Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher with light 4 weight steers selling 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 14 steer calves weighing 340 lbs. sold for 670.00/cwt. Another group of 40 steers weighing 435 lbs. sold for 600.00/cwt. The largest lot of the day was 445 head of steers weighing 887 lbs. which sold for 345.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.47/cwt on 1,286 head, up $0.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.85 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$453.47

▲ 0.55 vs prior sale

1,286 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$98.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.71

vs MO average

−18.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	468.23	2,583	733
Medium and Large 1-2	549	435.07	2,391	543
Medium and Large 2	555	370.00	2,054	10thin

One grade step is worth $98.23/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

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 sale1,286 hd

453.47

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MO average22 barns · 7,348 hd

465.18

−11.71

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−18.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−16.85

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

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	500.86/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,119	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	338.36/cwt	331.00–343.00	2,964	851
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	355.25/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,597	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	533.37/cwt	470.00–560.00	2,037	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	312.16/cwt	307.00–315.00	3,065	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	341.94/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,872	576
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	447.20/cwt	390.00–480.00	2,366	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	372.97/cwt	347.00–379.00	2,514	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	476.80/cwt	460.00–487.00	2,241	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	3,029	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	344.77/cwt	333.00–348.00	2,696	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	567.35/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,821	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	445.46/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,915	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	350.87/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,214	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	391.91/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,061	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	368.91/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,136	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	424.57/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,025	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	322.53/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,558	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	334.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,280	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	490.83/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,816	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	511.59/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,673	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	441.49/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,704	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	378.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,803	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	446.27/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,169	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	492.11/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,934	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,266	12
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	474	416.70/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,975	17
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	366	419.42/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,535	22
Steers	Large 1	700–750	725	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,588	8
Steers	Large 1	650–700	655	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,502	16
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	518.97/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,439	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	328.02/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,503	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	553.96/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	296.51/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	421.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,620	648
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	447.28/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,536	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	391.51/cwt	380.00–418.00	2,607	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	352.06/cwt	346.00–362.00	2,897	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	357.91/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,799	366
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	504.38/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,648	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	345.68/cwt	343.00–357.00	3,073	920
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	379.57/cwt	355.00–390.50	2,710	810
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	572.70/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,463	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	333.41/cwt	325.00–337.00	3,034	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.80/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,132	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	320.56/cwt	318.00–322.00	3,138	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	626.41/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,992	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	584.48/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,157	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,079	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	615.04/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	425.12/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,240	437
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	398.91/cwt	380.00–427.00	2,298	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	375.49/cwt	360.00–396.00	2,343	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	354.90/cwt	342.00–377.00	2,410	289
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	319.47/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,597	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	338.82/cwt	331.00–357.00	2,504	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	493.92/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,020	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,706	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	590.14/cwt	545.00–620.00	1,847	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	386.61/cwt	350.00–397.00	2,436	209
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,348	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	414.58/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,421	202

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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