Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 650 lbs. sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Heavier weights sold from 5.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold 20.00-35.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 7.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 385 steers weighing 972 lbs. which sold for 320.50/cwt. Heifers calves were in huge demand, 8 heifers weighing 514 lbs. sold for 530.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.06/cwt on 449 head, up $30.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +7.74 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$478.06

▲ 30.24 vs prior sale

449 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$84.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs MO average

+5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	494.77	2,737	260
Medium and Large 1-2	547	456.54	2,496	183
Medium and Large 2	549	410.00	2,251	6thin

One grade step is worth $84.77/cwt here — about $487 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 sale449 hd

478.06

—

MO average17 barns · 1,761 hd

472.16

+5.89

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+5.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+7.74

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

72 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	450–500	480	572.13/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,746	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	637.96/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,450	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	681.28/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,194	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	422.26/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,838	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	444.38/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,773	117
Cows	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	320.57/cwt	320.50–322.00	3,113	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	473.60/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,704	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	521.20/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,768	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	323.75/cwt	322.50–329.00	2,985	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	338.89/cwt	333.00–344.50	2,979	264
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	508.40/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,111	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	500.82/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,559	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	483.06/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,039	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	359.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,295	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	334.25/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,453	222
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	423.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,205	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	570.10/cwt	540.00–630.00	1,938	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	524.59/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,513	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	351.20/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,371	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	431.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,502	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	476.04/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,480	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	580.89/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,242	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	393.66/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,327	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	294.99/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,575	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	412.48/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,557	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	398.03/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,862	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	347.25/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,879	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,705	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	307.16/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,844	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	672.31/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,145	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	367.75/cwt	361.50–380.00	2,850	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	623.60/cwt	530.00–680.00	2,650	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	419.88/cwt	385.00–437.50	2,641	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	500.69/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,393	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	334.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,565	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	568.87/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,105	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	430.52/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,441	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	366.96/cwt	358.00–385.00	2,646	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	477.65/cwt	445.00–530.00	2,469	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	363.01/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,443	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	327.26/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,661	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	528.35/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,256	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	393.40/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,714	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	327.16/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,908	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	311.78/cwt	311.50–315.00	2,956	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	319.13/cwt	309.00–320.50	2,614	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	323.44/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,568	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	457.30/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,168	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	600.44/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,939	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	353.94/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,761	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	341.23/cwt	331.00–346.00	2,774	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	321.24/cwt	319.00–321.50	3,081	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	563.26/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,377	65

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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