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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jun 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1822
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
← Jan 8Jun 25latest
Receipts
6,575 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 6,721▲ 6,575 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 at JRS, steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher, with spots of 550lb steers up to 16.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was very good with plenty of high quality, long time weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings in great condition in town and ready for buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $481.99/cwt on 597 head, up $16.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +8.25 against this barn's trailing median of $473.73.
Average price
$481.99
▲ 16.51 vs prior sale
597 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$69.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.26
vs MO average
+13.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544499.752,717258
Medium and Large 1-2553470.122,600325
Medium and Large 2563430.002,42114thin
One grade step is worth $69.75/cwt here — about $296 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 sale597 hd
481.99
—
MO average19 barns · 3,475 hd
477.73
+4.26
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+13.53
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

51 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 1Fancy550–600554530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,93613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350317620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9659
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400372569.58/cwt560.00–580.002,11912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420536.27/cwt525.00–550.002,25246
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520455.22/cwt445.00–470.002,367135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650622417.31/cwt410.00–430.002,596142
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561486.57/cwt470.00–500.002,730150
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850820374.39/cwt367.00–382.003,07067
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900861364.03/cwt353.00–371.003,134390
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565438.83/cwt430.00–450.002,479145
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700681395.49/cwt382.50–420.002,693204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750744346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,57441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500480487.82/cwt475.00–495.002,34235
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750731406.45/cwt399.00–420.002,971359
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450429566.97/cwt550.00–600.002,43249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800786377.24/cwt368.00–382.502,96543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950924340.38/cwt340.00–341.003,14516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850839358.25/cwt350.00–367.003,006200
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515516.43/cwt500.00–550.002,66095
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700676426.95/cwt420.00–448.002,886327
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800772385.09/cwt380.00–399.002,973338
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000968333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,22354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350321622.90/cwt620.00–640.002,0007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600578414.41/cwt400.00–425.002,395178
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400393589.79/cwt580.00–700.002,31850
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450425512.41/cwt510.00–520.002,17831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350337576.26/cwt560.00–600.001,9425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728384.62/cwt363.50–393.002,800332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800796334.02/cwt334.00–335.002,659142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700686359.86/cwt356.00–365.002,46932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500482519.56/cwt510.00–530.002,504133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650637426.17/cwt412.00–435.002,715194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573455.27/cwt435.00–470.002,609184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700685407.63/cwt390.00–422.502,792198
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9685
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600568385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1873
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450435490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450429537.77/cwt500.00–545.002,30719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500476468.04/cwt450.00–475.002,228119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529435.63/cwt420.00–440.002,304106
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600563430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,42114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400387529.24/cwt520.00–530.002,04813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630396.08/cwt380.00–410.002,495150
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750728355.45/cwt352.50–360.002,58843
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650621447.83/cwt430.00–467.502,781445
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950937350.40/cwt346.00–357.003,283424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900891344.75/cwt340.00–348.503,072119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527489.50/cwt480.00–500.002,580141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400378560.29/cwt545.00–570.002,11816
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500473542.76/cwt530.00–555.002,567101
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800759348.84/cwt340.00–357.502,64834

How this sale compares

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