Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. sold 10.00-30.00 higher with heavier weights selling 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher. The steer calf market was on fire with 11 head weighing 517 lbs. selling for 375.00. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.07/cwt on 527 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.25 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$323.07

527 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs MO average

+12.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	329.46	1,822	387
Medium and Large 1-2	547	305.41	1,670	140

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $151 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.

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 sale527 hd

323.07

—

MO average16 barns · 1,760 hd

312.29

+10.78

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+12.31

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−147.25

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

72 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 1-2	800–850	828	230.76/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,911	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	325.85/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,574	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	388.26/cwt	370.00–413.00	1,650	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	364.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,721	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	226.33/cwt	226.00–226.50	2,087	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	251.36/cwt	235.00–259.75	2,028	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	288.45/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,912	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	294.85/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,834	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,237	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	267.91/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,918	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	397.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,319	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	399.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,463	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	316.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,829	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	343.64/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,787	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	293.95/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,408	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	233.56/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,714	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	252.18/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,985	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,021	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	336.60/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,252	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	227.64/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,732	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,143	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	280.34/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,452	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,787	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.65/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,601	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	243.88/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,607	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	317.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,334	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	276.71/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,577	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	216.85/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,882	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	11
Steers	Large 1	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	7
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	634	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	356	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,875	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	326.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,575	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,363	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	322.92/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,195	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.38/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,629	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	226.44/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,979	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	269.22/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,664	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	295.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,743	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	244.68/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,769	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	357.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,299	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	218.95/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,592	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	316.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	264.84/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,380	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	301.50/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,140	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	364.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,202	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	256.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,485	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	226.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,547	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	265.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,785	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	345.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,487	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	240.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,893	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	283.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,202	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	227.87/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,411	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,829	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	281.28/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,316	154
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	278.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	216.83/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,638	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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