Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago, (last week holiday), feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-25.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 3.00-10.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. Overall quality was down considerably from the sale 2 weeks ago. The largest draft of the day was 797 head of heifers weighing 818 lbs. which sold for 269.00/cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.27/cwt on 1,448 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.74 against this barn's trailing median of $413.01.

Average price

$335.27

1,448 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$64.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs MO average

−2.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	344.97	1,859	882
Medium and Large 1-2	542	321.64	1,742	546
Medium and Large 2	553	280.00	1,547	20

One grade step is worth $64.97/cwt here — about $312 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.83, low $366.53, median $413.01 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 sale1,448 hd

335.27

—

MO average11 barns · 3,076 hd

340.06

−4.79

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−2.97

This barn, trailing median32 sales

413.01

−77.74

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

87 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	400–450	435	357.63/cwt	332.00–380.00	1,556	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	271.71/cwt	257.00–274.00	2,111	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	295.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	385.64/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,863	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	350.82/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,680	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	288.79/cwt	255.00–296.00	2,062	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	403.95/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,313	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	329.76/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,054	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.56/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,281	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	407.39/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,748	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	800–850	836	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,224	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,255	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	240.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	326.69/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,712	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	279.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,041	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,389	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	320.65/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,187	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	438.33/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	280.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	300.08/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,900	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	267.80/cwt	254.50–269.00	2,193	883
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	353.06/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,123	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	361.01/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,729	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	321.39/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,578	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	255.45/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,765	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,041	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	368.78/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,619	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	326.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	381.79/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,368	13
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	366	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	988	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	394	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,241	11
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	393	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	371.98/cwt	364.00–387.50	2,135	332
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	265.05/cwt	261.50–274.00	2,290	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.78/cwt	342.00–382.00	1,832	518
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	277.03/cwt	272.50–283.00	2,280	402
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.32/cwt	280.00–293.00	2,114	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	434.73/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,430	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	403.44/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,723	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.22/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,215	509
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	436.11/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,666	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.87/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,839	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,741	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	306.79/cwt	299.00–330.00	2,083	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	297.11/cwt	289.00–301.00	2,430	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	634	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	423.99/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,628	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	293.20/cwt	290.50–299.00	2,566	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	261.49/cwt	261.00–262.00	2,678	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.89/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,802	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.56/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,991	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,525	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	320.85/cwt	310.00–338.00	2,281	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	387.66/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,004	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	313.23/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,789	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	289.01/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,983	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,524	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	490.34/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,662	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	275.26/cwt	272.00–282.00	2,681	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	283.85/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,509	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	362.69/cwt	320.00–377.00	1,919	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.70/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,011	335
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	343.88/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	281.71/cwt	278.50–285.00	2,592	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.37/cwt	328.00–352.00	2,271	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	398.04/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,509	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	295.48/cwt	288.00–305.00	2,130	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	404.69/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,546	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	329.58/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,888	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,138	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	345.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,967	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	313.32/cwt	295.00–327.50	2,434	453
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	411.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,918	151

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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