Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 20
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Receipts
5,097 head
2,013 vs last sale 3,084 146 vs year ago 5,243 · 2.8%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs and over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs steers steady, heifer calves and yearling heifers steady, except a two load lot of replacement quality 800 lb heifers sharply higher . Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle Feeder Cattle futures closed lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.48/cwt on 2,522 head.
Average price
$138.48
2,522 head · 623 lb average
Value per head Derived
$862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3
$69.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.60
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2446150.006695thin
Medium and Large 1618142.368801,612
Medium 2517140.0072410thin
Medium and Large 1-2620135.27839809
Medium and Large 2701114.7580532
Medium 2-375296.0072210thin
Medium 379780.7064344
One grade step is worth $69.30/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,522 hd
138.48
MO average15 barns · 7,658 hd
145.08
−6.60
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

100 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1649117.00/cwt117.00–117.007597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473139.25/cwt135.00–141.0065954
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333167.50/cwt167.50–167.5055813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2607125.00/cwt125.00–125.007595
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned519149.98/cwt140.00–156.0077842
SteersMedium and Large 1675136.71/cwt130.00–140.00923139
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned423155.00/cwt155.00–155.006566
SteersMedium and Large 1581144.02/cwt140.00–154.00837145
BullsMedium and Large 1685123.00/cwt123.00–123.0084313
BullsMedium and Large 1607129.00/cwt129.00–129.007837
BullsMedium 2-3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004165
SteersMedium and Large 281890.00/cwt90.00–90.007368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed426170.00/cwt170.00–170.0072421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2792116.37/cwt116.25–116.85922295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674124.80/cwt122.00–127.0084155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429157.07/cwt152.00–165.0067446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373154.49/cwt154.00–155.0057615
SteersMedium and Large 1829113.18/cwt111.00–115.0093833
SteersMedium and Large 1947101.50/cwt101.50–101.5096118
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy653133.64/cwt133.00–134.0087314
SteersMedium 31,00764.00/cwt64.00–64.006449
SteersMedium 1-2446150.00/cwt150.00–150.006695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned471130.00/cwt130.00–130.0061218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed404142.00/cwt142.00–142.0057412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428135.52/cwt130.00–140.0058062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520127.83/cwt127.00–128.0066536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2294140.00/cwt140.00–140.0041216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned479133.17/cwt130.00–137.0063879
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned569120.80/cwt116.00–124.0068714
HeifersMedium and Large 1520133.94/cwt126.00–138.00696124
HeifersMedium and Large 1429141.54/cwt137.00–148.0060795
HeifersMedium and Large 1675118.28/cwt113.00–120.0079844
HeifersMedium and Large 1841101.50/cwt101.50–101.5085413
HeifersMedium 1-2413123.00/cwt123.00–123.0050811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365151.43/cwt150.00–157.0055321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2262165.00/cwt165.00–165.004329
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned578136.19/cwt133.00–142.0078749
SteersMedium and Large 1427167.15/cwt159.00–176.00714140
SteersMedium and Large 1630139.59/cwt134.00–142.00879106
SteersMedium and Large 1483163.82/cwt157.50–170.00791146
BullsMedium and Large 1543129.52/cwt126.00–131.0070317
BullsMedium and Large 1475148.75/cwt148.00–150.0070711
BullsMedium and Large 1348170.00/cwt170.00–170.005925
SteersMedium and Large 2568134.00/cwt134.00–134.0076112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006999
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed324185.00/cwt185.00–185.005995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567140.34/cwt131.00–151.0079678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337162.04/cwt150.00–170.0054647
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719123.25/cwt122.50–124.0088630
SteersMedium and Large 1518160.61/cwt150.00–170.00832104
SteersMedium and Large 1386173.16/cwt170.00–176.0066830
SteersMedium and Large 1290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005666
SteersMedium 374385.00/cwt85.00–85.0063235
SteersMedium 2517140.00/cwt140.00–140.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 2430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed531130.63/cwt127.00–132.0069414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569123.66/cwt116.00–127.0070486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369135.59/cwt125.00–145.0050053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473130.87/cwt130.00–132.0061922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280489.00/cwt87.50–90.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned528127.54/cwt120.00–132.0067339
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement802118.50/cwt118.50–118.50950128
HeifersMedium and Large 1624122.95/cwt118.50–127.50767102
HeifersMedium and Large 1580124.73/cwt120.00–135.0072383
HeifersMedium and Large 1384145.87/cwt142.00–150.0056023
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy628113.99/cwt113.00–115.0071625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed578131.00/cwt131.00–131.0075717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2418146.17/cwt145.00–152.0061130
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.0067810
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned477156.55/cwt151.00–162.0074792
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned615133.39/cwt130.00–137.0082018
SteersMedium and Large 1725126.92/cwt122.50–133.75920126
SteersMedium and Large 1770124.69/cwt117.00–128.50960342
BullsMedium and Large 1377161.58/cwt160.00–170.0060918
BullsMedium and Large 1571133.89/cwt129.00–140.0076511
BullsMedium and Large 179988.00/cwt88.00–88.007035
SteersMedium and Large 2757112.00/cwt112.00–112.0084812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned414150.00/cwt150.00–150.0062112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed292170.00/cwt170.00–170.004966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522148.98/cwt140.00–153.0077895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479153.22/cwt150.00–159.0073453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627133.48/cwt130.00–137.0083736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827112.00/cwt112.00–112.009266
SteersMedium and Large 1865112.08/cwt110.50–114.0096931
SteersMedium and Large 1329183.87/cwt170.00–199.0060518
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy727121.50/cwt121.50–121.508837
SteersMedium 2-375296.00/cwt96.00–96.0072210
HeifersMedium and Large 265685.00/cwt85.00–85.005588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned564111.00/cwt111.00–111.006266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626116.67/cwt110.00–119.00730122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725107.59/cwt90.00–111.5078060
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338135.73/cwt132.00–140.0045930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693114.00/cwt114.00–114.0079010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned417136.94/cwt130.00–140.0057145
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned362137.13/cwt135.00–139.0049611
HeifersMedium and Large 1475137.88/cwt133.00–142.00655118
HeifersMedium and Large 1729111.24/cwt110.00–113.0081193
HeifersMedium and Large 1329146.91/cwt142.00–155.0048344
HeifersMedium and Large 1778104.00/cwt104.00–104.0080910

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.