Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs. sold 10.00-30.00 lower with heavier weights selling 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 lower with heavier weights selling 5.00-20.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. Today's auction had a lot more plain type of cattle than the last couple of weeks. The largest lots of the day were 289 steers weighing 928 lbs. that sold for 334.00/cwt. Another lot of 256 steers weighing 760 lbs. sold for 374.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.63/cwt on 613 head, down $22.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −5.69 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$464.63

▼ 22.74 vs prior sale

613 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$638

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

$120.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.58

vs MO average

−10.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	485.40	2,682	315
Medium and Large 1-2	550	443.46	2,439	295
Medium and Large 2	560	365.00	2,044	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.40/cwt here — about $638 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

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 sale613 hd

464.63

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MO average18 barns · 2,291 hd

478.21

−13.58

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−10.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−5.69

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

76 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	850–900	882	328.52/cwt	316.00–334.00	2,898	445
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	324.85/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,563	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	315.70/cwt	307.00–318.00	2,608	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	331.94/cwt	316.00–335.00	2,426	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	437.56/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,100	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	498.07/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,913	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	313.58/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,894	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	329.93/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,732	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	583.27/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,246	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,994	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	538.59/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,820	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	610.60/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,997	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,044	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,142	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	517.67/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,464	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	371.77/cwt	343.00–380.00	2,755	634
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	535.46/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,313	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	460.24/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,435	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	452.75/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,947	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,952	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	554.31/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	549.10/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,076	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,161	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,264	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	404.67/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,161	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	362.23/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,271	195
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	464.23/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,769	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	479.21/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,319	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	457.54/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,894	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	289	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,541	6
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	476	436.74/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	689.44/cwt	670.00–710.00	2,282	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	406.92/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,303	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	332.53/cwt	326.00–334.00	3,063	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	401.10/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,868	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,818	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	440.31/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,320	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	433.89/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,664	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	512.87/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,636	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	577.39/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,448	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	355.55/cwt	347.00–367.50	2,901	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,162	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	483.85/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,042	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	371.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,821	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	412.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,806	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	473.72/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,695	221
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	406.02/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,383	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	560.67/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,742	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	401.25/cwt	382.00–420.00	2,472	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	359.61/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,463	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	664.80/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,513	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	425.86/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,436	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	404.53/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,536	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	354.30/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,519	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,531	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	340.26/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,981	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	597.53/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	385.82/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,554	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	352.75/cwt	341.00–362.00	2,744	207
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	361.66/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,146	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,652	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	547.54/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,971	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	345.17/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,361	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	379.70/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,164	170

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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