Joplin Regional Stockyards Video Auction

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

115 lots covering 54,271 head for delivery across Current, Jul, Jul-Aug, Aug, Aug-Sep, Sep, Oct, Oct-Nov, Nov, Nov-Dec, Dec to 2 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A large turn-out of Cattle Buyers and Producers on site as well as active bidding on the internet for the Prime Time Livestock Annual "The Big Bang" Video Sale. The cattle consigned for this sale had excellent growing conditions this year compared to last yea as over 50% of the offering were steers that weighed from 800-949 lbs for delivery from now to December. Supply was heavy with cattle offered from Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Demand was good to very good. Deliveries are current thru December 2024. Current deliveries are cattle that will deliver up to 14 days from the video sale date, which is July 16, 2024.

Current delivery

23 lots · 8,322 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	884	249.98/cwt	249.50–250.00	South Central	1,760
Steers	Medium and Large 2None	850–900	850	239.00/cwt	239.00	South Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2None	900–950	925	236.38/cwt	235.00–237.25	South Central	467
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	243.00/cwt	243.00	South Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	780	255.50/cwt	255.50	South Central	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	800	254.00/cwt	254.00	South Central	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	725	271.00/cwt	271.00	South Central	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00	South Central	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	957	244.46/cwt	244.00–247.00	South Central	607
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	780	273.00/cwt	273.00	South Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	918	252.59/cwt	249.50–255.00	South Central	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	802	258.47/cwt	258.00–264.00	South Central	812
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	971	249.10/cwt	244.00–253.50	South Central	911
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	867	255.44/cwt	254.75–262.00	South Central	1,553
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	254.50/cwt	254.50	South Central	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	271.50/cwt	271.50	South Central	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	800	226.00/cwt	226.00	South Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	775	241.00/cwt	241.00	South Central	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 2None	750–800	785	233.00/cwt	233.00	South Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00	South Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	276.00/cwt	276.00	South Central	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	297.00/cwt	297.00	Southeast	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	811	235.19/cwt	234.00–235.50	South Central	307

Jul delivery

21 lots · 13,523 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	725	246.00/cwt	246.00	Southeast	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	725	249.00/cwt	249.00	South Central	560
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	909	248.90/cwt	246.75–255.50	South Central	828
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	836	254.96/cwt	253.25–256.75	South Central	1,378
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	860	249.93/cwt	246.50–252.00	South Central	430
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	975	243.72/cwt	243.50–243.75	South Central	786
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	750	269.00/cwt	269.00	South Central	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	724	264.77/cwt	261.00–265.00	South Central	956
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	779	261.57/cwt	260.00–264.00	South Central	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	805	238.58/cwt	237.00–240.00	South Central	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	1000–1050	1,015	235.00/cwt	235.00	South Central	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	852	255.16/cwt	253.75–261.00	South Central	1,164
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	909	252.64/cwt	249.75–254.25	South Central	1,682
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	956	250.58/cwt	248.50–252.75	South Central	523
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,000	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.00	South Central	620
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	823	261.99/cwt	261.50–263.50	South Central	774
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	785	268.38/cwt	259.00–287.00	South Central	881
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00	South Central	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	255.50/cwt	255.50	Southeast	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	754	244.05/cwt	241.00–246.50	South Central	1,868
Heifers	Medium and Large 2None	750–800	750	236.00/cwt	236.00	South Central	205

Jul-Aug delivery

11 lots · 7,564 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	823	253.72/cwt	252.75–262.50	South Central	1,420
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	854	245.67/cwt	245.00–249.25	South Central	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	248.00/cwt	248.00	South Central	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00	South Central	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	242.50/cwt	242.50	South Central	625
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	232.00/cwt	232.00	South Central	525
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	233.00/cwt	233.00	South Central	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	863	261.36/cwt	258.50–261.75	South Central	1,055
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	824	260.70/cwt	258.00–272.00	South Central	1,326
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	925	247.80/cwt	247.75–247.85	South Central	1,539
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	272.50	Southeast	80

Aug delivery

22 lots · 14,404 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	750	242.00/cwt	242.00	Southeast	350
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	717	251.46/cwt	247.50–256.00	South Central	435
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	761	241.05/cwt	234.50–247.00	South Central	1,309
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Split Loads	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00	South Central	45
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Split Loads	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00	South Central	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	952	244.06/cwt	242.50–245.00	South Central	922
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	871	253.90/cwt	246.75–257.75	South Central	1,072
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	918	247.63/cwt	243.00–249.60	South Central	2,380
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	808	256.86/cwt	248.50–262.00	South Central	775
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	750	268.00/cwt	268.00	South Central	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	758	255.37/cwt	253.50–259.50	South Central	1,201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	810	239.00/cwt	239.00	South Central	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	721	257.17/cwt	253.50–265.50	South Central	965
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	821	247.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	South Central	363
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	253.75/cwt	253.75	Southeast	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	916	253.42/cwt	250.00–255.50	South Central	1,803
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	831	260.77/cwt	256.25–263.25	South Central	505
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	880	256.20/cwt	254.00–263.50	South Central	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	776	268.18/cwt	264.50–273.50	South Central	437
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	268.75/cwt	268.75	Southeast	500
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	810	258.00/cwt	258.00	South Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00	Southeast	65

Aug-Sep delivery

4 lots · 676 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	735	241.00/cwt	241.00	South Central	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	800	258.00/cwt	258.00	South Central	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	675	251.00/cwt	251.00	Southeast	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	274.00/cwt	274.00	Southeast	78

Sep delivery

13 lots · 3,596 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	302.50/cwt	302.50	South Central	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00	South Central	285
Steers	Medium and Large 2None	800–850	835	240.00/cwt	240.00	South Central	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00	South Central	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	248.00/cwt	248.00	South Central	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	765	252.62/cwt	248.50–253.50	South Central	850
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00	South Central	1,000
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00	South Central	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	950	254.00/cwt	254.00	South Central	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	258.00/cwt	258.00	South Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	256.50/cwt	256.50	South Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	292.00/cwt	292.00	South Central	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	660	263.00/cwt	263.00	South Central	320

Oct delivery

8 lots · 2,854 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00	South Central	1,000
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	785	242.50/cwt	242.50	South Central	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	South Central	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	269.00/cwt	269.00	South Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	243.00/cwt	243.00	South Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	257.00/cwt	257.00	South Central	1,000
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	261.58/cwt	259.00–263.25	South Central	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	249.25/cwt	249.25	South Central	280

Oct-Nov delivery

2 lots · 330 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	835	248.00/cwt	248.00	South Central	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	254.00/cwt	254.00	South Central	140

Nov delivery

5 lots · 1,369 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00	South Central	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	244.00/cwt	244.00	South Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	257.11/cwt	257.00–259.00	South Central	1,061
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	260.25/cwt	259.50–261.00	South Central	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	775	266.00/cwt	266.00	South Central	65

Nov-Dec delivery

1 lot · 700 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	725	256.00/cwt	256.00	South Central	700

Dec delivery

5 lots · 933 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	835	248.00/cwt	248.00	South Central	500
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00	South Central	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	243.00/cwt	243.00	South Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00	South Central	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	850	257.00/cwt	257.00	South Central	60

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
South Central	KS, MO, NM, OK, TX
Southeast	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV

Source: USDA AMS · Jefferson City, MO. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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