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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jan 8
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1822
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
← Dec 4Jan 8Jun 25 →
Receipts
6,721 head
▲ 2,770 vs last sale 3,951▲ 6,721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Feeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent Value Added Sale for a price comparison but compared to Monday's regular feeder sale, steers sold mostly 6.00 to 14.00 higher, with lightweight steers under 550lbs up to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply for this value added special sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $465.48/cwt on 664 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −8.25 against this barn's trailing median of $473.73.
Average price
$465.48
664 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$74.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.56
vs MO average
−0.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551494.352,724325
Medium and Large 1-2559442.942,474263
Medium and Large 2554420.002,32676
One grade step is worth $74.35/cwt here — about $399 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale664 hd
465.48
—
MO average22 barns · 8,485 hd
462.91
+2.56
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−0.85
This barn, trailing median2 sales
473.73
−8.25
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

66 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special- Carthage, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574426.72/cwt400.00–450.002,449173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450439530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3278
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450437569.21/cwt550.00–590.002,48732
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500461568.78/cwt550.00–575.002,62288
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750713380.66/cwt370.00–393.002,714286
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650624430.86/cwt415.00–445.002,689395
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650643310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9935
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550546420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,29334
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400370536.48/cwt530.00–540.001,98526
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450425501.75/cwt490.00–540.002,13228
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600565530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,99513
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650610470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,86721
SteersLarge 1Value Added1000–10501,004316.50/cwt316.50–316.503,17848
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400379601.16/cwt600.00–610.002,27827
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500460471.88/cwt455.00–500.002,17186
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550531423.97/cwt410.00–440.002,251132
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700671358.95/cwt350.00–385.002,409190
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600569413.64/cwt385.00–445.002,354200
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850819328.34/cwt325.00–330.002,68912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350301560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,68614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668344.07/cwt328.00–352.502,298105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600580376.08/cwt365.00–385.002,181120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800796326.55/cwt315.00–328.002,599169
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772337.79/cwt334.00–360.002,608458
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621372.39/cwt365.00–382.502,31329
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720343.00/cwt340.00–355.002,47074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400387490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,89622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750729330.35/cwt323.00–340.002,408193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500466414.70/cwt400.00–435.001,93363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522397.37/cwt390.00–402.002,07489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450438442.06/cwt430.00–460.001,93624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900870309.84/cwt300.00–311.002,69629
HeifersMedium 2Value Added450–500476310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4766
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550543364.08/cwt340.00–375.001,97730
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500473386.41/cwt360.00–390.001,828131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635345.09/cwt340.00–360.002,191179
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700653395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,57924
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400363420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5256
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450428395.73/cwt375.00–430.001,69410
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added300–350336400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,34413
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650646327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,11614
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600585331.00/cwt327.00–340.001,93616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700677399.54/cwt385.00–415.002,705423
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850818362.52/cwt349.00–377.002,965151
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525524.09/cwt500.00–560.002,751162
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000998317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,164181
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800776370.87/cwt360.00–382.002,878108
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868344.77/cwt342.00–360.002,993114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500480532.17/cwt510.00–540.002,55434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650641395.20/cwt380.00–405.002,533174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683374.51/cwt360.00–382.502,558208
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000977316.00/cwt316.00–316.003,0874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350347540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8746
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600578459.15/cwt450.00–520.002,654150
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950917325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,98015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900879329.72/cwt325.00–340.002,898242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800774349.98/cwt340.00–357.502,709337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850823339.65/cwt335.00–345.002,79544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529474.11/cwt440.00–490.002,50890
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400393522.38/cwt500.00–560.002,05331
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600560420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,35242
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500497440.52/cwt440.00–450.002,189173
SteersMedium 2Value Added400–450401370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725362.85/cwt345.00–371.002,631156

How this sale compares

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