Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher with the exception of five weight steers which sold 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. 12 fancy steers weighing 601 lbs. sold for 480.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $484.11/cwt on 356 head, up $22.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 32 comparable sales and sits +13.79 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$484.11

▲ 22.78 vs prior sale

356 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$130.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs MO average

+24.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	505.69	2,702	224
Medium and Large 1-2	558	450.34	2,512	127
Medium and Large 2	589	375.00	2,209	5thin

One grade step is worth $130.69/cwt here — about $493 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.

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 sale356 hd

484.11

—

MO average9 barns · 1,689 hd

491.80

−7.69

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+24.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+13.79

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

64 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	750–800	783	346.75/cwt	331.00–355.00	2,715	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	382.91/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,420	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	369.07/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,871	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	589.85/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,566	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	444.70/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,784	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	351.43/cwt	343.00–354.00	2,516	406
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	323.75/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,859	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	374.89/cwt	359.00–377.00	2,752	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	406.96/cwt	385.00–416.00	2,950	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	360.70/cwt	353.00–363.00	3,167	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	414.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,784	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,867	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	420.34/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,446	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	336.48/cwt	334.00–339.50	2,732	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	387.78/cwt	385.00–432.00	2,571	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	329.74/cwt	327.50–331.00	3,357	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	519.40/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,514	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	410.43/cwt	395.00–424.00	2,495	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	462.09/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,246	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	374.63/cwt	369.00–377.00	3,079	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	484.73/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,729	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	453.18/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,334	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	344.79/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,641	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	354.81/cwt	349.00–362.00	3,250	495
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	342.50/cwt	335.00–348.00	3,374	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	513.97/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,225	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,885	12
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	496	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,934	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	412.75/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,344	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	402.52/cwt	365.00–420.00	2,548	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	557	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	543.82/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,083	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	492.32/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,319	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	518.45/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	408.02/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,146	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	365.35/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,441	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	335.90/cwt	313.00–339.00	2,654	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	510.01/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,219	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,107	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	465.03/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	431.39/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,088	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	409.94/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,308	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,856	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,038	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	381.32/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	470.60/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,480	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	343.34/cwt	332.00–344.00	3,172	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	369.46/cwt	352.00–380.00	2,719	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	524.86/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,666	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	333.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,071	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	437.61/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,525	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	349.68/cwt	341.00–352.00	2,920	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	340.08/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,986	92

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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