509.75/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,416	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	363.28/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,877	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	375.69/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,784	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	386.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,215	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	357.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,396	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	471.64/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,052	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	342.43/cwt	316.00–347.00	2,880	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	350.73/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,522	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	444.38/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,142	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	375.97/cwt	345.00–387.00	2,406	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	340.60/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,595	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	519.70/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,980	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	341.06/cwt	331.50–350.00	2,984	432
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	462.12/cwt	434.00–470.00	2,237	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	466.57/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,801	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	418.54/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,235	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,642	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,293	14
Steers	Large 1	700–750	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	7
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	727	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,545	9
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	506	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	564.65/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,044	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	433.97/cwt	425.00–442.00	2,461	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,325	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	428.90/cwt	405.00–480.00	2,428	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	605.14/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,955	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	390.05/cwt	372.00–397.00	2,637	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	672.26/cwt	600.00–704.00	2,434	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	360.04/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,549	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	409.71/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,516	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	319.11/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,802	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	525.38/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,196	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	331.56/cwt	327.50–337.00	2,712	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	321.76/cwt	321.00–322.00	3,115	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	478.89/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,280	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	448.37/cwt	432.00–485.00	2,340	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	346.41/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,615	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	487.67/cwt	457.00–515.00	2,770	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	385.76/cwt	377.00–403.00	2,943	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	703.35/cwt	680.00–740.00	2,293	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	406.02/cwt	395.00–428.00	2,948	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	589.58/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,506	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	357.16/cwt	355.00–361.00	3,100	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	334.20/cwt	332.00–340.00	3,051	569
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	554.13/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,610	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	424.15/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,816	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	447.01/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,767	194
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	519.97/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,719	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	364.27/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,976	304

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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