Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.48/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −173.84 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$296.48

312 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$64.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.82

vs MO average

+5.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	312.22	1,747	166
Medium and Large 1-2	557	281.09	1,566	135
Medium and Large 2	514	247.62	1,273	11thin

One grade step is worth $64.60/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale312 hd

296.48

—

MO average16 barns · 2,049 hd

315.30

−18.82

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+5.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−173.84

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

55 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	600–650	633	244.51/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,548	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	282.69/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,204	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	265.89/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,906	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	256.57/cwt	255.50–262.00	2,006	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	328.38/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,517	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	236.74/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,296	704
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	239.04/cwt	238.00–243.00	2,257	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	340.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,264	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	249.65/cwt	244.50–256.00	1,760	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	316.72/cwt	297.00–340.00	1,675	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	287.63/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,795	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,418	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	286.24/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,941	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	305.20/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,318	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	279.94/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,461	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	234.29/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,931	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.59/cwt	295.00–328.00	1,769	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	271.39/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,569	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	258.21/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,761	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,237	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	250.33/cwt	244.50–257.00	2,178	629
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	264.13/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,653	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	300.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,405	75
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	571	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,507	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	253.40/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,199	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	247.62/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,273	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	287.38/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,385	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.50	2,139	590
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	265.44/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,808	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	240.75/cwt	230.00–244.00	2,082	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	310.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,305	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	283.06/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,489	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,384	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	293.12/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.97/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,610	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	257.97/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,494	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	230.49/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,814	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	246.08/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,067	371
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	255.66/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,861	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	275.66/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	265.23/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,382	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	242.66/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,638	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	234.31/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	271.39/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,693	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	326.87/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,124	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	246.23/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,901	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	316.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,456	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	323.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,184	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,525	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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