Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-07-28

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jul 28
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Receipts
4,710 head
903 vs last sale 5,613 239 vs year ago 4,471 · +5.3%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 20.00-25.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 245 head of steers weighing 942 lbs. which sold for 315.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $402.66/cwt on 313 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits 67.66 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.
Average price
$402.66
313 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs MO average
+20.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546407.222,223263
Medium and Large 1-2562378.672,12950
One grade step is worth $28.55/cwt here — about $94 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
519472425378median 470.3212/2903/0204/2706/2908/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $391.50, median $470.32 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale313 hd
402.66
MO average12 barns · 898 hd
400.18
+2.48
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
+20.98
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.32
−67.66
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

52 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483415.09/cwt395.00–430.002,005132
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400392420.08/cwt410.00–455.001,64733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800789314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,47710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491377.72/cwt347.00–387.001,85565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,47416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460389.53/cwt380.00–395.001,79214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658328.91/cwt317.00–332.002,16422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600587370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,17216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533360.22/cwt330.00–405.001,920120
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,024299.00/cwt299.00–299.003,06250
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434399.10/cwt395.00–405.001,7327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350307500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637358.12/cwt340.00–362.502,28145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533387.72/cwt385.00–390.002,06724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624334.46/cwt327.00–340.002,087100
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593370.80/cwt370.00–372.002,19910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900898304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,73420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775299.89/cwt295.00–305.002,32412
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950938290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,72014
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570355.47/cwt342.00–367.502,02687
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7897
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650637350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2305
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7628
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350318515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,63820
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530411.83/cwt390.00–440.002,183156
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672360.84/cwt345.00–368.002,42561
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825331.50/cwt326.00–334.002,735278
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726351.48/cwt345.00–360.002,552212
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6654
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780337.01/cwt330.00–347.002,629193
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569400.50/cwt380.00–430.002,279107
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430472.87/cwt445.00–490.002,03365
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625384.40/cwt365.00–400.002,403139
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479438.04/cwt415.00–455.002,098124
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719322.72/cwt314.00–330.002,3209
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522375.48/cwt365.00–390.001,960109
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764330.73/cwt321.00–337.002,527420
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900862308.50/cwt308.00–310.002,659182
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950937315.12/cwt313.50–315.502,953336
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371517.00/cwt485.00–532.001,91850
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823309.72/cwt290.00–312.002,54929
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677343.66/cwt334.00–360.002,327216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587340.58/cwt335.00–355.001,99925
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900884319.94/cwt315.00–322.002,828414
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419436.60/cwt410.00–455.001,82956
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550507359.06/cwt350.00–365.001,82010
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622349.11/cwt340.00–380.002,171199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,60713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423410.62/cwt390.00–430.001,73713

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.