Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 higher with feeder heifers selling 10.00-30.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Bidding was extremely active online and in person. The largest lot of the day was 260 steers weighing 893 lbs. which sold for 352.00/cwt.. Another large lot of 183 steers weighing 820 lbs. sold for 393.50/cwt. setting a record in this weight class. Another leading lot of 70 steers weighing 726 lbs. sold for 411.00/cwt. Nine head of steer calves weighing 373 lbs. sold for 600.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.10/cwt on 504 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.21 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$429.10

504 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$71.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs MO average

−39.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	439.94	2,355	317
Medium and Large 1-2	546	414.43	2,261	172
Medium and Large 2	542	368.33	1,996	15thin

One grade step is worth $71.61/cwt here — about $359 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 sale504 hd

429.10

—

MO average18 barns · 1,937 hd

427.26

+1.84

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−39.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−41.21

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

77 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	550–600	574	411.59/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,363	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	486.62/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,888	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	485.65/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,559	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	389.34/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,468	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	377.63/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,885	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	369.01/cwt	355.00–377.00	3,030	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	386.28/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,565	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	436.29/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,872	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	351.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,168	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	422.82/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,051	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	363.86/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,907	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	345.15/cwt	315.00–357.00	2,319	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	339.40/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	309.27/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	367.05/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,096	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	375.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,687	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	404.72/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,765	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	381.56/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,831	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	339.83/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,593	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	457.14/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,495	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	889	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	397.24/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,737	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,566	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	364.57/cwt	351.00–366.50	2,607	301
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	397.00/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,207	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	407.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,125	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	442.62/cwt	432.00–470.00	1,704	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	443.36/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,310	234
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	384.59/cwt	372.00–393.50	3,134	675
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	391.58/cwt	387.00–398.00	3,046	480
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	484.23/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,058	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	542.27/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,088	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	352.23/cwt	352.00–365.00	3,142	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	402.19/cwt	392.00–432.00	2,763	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	398.01/cwt	387.00–411.00	2,882	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	337.14/cwt	332.50–342.00	3,452	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	430.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,479	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	389.78/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,039	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	461.11/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,236	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	339.87/cwt	334.00–344.00	2,801	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	419.94/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,620	384
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,969	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	390.68/cwt	375.00–406.00	2,243	176
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	445.27/cwt	417.00–470.00	1,852	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	531.07/cwt	500.00–537.50	1,609	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	385.18/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,404	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	341.03/cwt	338.00–344.00	3,318	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	556.44/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,708	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	356.41/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,431	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	351.32/cwt	341.00–359.00	3,211	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	351.49/cwt	348.00–364.00	2,766	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,006	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	475.31/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	420.92/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,020	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	348.79/cwt	320.00–363.00	3,083	436
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	384.60/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,592	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	330.80/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,789	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	423.90/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,624	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	356.98/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,238	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	416.58/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,183	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	402.07/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,898	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,206	46

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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