Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Heavier weights sold from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 2.00-15.00 lower with the most loss on weights under 700 lbs. Supply and demand was moderate. The offering today had many more plain type of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.78/cwt on 583 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.54 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$408.78

583 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$78.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs MO average

+4.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	429.62	2,352	327
Medium and Large 1-2	543	386.32	2,097	226
Medium and Large 2	559	350.76	1,962	30

One grade step is worth $78.86/cwt here — about $390 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 sale583 hd

408.78

—

MO average16 barns · 2,494 hd

418.27

−9.49

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+4.14

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−61.54

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

83 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 1-2	800–850	830	347.10/cwt	346.50–353.00	2,881	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	423.58/cwt	397.00–440.00	1,830	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	372.68/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,150	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	406.38/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,922	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	322.58/cwt	322.00–324.00	3,045	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	342.63/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,155	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	393.37/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,065	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	363.09/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,629	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	353.58/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,051	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,244	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	322.00/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,145	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	353.17/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,868	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	326.19/cwt	325.00–326.50	2,456	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	385.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	312.59/cwt	311.50–319.00	2,682	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	326.03/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,344	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,869	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	366.99/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,758	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	386.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,662	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	343.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,834	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	361.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	436.82/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,494	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,019	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	375.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	453.64/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	353.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,018	24
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	342.03/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	421.21/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,748	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,750	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	8
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	487	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	377	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	327	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	516.08/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	367.94/cwt	367.50–368.00	3,087	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	364.54/cwt	353.00–372.00	2,854	424
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,840	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	358.30/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,426	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	396.27/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,870	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	378.39/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,717	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	440.85/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,059	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	387.09/cwt	365.00–396.00	2,597	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	380.18/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,962	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	329.97/cwt	326.50–346.00	3,019	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	416.59/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,562	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	458.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,913	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	532.08/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,516	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	426.70/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,244	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	427.66/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,442	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	360.53/cwt	347.00–362.00	3,176	385
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	375.56/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,141	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	335.34/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,539	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	339.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,692	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	324.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,721	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	451.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	347.37/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,508	213
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	339.78/cwt	330.00–344.00	3,004	429
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,895	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	375.39/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,316	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	462.11/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,543	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,935	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	376.42/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,364	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	463.48/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,808	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	357.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,065	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	409.89/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,545	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	339.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,135	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	389.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	356.26/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,394	74

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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