Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.05/cwt on 729 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.26 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$299.05

729 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$36.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs MO average

−0.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	309.49	1,688	389
Medium and Large 1-2	563	289.37	1,628	292
Medium and Large 2	578	273.42	1,580	48

One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about $108 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 sale729 hd

299.05

—

MO average16 barns · 3,665 hd

313.24

−14.19

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−0.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−171.26

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

80 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	450–500	489	278.70/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,363	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	218.16/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	318.29/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,356	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	292.15/cwt	272.00–304.00	1,823	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	264.11/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,880	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	305.27/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,752	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,271	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	336.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,419	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,467	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	258.38/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,979	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	357.05/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,375	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	252.25/cwt	245.00–259.50	2,091	654
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	335.62/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	277.71/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,872	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	239.66/cwt	235.00–247.00	2,095	523
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	205.65/cwt	199.50–211.00	1,923	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	332.33/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,260	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	257.17/cwt	242.00–268.00	1,607	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	235.39/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,700	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.33/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,620	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	330.73/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,551	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	247.00/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,655	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	230.47/cwt	229.50–231.00	1,892	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	306.87/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,316	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	220.56/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	279.58/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,457	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.38/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,547	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	235.51/cwt	227.00–238.50	1,811	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.52/cwt	286.00–320.00	1,432	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,646	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,596	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	290.62/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,514	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium 3	350–400	357	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	839	8
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	623	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	292.26/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,412	124
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,852	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	243.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,859	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,163	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	236.26/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,952	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	941	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,891	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	290.38/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,533	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	273.42/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,580	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	304.57/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,465	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	262.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,802	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	311.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,187	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	224.14/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	247.19/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,777	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	332.53/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,300	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	235.71/cwt	216.00–239.50	2,048	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	283.27/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,212	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,036	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	261.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,672	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	222.92/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,828	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	288.43/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,653	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	254.99/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,497	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	233.21/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	467	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	255.95/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,344	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	263.33/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	222.33/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	237.87/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,506	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	239.34/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,171	430

How this sale compares

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