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Joplin Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,598 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 6,341▼ 3,227 vs year ago 9,825 · −32.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.97 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

455.08

+22.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $455.08 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	681.28/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,194	24
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	600.44/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,939	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	637.96/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,450	54
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	500.82/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,923	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	580.89/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,242	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,111	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	563.26/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,377	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	623.60/cwt	530.00–680.00	2,650	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,773	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	524.59/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,513	100
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	572.13/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,746	69
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,435	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	476.04/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,480	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	521.20/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,768	113
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,251	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,731	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	473.60/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,704	136
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	431.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,502	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,666	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	412.48/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,557	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	444.38/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,773	117
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	422.26/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,838	200
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	393.40/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,714	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	398.03/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,862	142
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,559	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,742	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	367.75/cwt	361.50–380.00	2,850	105
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	353.94/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,761	224
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	341.23/cwt	331.00–346.00	2,774	109
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	347.25/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,879	218
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	338.89/cwt	333.00–344.50	2,979	264
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	327.16/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,908	147
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	323.75/cwt	322.50–329.00	2,985	107
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	311.78/cwt	311.50–315.00	2,956	124
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	959	321.24/cwt	319.00–321.50	3,081	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	320.57/cwt	320.50–322.00	3,113	404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	672.31/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,145	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	570.10/cwt	540.00–630.00	1,938	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	508.40/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,744	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	568.87/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,105	60
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,025	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	483.06/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,039	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	528.35/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,256	141
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	457.30/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,168	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	500.69/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,393	94
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	477.65/cwt	445.00–530.00	2,469	107
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	423.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,205	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	430.52/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,441	135
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	393.66/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,327	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	419.88/cwt	385.00–437.50	2,641	291
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	359.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,295	104
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	363.01/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,443	274
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	351.20/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,371	234
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	366.96/cwt	358.00–385.00	2,646	112
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	334.25/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,453	222
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	334.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,565	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	323.44/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,568	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	327.26/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,661	211
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	319.13/cwt	309.00–320.50	2,614	78
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,705	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	294.99/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,575	30
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	307.16/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,844	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,149	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,320	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,398	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,320	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	11
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	6

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Mon Mar 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 6,598Last week 6,341Year ago 9,825

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	322	660.00–700.00	681.28
54	350–400	384	630.00–650.00	637.96
85	400–450	425	530.00–680.00	623.60
69	450–500	480	560.00–600.00	572.13
113	500–550	531	490.00–560.00	521.20
136	550–600	571	450.00–515.00	473.60
117	600–650	624	415.00–475.00	444.38
200	650–700	672	400.00–455.00	422.26
142	700–750	719	380.00–420.00	398.03
105	750–800	775	361.50–380.00	367.75
218	800–850	829	347.00–348.00	347.25
264	850–900	879	333.00–344.50	338.89
107	900–950	922	322.50–329.00	323.75
404	950–1000	971	320.50–322.00	320.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	470	590.00	590.00
11	550–600	563	485.00	485.00
6	600–650	606	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	384	480.00–530.00	500.82
11	400–450	414	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	492	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	549	410.00	410.00
26	700–750	729	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	323	570.00–620.00	600.44
31	350–400	386	580.00–590.00	580.89
65	400–450	422	520.00–590.00	563.26
100	450–500	479	490.00–555.00	524.59
103	500–550	521	430.00–490.00	476.04
80	550–600	580	420.00–440.00	431.44
58	600–650	620	390.00–465.00	412.48
40	650–700	690	385.00–397.50	393.40
9	700–750	741	370.00	370.00
224	750–800	780	347.50–359.00	353.94
109	800–850	813	331.00–346.00	341.23
147	850–900	889	324.00–330.00	327.16
124	900–950	948	311.50–315.00	311.78
108	950–1000	959	319.00–321.50	321.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	480.00–520.00	508.40
5	400–450	440	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	340	540.00–630.00	570.10
8	350–400	382	530.00	530.00
63	400–450	422	440.00–500.00	483.06
65	450–500	474	400.00–480.00	457.30
44	500–550	521	400.00–445.00	423.25
26	550–600	591	390.00–395.00	393.66
104	600–650	638	350.00–375.00	359.70
234	650–700	675	330.00–356.00	351.20
222	700–750	734	325.00–338.00	334.25
75	750–800	794	300.00–326.00	323.44
78	800–850	819	309.00–320.50	319.13
30	850–900	873	292.00–305.00	294.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	319	650.00–700.00	672.31
60	350–400	370	550.00–610.00	568.87
141	400–450	427	510.00–560.00	528.35
94	450–500	478	480.00–540.00	500.69
107	500–550	517	445.00–530.00	477.65
135	550–600	567	400.00–455.00	430.52
291	600–650	629	385.00–437.50	419.88
274	650–700	673	362.00–365.00	363.01
112	700–750	721	358.00–385.00	366.96
71	750–800	766	330.00–340.00	334.84
211	800–850	813	319.00–333.00	327.26
34	850–900	856	316.00	316.00
19	900–950	926	305.00–312.00	307.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	570.00	570.00
5	600–650	627	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	444	540.00	540.00
7	450–500	464	500.00	500.00
11	650–700	692	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	460.00	460.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.