Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. 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 $309.29/cwt on 633 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.03 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$309.29

633 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MO average

−0.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.32	1,728	504
Medium and Large 1-2	559	285.74	1,598	129

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about $130 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 sale633 hd

309.29

—

MO average18 barns · 3,033 hd

309.73

−0.45

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−0.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−161.03

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

66 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	650–700	681	275.97/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,879	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	294.31/cwt	277.00–312.00	1,836	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	316.68/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,669	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	247.82/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,913	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	313.64/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,800	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	265.05/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,892	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	222.00/cwt	216.00–224.00	2,069	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	243.74/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,996	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	216.64/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,789	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	273.38/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,558	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	230.75/cwt	225.00–244.50	1,786	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	342.76/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,614	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	220.23/cwt	216.00–223.00	2,130	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	340.39/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,447	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	236.22/cwt	222.00–242.50	1,739	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	246.20/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,664	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	286.89/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,515	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	324.30/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,232	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	195.11/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,826	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	301.83/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,440	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	306.43/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,308	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	206.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,785	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	338.54/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	256.20/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,601	239
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	306.30/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,614	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,420	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,157	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	239.18/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,624	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	281.67/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,375	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	259.62/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,373	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	225.18/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,993	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	283.69/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,626	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	316.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,496	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	263.37/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	231.70/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	255.05/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,495	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	179.74/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	234.69/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,608	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	280.02/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,336	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	235.59/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,482	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	267.10/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,795	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	217.05/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,567	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	279.21/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,203	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	203.34/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,686	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	202.50/cwt	201.00–203.50	1,739	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	297.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,133	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	204.73/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,595	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	310.16/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,337	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	329.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,273	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	293.12/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,495	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	238.99/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,045	118

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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