Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of light 4 weight and 3 weight calves selling up to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 525 lbs. sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady to 5.00 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 $291.73/cwt on 377 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −178.58 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$291.73

377 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$46.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

vs MO average

+11.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	302.73	1,639	207
Medium and Large 1-2	569	283.19	1,611	139
Medium and Large 2	565	256.61	1,451	31

One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $188 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 sale377 hd

291.73

—

MO average14 barns · 1,196 hd

294.85

−3.11

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+11.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−178.58

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	887	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	304.68/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,593	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.61/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,785	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,191	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	236.27/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,963	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	394.09/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,478	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	267.65/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,916	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	246.50/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,947	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	318.59/cwt	311.00–332.00	1,516	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	350.95/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,499	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	240.71/cwt	234.00–245.50	2,099	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	232.30/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,116	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	224.08/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,855	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	284.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,511	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	269.83/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,700	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	283.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,624	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	263.32/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,804	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	294.83/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,380	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,924	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	271.79/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,356	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	302.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,323	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	252.68/cwt	234.00–259.00	1,842	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	327.86/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,187	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	272.50/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	276.42/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,324	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	303.50/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,785	6
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	633	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	287.37/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,382	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	332.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,186	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,247	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.90/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,266	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	265.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,514	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	242.50/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,826	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	242.39/cwt	238.50–246.50	1,789	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	191.34/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,356	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	222.92/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,757	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	264.21/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,387	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	247.22/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,644	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	226.81/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,883	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	281.33/cwt	267.00–295.00	1,469	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	258.06/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,600	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	237.61/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,483	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,712	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	278.21/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,182	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	255.31/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,471	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	261.16/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,243	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	233.40/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,568	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	330.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,126	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	213.76/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	251.77/cwt	249.50–261.00	1,901	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	300.65/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,687	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	290.45/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,926	61

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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