Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher with five weight steers up to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.37/cwt on 421 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.95 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$307.37

421 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$61.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.09

vs MO average

−1.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	321.52	1,736	268
Medium and Large 1-2	551	283.99	1,566	144
Medium and Large 2	557	260.00	1,448	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.52/cwt here — about $287 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 sale421 hd

307.37

—

MO average15 barns · 2,618 hd

314.45

−7.09

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−1.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−162.95

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

69 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 1-2	350–400	392	302.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,185	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.24/cwt	280.00–326.00	1,774	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	246.26/cwt	239.00–251.50	2,044	419
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	244.75/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,674	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	280.53/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,874	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	265.43/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,388	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	231.88/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,783	401
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	309.49/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,322	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	355.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,324	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	278.09/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,446	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	210.67/cwt	210.00–211.50	2,140	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	223.09/cwt	219.00–232.00	2,064	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	302.03/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,407	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	248.65/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,576	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	322.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,113	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	370.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	284.26/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,484	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	268.29/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,940	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	238.29/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,711	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	216.28/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,804	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	341.16/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,433	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	321.39/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,202	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	212.57/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,871	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	271.69/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,557	169
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	270.40/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	456	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,186	9
Steers	Large 1	850–900	878	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	289.62/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,515	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	233.73/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,428	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	234.75/cwt	233.75–236.50	2,024	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	326.73/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,728	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	234.26/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,591	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	246.38/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,434	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,267	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	248.39/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,421	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	225.79/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	269.25/cwt	249.00–287.00	1,791	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	215.13/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,684	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	270.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,317	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	249.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	253.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	226.83/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,987	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	239.97/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,725	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	317.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,385	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	330.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,293	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	235.22/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,856	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	236.19/cwt	235.00–236.50	1,991	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	277.14/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,624	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	251.50/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,937	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	344.17/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,621	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	266.73/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,683	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	315.08/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,538	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.19/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,812	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,052	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	279.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	13

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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