Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers are sold from 4.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.82/cwt on 942 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −164.50 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$305.82

942 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$55.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs MO average

−8.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	317.85	1,728	576
Medium and Large 1-2	567	288.92	1,637	338
Medium and Large 2	557	262.35	1,462	28

One grade step is worth $55.50/cwt here — about $266 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 sale942 hd

305.82

—

MO average19 barns · 4,289 hd

321.14

−15.32

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−8.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−164.50

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

79 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	900–950	930	231.23/cwt	225.00–235.50	2,150	263
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	341.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,490	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	260.26/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,876	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	340.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,639	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	235.44/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	366.84/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,383	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,840	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	216.08/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,087	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	213.13/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,848	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	263.15/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,900	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	252.02/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,953	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,659	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	286.74/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,775	435
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	317.49/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,797	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	345.52/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	236.50/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,074	418
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	237.06/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,716	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	216.57/cwt	212.00–217.75	2,194	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	349.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,287	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	289.93/cwt	275.00–296.50	1,525	427
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	227.33/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,850	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	277.03/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,842	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.49/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,330	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	362.88/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,172	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	200.10/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,873	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	254.56/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,586	429
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	230.25/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,798	565
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	311.63/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,471	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	247.50/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,683	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	283.06/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,596	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	318.20/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,661	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	244.25/cwt	238.00–252.00	2,013	445
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	295.01/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,549	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	245.67/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,187	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	260.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,542	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	268.70/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,298	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	257.54/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,476	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	240.00/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,886	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	285.97/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,653	261
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	308.02/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,460	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	259.69/cwt	237.50–272.00	1,366	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	261.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,640	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	263.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,768	178
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	263.98/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,391	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	235.30/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,955	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	206.40/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,785	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	298.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,578	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	220.74/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,605	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	235.98/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,458	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,011	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	310.23/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,346	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	248.11/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,670	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	221.80/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	230.82/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,593	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	277.89/cwt	269.00–282.50	1,320	172
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	273.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	307.01/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,022	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	229.30/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,016	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	304.45/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,114	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	213.04/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,973	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	271.33/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,555	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,133	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,096	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	197.26/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,633	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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