Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs steady, steers 600 to 750 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, steers over 750 lbs and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. The sunshine, moisture and warmer temperatures has improved everyone's outlook for the upcoming grazing season.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.69/cwt on 3,246 head.

Average price

$154.69

3,246 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$65.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	156.70	1,007	2,362
Medium and Large 1-2	612	153.06	937	794
Medium and Large 2	652	132.50	864	7thin
Large 1	1,176	117.84	1,386	74
Medium and Large 3	692	91.67	634	9thin

One grade step is worth $65.04/cwt here — about $372 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 sale3,246 hd

154.69

—

MO average6 barns · 7,663 hd

156.36

−1.66

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

126 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 1-2	—	532	139.41/cwt	130.00–149.00	742	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	157.72/cwt	144.00–164.00	837	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	783	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.63/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	133.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,104	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	165.43/cwt	161.00–168.00	807	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	129.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,152	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	183.98/cwt	180.00–195.00	867	144
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	604	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	690	130.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	899	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	164.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	875	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	139.95/cwt	130.50–145.00	954	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.80/cwt	162.00–170.00	622	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	616	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	782	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	833	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.63/cwt	125.00–138.00	958	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.99/cwt	137.50–155.00	689	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	669	124.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	830	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	133.47/cwt	129.00–138.00	754	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	121.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	999	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	673	120.79/cwt	120.50–122.00	813	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	123.20/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,016	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.26/cwt	132.00–147.00	877	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.24/cwt	146.50–157.00	608	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	628	131.14/cwt	129.00–133.00	824	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	431	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	599	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	379	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	154.45/cwt	150.00–162.00	559	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	164.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	457	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.77/cwt	155.00–167.00	695	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	143.76/cwt	141.00–150.00	693	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	136.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,128	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,320	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	154.44/cwt	152.00–158.00	879	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.85/cwt	152.50–166.00	906	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	598	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	175.63/cwt	163.00–186.00	910	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	184.97/cwt	180.00–193.00	805	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	138.66/cwt	136.00–141.00	997	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.26/cwt	135.00–154.50	831	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.75/cwt	122.00–133.00	856	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	959	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	392	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	667	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	954	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.30/cwt	152.50–167.00	894	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	783	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	140.45/cwt	132.00–147.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,046	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	231	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	127.63/cwt	127.00–128.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	120.47/cwt	119.00–121.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.67/cwt	150.00–166.00	744	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	846	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.31/cwt	157.00–160.00	749	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,148	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.41/cwt	158.00–175.00	949	458
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,104	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.66/cwt	160.00–179.00	811	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	166.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	693	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	616	149.04/cwt	130.00–152.50	918	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	182.29/cwt	180.00–192.00	806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.93/cwt	162.00–168.00	848	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	145.90/cwt	143.00–148.00	937	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	276	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	168.14/cwt	162.00–175.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.42/cwt	157.50–173.00	820	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	853	5
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	775	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	426	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	266	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	151.88/cwt	143.00–162.50	1,012	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	186.69/cwt	180.00–205.00	732	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	159.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	833	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	153.76/cwt	141.00–157.00	959	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	174.50/cwt	165.00–183.00	665	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,179	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,391	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.19/cwt	152.50–168.00	992	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	125.79/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,176	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.47/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,018	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	176.88/cwt	167.50–185.00	738	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	626	147.97/cwt	142.00–152.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	802	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,056	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	139.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,083	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	181.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	773	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.57/cwt	128.00–142.00	895	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	907	42

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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