Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 725 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to mostly 5.00 higher with the exception of 4 weights selling up to 12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A good percentage of the offering was high quality.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.04/cwt on 789 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −160.27 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$310.04

789 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs MO average

−2.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	322.06	1,771	491
Medium and Large 1-2	562	294.06	1,654	249
Medium and Large 2	545	270.82	1,475	49

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $295 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.18, low $391.50, median $470.32 across 32 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 sale789 hd

310.04

—

MO average3 barns · 1,351 hd

314.91

−4.87

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−2.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−160.27

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

97 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	450–500	478	304.24/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,454	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	315.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,822	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	247.04/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,910	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,857	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	233.00/cwt	231.75–235.50	2,015	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.00/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,831	352
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	355.13/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,524	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	219.22/cwt	216.50–225.00	2,026	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	261.71/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,890	458
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	348.46/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,655	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	316.88/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,499	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	598	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,501	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	388.35/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,472	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	379.04/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,262	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	273.99/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,701	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	741	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	199.63/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,739	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,459	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	302.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,605	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	236.03/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,968	177
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	376.77/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,334	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	274.71/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,574	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	285.26/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,906	407
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	328.52/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,721	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	305.43/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	316.35/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,341	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	284.63/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,503	291
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	248.89/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,685	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	333.96/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,266	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	319.29/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,079	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	241.66/cwt	228.00–256.00	1,750	646
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	255.18/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,574	394
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	378.10/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,744	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	301	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,279	12
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	466	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,014	8
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	651	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	829	171.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,421	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	262.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.80/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,252	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	292.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	272.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	184.14/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,171	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	268.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,369	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	291.79/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	232.26/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,823	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	219.06/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,805	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	214.44/cwt	213.00–216.50	1,964	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	343.84/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,262	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	227.79/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,984	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	257.77/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	319.60/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,157	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	481	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	209.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	261.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,383	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	357.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,189	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,107	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,186	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,330	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	287.39/cwt	270.00–300.00	957	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	229.48/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,551	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	254.95/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,481	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	271.20/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,549	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	271.51/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,317	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	171.24/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	263.29/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,659	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	323.67/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,366	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	271.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,147	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	220.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,594	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	239.30/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,733	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	209.81/cwt	201.00–211.25	1,733	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	212.80/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	286.51/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,066	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	238.01/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,480	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	290.61/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,671	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	262.56/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,780	69

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.

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