Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-8.00 lower with the exception of 4 weight steers which sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 181 steers weighing 806 lbs. which sold for 353.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.82/cwt on 508 head, down $16.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$447.82

▼ 16.81 vs prior sale

508 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

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

$93.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.53

vs MO average

−24.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	481.43	2,670	170
Medium and Large 1-2	553	433.78	2,400	317
Medium and Large 2	553	387.62	2,144	21

One grade step is worth $93.81/cwt here — about $525 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 sale508 hd

447.82

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MO average15 barns · 2,247 hd

471.35

−23.53

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−24.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−22.50

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	450–500	472	529.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,498	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	458.06/cwt	415.00–490.00	2,423	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,933	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	333.71/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,793	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	386.29/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,596	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	305.74/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,556	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	317.27/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,900	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	364.31/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,692	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	406.26/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,344	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	452.60/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	606.10/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,321	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	454.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,715	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	619.62/cwt	580.00–650.00	2,032	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	337.24/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,465	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	384.12/cwt	355.00–389.00	2,232	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	347.16/cwt	343.00–352.00	2,343	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	428.68/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,062	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	314.49/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,749	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	405.64/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	476.44/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,315	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,188	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,766	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	575.65/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,498	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	488.42/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,486	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,558	8
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	17
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	308	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	639.70/cwt	630.00–700.00	2,482	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	362.58/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,832	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	464.40/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,666	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	384.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,835	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	607.95/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	341.91/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	596.49/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,505	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	330.35/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,983	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	406.87/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,750	485
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	573.45/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,672	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	440.95/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,324	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	429.54/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,685	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,632	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	354.43/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,864	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	492.70/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,069	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	348.29/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,480	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,716	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,693	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,267	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	334.00/cwt	331.50–349.00	2,909	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	468.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,218	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.36/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,433	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	323.38/cwt	318.50–325.50	2,823	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	568.83/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,116	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	415.60/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,352	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	508.95/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,662	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	359.56/cwt	342.00–377.00	2,272	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	494.88/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,940	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	531.22/cwt	450.00–570.00	2,311	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	373.27/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,490	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	405.96/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,553	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	334.64/cwt	312.00–356.00	2,634	388

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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