Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 15.00 higher with the most gain on heavy 5 weight steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 14 head of steers weighing 551 lbs. sold for 400.00/cwt., which is 100.00 dollars per head more than last week. 48 head of steers weighing 601 lbs. sold for 359.00/cwt., which is 132.00 dollars per head over last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.14/cwt on 876 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −109.18 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$361.14

876 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$123.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs MO average

+3.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	373.60	2,062	603
Medium and Large 1-2	568	336.85	1,912	260
Medium and Large 2	543	300.00	1,629	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	250.00	1,358	8thin

One grade step is worth $123.60/cwt here — about $705 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 sale876 hd

361.14

—

MO average16 barns · 3,057 hd

357.06

+4.08

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+3.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−109.18

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

89 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 2	800–850	825	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	305.27/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,914	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	271.57/cwt	263.00–276.00	2,273	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	301.54/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,072	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	353.84/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,836	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	414.51/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,376	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	332.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,930	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	403.06/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,733	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	381.20/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,818	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	429.37/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,052	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	285.61/cwt	279.00–293.00	2,373	580
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	253.21/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,368	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	337.82/cwt	312.00–359.00	2,108	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	271.74/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,372	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	321.71/cwt	307.00–350.00	2,162	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	367.03/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,099	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	475.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,554	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	254.32/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,495	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,245	484
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	385.55/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,005	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	413.31/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,562	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	373.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,367	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	332.56/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,566	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	277.39/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,144	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	307.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	287.45/cwt	275.00–293.00	2,116	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	263.44/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	259.78/cwt	257.00–267.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	356.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,723	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	374.76/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,630	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,615	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,680	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	282.57/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,913	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	251.91/cwt	241.00–257.00	2,056	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	280.97/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,897	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	318.92/cwt	302.00–350.00	1,821	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	387.67/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,458	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	408.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,361	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	304.33/cwt	287.50–314.00	1,911	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	339.33/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,435	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	330.65/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,746	408
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	269.69/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,953	471
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	229.92/cwt	227.00–234.00	2,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	260.33/cwt	256.00–264.50	2,023	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	291.16/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,663	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	278.70/cwt	262.00–292.00	1,747	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	312.28/cwt	293.00–323.00	2,261	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	346.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,343	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	263.85/cwt	258.00–267.00	2,435	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	244.05/cwt	243.00–245.00	2,484	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	474.36/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,765	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	439.74/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,873	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,872	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,936	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	296.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,571	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	323.42/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,549	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	266.17/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,797	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	258.00/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,852	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	360.76/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,681	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	246.51/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,859	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	345.96/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,142	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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