Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher with the exception of light five weights which sold 30.00 higher. Weights over 700 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.03/cwt on 1,098 head, down $10.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.71 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$471.03

▼ 10.82 vs prior sale

1,098 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$73.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs MO average

+11.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	488.69	2,688	660
Medium and Large 1-2	569	445.03	2,534	429
Medium and Large 2	598	415.00	2,482	9thin

One grade step is worth $73.69/cwt here — about $207 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.

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 sale1,098 hd

471.03

—

MO average16 barns · 3,638 hd

467.73

+3.30

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+11.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+0.71

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

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	443.21/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,928	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	655.76/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,151	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	392.60/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,257	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	368.65/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,345	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	559	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,518	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	598.09/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,243	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	431.97/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,691	366
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	315.50/cwt	310.00–326.00	3,070	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	339.12/cwt	330.00–348.00	3,072	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	390.99/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,799	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,157	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	509.74/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,640	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	357.67/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,954	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	555.31/cwt	520.00–585.00	2,649	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	559.19/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,432	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	324.94/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,827	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	429.31/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,426	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	474.06/cwt	450.00–530.00	2,252	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	372.85/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,871	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	365.50/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,679	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	456.69/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,420	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	339.99/cwt	336.00–344.00	2,655	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	327.88/cwt	324.00–333.00	2,679	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.70/cwt	357.00–392.00	2,521	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	496.23/cwt	460.00–530.00	2,089	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	307.41/cwt	302.00–308.50	2,957	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,906	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	876	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,321	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	677	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	343.93/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,473	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	394.54/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,699	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	403.02/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,108	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	477.48/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,726	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	330.21/cwt	328.00–331.50	3,193	427
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,578	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	339.79/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,314	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	360.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	368.44/cwt	345.00–384.00	2,693	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	413.82/cwt	400.00–433.00	2,810	561
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	351.09/cwt	343.00–358.00	3,037	639
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	340.60/cwt	338.00–343.00	2,946	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	564.01/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,291	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	457.35/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,410	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	440.70/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,591	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	340.07/cwt	337.00–348.00	2,775	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	497.68/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,369	138
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	504.59/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	306.69/cwt	301.00–315.00	2,702	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	436.70/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,114	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	328.02/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,532	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	395.15/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,462	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,534	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,024	301.32/cwt	301.00–305.00	3,086	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	326.45/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,990	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	510.59/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,175	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	394.06/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,455	49

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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