Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.81/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$139.81

1,225 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	325	147.00	478	7thin
Medium and Large 1	605	141.10	853	552
Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.82	797	654
Medium 2	388	134.00	520	8thin
Medium and Large 2	654	121.00	791	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale1,225 hd

139.81

—

MO average5 barns · 2,400 hd

142.96

−3.16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	628	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	642	137.37/cwt	135.50–143.00	882	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	971	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	11
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	526	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	154.86/cwt	153.00–158.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.48/cwt	146.00–160.00	564	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.96/cwt	148.00–157.00	651	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	687	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.35/cwt	130.00–144.00	814	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	175.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.82/cwt	123.00–134.00	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	852	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	157.60/cwt	156.00–161.00	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	176.19/cwt	169.00–184.00	744	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.12/cwt	152.50–175.00	802	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	122.20/cwt	118.00–122.50	934	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.50/cwt	132.50–143.00	857	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.26/cwt	136.00–147.00	735	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	133.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	177.91/cwt	169.00–180.00	687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	144.15/cwt	143.00–146.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	897	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,032	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	144.30/cwt	142.50–147.00	870	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.56/cwt	136.00–137.00	914	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.04/cwt	164.00–175.00	904	67
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.12/cwt	162.00–173.00	603	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	154.44/cwt	153.00–155.00	675	17
Steers	Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.12/cwt	173.00–185.00	854	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,093	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	136.61/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,057	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.09/cwt	146.00–167.50	724	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	144.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	854	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.25/cwt	180.00–189.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.40/cwt	163.00–175.00	857	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	993	76
Steers	Large 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.56/cwt	171.00–177.00	825	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	176.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.23/cwt	142.00–156.00	927	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.17/cwt	134.00–150.00	963	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.09/cwt	149.00–170.00	844	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	141.70/cwt	138.00–144.50	761	40
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	804	7

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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