Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. sold from 8.00-20.00 higher. Steers over 800 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00-10.00 higher with light 5 weight heifers up to 20.00 higher. 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 $315.73/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.59 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$315.73

423 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$75.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs MO average

+17.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	324.76	1,777	332
Medium and Large 1-2	563	286.98	1,616	81
Medium 2	569	249.00	1,417	10thin

One grade step is worth $75.76/cwt here — about $360 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 sale423 hd

315.73

—

MO average11 barns · 1,221 hd

316.17

−0.44

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+17.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−154.59

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

66 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	900–950	939	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	350.94/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,305	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	236.44/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	280.50/cwt	271.00–284.00	2,000	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	256.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,995	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,200	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	271.07/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	270.08/cwt	261.00–278.00	2,077	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	308.23/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,893	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	244.32/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,876	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	327.35/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,709	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	321.97/cwt	297.00–337.00	1,848	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	349.76/cwt	312.00–365.00	1,668	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	303.03/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,448	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	283.25/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,612	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	236.80/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,935	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,254	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,136	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	342.68/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,148	8
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	450–500	451	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	264.29/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,771	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,575	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.92/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,688	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	258.18/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,846	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.38/cwt	305.00–344.00	1,387	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	253.20/cwt	248.00–264.00	2,188	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	569	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,417	10
Steers	Large 1	600–650	621	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	341.81/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,446	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	258.35/cwt	255.00–263.00	2,147	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	282.68/cwt	247.00–300.00	1,498	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	315.64/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,418	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,896	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	258.40/cwt	255.00–263.50	1,879	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	288.90/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,670	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	328.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,216	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.15/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,303	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	249.26/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,565	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	302.06/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,435	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	287.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	278.01/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,738	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	264.70/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,821	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,193	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	237.81/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,746	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	261.00/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,527	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	268.40/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,425	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	251.08/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,730	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	287.11/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,929	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	240.70/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,851	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	297.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,290	29

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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