Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold uneven from 6.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Overall quality was lower this week. Supply was moderate with moderate demand. 24 head of steers weighing 421 lbs. sold for 405.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.13/cwt on 872 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.19 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$312.13

872 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$129.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs MO average

−14.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	329.32	1,783	531
Medium and Large 1-2	560	293.64	1,643	290
Medium and Large 2	539	255.67	1,379	35
Medium 2	521	200.00	1,042	16thin

One grade step is worth $129.32/cwt here — about $741 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale872 hd

312.13

—

MO average16 barns · 3,774 hd

316.18

−4.05

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−14.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−158.19

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

84 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	800–850	818	255.37/cwt	252.00–261.50	2,089	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	245.46/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,155	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	298.08/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,809	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.64/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.78/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,869	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	273.81/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,717	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	248.66/cwt	247.00–250.00	2,017	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	287.12/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,665	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.12/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,670	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	364.72/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,736	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,395	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	257.11/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,748	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	235.24/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,127	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	249.75/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,833	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	225.17/cwt	220.00–234.00	2,063	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,058	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	338.31/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,769	288
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	231.95/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	261.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	355.88/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,367	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	340.43/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,590	65
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	302.13/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,610	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	521	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,042	16
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	374	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	245.82/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,932	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	349.69/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,451	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,905	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	491	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,915	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	252.87/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,312	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,378	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	388	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	293.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,545	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,832	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	254.19/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	230.16/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,926	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	243.97/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,769	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	271.80/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,552	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	257.59/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,741	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,022	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	282.01/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,483	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	314.50/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,195	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.64/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,462	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	312.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,309	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	208.29/cwt	207.50–211.00	1,925	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	351.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	284.28/cwt	274.00–295.00	1,217	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	228.69/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,635	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	356.66/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,402	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	244.41/cwt	237.00–246.50	1,623	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	265.74/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,674	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	211.94/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,867	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	331.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	244.75/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,520	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	279.32/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,355	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	260.64/cwt	242.00–267.50	1,384	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.31/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,427	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.26/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	223.91/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	285.47/cwt	282.00–295.00	973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	232.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	259.73/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,218	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	271.90/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,960	531
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	316.47/cwt	297.00–340.00	1,791	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	254.89/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,996	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,861	10
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	249.89/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,729	68

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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