Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 3.00 higher to 10.00 lower in uneven sales. Feeder heifers sold from 7.00 higher to 10.00 lower also in uneven sales. Supply was heavy with good demand. There were five lots with well over 200 head in each group.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.24/cwt on 1,121 head, down $10.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +5.92 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$476.24

▼ 10.44 vs prior sale

1,121 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.91

vs MO average

+2.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	498.81	2,710	506
Medium and Large 1-2	555	458.08	2,544	603
Large 1	594	437.00	2,596	12thin

One grade step is worth $61.81/cwt here — about $114 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 sale1,121 hd

476.24

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MO average20 barns · 5,320 hd

494.15

−17.91

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+2.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

+5.92

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

79 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	650–700	685	392.32/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,687	274
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	422.36/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,467	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	349.75/cwt	325.00–353.00	2,815	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	514.70/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,486	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	444.89/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,580	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	358.51/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,818	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	339.08/cwt	332.00–340.50	2,970	643
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	318.30/cwt	302.00–321.00	2,782	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	611.14/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,005	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	372.87/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,748	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	532.07/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,272	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	483.07/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,087	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	417.29/cwt	370.00–432.00	2,662	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	370.41/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,315	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	341.78/cwt	336.50–346.00	2,464	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	330.94/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,608	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	320.02/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,679	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	411.52/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,160	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	472.98/cwt	405.00–490.00	2,497	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,227	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	353.75/cwt	338.00–363.00	2,406	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	529.84/cwt	500.00–537.00	2,072	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	442.41/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,155	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	464.53/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,225	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	546.94/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,875	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	388.93/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,898	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	982	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,772	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	530.63/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,974	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	389.15/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,253	186
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,545	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Steers	Large 1	550–600	594	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	576.26/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,219	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	328.11/cwt	326.00–331.00	3,074	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	495.68/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,776	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	518.30/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,208	116
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	517.08/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,673	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	332.67/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,705	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	592.83/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,968	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	324.52/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,797	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	553.30/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	472.51/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,707	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	358.31/cwt	354.00–369.00	2,562	375
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	442.10/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,732	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,554	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	339.63/cwt	335.00–344.50	2,574	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	381.06/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,355	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	401.02/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,827	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	357.64/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,958	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	490.09/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,294	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	418.01/cwt	407.00–465.00	2,429	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	368.29/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,519	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	345.95/cwt	345.00–346.00	3,051	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,201	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	417.20/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,808	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	591.58/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,449	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	449.55/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,338	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	617.48/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,371	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	336.66/cwt	329.00–340.00	3,128	1,000
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,258	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	2,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,840	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	376.10/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,903	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	697.43/cwt	680.00–710.00	2,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	539.74/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,596	196

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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