Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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No sale last week due to the Labor Day holiday, compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate. Feeder cattle under pressure as cattle futures trading at or near their lows and Fat Cattle continues to slide lower with some trade at 96.00 to 97.00 today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.71/cwt on 2,507 head.

Average price

$139.71

2,507 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$638

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$41.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	141.11	1,000	1,372
Medium and Large 1-2	635	139.40	885	1,013
Medium and Large 2	535	136.36	729	71
Large 1	655	134.99	884	19thin
Medium 3	362	99.69	361	32

One grade step is worth $41.42/cwt here — about $638 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 sale2,507 hd

139.71

—

MO average16 barns · 7,511 hd

141.29

−1.58

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

103 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	—	673	148.16/cwt	145.00–153.00	997	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.21/cwt	144.00–160.00	810	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	147.73/cwt	140.00–150.25	943	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	142.81/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,048	214
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	283	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.32/cwt	174.00–185.00	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.19/cwt	153.00–163.00	689	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	120.64/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,136	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	128.14/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,107	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.25/cwt	116.00–120.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.19/cwt	112.50–122.00	497	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	125.28/cwt	120.00–126.50	832	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	659	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.57/cwt	117.50–130.00	792	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.28/cwt	118.00–132.00	721	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.22/cwt	113.00–120.00	907	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	541	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	134.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	454	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	502	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.80/cwt	111.00–126.00	894	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	852	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	737	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	128.53/cwt	125.50–132.50	1,071	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	136.68/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,057	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	895	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	120.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,067	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	148.30/cwt	142.50–155.00	632	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	148.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	713	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	127.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,026	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	754	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	136.17/cwt	131.00–140.00	997	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.37/cwt	136.00–147.50	817	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.14/cwt	133.00–145.00	943	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	132.15/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,012	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	738	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	143.92/cwt	143.00–145.00	698	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.97/cwt	127.00–138.00	767	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	741	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	365	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	411	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	284	177.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	548	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	399	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	483	137.39/cwt	136.00–139.00	664	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	497	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	113.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	698	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	123.69/cwt	117.50–128.00	771	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	121.16/cwt	120.00–123.00	756	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	122.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	140.57/cwt	137.50–142.50	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	138.46/cwt	138.00–139.00	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	859	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.04/cwt	147.00–170.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	816	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	21
Steers	Medium 3	—	514	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	411	7
Steers	Large 1	—	629	143.29/cwt	139.00–147.00	901	13
Steers	Large 1	—	711	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.47/cwt	123.00–132.00	911	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	134.10/cwt	126.00–143.00	652	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.78/cwt	131.00–142.00	587	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	133.58/cwt	128.00–135.50	773	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.31/cwt	117.50–126.50	971	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.64/cwt	124.00–135.00	707	124
Heifers	Medium 3	—	293	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	308	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,005	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.11/cwt	136.00–139.00	525	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.37/cwt	113.00–122.00	968	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	533	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	645	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	769	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	111.26/cwt	100.00–116.00	848	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.54/cwt	135.00–147.00	671	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.31/cwt	132.50–154.00	613	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	125.76/cwt	122.00–133.00	739	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.93/cwt	128.00–142.00	715	60

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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