Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 20.00-40.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 503 heifers weighing 777 lbs. which sold for 304.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.16/cwt on 503 head, up $27.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.45 against this barn's trailing median of $469.61.

Average price

$396.16

▲ 27.84 vs prior sale

503 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$78.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs MO average

−7.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	408.20	2,270	335
Medium and Large 1-2	556	373.44	2,076	163
Medium and Large 2	537	330.00	1,772	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.20/cwt here — about $498 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 sale503 hd

396.16

—

MO average9 barns · 1,291 hd

402.20

−6.04

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−7.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

469.61

−73.45

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

71 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	400–450	418	504.06/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,107	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,007	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	326.72/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,062	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	397.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	324.69/cwt	315.00–344.50	2,835	845
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	336.02/cwt	331.00–344.50	2,812	737
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	437.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,090	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	352.97/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,566	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,577	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	392.32/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,252	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	406.01/cwt	377.00–415.00	2,732	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	310.25/cwt	303.00–318.25	3,031	668
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	437.80/cwt	407.00–460.00	2,290	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	392.39/cwt	374.00–421.00	2,468	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	353.31/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,381	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	340.15/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,616	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,122	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,254	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	312.35/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,408	951
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	306.11/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,495	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	311.65/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,901	480
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	424.71/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,792	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	347.52/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,172	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	385.18/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,172	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	410.02/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,996	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	371.86/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,926	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	336.86/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,388	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,738	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,185	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	488.07/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,581	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,613	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,048	6
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	953	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,849	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.07/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,268	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	337.15/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,949	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	300.68/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,372	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	313.13/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,298	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	439.10/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,677	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,280	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	320.14/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,014	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	534.33/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	397.06/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	296.73/cwt	296.00–297.00	2,418	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	333.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,756	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	427.66/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,818	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	382.93/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,072	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	290.30/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,514	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,116	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	3,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	368.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,767	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	321.24/cwt	313.00–335.00	2,156	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	321.08/cwt	290.00–332.00	2,626	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	310.99/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,746	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	363.35/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,078	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	392.59/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,908	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	469.50/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,765	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,919	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	334.98/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,482	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	288.50/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,637	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	549.86/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	355.79/cwt	325.00–374.00	2,402	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	320.10/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,490	113

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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