Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher with the gain on lighter steers. Feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.48/cwt on 788 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −104.84 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$365.48

788 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$85.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs MO average

+1.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	379.35	2,091	531
Medium and Large 1-2	562	339.52	1,907	242
Medium and Large 2	554	293.53	1,626	15thin

One grade step is worth $85.81/cwt here — about $465 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 sale788 hd

365.48

—

MO average17 barns · 2,359 hd

361.32

+4.16

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+1.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−104.84

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 1-2	800–850	840	273.98/cwt	266.00–279.50	2,301	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	279.66/cwt	268.00–282.00	2,201	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	434.81/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,452	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	252.66/cwt	251.00–253.00	2,350	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	300.57/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,035	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	387.12/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,839	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	325.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,913	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	410.07/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,747	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,411	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,465	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,002	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	303.41/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,890	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	423.05/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,650	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	292.30/cwt	276.00–296.50	2,169	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	360.02/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,887	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	270.62/cwt	268.00–275.50	2,330	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	241.25/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	369.80/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,130	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.44/cwt	317.00–349.00	2,080	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	261.29/cwt	254.25–263.50	2,401	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	260.79/cwt	253.00–264.00	2,311	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	458.52/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,885	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	317.22/cwt	302.00–326.00	2,284	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	453.06/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,708	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	292.05/cwt	284.00–296.50	2,287	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	323.99/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,138	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	288.19/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,363	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	423.48/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,028	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	390.66/cwt	354.00–425.00	2,039	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	250.19/cwt	248.00–255.00	2,409	166
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	327.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,865	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,746	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	263.46/cwt	258.00–274.00	2,058	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	381.49/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,621	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	277.82/cwt	266.00–284.50	2,017	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	323.61/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,880	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	299.31/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,853	265
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	286.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,930	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	383.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	282.34/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,751	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	232.97/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	340.53/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,461	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	374.55/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,453	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	311.79/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,624	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	296.60/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,717	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	255.83/cwt	242.00–261.00	2,205	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.27/cwt	323.00–360.00	1,743	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	293.01/cwt	275.50–307.00	2,007	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	247.64/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,813	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,985	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	333.81/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,592	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	424.89/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,406	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	412.95/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,520	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	269.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,819	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	248.44/cwt	233.00–250.50	2,288	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	368.12/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,719	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	257.50/cwt	251.00–260.00	2,117	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	343.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,682	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	471.04/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,498	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	709	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,155	104

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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