Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher with the exception of 4 and 5 weights selling up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 9 head of steers weighing 501 lbs. sold for 590.00/cwt. 36 steers weighing 665 lbs. sold for 457.00/cwt. 20 steers weighing 757 lbs. crossed the scales at 396.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.37/cwt on 836 head, down $1.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +17.05 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$487.37

▼ 1.62 vs prior sale

836 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$39.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs MO average

+0.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	503.69	2,773	488
Medium and Large 1-2	547	464.49	2,543	348

One grade step is worth $39.20/cwt here — about $230 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 sale836 hd

487.37

—

MO average20 barns · 3,209 hd

489.08

−1.71

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+0.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+17.05

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

71 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	350–400	385	599.04/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,306	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	356.26/cwt	337.00–361.00	2,433	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	379.12/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,752	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,084	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	482.96/cwt	410.00–520.00	2,536	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	559.91/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,391	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	425.36/cwt	395.00–432.00	2,646	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,112	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	440.45/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,119	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	643.57/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	329.82/cwt	324.00–337.00	2,573	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	378.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,383	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	340.73/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,525	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	361.27/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,847	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	379.24/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,207	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	461.04/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,996	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	436.04/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,538	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,597	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	500.36/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,402	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	529.01/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,518	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	405.52/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,979	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	316.75/cwt	315.00–318.50	2,784	117
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	507.92/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,179	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	458.40/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,802	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	564.35/cwt	530.00–610.00	2,077	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,494	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	574.51/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	645.53/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,369	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	335.63/cwt	334.00–341.00	3,044	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	444.01/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,771	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	568.95/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,703	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	422.80/cwt	410.00–457.00	2,833	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	408.54/cwt	391.00–428.00	2,925	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	363.03/cwt	352.00–378.00	2,988	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	548.33/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,829	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	327.78/cwt	322.00–332.00	3,193	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	627.29/cwt	600.00–680.00	2,597	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	472.16/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,715	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	373.41/cwt	364.00–396.00	2,913	946
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	359.49/cwt	344.00–374.00	2,613	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	344.97/cwt	344.00–353.00	2,739	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	493.77/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,074	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	702.54/cwt	670.00–750.00	2,241	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	328.95/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,730	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	348.29/cwt	342.00–364.00	3,009	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	418.07/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,408	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	466.84/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,175	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,742	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	384.63/cwt	372.00–404.00	2,565	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	407.43/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,139	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	442.21/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,317	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	517.74/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,004	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	577.55/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	323.69/cwt	322.00–326.00	3,014	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	396.96/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,461	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	338.11/cwt	327.50–344.00	2,975	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	344.90/cwt	310.00–349.00	2,866	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	394.97/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,654	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	541.57/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,852	25

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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