Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower with heavier weights selling 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 13,367 head went across the scales in 17 hours.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.65/cwt on 1,476 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.66 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$302.65

1,476 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$44.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs MO average

−6.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	314.18	1,722	894
Medium and Large 1-2	560	288.00	1,612	486
Medium and Large 2	573	269.44	1,544	96

One grade step is worth $44.74/cwt here — about $178 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 sale1,476 hd

302.65

—

MO average12 barns · 3,402 hd

312.77

−10.12

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−6.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−167.66

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

89 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	650–700	661	247.07/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,633	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.46/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,206	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	243.54/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,771	662
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	238.73/cwt	234.00–242.00	2,070	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	307.40/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,485	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	236.95/cwt	228.50–245.00	2,180	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,840	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	277.61/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,582	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,229	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	257.03/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,959	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,680	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	263.05/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,920	443
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	348.64/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,503	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	309.41/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,779	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	226.38/cwt	226.25–227.00	2,094	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	251.88/cwt	238.00–261.75	2,098	747
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	336.03/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,556	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	301.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,430	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	289.61/cwt	272.00–305.00	1,807	684
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	310.80/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,349	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	317.62/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,671	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	226.22/cwt	224.00–226.50	1,841	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	232.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,780	563
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.06/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,507	373
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	278.67/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,856	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	352.81/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	222.77/cwt	213.00–225.75	1,934	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	338.93/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,237	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	255.68/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,598	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	254.03/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,682	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	288.46/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,488	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,388	5
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	199.42/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,385	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	269.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,028	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	263.51/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,673	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	279.07/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,317	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	292.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	285.12/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,648	311
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,290	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	318.18/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,219	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	269.30/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,583	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	230.78/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,357	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	234.70/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,598	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,138	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	280.39/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,208	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	334.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,284	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	269.89/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,794	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	288.55/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,394	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	219.88/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,713	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	239.81/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,499	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	266.24/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,392	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	312.32/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,477	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	252.85/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,456	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	223.68/cwt	216.50–228.00	1,628	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	235.39/cwt	225.00–238.50	1,968	333
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	275.68/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,329	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	264.62/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,757	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	217.21/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,816	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	308.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,034	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	227.11/cwt	223.50–231.00	1,989	176
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	251.02/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,815	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	293.13/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,545	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,789	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	234.28/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	315.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,366	87

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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