Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, steer calves and yearling steers 500 to 750 lbs steady, yearlings steers over 750 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves over 500 lbs and yearlings heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Rain showers in some areas providing some hope for fall pasture, however others continue wait for any significant moisture.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.64/cwt on 1,877 head.

Average price

$144.64

1,877 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	148.59	829	955
Medium 3	293	145.00	425	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	141.29	796	812
Medium and Large 2	554	138.66	768	51
Large 1	604	136.46	824	13thin
Medium 1-2	672	130.07	874	27
Medium 2-3	680	126.00	857	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale1,877 hd

144.64

—

MO average4 barns · 3,680 hd

146.46

−1.82

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

120 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.43/cwt	148.00–156.00	793	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,010	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	154.22/cwt	152.00–158.00	665	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.62/cwt	138.00–142.00	958	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	139.67/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,059	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.13/cwt	136.00–152.00	910	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	736	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.68/cwt	146.00–156.00	863	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	803	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.86/cwt	142.00–145.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	371	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.68/cwt	121.00–136.50	1,028	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.57/cwt	132.00–145.00	874	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	149.46/cwt	145.00–162.00	499	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	923	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.61/cwt	141.00–154.00	616	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.95/cwt	138.00–149.00	823	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.31/cwt	140.00–152.00	405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.44/cwt	136.00–148.00	755	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.54/cwt	138.00–152.00	687	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.78/cwt	129.00–134.00	960	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.30/cwt	137.00–146.00	740	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	143.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	763	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	623	132.70/cwt	131.00–137.00	827	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	578	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	607	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	189.28/cwt	187.00–191.00	676	21
Heifers	Large 1Calves	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	623	137.60/cwt	132.00–144.00	857	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,017	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	217.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	588	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.90/cwt	165.00–166.00	708	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.70/cwt	148.00–160.00	757	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	134.84/cwt	134.00–137.00	797	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.72/cwt	155.00–163.00	835	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	789	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	642	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.24/cwt	147.00–152.00	787	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	606	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	879	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	800	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	403	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	173.47/cwt	169.00–180.00	819	109
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	489	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	342	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	501	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	386	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	412	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	563	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	997	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	648	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	209.14/cwt	200.00–212.00	609	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.38/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,027	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	447	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	898	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	414	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	154.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,093	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	146.50/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,197	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	157.72/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,063	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	158.09/cwt	152.50–163.00	990	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,213	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.46/cwt	151.00–165.00	906	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	162.94/cwt	158.00–173.00	950	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	174.01/cwt	167.50–179.00	922	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	176.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	775	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	719	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	611	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	613	159.85/cwt	152.00–164.00	980	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	47
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	293	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.42/cwt	150.00–167.00	600	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	147.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,058	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	496	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	813	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	132.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,168	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	932	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	193.75/cwt	180.00–197.00	736	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	183.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	706	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	123.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,111	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	997	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	597	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	136.56/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	164.70/cwt	160.00–172.50	772	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,195	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	150.21/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,006	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	173.00/cwt	165.00–180.00	739	50
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.10/cwt	150.00–168.00	859	96
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	804	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	981	6

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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