Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly across all weight ranges from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. The largest lot of the day was 361 head of steers weighing 921 lbs. that sold for 333.00/cwt.. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.20/cwt on 823 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −73.12 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$397.20

823 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs MO average

−25.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	414.02	2,277	407
Medium and Large 1-2	544	383.14	2,085	378
Medium and Large 2	551	357.02	1,966	38

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale823 hd

397.20

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MO average13 barns · 2,151 hd

414.84

−17.63

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−25.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−73.12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	328.33/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,223	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	351.21/cwt	338.00–363.00	2,764	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	381.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,203	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,040	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	354.25/cwt	337.00–362.00	2,026	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	406.07/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,539	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	340.96/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,499	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	445.06/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,651	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	412.50/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,980	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	410.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	371.20/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,759	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	377.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,776	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	390.53/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	340.92/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,107	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	379.76/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,637	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	358.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,036	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	315.97/cwt	312.00–319.00	2,588	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	322.27/cwt	311.00–326.00	2,504	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	372.27/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,541	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	313.49/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,498	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	365.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	849	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	331.84/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,603	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	327.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,888	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	355.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.60/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	423.34/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,626	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	341.15/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,641	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	373.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,158	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	453.12/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,609	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	362.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,640	70
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	363	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	412.45/cwt	385.00–437.00	2,557	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	333.82/cwt	326.00–341.00	3,188	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	375.98/cwt	364.00–389.00	2,910	429
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	396.93/cwt	375.00–429.00	2,667	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	326.89/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,694	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,331	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	402.10/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,862	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	404.39/cwt	392.00–440.00	2,354	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	537.17/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,665	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	333.36/cwt	333.00–344.00	3,070	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	384.70/cwt	370.00–411.00	2,793	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	356.25/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,911	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	475.95/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,737	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	419.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,810	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	461.94/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,102	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	466.22/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,977	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	349.35/cwt	344.00–355.00	3,064	739
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.34/cwt	340.00–368.00	2,414	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	420.06/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,226	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	382.74/cwt	366.00–395.00	1,998	218
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	338.01/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,042	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	368.94/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,332	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	348.65/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,852	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	324.74/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,809	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	442.48/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,473	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	372.77/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,345	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	358.04/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,908	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	464.24/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,546	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	359.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,901	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.08/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,109	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	357.06/cwt	335.00–373.00	2,389	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,197	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,069	294.24/cwt	285.00–295.00	3,145	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	383.69/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,014	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	361.80/cwt	352.00–369.00	2,638	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	407.81/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,709	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	306.66/cwt	295.00–308.00	2,717	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	334.70/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,935	79

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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