Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold 5.00-20.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher with the exception of six weight heifers which sold 15.00-25.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. We are fortunate here in SW Missouri with plenty of rain. Ponds are full, the grass is green, and the cattle market is good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.45/cwt on 906 head, up $4.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +5.14 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$475.45

▲ 4.43 vs prior sale

906 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$79.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs MO average

+6.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	491.14	2,654	615
Medium and Large 1-2	549	445.69	2,446	262
Medium and Large 2	558	411.84	2,298	29

One grade step is worth $79.30/cwt here — about $356 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 sale906 hd

475.45

—

MO average16 barns · 2,633 hd

472.30

+3.16

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+6.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+5.14

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

77 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	300–350	325	529.93/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	440.79/cwt	420.00–462.00	2,742	409
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	344.84/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,514	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	357.08/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,425	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	532.53/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,556	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	674	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	402.77/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,380	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	468.06/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,682	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	328.99/cwt	323.00–336.00	3,356	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	480.78/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,072	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	558.35/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,334	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	382.33/cwt	363.00–400.00	2,986	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	378.89/cwt	357.00–388.00	3,092	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	424.58/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,688	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	481.79/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,322	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	427.30/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,448	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	403.76/cwt	385.00–424.00	2,899	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	387.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,568	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	346.61/cwt	341.00–361.00	3,230	443
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	357.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,580	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	344.88/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,725	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	330.22/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,665	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	509.96/cwt	485.00–565.00	2,626	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	446.49/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,326	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	398	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	377	458.10/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,727	12
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	577	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	657	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	442.36/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,871	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	496.77/cwt	430.00–510.00	2,380	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,185	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	389.34/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,655	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	401.42/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,352	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	378.75/cwt	372.00–385.00	2,772	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,570	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	430.32/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,474	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	412.82/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,188	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	572.21/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,071	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	384.65/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,412	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	603.48/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	412.21/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,560	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	348.00/cwt	342.00–354.00	2,857	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	361.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	347.74/cwt	342.00–351.00	3,018	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	533.14/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,037	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,277	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	435.93/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,106	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	337.23/cwt	323.00–341.00	3,089	228
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	485.69/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	456.81/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,421	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	500.93/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,144	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	405.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	390.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	414.12/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,377	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	419.46/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,798	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	360.71/cwt	350.50–375.00	3,138	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	346.39/cwt	344.00–350.00	3,367	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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