Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The largest draft of the day was 180 steers weighing 880 lbs. that went across the scales for 241.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.20/cwt on 679 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −197.12 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$273.20

679 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs MO average

−25.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	289.77	1,551	303
Medium and Large 1-2	557	262.81	1,465	327
Medium and Large 2	572	240.02	1,373	49

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about $178 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 sale679 hd

273.20

—

MO average16 barns · 2,009 hd

281.25

−8.05

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−25.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−197.12

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

83 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	450–500	463	307.34/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,423	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	210.40/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,197	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	363.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,282	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	258.55/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,882	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	262.94/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,772	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	249.03/cwt	243.00–256.00	2,047	528
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	233.97/cwt	233.50–235.00	2,262	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.36/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,684	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	294.22/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,533	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	235.02/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,148	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	337.26/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,447	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	290.74/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,241	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	242.22/cwt	239.50–251.00	2,107	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	263.72/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,387	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.15/cwt	238.00–240.50	2,029	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	326.82/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	233.56/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,046	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	255.19/cwt	249.00–257.75	1,996	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	335.13/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,294	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	262.17/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,515	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	255.05/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,579	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	245.68/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,904	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	252.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	240.54/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,737	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	254.02/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,704	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	273.03/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,250	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	239.45/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,386	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	228.29/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,418	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,174	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	222.05/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,266	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	303.04/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,106	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	240.31/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,747	217
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	300.53/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,283	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	257.86/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,359	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,222	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	221.50/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	243.33/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,268	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	254.63/cwt	247.00–259.50	1,612	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,894	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	278.31/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,291	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	286.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	954	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	264.60/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,437	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	249.59/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,670	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,158	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	232.87/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,446	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	292.18/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,253	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	222.10/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,732	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	239.10/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,860	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,806	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	238.88/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,629	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	238.32/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,385	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	251.92/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,227	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	281.41/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,092	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	253.41/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,472	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	261.22/cwt	248.00–272.00	1,108	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	213.13/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	574	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	224.60/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,615	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	218.65/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,130	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	181.74/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,768	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	233.80/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,134	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	382	230.51/cwt	230.00–231.00	881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	233.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	983	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	281.33/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,590	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	264.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,004	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,311	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	214.06/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,434	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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