Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady. Demand good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed with double digit gains, after trading sharply higher earlier in the day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.97/cwt on 2,345 head.

Average price

$137.97

2,345 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	412	142.62	587	20
Medium and Large 1	646	139.37	900	1,329
Medium and Large 2	528	136.64	721	45
Medium and Large 1-2	590	136.38	804	918
Medium 2	217	135.00	293	5thin
Large 1	659	126.71	835	7thin
Medium 2-3	723	121.57	879	21

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about −$292 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 sale2,345 hd

137.97

—

MO average6 barns · 5,641 hd

140.94

−2.97

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

123 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 2	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	190.84/cwt	185.00–197.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.12/cwt	155.00–157.50	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	167.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	828	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	186.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	771	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	4
Steers	Large 1	—	678	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,003	5
Steers	Large 1	—	610	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,000	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	423	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	715	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	470	153.55/cwt	147.00–157.50	722	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	632	140.36/cwt	132.50–143.00	887	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	641	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	872	13
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	163.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	364	185.51/cwt	182.50–194.00	675	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	181.69/cwt	176.00–185.00	859	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	168.17/cwt	160.00–176.00	891	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	190.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	804	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	140.37/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,036	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,189	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	188.08/cwt	179.00–200.00	884	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	177.77/cwt	175.00–182.50	935	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	135.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,127	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	160.51/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,002	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.17/cwt	164.00–179.50	1,004	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.98/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,039	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	139.43/cwt	133.00–144.50	1,106	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	149.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	935	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	346	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	179.81/cwt	172.50–185.00	658	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	153.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	960	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.36/cwt	160.00–173.00	865	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	146.30/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,001	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	173.50/cwt	165.00–181.00	817	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,059	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	134.07/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,087	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.96/cwt	167.00–180.00	744	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	139.70/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,004	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.62/cwt	160.00–173.00	962	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	393	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	278	183.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	531	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	722	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.22/cwt	137.00–137.50	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.39/cwt	136.00–152.00	834	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	156.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	775	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.77/cwt	164.00–169.00	702	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	736	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	949	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	439	144.53/cwt	137.50–149.00	634	16
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	217	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	293	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	697	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	891	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	351	152.55/cwt	152.00–153.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	685	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	139.38/cwt	136.00–144.00	733	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	132.78/cwt	131.00–137.00	779	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	963	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,049	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.77/cwt	156.00–167.00	521	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	170.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	493	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.33/cwt	143.00–155.00	862	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.67/cwt	146.00–157.00	780	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.20/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.59/cwt	133.00–143.00	874	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	135.70/cwt	130.00–143.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	119.74/cwt	118.00–122.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	158.84/cwt	157.00–160.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	622	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	848	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.54/cwt	123.50–136.00	952	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	125.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	941	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	138.37/cwt	132.00–145.50	744	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	119.57/cwt	118.50–120.00	1,019	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	150.42/cwt	148.00–157.00	540	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	782	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.81/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	374	147.24/cwt	142.00–151.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	507	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.33/cwt	127.00–135.25	1,047	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.66/cwt	133.00–145.35	962	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.17/cwt	129.50–139.00	956	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	104

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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