Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 6.00 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 $277.68/cwt on 615 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −192.64 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$277.68

615 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$47.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs MO average

−21.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	291.94	1,580	287
Medium and Large 1-2	574	265.80	1,527	319
Medium and Large 2	565	244.00	1,379	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.94/cwt here — about $202 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 sale615 hd

277.68

—

MO average17 barns · 2,155 hd

287.81

−10.13

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−21.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−192.64

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

76 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	Large 1Value Added	750–800	791	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	238.39/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	258.96/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,870	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.21/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,797	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	365.64/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,375	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	342.67/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,426	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	282.55/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,613	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	219.98/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,238	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.75/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,716	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	254.81/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,967	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	336.87/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,317	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	227.28/cwt	224.00–232.50	2,193	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	242.83/cwt	239.00–248.00	2,132	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	265.27/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,547	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	246.19/cwt	242.00–255.50	2,041	524
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	247.87/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,698	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	276.00/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,341	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	234.00/cwt	233.00–236.00	2,097	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	245.95/cwt	237.50–248.25	1,916	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	295.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,255	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	256.26/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,602	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	266.71/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,419	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	347	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	239.30/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,984	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	255.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,236	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	382.44/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,367	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	309.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,196	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,488	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	242.84/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,491	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	240.40/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,358	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	233.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,355	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	258.01/cwt	255.00–260.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	237.10/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,835	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	264.80/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,401	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	236.22/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,162	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,364	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.63/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,692	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	316.06/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,109	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	217.44/cwt	215.50–221.00	1,896	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	258.07/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,616	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	253.28/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,195	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,838	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	243.38/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,760	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	287.00/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,326	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	246.25/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,295	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	289.14/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,266	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	227.81/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	260.57/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,511	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	235.94/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,583	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,335	18
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	255.95/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,119	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	239.66/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,383	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	233.96/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,460	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	283.38/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,040	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	297.44/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,559	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	235.47/cwt	229.00–239.00	2,150	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,781	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,308	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	308.72/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,507	166

How this sale compares

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