Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.90/cwt on 660 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.42 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$311.90

660 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$61.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs MO average

+1.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	316.84	1,731	544
Medium and Large 1-2	545	293.70	1,600	101
Medium and Large 2	554	255.15	1,414	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.68/cwt here — about $318 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 sale660 hd

311.90

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MO average16 barns · 2,491 hd

315.33

−3.44

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−158.42

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

98 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	650–700	654	249.31/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,630	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	314.92/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	264.81/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,930	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	241.04/cwt	235.50–246.00	1,984	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	278.40/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,849	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	307.56/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,295	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	704	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	332.43/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,745	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	446	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,450	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	352.45/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,685	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	216.26/cwt	214.00–218.75	2,104	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	233.14/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,958	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	264.07/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,801	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	293.64/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,812	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	258.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,001	193
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	274.98/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,573	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	282.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,441	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	297.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	874	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	302.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,326	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,773	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,245	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	271.64/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,554	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	316.37/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,693	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	238.06/cwt	237.00–239.00	2,052	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	380.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,462	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	313.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,781	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	318.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,167	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	286.79/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,506	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	226.98/cwt	224.25–235.75	2,090	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	367.55/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,533	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	208.61/cwt	203.00–215.25	1,886	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	224.68/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,777	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.06/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,538	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	292.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,368	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	224.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,817	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	330.80/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,088	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	309.95/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,606	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	230.34/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,642	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	307	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium 2	900–950	905	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,425	12
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	554	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	651	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	328.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,238	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	304.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,284	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	356.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	296.67/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,555	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	289.36/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,664	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	232.08/cwt	224.00–233.50	2,049	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	299.82/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,421	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	258.59/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,028	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	199.29/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	249.82/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,439	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	250.92/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,854	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	332.54/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,606	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	271.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	191.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,737	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	282.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,206	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	215.07/cwt	209.00–219.50	1,652	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,219	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	229.19/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,554	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	350.26/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,345	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,106	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	216.51/cwt	207.50–223.50	1,546	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	303.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,157	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	328.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,396	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	254.20/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,317	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	246.62/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,909	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	260.38/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,640	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	204.78/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,646	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	231.32/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,425	47

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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