Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 6.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.46/cwt on 496 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −183.86 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$286.46

496 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs MO average

+15.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	301.10	1,651	188
Medium and Large 1-2	554	280.18	1,552	269
Medium and Large 2	576	259.15	1,492	39

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $159 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 sale496 hd

286.46

—

MO average13 barns · 1,475 hd

296.98

−10.53

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+15.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−183.86

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

87 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	900–950	918	237.47/cwt	231.00–240.00	2,180	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	227.49/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,777	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	234.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,067	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,305	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	262.53/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,775	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	276.22/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,597	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	283.87/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,496	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	392.02/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,266	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	291.87/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,850	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	242.42/cwt	238.00–245.50	1,893	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	228.30/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,774	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	971	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	261.25/cwt	258.50–266.00	1,918	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	300.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,585	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	243.09/cwt	235.00–247.50	2,008	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	305.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,266	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	226.33/cwt	219.00–233.00	2,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	259.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,502	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	281.64/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,867	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	266.93/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,687	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.59/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,902	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	266.31/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,931	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	278.97/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,373	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	302.31/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,762	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	229.34/cwt	224.00–231.00	2,231	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	239.20/cwt	235.50–241.00	2,110	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,592	10
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	477	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	285.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,217	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	338.14/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,241	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	949	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	247.24/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,800	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	223.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,519	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,467	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	5
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	854	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,956	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	261.65/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,630	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	273.79/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	891	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	271.70/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,141	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,942	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,258	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	277.80/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,339	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	261.26/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	297.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,273	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,058	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	257.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,324	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	263.83/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,475	13
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	906	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,956	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	234.66/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,241	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	280.09/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,020	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	279.88/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,623	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	266.38/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	238.49/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,522	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	239.07/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,719	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	233.03/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,314	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	394.68/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,496	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	299.30/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	249.35/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,431	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	278.18/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,447	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	294.97/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,425	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	320.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,513	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	368.38/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,496	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	252.04/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,966	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	308.23/cwt	295.00–320.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	249.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,775	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	242.81/cwt	240.25–252.00	1,644	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,432	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,193	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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