Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 higher with the most gain on weights above 825 lbs.. Feeder heifers sold from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. Unweaned and non vaccinated calves continue to have substantial discounts along with non-worked bull calves receiving even larger discounts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.98/cwt on 613 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −193.34 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$276.98

613 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$48.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs MO average

−23.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	288.94	1,580	327
Medium and Large 1-2	555	266.99	1,483	246
Medium and Large 2	551	240.59	1,325	40

One grade step is worth $48.35/cwt here — about $255 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 sale613 hd

276.98

—

MO average17 barns · 2,567 hd

282.20

−5.22

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−23.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−193.34

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 1-2	450–500	487	276.40/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,346	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	256.44/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,867	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	303.49/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,442	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	256.11/cwt	249.50–269.00	2,003	462
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	239.04/cwt	235.00–241.50	2,170	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	295.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,517	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,218	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	251.85/cwt	244.00–254.85	2,075	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	285.37/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,615	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	263.57/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,755	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	267.15/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,539	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	250.31/cwt	244.25–256.75	2,173	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	256.17/cwt	239.00–264.00	1,609	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	234.65/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,699	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.39/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,702	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	330.02/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,442	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	283.09/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,163	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	324.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	245.27/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,673	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	237.53/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,981	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	241.47/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,881	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	269.13/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,426	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,513	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	244.06/cwt	243.00–244.50	2,121	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	228.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,578	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	241.96/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	250.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,194	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	291.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,121	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	243.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,546	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	215.92/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,347	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	223.56/cwt	212.50–232.00	1,317	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	200.19/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,940	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	236.04/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,331	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,432	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	234.73/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,430	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	245.89/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	239.01/cwt	234.50–247.00	1,754	310
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	257.60/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,476	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,365	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	279.10/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,354	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	221.05/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,925	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	233.14/cwt	223.00–235.50	1,902	284
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	245.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,317	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	238.66/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,835	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	253.43/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,564	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	279.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	931	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.63/cwt	246.00–251.50	1,679	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	236.28/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,479	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	260.40/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,393	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	238.41/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,233	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	225.86/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,396	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	224.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	258.94/cwt	245.00–265.00	943	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	238.92/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,369	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	231.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	967	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	208.41/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,290	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	229.88/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,667	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	221.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,182	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	231.85/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,551	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	218.00/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,236	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	240.03/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,253	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	255.25/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,205	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	289.33/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,230	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	259.31/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,099	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	219.45/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,705	39

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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