Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CLOSEee

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly from 8.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. 17 steers weighing 808 lbs. sold for 373.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.61/cwt on 567 head, down $8.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.71 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$469.61

▼ 8.45 vs prior sale

567 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.05

vs MO average

−8.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	482.40	2,670	328
Medium and Large 1-2	542	452.05	2,452	239

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $218 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 sale567 hd

469.61

—

MO average16 barns · 2,007 hd

478.65

−9.05

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−8.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−0.71

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

80 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 1-2Fleshy	550–600	583	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,361	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	336.76/cwt	331.00–352.00	2,647	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	362.83/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,681	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	631.97/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,048	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	391.10/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,448	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	334.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,746	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	370.22/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,343	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	494.98/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	531.48/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,216	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	467.39/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,426	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	343.29/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,719	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	434.21/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,514	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	387.89/cwt	367.00–407.00	2,618	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	347.49/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,370	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	519.41/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,478	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	530.96/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,002	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	462.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,218	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	306.09/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,531	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,947	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	424.36/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	324.97/cwt	317.00–333.00	2,460	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	451.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,976	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	382.37/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,233	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,914	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	423.64/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,216	177
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	529.41/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,086	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	460.53/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,211	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	324.00/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,333	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	481.12/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,064	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	433.00/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,083	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,525	6
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	961	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,133	9
Steers	Large 1	850–900	870	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,002	75
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	937	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,858	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	782	333.73/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,610	79
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	818	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	458.97/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,639	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	393.51/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,640	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	403.01/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,575	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	451.53/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	326.13/cwt	323.00–336.00	3,040	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	423.78/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,822	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	439.10/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,714	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	376.01/cwt	361.00–389.00	2,865	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	320.64/cwt	318.00–325.00	3,097	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	508.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,697	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	630.07/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,306	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	358.79/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,928	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	607.23/cwt	585.00–650.00	2,569	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	683.37/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,166	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	254	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,905	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	335.35/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,951	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	578.71/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,737	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	511.61/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,405	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	394.47/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,489	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	358.26/cwt	351.00–367.50	2,597	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	390.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,833	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,092	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	426.88/cwt	402.00–450.00	2,467	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	464.80/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,384	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	313.41/cwt	312.00–314.00	2,871	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,766	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	383.87/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,564	276
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	483.61/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,495	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	530.35/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,259	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	590.43/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,167	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	582.51/cwt	520.00–620.00	1,893	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	324.64/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,626	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	595.51/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,233	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	650.99/cwt	615.00–700.00	1,784	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	494.70/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,389	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	305.47/cwt	300.00–311.00	3,119	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	312.24/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,929	221

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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