Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The largest lot of the day was 302 head of steers weighing 801 lbs. which sold for 360.00/cwt. The offering today varied tremendously from #1 muscled cattle to the light muscled plain type of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.78/cwt on 760 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −97.53 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$372.78

760 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$78.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.48

vs MO average

−37.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	401.17	2,209	248
Medium and Large 1-2	562	363.36	2,040	458
Medium and Large 2	545	322.33	1,758	54

One grade step is worth $78.85/cwt here — about $451 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale760 hd

372.78

—

MO average21 barns · 3,725 hd

396.26

−23.48

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−37.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−97.53

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

72 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	700–750	729	333.83/cwt	313.00–345.00	2,434	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	334.25/cwt	315.00–346.00	2,263	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	330.59/cwt	323.00–338.00	2,565	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.19/cwt	340.00–381.00	1,930	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	388.33/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,852	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	394.52/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,689	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	427.45/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,599	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	399.81/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,295	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	371.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,446	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,513	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	314.14/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,124	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	311.71/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,247	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	331.54/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,747	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	346.28/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,655	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	294.03/cwt	272.00–298.00	2,382	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	324.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	297.88/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.98/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,761	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	356.88/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	363.09/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,743	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	331.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,864	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,588	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	309.61/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,610	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	381.77/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,798	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	332.46/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,224	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	390.16/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,674	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	304.51/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,158	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	408.83/cwt	382.00–437.00	2,155	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	390.03/cwt	372.00–402.00	2,282	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,997	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	325.17/cwt	320.50–329.00	2,813	668
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	350.26/cwt	328.00–360.00	2,841	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	371.75/cwt	362.00–402.00	2,327	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	420.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,008	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	474.86/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	3,279	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	346.75/cwt	341.00–358.00	2,667	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	296.15/cwt	294.00–297.00	3,050	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	357.75/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,576	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	367.33/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,472	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	420.56/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,800	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	303.77/cwt	303.00–306.00	2,327	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	358.07/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,837	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	346.79/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,004	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	442.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,746	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	452.16/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,470	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	302.75/cwt	301.00–303.00	2,495	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	331.07/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,473	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	338.93/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,078	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,883	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	321.77/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,995	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	328.44/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,892	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	365.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,598	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	409.80/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,553	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	350.08/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,195	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,138	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,198	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	312.77/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,699	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	362.95/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,080	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	320.90/cwt	306.00–325.00	2,663	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,661	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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