Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer calves sold 7.00-14.00 lower. Yearling steers over 725 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Yearling heifers over 700 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher. The bulk of the offering consisted of yearling type cattle with calves only lightly tested, which contributed to the lower trade. Supply was heavy with good demand. With a heat wave coming and a large run expected, Joplin Regional Stockyards made an unprecedented decision to move their sale time to midnight in an effort to keep both the cattle and the cowboys safe in extreme conditions. A larger crowd than one might have expected was on hand through the early morning hours as load after load made their way through the ring before daylight. The largest draft of the day was 718 head of steers weighing 891 lbs. that went across the scales at 261.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.13/cwt on 365 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −178.19 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$292.13

365 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.58

vs MO average

−7.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	301.75	1,705	175
Medium and Large 1-2	570	283.97	1,618	164
Large 1-2	556	282.00	1,568	19thin
Medium and Large 2	546	270.00	1,474	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale365 hd

292.13

—

MO average14 barns · 2,293 hd

307.71

−15.58

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−7.13

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−178.19

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

77 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 1-2	500–550	527	287.46/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,515	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	284.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,334	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	244.87/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,550	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	242.14/cwt	232.00–249.50	2,136	509
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,048	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	247.28/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,963	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	236.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,708	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	265.44/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,510	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	263.90/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,512	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	270.11/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,437	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	220.97/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,827	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	788	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,757	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.01/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,725	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	226.72/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,800	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	240.48/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,638	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	292.39/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,266	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	259.09/cwt	249.00–261.50	2,283	1,136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	293.80/cwt	287.50–307.00	1,819	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	255.03/cwt	252.00–265.50	2,104	890
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	229.29/cwt	227.00–230.00	2,346	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	309.25/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,617	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,343	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	219.62/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,036	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,282	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	250.10/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,646	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	247.18/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,787	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	262.36/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,789	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	282.81/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,652	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	234.53/cwt	234.00–235.00	2,244	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,556	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	244.50/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,993	345
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	296.71/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	232.66/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	237.75/cwt	232.00–239.00	2,164	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	267.26/cwt	267.00–267.50	1,318	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	247.51/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,438	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	279.75/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,751	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	243.74/cwt	240.50–252.00	2,213	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	263.10/cwt	255.00–273.00	2,029	382
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,682	7
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	887	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,129	9
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	556	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,568	19
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	494	254.00/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	275.94/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,863	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	260.99/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,895	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	322.44/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,401	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	338.08/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,535	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	304.03/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,432	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,929	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	267.20/cwt	254.00–290.00	1,683	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	256.17/cwt	238.00–259.00	1,814	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	236.82/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,805	430
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,148	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	277.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,612	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	291.92/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,591	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,254	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	230.24/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,902	72
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,427	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	779	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,683	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,781	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	9
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	439	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,361	12
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,489	39

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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