Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.15/cwt on 2,839 head.

Average price

$148.15

2,839 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	149.28	982	1,800
Medium and Large 1-2	608	146.23	888	1,034
Large 1	795	137.00	1,089	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale2,839 hd

148.15

—

MO average7 barns · 11,817 hd

149.63

−1.48

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

61 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	358	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	322	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	167.25/cwt	167.00–167.50	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	138.38/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,085	193
Steers	Large 1	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	138.58/cwt	135.50–140.00	996	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.80/cwt	146.00–161.00	799	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	164.70/cwt	161.00–172.00	768	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	144.86/cwt	133.00–147.25	1,131	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,158	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	982	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	149.06/cwt	142.00–154.50	930	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	142.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,040	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.51/cwt	136.00–152.00	843	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	878	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.87/cwt	134.00–147.00	961	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.69/cwt	146.00–156.00	864	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	173.57/cwt	165.00–177.00	835	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	137.51/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,224	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	382	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	565	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	126.27/cwt	126.00–126.50	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	192.85/cwt	192.50–193.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	162.78/cwt	160.00–172.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	127.85/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,073	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	860	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.29/cwt	154.00–172.00	868	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.88/cwt	127.50–144.50	850	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	141.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,015	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	136.81/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,033	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	606	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.70/cwt	128.00–144.00	658	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.57/cwt	145.00–151.00	705	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.28/cwt	125.00–133.00	738	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.81/cwt	132.00–147.00	738	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	133.38/cwt	125.50–142.50	884	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.47/cwt	129.00–138.00	765	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.44/cwt	124.00–133.75	806	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.20/cwt	127.00–149.00	710	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.54/cwt	137.00–146.00	596	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	134.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	976	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	850	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	478	141.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	675	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	242	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	346	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	626	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	839	16

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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