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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 27

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

7,594 head

▼ 959 vs last sale 8,553▼ 1,689 vs year ago 9,283 · −18.2%

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 and heifers sold unevenly from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher across several weight ranges. Supply and demand was moderate. Light 4 weight steers sold up to 640.00/cwt.. Light 6 weight steers sold up to 475.00/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 $475.04/cwt on 763 head, up $3.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.95 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

Average price

$475.04

▲ 3.85 vs prior sale

763 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$76.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs MO average

−5.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	486.38	2,687	529
Medium and Large 1-2	556	452.28	2,515	218
Medium and Large 2	582	410.00	2,386	16thin

One grade step is worth $76.38/cwt here — about $300 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 sale763 hd

475.04

—

MO average17 barns · 3,459 hd

480.88

−5.85

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−5.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+19.95

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

75 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	2,265	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	693.42/cwt	680.00–720.00	2,198	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	637.05/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,115	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	534.67/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,978	40
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	610.80/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,266	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	576.19/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,178	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,566	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	576.70/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,445	82
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	531.22/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,332	97
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	546.02/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,605	170
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	504.70/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,407	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	473.36/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,319	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	507.40/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,623	189
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,625	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	469.52/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,498	84
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	441.47/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,521	134
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	473.35/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,708	320
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,386	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,911	15
Steers	600–650	Large 1	602	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,528	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	452.97/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,817	141
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	414.86/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,639	115
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	422.38/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,788	110
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	391.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,669	94
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	407.57/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,947	160
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	386.03/cwt	372.00–392.00	2,818	135
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	377.62/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,904	181
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	362.80/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,852	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	364.49/cwt	360.00–371.00	3,007	379
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	353.60/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,942	232
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	347.35/cwt	341.00–351.00	3,005	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	356.32/cwt	352.00–360.00	3,153	110
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	335.45/cwt	330.00–342.00	3,150	145
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,128	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	324.06/cwt	321.00–327.00	3,153	350
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	998	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,214	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,009	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,219	20
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,061	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,342	110
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,308	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,946	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	553.12/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,858	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	546.94/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,024	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	522.97/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,972	49
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	523.28/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,182	68
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	475.22/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,048	79
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	450.57/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,131	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	482.08/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,304	110
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	493	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,465	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	497	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,590	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	452.54/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,335	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	403.74/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,148	160
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	413.63/cwt	402.00–450.00	2,329	173
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	386.19/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,232	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,410	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	397.42/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,500	186
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	380.90/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,400	102
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	383.64/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,551	155
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	368.58/cwt	368.50–369.00	2,565	119
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	341.03/cwt	322.00–360.00	2,507	355
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	365.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,689	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	347.08/cwt	333.00–365.00	2,690	161
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	337.66/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,738	740
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	312.54/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,619	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	330.37/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,934	115
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,071	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,906	32
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,948	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,229	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	458.39/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,567	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	415.34/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,442	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,750	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,483	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,773	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,720	8

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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Receipts 7,594Last week 8,553Year ago 9,283

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	336	500.00–590.00	553.12
49	350–400	377	510.00–540.00	522.97
79	400–450	431	440.00–490.00	475.22
55	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.57
160	500–550	532	370.00–430.00	403.74
41	550–600	578	365.00–400.00	386.19
102	600–650	630	335.00–390.00	380.90
119	650–700	696	368.50–369.00	368.58
355	700–750	735	322.00–360.00	341.03
8	800–850	838	305.00–317.00	312.54
32	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	304	640.00	640.00
20	350–400	370	540.00–560.00	546.94
68	400–450	417	500.00–550.00	523.28
110	450–500	478	465.00–520.00	482.08
95	500–550	516	430.00–485.00	452.54
173	550–600	563	402.00–450.00	413.63
186	600–650	629	390.00–422.50	397.42
155	650–700	665	370.00–420.00	383.64
15	700–750	736	360.00–370.00	365.30
161	750–800	775	333.00–365.00	347.08
740	800–850	811	327.00–340.00	337.66
115	850–900	888	317.00–345.00	330.37
11	950–1000	978	314.00	314.00
5	1000–1050	1,013	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	497	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	493	500.00	500.00
6	550–600	595	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	298	760.00	760.00
21	300–350	317	680.00–720.00	693.42
29	350–400	371	600.00–620.00	610.80
82	400–450	424	560.00–600.00	576.70
170	450–500	477	530.00–570.00	546.02
189	500–550	517	490.00–540.00	507.40
320	550–600	572	455.00–500.00	473.35
141	600–650	622	435.00–475.00	452.97
110	650–700	660	410.00–440.00	422.38
160	700–750	723	395.00–417.00	407.57
181	750–800	769	374.00–397.00	377.62
379	800–850	825	360.00–371.00	364.49
110	850–900	885	352.00–360.00	356.32
145	900–950	939	330.00–342.00	335.45
350	950–1000	973	321.00–327.00	324.06
20	1000–1050	1,009	319.00	319.00
110	1050–1100	1,061	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	630.00–640.00	637.05
31	350–400	378	560.00–600.00	576.19
97	400–450	439	500.00–550.00	531.22
77	450–500	477	480.00–520.00	504.70
84	500–550	532	450.00–490.00	469.52
134	550–600	571	420.00–470.00	441.47
115	600–650	636	395.00–430.00	414.86
94	650–700	681	380.00–400.00	391.88
135	700–750	730	372.00–392.00	386.03
37	750–800	786	360.00–368.00	362.80
232	800–850	832	349.00–360.00	353.60
11	850–900	865	341.00–351.00	347.35
28	900–950	948	330.00	330.00
12	950–1000	998	322.00	322.00
20	1050–1100	1,081	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	370	530.00–540.00	534.67
18	450–500	490	470.00–475.00	473.36
16	550–600	582	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	401	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	500.00	500.00
15	550–600	588	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	560.00	560.00
16	550–600	588	405.00–420.00	415.34
7	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
8	800–850	848	327.00	327.00
8	850–900	850	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	450.00–470.00	458.39
7	600–650	625	440.00	440.00

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.