Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady to 4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. A lot more plain cattle were in the auction this week. A couple of stand out sales were 15 steers weighing 719 lbs. sold for 399.00/cwt. and 8 heifers weighing 601 lbs. sold for 430.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.39/cwt on 1,066 head, down $5.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −21.93 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$448.39

▼ 5.08 vs prior sale

1,066 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$92.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs MO average

−16.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	466.87	2,579	583
Medium and Large 1-2	548	429.04	2,351	457
Medium and Large 2	574	374.01	2,147	26

One grade step is worth $92.86/cwt here — about $432 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.

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 sale1,066 hd

448.39

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MO average20 barns · 4,967 hd

457.40

−9.02

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−16.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−21.93

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

70 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	900–950	927	318.73/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,955	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,515	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,517	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	387.15/cwt	362.00–405.00	2,048	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	367.14/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,133	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	443.27/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,336	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	408.50/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,361	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	452.07/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,944	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	497.64/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,140	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	370.63/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,524	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	352.25/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,568	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	349.82/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,204	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	330.45/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,561	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	329.92/cwt	320.00–338.50	2,910	402
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	292.39/cwt	291.00–301.00	2,433	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	495.21/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,882	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	435.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	374.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,147	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	3,129	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	551.70/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,815	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	432.42/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	383.40/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	514.75/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,714	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	338.07/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,309	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,458	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	332.25/cwt	320.00–340.50	3,060	443
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	385.92/cwt	379.50–429.00	2,620	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	440.17/cwt	430.00–467.00	2,553	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	497.91/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,594	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	322.52/cwt	317.00–324.00	3,090	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	340.59/cwt	337.50–348.00	2,973	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	575.94/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,131	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	624.64/cwt	600.00–690.00	2,024	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	505.88/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,403	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	534.70/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,278	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	416.94/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,172	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	342.00/cwt	332.00–349.00	2,493	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	293.87/cwt	293.50–296.00	2,701	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	357.12/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,400	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	348.97/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,865	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	407.74/cwt	365.00–431.00	2,573	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	451.77/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,137	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	375.95/cwt	360.00–430.00	2,297	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	321.46/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,649	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	490.94/cwt	472.00–520.00	2,042	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	375.41/cwt	357.00–399.00	2,695	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	361.27/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,771	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,768	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	390.97/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	422.92/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,026	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	558.66/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,816	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.14/cwt	382.00–423.00	2,261	166
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	461.40/cwt	410.00–485.00	2,215	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	385.74/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,422	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	551.13/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,012	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	328.62/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,563	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	342.13/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,829	120

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.

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