Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 675 lbs. sold 9.00-18.00 lower with heavier weights selling 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold 8.00-12.00 lower with heavier weights selling 2.00-6.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.35/cwt on 424 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −196.97 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$273.35

424 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$46.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

vs MO average

+4.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	286.76	1,524	172
Medium and Large 1-2	546	267.36	1,460	223
Medium and Large 2	557	239.82	1,335	29

One grade step is worth $46.94/cwt here — about $189 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 sale424 hd

273.35

—

MO average15 barns · 1,593 hd

280.45

−7.10

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+4.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−196.97

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

72 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	650–700	678	262.34/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,779	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	290.40/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,484	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	307.52/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,279	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	241.75/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,990	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	229.83/cwt	227.50–237.50	2,023	491
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	256.27/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,817	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	316.58/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,228	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	202.51/cwt	187.00–210.50	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	227.82/cwt	219.50–232.25	2,094	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	245.73/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,902	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	275.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,711	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	238.85/cwt	230.00–244.50	1,863	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	268.80/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,409	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	265.80/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,515	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	255.83/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,740	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	230.90/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,946	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	279.99/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,327	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	257.50/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,215	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	239.61/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,380	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	252.22/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,117	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	240.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	262.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,651	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	2,028	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,187	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	479	267.91/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,283	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	336	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	241.85/cwt	228.00–254.00	1,751	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	250.57/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,346	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.31/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,410	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	213.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,465	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	265.37/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,510	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,825	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,792	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	246.89/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,578	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	232.63/cwt	228.75–240.00	1,570	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	283.25/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,351	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	266.56/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,383	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	245.69/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,685	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	283.94/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,252	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	243.79/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,760	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	256.43/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,198	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	245.43/cwt	227.00–256.00	1,399	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	226.06/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,738	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	231.65/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,457	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	206.88/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,864	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	249.11/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,325	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	230.41/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,668	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	218.43/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,800	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	256.72/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,094	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	462	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	267.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	243.35/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,185	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	239.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,023	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,807	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	302.99/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,415	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.79/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,598	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	333.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,389	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	407.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,333	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	347.38/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,337	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,208	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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