Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.88/cwt on 3,195 head.

Average price

$163.88

3,195 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	164.18	1,116	2,426
Medium 1	590	163.00	962	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	632	162.99	1,030	751
Large 1	650	159.00	1,034	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,195 hd

163.88

—

MO average4 barns · 6,750 hd

164.02

−0.14

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

50 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 1Fleshy	—	832	147.42/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,227	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	597	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	188.72/cwt	185.00–192.50	981	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,346	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	170.35/cwt	169.00–170.75	1,126	114
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.25/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,001	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	167.67/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,026	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	152.37/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,246	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.85/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,081	261
Steers	Large 1	—	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	154.35/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,051	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	148.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,148	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	184.14/cwt	181.00–187.00	878	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	856	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	191.82/cwt	187.50–196.00	905	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	184.60/cwt	182.50–187.50	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	171.84/cwt	168.00–174.50	995	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	158.01/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,011	112
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	719	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	156.18/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,207	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.76/cwt	151.50–162.00	1,126	578
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	180.04/cwt	174.00–183.00	967	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	766	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.70/cwt	161.00–166.00	691	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,232	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	201.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	771	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.07/cwt	141.00–152.00	913	409
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.78/cwt	139.00–153.00	983	382
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.86/cwt	157.00–163.00	831	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	693	149.80/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,038	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	773	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	143.45/cwt	139.00–145.50	945	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.43/cwt	149.50–157.00	869	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.29/cwt	141.00–152.00	793	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	144.62/cwt	143.00–145.00	850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	142.43/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,175	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,041	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	142.93/cwt	142.75–143.50	1,132	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.63/cwt	162.50–167.50	626	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	181.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	154.13/cwt	153.00–154.50	823	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	149.48/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,076	133

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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