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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 12

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

8,287 head

▲ 1,586 vs last sale 6,701▼ 110 vs year ago 8,397 · −1.3%

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 and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 344 steers weighing 933 lbs. which sold for 317.00/cwt.

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 $387.67/cwt on 491 head, down $2.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.66 against this barn's trailing median of $461.33.

Average price

$387.67

▼ 2.42 vs prior sale

491 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$63.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

vs MO average

−44.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	414.41	2,196	161
Large 1	555	407.00	2,259	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	379.30	2,130	249
Medium and Large 2	573	350.48	2,008	67

One grade step is worth $63.93/cwt here — about $188 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 sale491 hd

387.67

—

MO average16 barns · 1,550 hd

398.26

−10.59

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−44.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.33

−73.66

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $368.33, median $461.33 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

82 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	585.51/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,014	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	530.45/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,941	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	483.23/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,769	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	363.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,497	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	464.76/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,929	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	431.22/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,846	86
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	396.80/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,889	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	418.65/cwt	395.00–465.00	1,997	70
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	360.34/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,744	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	413.97/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,128	118
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	384.64/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,035	77
Steers	550–600	Large 1	555	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,259	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	350.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,008	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	415.61/cwt	407.00–419.00	2,386	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	376.91/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,171	172
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	354.31/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,190	96
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	392.57/cwt	377.00–412.00	2,477	150
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,061	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,011	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	373.23/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,534	211
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	348.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,369	63
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	360.52/cwt	344.00–380.00	2,596	95
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	339.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,519	90
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	346.49/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,689	536
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	330.25/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,606	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	339.06/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,767	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	322.27/cwt	303.00–331.00	2,643	143
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,117	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	332.97/cwt	325.50–338.00	2,917	495
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	314.82/cwt	309.00–320.00	2,802	232
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	311.52/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,878	267
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	318.74/cwt	317.00–326.50	2,958	631
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	3,024	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	304.59/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,970	19
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,004	303.46/cwt	302.00–307.00	3,047	131
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	297.26/cwt	295.00–301.00	3,068	107
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,056	298.13/cwt	294.00–301.00	3,148	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,965	10
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,268	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,740	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,610	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	413.64/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,526	56
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	371.37/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,593	61
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	411.84/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,779	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	414.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,947	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	369.89/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,738	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	339.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,625	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	334.42/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,742	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	371.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,945	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	342.36/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,808	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	354.75/cwt	343.00–375.00	2,033	141
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	336.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,949	89
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	360.04/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,247	165
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	327.39/cwt	307.00–336.00	2,053	114
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	322.98/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,154	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	339.08/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,285	297
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	327.82/cwt	324.00–337.00	2,377	234
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	322.58/cwt	302.00–332.00	2,348	104
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,306	194
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	321.17/cwt	314.00–329.00	2,476	315
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	806	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,273	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	305.78/cwt	303.00–311.50	2,526	542
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	300.32/cwt	272.00–306.00	2,490	82
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	299.38/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,608	47
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	299.58/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,633	56
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	293.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,684	131
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	268.08/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,721	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	382.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,647	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,511	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,699	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,880	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	339.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,086	34
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	307.78/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,096	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	312.73/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,283	39

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Receipts 8,287Last week 6,701Year ago 8,397

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	366	440.00	440.00
61	400–450	429	340.00–390.00	371.37
70	450–500	470	355.00–385.00	369.89
52	500–550	528	337.00–355.00	342.36
89	550–600	579	320.00–340.00	336.58
114	600–650	627	307.00–336.00	327.39
43	650–700	667	320.00–325.00	322.98
104	700–750	728	302.00–332.00	322.58
194	750–800	751	307.00	307.00
82	800–850	829	272.00–306.00	300.32
56	850–900	879	298.00–305.00	299.58
25	1000–1050	1,015	262.00–270.00	268.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
57	400–450	432	395.00–430.00	411.84
24	450–500	470	400.00–430.00	414.20
39	500–550	524	365.00–375.00	371.10
141	550–600	573	343.00–375.00	354.75
165	600–650	624	340.00–380.00	360.04
297	650–700	674	332.00–352.00	339.08
234	700–750	725	324.00–337.00	327.82
315	750–800	771	314.00–329.00	321.17
542	800–850	826	303.00–311.50	305.78
47	850–900	871	290.00–302.00	299.38
131	900–950	913	280.00–295.00	293.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	350–400	369	375.00–422.00	413.64
37	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.94
10	500–550	521	315.00–355.00	334.42
6	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
11	800–850	806	282.00	282.00
9	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	344	550.00–610.00	585.51
20	350–400	366	500.00–600.00	530.45
17	400–450	415	460.00–470.00	464.76
70	450–500	477	395.00–465.00	418.65
118	500–550	514	400.00–435.00	413.97
43	550–600	574	407.00–419.00	415.61
150	600–650	631	377.00–412.00	392.57
211	650–700	679	360.00–387.00	373.23
95	700–750	720	344.00–380.00	360.52
536	750–800	776	335.00–360.00	346.49
84	800–850	816	332.00–348.00	339.06
495	850–900	876	325.50–338.00	332.97
631	900–950	928	317.00–326.50	318.74
59	950–1000	960	310.00–320.00	315.03
131	1000–1050	1,004	302.00–307.00	303.46
54	1050–1100	1,056	294.00–301.00	298.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	366	470.00–510.00	483.23
86	400–450	428	390.00–455.00	431.22
64	450–500	476	380.00–410.00	396.80
77	500–550	529	365.00–400.00	384.64
172	550–600	576	360.00–390.00	376.91
96	600–650	618	325.00–375.00	354.31
63	650–700	680	340.00–355.00	348.39
90	700–750	741	330.00–350.00	339.90
16	750–800	789	328.00–332.00	330.25
143	800–850	820	303.00–331.00	322.27
232	850–900	890	309.00–320.00	314.82
267	900–950	924	300.00–317.00	311.52
19	950–1000	975	304.00–305.00	304.59
107	1000–1050	1,032	295.00–301.00	297.26
10	1050–1100	1,086	273.00	273.00
11	1150–1200	1,163	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	555	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
13	400–450	412	350.00–375.00	363.30
22	450–500	484	350.00–370.00	360.34
67	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	350.48
6	600–650	644	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	668	301.00	301.00
7	800–850	840	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	430	380.00–390.00	382.91
15	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
10	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
34	600–650	615	335.00–345.00	339.26
5	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
39	700–750	730	304.00–315.00	312.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	531	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	553	340.00	340.00
11	650–700	681	305.00–310.00	307.78

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.