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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Nov 2

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,000 head

▼ 2,718 vs last sale 8,718▼ 725 vs year ago 6,725 · −10.8%

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

OPEN

Compared to last week feeder steers are selling 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers are selling steady.

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 $381.07/cwt on 280 head, down $21.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −74.01 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$381.07

▼ 21.18 vs prior sale

280 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$63.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.42

vs MO average

−55.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	404.47	2,283	100
Large 1	558	375.00	2,093	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	371.60	2,059	145
Large 1-2	545	370.00	2,017	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	341.23	1,873	21

One grade step is worth $63.24/cwt here — about $410 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale280 hd

381.07

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MO average18 barns · 1,981 hd

413.49

−32.42

National average185 barns · 33,905 hd

436.28

−55.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

−74.01

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $455.08 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

56 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	7
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	342	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,197	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	363	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,597	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,900	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	377.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,654	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	417.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,835	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.24/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,877	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	434.67/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,095	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	427.64/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,070	72
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	366.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,917	72
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	407.61/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,140	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,822	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	345.06/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,905	13
Steers	550–600	Large 1	558	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,093	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	403.31/cwt	399.00–415.00	2,335	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	376.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,203	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	377.45/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,333	132
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	355.01/cwt	330.00–368.00	2,208	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	345.22/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,323	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	374.19/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,574	60
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	344.09/cwt	327.00–353.00	2,467	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	358.58/cwt	357.00–363.00	2,596	107
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	341.27/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,604	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	332.78/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,599	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	333.79/cwt	300.00–336.00	2,697	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	324.63/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,876	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	308.20/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,737	28
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	300.57/cwt	299.00–312.00	2,735	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	0–50	Medium and Large 1-2	14	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	53	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,509	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,354	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	398	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,353	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,421	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	385.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,671	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	436	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,352	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	404.89/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,883	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	361.42/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,753	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	389.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,034	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	338.54/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,808	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	384.85/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,151	113
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	338.85/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,938	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,832	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	322.86/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,979	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	294.94/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,885	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	341.78/cwt	338.00–343.00	2,297	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	320.11/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,167	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	306.11/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,112	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,242	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,537	69
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	377.38/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,593	35
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	337.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,803	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	322.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	322.91/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,041	26
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,198	9

This sale against other markets

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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Receipts 6,000Last week 8,718Year ago 6,725

OPEN

Compared to last week feeder steers are selling 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers are selling steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	363	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	413	460.00	460.00
29	450–500	482	434.00–435.00	434.67
27	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	407.61
73	550–600	579	399.00–415.00	403.31
132	600–650	618	365.00–400.00	377.45
60	650–700	688	360.00–376.00	374.19
107	700–750	724	357.00–363.00	358.58
11	750–800	763	340.00–342.00	341.27
69	850–900	886	324.00–329.00	324.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	439	410.00–430.00	417.98
72	450–500	484	410.00–430.00	427.64
72	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	366.53
73	550–600	585	365.00–385.00	376.60
36	600–650	622	330.00–368.00	355.01
40	650–700	673	340.00–360.00	345.22
28	700–750	717	327.00–353.00	344.09
20	750–800	781	320.00–338.00	332.78
50	800–850	808	300.00–336.00	333.79
28	850–900	888	306.00–312.00	308.20
33	900–950	910	299.00–312.00	300.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
37	400–450	438	360.00–390.00	377.67
46	450–500	475	375.00–405.00	395.24
8	500–550	544	335.00	335.00
13	550–600	552	342.00–350.00	345.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	398	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	436	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	450–500	465	390.00–415.00	404.89
58	500–550	522	375.00–395.00	389.59
113	550–600	559	365.00–390.00	384.85
42	650–700	672	338.00–343.00	341.78
69	850–900	850	298.50	298.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	14	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	343	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	433	375.00–395.00	385.82
39	450–500	485	345.00–375.00	361.42
62	500–550	534	320.00–352.00	338.54
66	550–600	572	320.00–347.00	338.85
62	600–650	613	311.00–330.00	322.86
33	650–700	677	300.00–333.00	320.11
4	700–750	721	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	406	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	578	317.00	317.00
16	600–650	639	292.00–300.00	294.94
11	650–700	690	305.00–307.00	306.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	422	370.00–400.00	377.38
26	600–650	632	322.00–325.00	322.91
9	750–800	758	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	534	330.00–350.00	337.72
28	550–600	577	320.00–330.00	322.96

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.