Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Weights over 800 lbs. sold from 10.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.33/cwt on 253 head, down $5.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −101.28 against this barn's trailing median of $469.61.

Average price

$368.33

▼ 5.27 vs prior sale

253 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$47.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs MO average

−3.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	385.09	2,086	81
Medium and Large 1-2	546	365.16	1,993	143
Medium and Large 2	547	337.14	1,845	29

One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $240 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $469.61 across 33 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 sale253 hd

368.33

—

MO average14 barns · 984 hd

375.19

−6.87

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−3.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

469.61

−101.28

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	306.70/cwt	306.00–307.00	2,352	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.76/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,036	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	320.89/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,118	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	323.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	277.29/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,374	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	375.34/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,644	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	339.05/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,289	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	309.36/cwt	306.00–313.00	2,744	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	319.51/cwt	308.00–330.00	2,470	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,207	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	304.22/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,060	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	371.41/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,154	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	393.13/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,040	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	354.33/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,339	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	340.42/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,458	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,794	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,674	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	362.28/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,083	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	342.15/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,162	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	322.22/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,301	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	332.98/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,254	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,555	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	355.53/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,881	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,921	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	388.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	314.25/cwt	307.00–319.00	2,888	51
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	481	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,659	8
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	4
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	631	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	403.46/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,063	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,339	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	298.20/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,430	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	358.31/cwt	332.00–362.00	2,204	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	295.66/cwt	292.00–301.00	2,880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	313.93/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,295	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	371.85/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,755	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	340.34/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,988	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	331.98/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,740	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	319.35/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,663	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	433.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	361.02/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,033	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	367.98/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,965	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	300.94/cwt	292.00–304.00	2,802	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	327.29/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,389	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	330.84/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	474.87/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,148	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	300.50/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	344.23/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	283.19/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	391.43/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,714	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	341.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	388.85/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	328.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	333.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,576	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,041	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,962	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	294.97/cwt	294.00–297.00	2,923	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	333.32/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,727	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	370.76/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,288	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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