Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold 2.00-12.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 4.00-12.00 higher with some three weight and light four weight heifers up to 20.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $300.82/cwt on 669 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −169.50 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$300.82

669 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs MO average

−3.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	309.64	1,664	436
Medium and Large 1-2	566	284.31	1,610	233

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $53 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 sale669 hd

300.82

—

MO average15 barns · 2,697 hd

301.06

−0.24

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−3.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−169.50

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

84 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	312.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,529	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	263.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,381	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,589	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,527	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.51/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	307.55/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,756	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	217.41/cwt	211.00–219.50	1,985	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	225.68/cwt	224.25–229.00	1,934	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	203.94/cwt	202.00–204.50	1,990	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	258.03/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,863	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.03/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,602	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	284.67/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,887	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	353.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,394	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	239.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,856	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	336.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,561	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	236.13/cwt	232.00–236.50	1,972	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	340.92/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,439	195
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	280.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,476	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	303.97/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,295	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	241.59/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,503	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	265.40/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,513	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	272.89/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,438	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	294.71/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,397	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	218.72/cwt	214.50–222.00	1,691	199
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	210.64/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,721	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	335.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,117	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	283.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,595	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	234.54/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,569	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	328.94/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,237	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	316.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,357	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	224.32/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,599	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,394	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	16
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	383	280.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	227.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	281.45/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	286.96/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,773	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	321.92/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,188	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	280.35/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	237.09/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,847	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	234.63/cwt	217.50–246.00	1,701	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	347.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,309	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,196	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,650	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	214.55/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,779	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	316.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,342	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	284.82/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,521	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	215.17/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,450	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	305.77/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,156	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	229.25/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,408	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	197.26/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	260.51/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,800	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	254.20/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,324	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	276.43/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,186	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	247.65/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,451	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	210.13/cwt	203.00–212.50	1,593	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	234.87/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,792	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,004	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	215.32/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,901	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	285.03/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,639	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	275.86/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,316	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	195.63/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,913	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	339.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,108	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	312.19/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,483	92

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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