Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 650 lbs. sold 8.00-25.00 higher. Weights over 650 lbs. sold from 4.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. sold 3.00-20.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 lower. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Yearling cattle were down compared to last week's yearling special with many buyers present last week for these cattle. This makes the yearling cattle market today a bit misleading. Many calf buyers were present today needing calves and the market for these cattle was sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.11/cwt on 861 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.20 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$313.11

861 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$73.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs MO average

−12.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	318.93	1,763	698
Medium and Large 1-2	550	289.57	1,594	158
Medium and Large 2	597	245.00	1,463	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.93/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale861 hd

313.11

—

MO average9 barns · 1,874 hd

311.62

+1.50

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−12.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−157.20

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

77 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	350–400	366	418.30/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,531	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	233.01/cwt	232.50–243.00	2,270	572
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	331.21/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,745	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	245.23/cwt	242.00–247.00	2,298	93
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	248.96/cwt	244.50–262.00	2,188	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	273.35/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,960	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	263.63/cwt	256.00–270.00	2,022	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	263.62/cwt	255.00–268.00	2,133	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	316.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,534	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	273.90/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,830	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	263.15/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,753	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	307.34/cwt	290.00–332.00	1,773	359
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	331.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,420	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	342.59/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,295	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	378.16/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,634	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	275.13/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,722	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	248.13/cwt	242.00–251.00	2,067	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	236.00/cwt	231.00–243.50	2,041	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	251.35/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,950	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	371.77/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,216	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.03/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,575	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	278.93/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,291	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	238.34/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,649	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	254.74/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,832	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	233.92/cwt	233.50–236.00	2,187	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	277.38/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,609	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,727	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	238.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,161	9
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	240.07/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,769	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	272.21/cwt	264.00–292.00	1,552	372
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	234.45/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,915	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	308.53/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,321	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	255.03/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,716	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	308.64/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,494	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	283.82/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,482	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	288.22/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,205	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	224.86/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,999	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,266	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	219.75/cwt	217.00–224.00	2,004	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	332.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,101	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,029	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	241.93/cwt	239.50–250.00	1,882	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	237.03/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,683	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	269.38/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,304	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	261.07/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,613	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,758	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	304.31/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,141	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	265.28/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,387	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	242.11/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,508	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	222.20/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,971	25
Steers	Large 1	700–750	745	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	237.89/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,615	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	235.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,806	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	366.16/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,758	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	257.57/cwt	243.00–265.50	1,486	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	300.08/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,879	439

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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