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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 26

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,718 head

▲ 661 vs last sale 8,057▲ 2,417 vs year ago 6,301 · +38.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 lower. Steers weighing over 600 lbs. sold 3.00-14.00 higher with the exception of light eight weight steers which sold 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00-16.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 21 steers weighing 826 lbs. sold for 369.00/cwt. The largest lot of the day was 303 steers weighing 808 lbs. and sold for 361.00/cwt.

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 $402.25/cwt on 718 head, up $2.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.08 against this barn's trailing median of $461.33.

Average price

$402.25

▲ 2.00 vs prior sale

718 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$69.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs MO average

−32.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	413.21	2,294	412
Medium and Large 1-2	552	390.91	2,157	284
Medium and Large 2	571	343.38	1,961	22

One grade step is worth $69.83/cwt here — about $333 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale718 hd

402.25

—

MO average15 barns · 2,026 hd

401.96

+0.29

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−32.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.33

−59.08

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $461.33 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

80 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. 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,503	20
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,431	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,755	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	486.69/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,796	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	452.50/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,787	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	494.56/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,112	78
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	434.21/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,880	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	482.57/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,268	96
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	443.87/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,131	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	421.22/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,203	97
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,240	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	398.26/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,115	170
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	407.73/cwt	395.00–432.00	2,336	260
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	379.94/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,215	114
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	341.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,994	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	385.64/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,391	268
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	357.65/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,232	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	380.90/cwt	361.00–395.00	2,548	209
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	354.60/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,394	130
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	363.15/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,622	426
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	348.06/cwt	333.00–354.00	2,541	77
Steers	700–750	Large 1	738	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,509	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	336.03/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,581	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	355.07/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,748	349
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	357.92/cwt	347.00–369.00	2,896	444
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	337.06/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,787	171
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	339.97/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,934	530
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	325.52/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,865	326
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	334.27/cwt	327.00–339.50	3,065	560
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	939	323.23/cwt	321.00–325.00	3,035	219
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	320.53/cwt	313.00–335.00	3,087	150
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	973	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,938	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	317.75/cwt	317.75–317.75	3,146	134
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,191	19
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,156	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,147	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,242	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	490.75/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,546	33
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	454.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,524	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	455.92/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,723	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	431.09/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,655	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	409.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,601	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	384.81/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,612	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	424.24/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,816	131
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	398.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,898	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	374.86/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,796	104
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	381.14/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,990	175
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	359.39/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,905	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	369.76/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,111	259
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	347.80/cwt	333.00–355.00	2,021	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	362.51/cwt	348.00–382.00	2,255	155
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	624	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,090	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	342.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,170	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,197	88
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	352.96/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,400	340
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	317.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,311	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	334.27/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,444	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	333.98/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,528	71
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	781	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,359	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,469	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	317.25/cwt	306.00–329.00	2,636	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	311.23/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,720	336
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,456	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	288.48/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,752	28
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,732	35
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,035	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	450.63/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,145	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,956	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	390.39/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,053	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,197	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	358.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,061	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,003	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	341.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,111	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,129	12

How this sale compares

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 - Carthage, MO

Mon Oct 26, 2026

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

Receipts 8,718Last week 8,057Year ago 6,301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	311	460.00	460.00
20	350–400	395	440.00–460.00	452.50
6	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
17	550–600	584	330.00–350.00	341.43
13	950–1000	973	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
55	500–550	527	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	289	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
17	350–400	369	480.00–500.00	486.69
46	400–450	433	410.00–455.00	434.21
91	450–500	480	420.00–460.00	443.87
170	500–550	531	375.00–415.00	398.26
114	550–600	583	365.00–390.00	379.94
17	600–650	624	337.00–370.00	357.65
130	650–700	675	330.00–361.00	354.60
77	700–750	730	333.00–354.00	348.06
41	750–800	768	330.00–338.00	336.03
171	800–850	827	325.00–347.00	337.06
326	850–900	880	318.00–328.00	325.52
219	900–950	939	321.00–325.00	323.23
134	950–1000	990	317.75	317.75
7	1000–1050	1,018	310.00	310.00
11	1050–1100	1,074	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	550.00	550.00
78	400–450	427	470.00–510.00	494.56
96	450–500	470	460.00–510.00	482.57
97	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	421.22
260	550–600	573	395.00–432.00	407.73
268	600–650	620	370.00–410.00	385.64
209	650–700	669	361.00–395.00	380.90
426	700–750	722	355.00–380.00	363.15
349	750–800	774	340.00–364.00	355.07
444	800–850	809	347.00–369.00	357.92
530	850–900	863	327.00–349.00	339.97
560	900–950	917	327.00–339.50	334.27
150	950–1000	963	313.00–335.00	320.53
19	1000–1050	1,013	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	305	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	738	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	589	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	480.00	480.00
20	450–500	476	435.00–490.00	450.63
11	500–550	526	385.00–395.00	390.39
10	550–600	567	385.00–390.00	387.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	400.00	400.00
22	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	358.42
15	600–650	618	325.00–350.00	341.64
12	650–700	676	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	303	410.00	410.00
32	350–400	391	400.00–420.00	409.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	440.00–460.00	454.87
17	350–400	384	420.00–440.00	431.09
29	400–450	419	365.00–392.00	384.81
104	450–500	479	355.00–385.00	374.86
92	500–550	530	340.00–370.00	359.39
83	550–600	581	333.00–355.00	347.80
41	600–650	633	330.00–350.00	342.78
88	650–700	666	320.00–340.00	329.94
69	700–750	727	315.00–325.00	317.85
15	750–800	794	311.00	311.00
6	850–900	877	275.00–285.00	280.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	315	470.00–535.00	490.75
33	350–400	378	455.00–460.00	455.92
131	400–450	428	405.00–440.00	424.24
81	450–500	476	390.00–420.00	398.68
175	500–550	522	365.00–415.00	381.14
259	550–600	571	355.00–383.00	369.76
155	600–650	622	348.00–382.00	362.51
340	650–700	680	341.00–370.00	352.96
119	700–750	731	325.00–343.00	334.27
71	750–800	757	330.00–336.00	333.98
68	800–850	831	306.00–329.00	317.25
336	850–900	874	295.00–318.00	311.23
28	950–1000	954	284.00–290.00	288.48
35	1000–1050	1,008	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	781	302.00	302.00

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.