Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 675 lbs. sold 15.00-30.00 higher with heavier weights selling 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 15.00-30.00 higher with heavier weights selling 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 18 head of steers weighing 500 lbs. sold for 418.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.02/cwt on 931 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −106.29 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$364.02

931 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$49.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs MO average

−0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	371.37	2,034	721
Medium and Large 1-2	538	340.97	1,833	186
Medium and Large 2	599	322.00	1,929	24

One grade step is worth $49.37/cwt here — about $105 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 sale931 hd

364.02

—

MO average14 barns · 2,412 hd

358.99

+5.04

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−0.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−106.29

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

74 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	600–650	616	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	259.77/cwt	254.00–267.00	2,244	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	272.92/cwt	267.00–278.00	2,374	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	455.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,526	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	382.41/cwt	345.00–392.00	1,832	174
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,929	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	325.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,459	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	314.35/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,977	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	295.64/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,999	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	275.95/cwt	265.00–285.75	2,301	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	360.19/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,078	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	343.01/cwt	323.00–360.00	2,147	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	412.71/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,552	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	239.72/cwt	233.00–244.00	2,352	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	379.80/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,983	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	306.77/cwt	285.00–321.00	2,209	223
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	621	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,093	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.87/cwt	392.00–445.00	1,955	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	418.38/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,368	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,178	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	385.82/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,090	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	426.33/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,812	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,508	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	288.45/cwt	282.00–292.10	2,417	782
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	269.12/cwt	264.75–278.00	2,479	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	329.00/cwt	305.00–343.00	2,198	241
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	310.74/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,905	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	381.36/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,857	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,107	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	325.67/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,544	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	256.71/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	395.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	297.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	291.91/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,702	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.12/cwt	305.00–342.00	1,693	411
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,206	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	246.32/cwt	242.00–249.50	1,993	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	304.86/cwt	293.00–327.00	1,924	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	319.47/cwt	302.00–341.00	1,834	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	337.65/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,442	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	363.78/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,350	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	256.85/cwt	253.50–259.50	1,983	471
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	415.47/cwt	387.00–440.00	1,525	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	427.75/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,412	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,191	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	273.76/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,982	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.61/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,683	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	294.29/cwt	278.00–317.00	2,290	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	451.41/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,684	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	286.38/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,784	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	377.67/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,620	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	344.81/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,824	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	389.45/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,690	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	263.49/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,034	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	286.90/cwt	267.50–297.00	1,925	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	323.11/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,551	43

How this sale compares

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