Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights selling 2.00-10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 5 head of steers weighing 349 lbs. sold for 500.00/cwt.. 19 head of 523 lb. steers crossed the scales at 403.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.51/cwt on 1,343 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.81 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$333.51

1,343 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$62.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs MO average

−15.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	353.16	1,947	652
Medium and Large 1-2	550	317.28	1,745	630
Medium and Large 2	548	291.04	1,596	61

One grade step is worth $62.12/cwt here — about $350 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 sale1,343 hd

333.51

—

MO average15 barns · 4,151 hd

338.84

−5.33

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−15.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−136.81

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

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	350.31/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,321	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	249.56/cwt	248.00–251.00	2,438	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	394.26/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,865	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	265.78/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,320	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	413.77/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,767	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	281.76/cwt	275.00–289.50	2,046	463
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	358.68/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,331	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.59/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,575	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	326.35/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,017	660
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	303.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,748	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	250.04/cwt	233.00–259.00	2,218	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	265.71/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,921	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	364.66/cwt	337.00–390.00	1,564	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	367.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,727	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	368.80/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,925	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	251.69/cwt	249.50–252.50	2,524	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	407.45/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,516	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,661	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,905	16
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	283.53/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,627	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	298.50/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,018	604
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	277.00/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,917	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	278.10/cwt	276.00–280.00	2,041	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,490	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	264.70/cwt	250.00–268.00	2,070	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	249.50/cwt	246.00–249.75	2,360	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	325.09/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,557	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	334.13/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,764	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	253.81/cwt	250.00–256.00	2,104	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,074	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,624	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,545	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	277.61/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,760	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,477	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.55/cwt	271.00–297.00	1,753	923
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	270.24/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,808	654
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	241.57/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,201	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	231.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,950	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	256.43/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,759	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	235.38/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	254.57/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,955	241
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	292.75/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,669	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	295.36/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,707	590
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	373.08/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,444	73
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	414	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	319.34/cwt	311.00–350.00	1,638	441
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	243.12/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,989	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	241.04/cwt	235.00–244.00	2,116	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	303.94/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,459	383
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	329.26/cwt	316.00–342.00	1,396	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	230.16/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,809	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	294.14/cwt	260.00–307.00	1,541	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	265.66/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,671	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	213.62/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,872	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,108	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	345.41/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,171	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	258.87/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,879	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	339.91/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,621	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	360.29/cwt	343.00–380.00	1,517	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	342.77/cwt	319.00–365.00	1,954	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	254.18/cwt	250.50–264.00	2,341	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	431.99/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,547	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	296.47/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,880	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	272.70/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,130	1,323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	269.16/cwt	263.00–278.00	2,229	935
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	258.98/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	274.06/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,584	104

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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