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Joplin Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 11

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

11,343 head

▲ 4,022 vs last sale 7,321▲ 2,147 vs year ago 9,196 · +23.3%

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 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 — 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 $476.24/cwt on 1,121 head, down $10.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +21.16 against this barn's trailing median of $455.08.

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

Price by quality 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,121 hd

476.24

—

MO average20 barns · 5,320 hd

494.15

−17.91

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+2.54

This barn, trailing median34 sales

455.08

+21.16

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

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. 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	697.43/cwt	680.00–710.00	2,239	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	611.14/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,005	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	2,508	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,596	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	530.63/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,974	41
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	376	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,312	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	617.48/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,371	75
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	576.26/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,219	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	591.58/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,449	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	532.07/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,272	103
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,554	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	464.53/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,225	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	539.74/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,596	196
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	514.70/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,486	160
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	517.08/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,673	236
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,840	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	472.98/cwt	405.00–490.00	2,497	282
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,498	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	495.68/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,776	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	472.51/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,707	205
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	444.89/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,580	315
Steers	550–600	Large 1	594	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,596	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	442.10/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,732	431
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	417.29/cwt	370.00–432.00	2,662	212
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	417.20/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,808	238
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	392.32/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,687	274
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	401.02/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,827	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	372.87/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,748	107
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	376.10/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,903	196
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	358.51/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,818	351
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	349.75/cwt	325.00–353.00	2,815	133
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	357.64/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,958	251
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	339.08/cwt	332.00–340.50	2,970	643
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	345.95/cwt	345.00–346.00	3,051	255
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	336.66/cwt	329.00–340.00	3,128	1,000
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	328.11/cwt	326.00–331.00	3,074	269
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,992	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,201	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	546.94/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,778	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	592.83/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,968	40
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	553.30/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,158	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	529.84/cwt	500.00–537.00	2,072	82
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,875	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,258	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	518.30/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,208	116
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	483.07/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,087	89
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	490.09/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,294	240
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	442.41/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,155	111
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	388.93/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,898	67
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	449.55/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,338	120
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	411.52/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,160	234
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,227	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	389.15/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,253	186
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	418.01/cwt	407.00–465.00	2,429	140
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	381.06/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,355	232
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	370.41/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,315	125
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	353.75/cwt	338.00–363.00	2,406	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	368.29/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,519	210
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	358.31/cwt	354.00–369.00	2,562	375
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	341.78/cwt	336.50–346.00	2,464	247
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	339.63/cwt	335.00–344.50	2,574	134
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	330.94/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,608	193
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	332.67/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,705	253
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	320.02/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,679	177
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	324.52/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,797	158
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	318.30/cwt	302.00–321.00	2,782	70
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	982	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,406	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	997	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,772	40
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,433	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,437	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,201	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	422.36/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,467	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,205	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,545	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	7

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 May 11, 2026

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

Receipts 11,343Last week 7,321Year ago 9,196

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	570.00–640.00	611.14
41	350–400	385	560.00–600.00	576.26
103	400–450	427	500.00–550.00	532.07
160	450–500	483	480.00–540.00	514.70
282	500–550	528	405.00–490.00	472.98
315	550–600	580	435.00–455.00	444.89
212	600–650	638	370.00–432.00	417.29
274	650–700	685	375.00–407.00	392.32
107	700–750	737	355.00–390.00	372.87
351	750–800	786	345.00–367.00	358.51
133	800–850	805	325.00–353.00	349.75
643	850–900	876	332.00–340.50	339.08
269	900–950	937	326.00–331.00	328.11
5	950–1000	981	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	350–400	372	520.00–540.00	530.63
47	450–500	479	430.00–475.00	464.53
10	750–800	772	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	725.00	725.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	594	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	760.00	760.00
5	350–400	376	615.00	615.00
57	450–500	473	540.00	540.00
29	500–550	526	540.00	540.00
36	550–600	560	495.00–500.00	495.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	321	680.00–710.00	697.43
75	350–400	384	600.00–650.00	617.48
40	400–450	414	560.00–620.00	591.58
196	450–500	481	530.00–550.00	539.74
236	500–550	517	500.00–550.00	517.08
205	550–600	573	460.00–500.00	472.51
431	600–650	618	430.00–470.00	442.10
238	650–700	673	410.00–440.00	417.20
52	700–750	705	390.00–407.00	401.02
196	750–800	772	372.00–388.00	376.10
251	800–850	827	357.00–380.00	357.64
255	850–900	882	345.00–346.00	345.95
1,000	900–950	929	329.00–340.00	336.66
19	1000–1050	1,013	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	477	510.00	510.00
5	500–550	524	420.00	420.00
18	550–600	584	400.00–432.00	422.36
5	600–650	604	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	475.00	475.00
6	600–650	606	420.00	420.00
7	800–850	825	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	540.00–560.00	546.94
82	350–400	391	500.00–537.00	529.84
89	400–450	432	450.00–510.00	483.07
111	450–500	487	425.00–460.00	442.41
234	500–550	525	390.00–430.00	411.52
186	550–600	579	370.00–400.00	389.15
125	600–650	625	340.00–376.00	370.41
92	650–700	680	338.00–363.00	353.75
247	700–750	721	336.50–346.00	341.78
193	750–800	788	312.00–335.00	330.94
177	800–850	837	318.00–326.00	320.02
70	850–900	874	302.00–321.00	318.30
40	950–1000	997	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	571	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	399	470.00	470.00
67	450–500	488	380.00–412.00	388.93
5	950–1000	982	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	300–350	332	580.00–630.00	592.83
18	350–400	390	540.00–570.00	553.30
116	400–450	426	500.00–570.00	518.30
240	450–500	468	465.00–520.00	490.09
120	500–550	520	435.00–475.00	449.55
140	550–600	581	407.00–465.00	418.01
232	600–650	618	377.00–400.00	381.06
210	650–700	684	364.00–380.00	368.29
375	700–750	715	354.00–369.00	358.31
134	750–800	758	335.00–344.50	339.63
253	800–850	813	328.00–337.00	332.67
158	850–900	862	321.00–325.00	324.52
15	900–950	928	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	426	530.00	530.00

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.