Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with the most gain on heavy five weights. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 4.00-20.00 higher with the most gain on four weights. Feeder heifers over 625 lbs. sold from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. 5 head of fancy 420 lb. steers sold for 500.00/cwt. 57 fancy heifers weighing 600 lbs. sold for 367.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.51/cwt on 673 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −86.80 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$383.51

673 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$567

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$105.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.70

vs MO average

+11.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	395.10	2,184	466
Medium and Large 1-2	550	361.59	1,988	195
Medium 2	558	290.00	1,617	12thin

One grade step is worth $105.10/cwt here — about $567 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

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 sale673 hd

383.51

—

MO average16 barns · 2,742 hd

392.22

−8.70

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+11.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−86.80

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

69 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	400–450	423	447.48/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,893	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	405.87/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,587	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	377.39/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,808	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	308.58/cwt	290.00–322.50	2,237	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	365.93/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,910	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	294.34/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,726	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	332.00/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,866	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,447	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	357.21/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,065	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	445.28/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	342.93/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,143	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	334.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,252	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	299.97/cwt	287.50–301.00	2,631	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	331.10/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,742	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	307.41/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,524	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	451.60/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,703	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	398.14/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,469	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	400.77/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,735	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	296.51/cwt	291.00–303.00	2,182	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	294.53/cwt	293.00–295.00	2,294	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	318.93/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,936	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,202	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	12
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	541	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	368	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	574	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	581	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,905	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	317.53/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,597	528
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	360.27/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	327.44/cwt	319.00–344.00	2,525	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	353.99/cwt	338.00–370.00	2,379	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	313.36/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,256	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	438.45/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	336.39/cwt	322.00–352.50	2,076	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	336.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,443	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	316.29/cwt	308.50–319.00	2,764	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	324.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,189	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	441.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,475	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,621	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	366.29/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,308	310
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,051	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	509.14/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	404.60/cwt	390.00–432.00	2,128	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	388.95/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,217	283
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	388.10/cwt	370.00–419.00	1,824	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	417.73/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,993	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	310.14/cwt	305.00–315.25	2,844	873
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	355.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,033	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	416.55/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,775	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	358.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	352.39/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,691	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	305.17/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,097	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	358.63/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	316.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,476	90

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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