Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold from 10.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heavier weights sold from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.43/cwt on 546 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −201.89 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$268.43

546 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$38.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.26

vs MO average

−33.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	277.65	1,543	256
Medium and Large 1-2	547	262.70	1,437	260
Medium and Large 2	583	239.43	1,397	30

One grade step is worth $38.22/cwt here — about $146 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 sale546 hd

268.43

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MO average17 barns · 2,287 hd

278.69

−10.26

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−33.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−201.89

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

66 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	700–750	714	256.49/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,831	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	249.68/cwt	245.00–256.00	2,032	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	274.31/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,706	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	252.82/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,717	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	317.48/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,210	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	305.57/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,448	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	260.62/cwt	253.50–271.00	1,996	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	240.74/cwt	228.00–243.00	2,109	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	246.22/cwt	244.00–248.50	2,132	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	262.86/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,370	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	235.10/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	263.02/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,497	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	284.43/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,234	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	244.61/cwt	242.50–246.00	2,204	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	286.17/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,500	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	257.05/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,244	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	241.31/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	252.52/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,583	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	240.81/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,849	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	274.46/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,312	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	609	247.37/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,506	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	240.91/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,761	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	297.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,006	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	302.30/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,400	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,326	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	485	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	246.26/cwt	240.50–258.00	1,640	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	223.20/cwt	220.00–226.50	1,830	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	259.21/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,369	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	247.90/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,539	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	221.38/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,922	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	271.01/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,127	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	233.74/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,795	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	254.73/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,467	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	273.03/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,046	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	277.62/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,349	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	236.05/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	236.37/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,127	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	254.57/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,105	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	254.55/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,214	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	240.03/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,263	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	239.52/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,375	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	290.05/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,292	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	235.32/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,438	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	239.19/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,638	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	231.62/cwt	220.00–242.00	989	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,746	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,751	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	260.24/cwt	257.00–266.50	1,780	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	335.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,415	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	235.84/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,203	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	716	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	221.11/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,174	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	273.16/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,582	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,295	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	340.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,304	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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