Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. sold 2.00-10.00 lower with the exception of light seven weight steers which sold 3.00 higher. Weights over 800 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower with the exception of heavy five weight heifers which sold 12.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.09/cwt on 442 head, down $1.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −77.03 against this barn's trailing median of $467.12.

Average price

$390.09

▼ 1.87 vs prior sale

442 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$55.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs MO average

−24.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	411.04	2,284	165
Medium and Large 1-2	549	380.25	2,088	247
Medium and Large 2	573	355.90	2,039	30

One grade step is worth $55.14/cwt here — about $245 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $467.12 across 34 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 sale442 hd

390.09

—

MO average17 barns · 1,855 hd

399.69

−9.60

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−24.89

This barn, trailing median34 sales

467.12

−77.03

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

76 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	Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	8
Steers	Large 1	900–950	916	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,858	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	339.56/cwt	333.00–348.00	2,628	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	328.85/cwt	321.00–334.50	2,838	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	439.14/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,060	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	344.14/cwt	332.00–349.00	2,320	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	365.86/cwt	357.00–382.00	1,950	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	285.46/cwt	282.00–287.00	2,763	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	402.24/cwt	387.00–415.00	1,887	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.48/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,106	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	463.86/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,995	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	318.14/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,440	418
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	340.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,119	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	307.70/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,988	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	412.47/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,194	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	409.80/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,688	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	371.87/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,503	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,973	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	259.91/cwt	245.00–275.00	2,485	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	323.74/cwt	323.50–325.00	2,350	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	356.34/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,555	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	297.15/cwt	287.00–301.00	2,454	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	272.82/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	305.15/cwt	302.00–306.50	2,823	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	325.29/cwt	305.00–334.00	2,726	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	410.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,346	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	336.80/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,058	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	374.30/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,774	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	451.22/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,507	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	301.53/cwt	292.00–306.00	2,328	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	328.34/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,046	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	378.14/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,144	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	350.53/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,387	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	437.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,685	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,056	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,936	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	386.87/cwt	376.00–402.00	2,383	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	305.25/cwt	304.00–307.00	3,101	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	327.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	315.93/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,867	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	364.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,728	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	306.10/cwt	287.00–314.00	2,235	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	355.90/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,039	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	348.78/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	991	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	328.60/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,225	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	341.82/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,983	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	431.11/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,819	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	344.91/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,828	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	443.60/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,677	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	328.54/cwt	324.00–331.00	2,523	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	311.63/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,761	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	367.78/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,589	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	382.27/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,034	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	297.63/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,902	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	334.40/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,421	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	359.96/cwt	321.00–375.00	2,246	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	444.57/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,311	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	338.88/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,758	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	313.94/cwt	309.00–316.25	2,863	160

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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