Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-8.00 higher with feeder heifers selling from 5.00 lower to 8.00 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 $272.83/cwt on 438 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −197.49 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$272.83

438 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$39.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs MO average

−1.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	282.11	1,584	223
Medium and Large 1-2	550	264.94	1,456	198
Medium and Large 2	597	242.82	1,450	17thin

One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale438 hd

272.83

—

MO average15 barns · 1,796 hd

275.00

−2.18

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−1.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−197.49

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

74 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 2	650–700	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	261.95/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,278	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	266.51/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,799	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	248.09/cwt	245.00–250.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.32/cwt	244.00–255.75	2,028	529
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	234.84/cwt	229.75–242.75	2,165	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	248.77/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,689	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	279.07/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,607	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	287.66/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,539	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	272.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,711	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	348.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	225.13/cwt	223.00–226.00	2,031	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	246.86/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,553	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	280.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,196	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	308.66/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,340	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	287.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,363	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	243.29/cwt	230.00–247.50	2,117	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	239.08/cwt	227.00–240.00	2,006	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	446	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,389	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	261.33/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,503	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	231.64/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,696	40
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	674	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	606	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,400	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	267.44/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,423	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	225.37/cwt	221.00–227.75	1,981	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	242.82/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,450	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	226.89/cwt	216.00–245.00	1,053	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	224.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	249.15/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,318	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	268.41/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,181	19
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	286.00/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	247.10/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,416	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	242.71/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,524	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,659	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,381	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	275.72/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,188	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,905	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	226.90/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,650	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	218.75/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,693	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	258.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,248	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.46/cwt	244.00–271.00	1,485	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	229.23/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,424	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	229.28/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,323	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	200.27/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	229.63/cwt	227.25–242.00	1,764	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	243.48/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,770	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	296.44/cwt	285.00–310.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	229.10/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,551	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	951	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	227.64/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,072	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	228.06/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,875	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	258.59/cwt	253.00–272.00	1,386	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	264.06/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	243.36/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,280	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	278.30/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,308	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	191.51/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	228.51/cwt	225.50–231.00	2,210	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	254.27/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,843	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	260.46/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,099	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	255.48/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,178	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	247.76/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,915	61

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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