Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The offering this week contained a lot of the more plain type of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.35/cwt on 1,075 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.97 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$331.35

1,075 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$63.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

vs MO average

−11.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	343.20	1,896	585
Medium and Large 1-2	557	317.74	1,769	483
Medium and Large 2	560	280.00	1,568	7thin

One grade step is worth $63.20/cwt here — about $328 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 sale1,075 hd

331.35

—

MO average17 barns · 3,891 hd

339.22

−7.88

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−11.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−138.97

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

78 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	650–700	674	281.71/cwt	267.00–290.50	1,899	408
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	326.33/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,730	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	365.54/cwt	355.00–392.00	1,864	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	420.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,803	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	430.26/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,549	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	382.34/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,648	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	331.94/cwt	321.00–352.00	1,905	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	249.33/cwt	245.00–252.50	2,291	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	384.37/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,841	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	256.94/cwt	253.00–259.00	2,153	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	241.21/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,284	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	261.72/cwt	258.00–270.50	2,261	729
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	320.65/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,985	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	287.59/cwt	277.00–294.00	2,059	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	245.76/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,386	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	295.35/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,858	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,136	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	263.00/cwt	256.00–268.00	2,078	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	311.87/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,793	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	253.34/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,209	577
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	9
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	469	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,477	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	360.78/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,714	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	267.47/cwt	255.00–274.50	1,939	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	319.95/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,536	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	322.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,330	11
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	497	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,292	17
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	393	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,258	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	262.14/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,513	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	368.07/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,366	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	378.26/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,207	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.68/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,720	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	273.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	233.76/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.39/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,938	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	294.54/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,570	356
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	288.95/cwt	280.00–318.00	1,638	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	272.59/cwt	263.00–284.00	1,832	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,092	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	332.44/cwt	319.00–360.00	1,576	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	348.60/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,471	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	270.86/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,587	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	371.83/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,417	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	266.09/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,932	670
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	278.38/cwt	271.00–283.25	1,748	453
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	211.01/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.34/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,690	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	322.80/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,372	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	308.34/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,474	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	238.27/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,990	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	318.73/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,638	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	270.57/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,664	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	252.00/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,706	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	342.80/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	228.47/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,218	10
Steers	Large 1	800–850	804	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	277.88/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,350	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	234.46/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	222.83/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	265.17/cwt	259.50–275.00	2,172	512
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	299.86/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,024	481
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	276.28/cwt	267.00–290.50	2,125	394

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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