Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 10.00-20.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 525 lbs. Feeder heifers sold from 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.13/cwt on 639 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −173.19 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$297.13

639 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$53.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs MO average

−8.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	313.48	1,732	315
Medium and Large 1-2	558	285.12	1,590	273
Medium and Large 2	564	260.37	1,468	51

One grade step is worth $53.11/cwt here — about $264 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 sale639 hd

297.13

—

MO average18 barns · 2,833 hd

307.80

−10.67

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−8.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−173.19

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

83 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	600–650	630	262.57/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,654	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	203.10/cwt	203.10–203.10	1,676	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	219.57/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,506	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	272.09/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,594	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,277	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	308.89/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,782	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	222.26/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,376	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	289.48/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,783	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	308.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	268.03/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,388	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	237.06/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,849	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	283.56/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,211	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	263.44/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,749	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	334.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,551	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	216.84/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,917	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	379.38/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,411	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.60/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,535	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	320.77/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,658	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,807	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	255.59/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,827	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	214.32/cwt	213.50–216.00	1,993	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.32/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,424	452
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	258.95/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,458	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,050	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	275.01/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,845	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	232.62/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,586	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	226.59/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,636	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	305.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,168	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,730	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	280.94/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,337	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,623	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	488	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,257	24
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	487	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,266	8
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	444	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	228.34/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	355.32/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,489	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	234.48/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,949	307
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.23/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,658	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	275.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,040	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	258.02/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,362	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	262.16/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,549	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	221.59/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,192	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	272.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	293.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,440	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,994	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	239.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,377	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	365.00/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	247.98/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,215	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	324.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	286.14/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,087	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	322.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,392	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	852	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	210.72/cwt	208.50–213.00	1,949	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	319.95/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,526	176
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	236.31/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,758	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	215.53/cwt	210.00–216.75	1,657	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	221.74/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,847	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	280.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,606	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	291.58/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,563	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	210.29/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,522	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	243.46/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,397	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	254.51/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,334	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	264.21/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,266	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	268.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,135	139

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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