Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 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 $301.84/cwt on 763 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.48 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$301.84

763 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$80.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs MO average

−8.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	315.62	1,695	458
Medium and Large 1-2	557	284.77	1,585	271
Medium and Large 2	575	257.53	1,481	26
Medium 2	540	235.00	1,269	8thin

One grade step is worth $80.62/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale763 hd

301.84

—

MO average14 barns · 3,274 hd

314.51

−12.68

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−8.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−168.48

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

71 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	300–350	327	374.10/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,223	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	279.57/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,627	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.99/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,474	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,285	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.65/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,419	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	268.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	283.21/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,753	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	225.31/cwt	223.00–228.00	2,075	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	250.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,929	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.10/cwt	297.50–317.00	1,766	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	240.80/cwt	231.00–245.00	2,071	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	344.96/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,625	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	244.31/cwt	238.00–250.00	2,023	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.51/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,528	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	230.49/cwt	227.00–233.50	1,678	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	313.55/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,329	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	257.99/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,881	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	350.96/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,327	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	225.17/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,716	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	220.72/cwt	219.00–221.75	1,797	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	343.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,157	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	342.82/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,241	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,602	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	322.32/cwt	307.00–347.00	1,683	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	272.52/cwt	262.00–291.00	1,551	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	297.58/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,411	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,819	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.95/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,463	398
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	208.54/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,910	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,664	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,352	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,098	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	255.26/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,726	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	230.27/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,333	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,071	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	248.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,167	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	216.46/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,580	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	259.32/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,520	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	209.74/cwt	208.00–210.00	2,020	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	289.75/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,399	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	276.61/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,300	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	216.05/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,970	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	232.82/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,460	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	229.58/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,899	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	321.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,236	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	251.93/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,466	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	225.41/cwt	214.00–226.00	2,022	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	321.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,373	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	289.79/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,542	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	235.19/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,839	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	219.53/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,721	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	318.04/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,542	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.41/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,592	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	227.45/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,553	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,760	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	314.86/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,203	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	284.27/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,905	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	284.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,230	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	260.86/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,343	167

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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