Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 lower with heavier weights selling steady to 7.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. Todays' sale included a yearling special. The largest lot of the day was 601 head of 862 lb. steers selling for 318.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.91/cwt on 463 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.41 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$364.91

463 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$54.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.66

vs MO average

−4.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	381.32	2,073	212
Medium and Large 1-2	555	354.20	1,965	222
Medium and Large 2	549	326.89	1,795	29

One grade step is worth $54.43/cwt here — about $278 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 sale463 hd

364.91

—

MO average14 barns · 2,661 hd

377.57

−12.66

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−4.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−105.41

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

68 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	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	326.35/cwt	311.00–339.00	2,151	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	302.52/cwt	301.00–318.00	2,220	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	282.60/cwt	276.00–283.50	2,207	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	342.51/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,661	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	316.12/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,434	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	424.62/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,452	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	417.67/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,825	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	296.09/cwt	281.00–305.50	2,697	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	395.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,655	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	338.24/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,766	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	299.06/cwt	297.00–302.50	2,614	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	283.02/cwt	281.00–286.00	2,346	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	278.96/cwt	276.00–283.00	2,734	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	352.17/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,190	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.51/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,667	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	387.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,019	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	434.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,641	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	309.61/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,536	432
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	336.43/cwt	326.00–348.00	2,079	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	374.57/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,150	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	478.87/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,614	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	414.39/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,902	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	333.27/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,260	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	326.08/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,367	167
Steers	Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	862	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,741	601
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	535.43/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	299.63/cwt	292.00–302.50	2,355	471
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	366.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	287.31/cwt	267.00–296.00	2,106	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	395.88/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	324.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	295.44/cwt	276.00–307.00	1,982	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,130	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	399.61/cwt	384.00–415.00	1,531	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	316.47/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,535	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	286.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	358.14/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,554	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	392.65/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,688	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	358.83/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,905	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	252.00/cwt	251.00–253.00	2,303	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	351.84/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,995	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	389.19/cwt	375.00–402.00	1,868	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	314.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,954	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	265.50/cwt	263.00–268.00	2,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	425.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,626	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	316.20/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,824	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	321.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,698	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	289.86/cwt	277.00–292.50	2,510	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	334.27/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,099	228
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,620	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	302.85/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,341	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.82/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,216	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	266.71/cwt	266.50–274.00	2,320	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	332.02/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,873	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	307.56/cwt	280.00–318.00	2,239	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	374.84/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,773	70

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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