Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 10.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Weaned and vaccinated cattle were in much more demand over non-worked cattle. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.54/cwt on 521 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −173.77 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$296.54

521 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$41.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.56

vs MO average

−12.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	304.84	1,689	333
Medium and Large 1-2	562	283.54	1,592	172
Medium and Large 2	552	263.75	1,457	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.08/cwt here — about $233 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 sale521 hd

296.54

—

MO average14 barns · 1,826 hd

313.11

−16.56

National average16 barns · 1,423 hd

309.26

−12.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−173.77

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	600–650	628	294.85/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,852	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	281.10/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,352	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	217.09/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,765	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	251.91/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,957	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	232.22/cwt	227.00–233.00	2,201	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	304.14/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,755	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,661	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	257.82/cwt	253.25–276.00	1,957	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	243.75/cwt	237.25–252.50	2,260	607
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	259.86/cwt	254.00–262.00	2,172	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.08/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,594	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	276.09/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,842	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	283.93/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,508	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.78/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,753	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	254.46/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,690	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.51/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,330	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	367.15/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,131	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	351.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,261	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,936	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.85/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,459	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	236.20/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,920	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	336.15/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,429	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	390.66/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,258	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	274.66/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,579	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	238.05/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,871	475
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	259.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,599	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	260.89/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,894	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	257.29/cwt	252.50–260.75	2,256	280
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,628	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	837	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,059	12
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	416	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	259.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,222	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	285.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,121	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	306.12/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,567	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	242.01/cwt	239.50–245.50	2,335	361
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,238	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	267.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	273.06/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,726	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	231.09/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	287.06/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,470	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	312.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,201	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	208.68/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,816	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	282.16/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	245.90/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,007	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,267	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	243.64/cwt	230.00–246.75	2,122	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	252.17/cwt	250.00–253.50	1,836	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	301.94/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,277	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	255.51/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,714	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	293.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	301.30/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,464	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	241.64/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,638	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	260.07/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,508	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	236.39/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,503	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	282.41/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,635	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	227.96/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	266.27/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,417	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	237.37/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	222.56/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,636	24

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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