Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-20.00 lower in uneven trading. Supply was heavy with moderate demand. The largest lots of the day were 467 head of crossbred heifers weighing 765 lbs. which sold for 278.50/cwt. and 428 head of steers weighing 880 lbs. which sold for 326.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.45/cwt on 556 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.86 against this barn's trailing median of $470.32.

Average price

$364.45

556 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$61.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.62

vs MO average

−34.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	380.91	2,127	263
Medium and Large 1-2	555	352.96	1,959	264
Medium and Large 2	528	319.83	1,688	29

One grade step is worth $61.08/cwt here — about $438 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 sale556 hd

364.45

—

MO average17 barns · 2,491 hd

386.07

−21.62

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−34.22

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.32

−105.86

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 1-2	750–800	766	314.78/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,411	368
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	342.81/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,975	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	324.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,203	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	281.78/cwt	278.00–285.00	2,601	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	911	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,232	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	307.60/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,467	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	315.87/cwt	282.00–320.00	2,322	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,046	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	319.34/cwt	287.00–327.00	1,673	150
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	361.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,505	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	330.34/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,108	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.52/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,932	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	294.63/cwt	293.00–298.00	2,451	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	317.18/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,646	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	337.31/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,248	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	303.17/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	393.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	286.66/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,691	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	295.17/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,291	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	321.54/cwt	307.00–326.50	2,801	780
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	373.46/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,144	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	344.79/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,303	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	431.95/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,009	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	355.01/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,700	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	282.68/cwt	280.00–283.50	2,369	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	416.30/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,819	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	384.73/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,520	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	437.76/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,602	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	314.05/cwt	304.00–333.50	2,569	580
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	331.60/cwt	321.00–352.00	2,388	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	400.82/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,339	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,866	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	316.53/cwt	311.00–339.00	2,342	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	336.12/cwt	331.00–342.00	2,259	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,001	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	355.77/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,213	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	278.89/cwt	273.00–289.00	2,139	530
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	307.18/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,905	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,515	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	338.46/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,750	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	392.49/cwt	377.00–417.00	2,096	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	305.91/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,744	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	298.89/cwt	289.00–304.00	2,639	438
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	301.51/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,536	542
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	326.47/cwt	318.00–339.00	2,044	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	298.09/cwt	290.50–307.00	2,722	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	342.58/cwt	326.00–351.00	2,593	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	301.55/cwt	296.00–322.00	2,051	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	341.60/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,442	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	339.37/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,612	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	277.16/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,284	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	282.23/cwt	278.50–285.00	2,441	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	352.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,334	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	288.35/cwt	266.00–304.00	2,093	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	390.73/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,618	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	382.34/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,801	66

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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