Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. 80 head of steers weighing 506 lbs. sold for 467.50/cwt. 10 head of 329 lb. steers sold for 590.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.50/cwt on 819 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.82 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$392.50

819 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$94.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs MO average

+11.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	407.41	2,215	549
Medium and Large 1-2	570	365.52	2,082	248
Large 1	595	350.00	2,083	7thin
Medium and Large 2	591	312.48	1,847	15thin

One grade step is worth $94.93/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale819 hd

392.50

—

MO average17 barns · 3,775 hd

390.25

+2.25

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+11.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−77.82

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

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	301.34/cwt	293.00–306.00	2,384	246
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	338.52/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,770	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	286.07/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,951	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	279.56/cwt	275.00–281.00	2,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	413.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,794	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	284.60/cwt	271.00–290.50	2,220	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	387.67/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,896	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,420	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	327.91/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,063	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	367.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,910	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	313.60/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,274	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	331.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,224	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	311.81/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,971	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	290.76/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,567	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	264.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,419	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	359.43/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,740	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,624	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,556	174
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	322.05/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,897	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,216	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	362.72/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	365.07/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,125	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	312.48/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	331.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,233	63
Steers	Large 1	800–850	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	7
Steers	Large 1	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	665	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,301	6
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	623	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	746	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	339.02/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,936	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	329	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	290.08/cwt	289.50–291.00	2,715	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	363.94/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,253	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	400.74/cwt	375.00–432.00	2,276	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	394.20/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,085	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	317.15/cwt	309.00–328.00	2,417	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	309.25/cwt	296.50–316.00	2,567	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	273.02/cwt	267.00–275.00	2,348	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	285.35/cwt	284.00–286.00	2,796	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	468.86/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,768	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	437.60/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,899	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	348.67/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,347	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	331.62/cwt	322.50–355.00	2,069	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	410.71/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,758	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	339.34/cwt	322.00–350.00	2,487	459
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	415.78/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,958	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	305.02/cwt	297.00–312.00	2,611	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	287.90/cwt	281.00–293.00	2,390	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,006	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	355.90/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,886	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	322.35/cwt	307.00–333.00	2,195	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,106	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	265.57/cwt	256.00–271.00	2,175	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	309.89/cwt	303.00–326.00	2,225	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	443.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,659	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,366	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	392.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,846	97

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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