Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, yearling steers unevenly steady, yearling heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. A Yearling Special was highlighted along with the regular feeder cattle sale. Live Cattle futures closed over 1.00 higher, Feeder Cattle futures over 2.50 higher following last Friday's sharp sell off. The USDA Cattle On Feed report showed 101 percent On Feed, Placements at 110 percent and Marketing at 99 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.88/cwt on 8,111 head.

Average price

$143.88

8,111 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	651	145.41	947	27
Medium and Large 1	776	144.98	1,124	5,489
Medium and Large 1-2	715	141.84	1,014	2,465
Medium and Large 2	622	135.45	843	130

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $104 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 sale8,111 hd

143.88

—

MO average18 barns · 18,119 hd

145.87

−2.00

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	—	672	143.49/cwt	137.00–152.00	964	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	142.21/cwt	139.50–146.00	1,304	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,244	542
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.04/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,059	641
Steers	Large 1	—	702	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	969	4
Steers	Large 1	—	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.87/cwt	161.00–178.00	717	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.26/cwt	151.00–162.00	739	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.53/cwt	142.00–155.00	785	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.82/cwt	135.00–152.25	926	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	821	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	141.05/cwt	135.00–143.85	1,374	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.23/cwt	123.00–135.00	748	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.33/cwt	128.00–145.00	858	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.95/cwt	129.00–143.50	923	281
Steers	Large 1	—	917	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,223	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.37/cwt	122.00–131.00	666	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	135.07/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,163	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.57/cwt	120.00–138.00	623	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	136.74/cwt	132.00–139.75	1,062	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	141.96/cwt	136.50–144.25	1,119	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	139.88/cwt	134.50–145.00	1,211	501
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	135.89/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,102	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	138.82/cwt	132.50–145.25	1,001	405
Steers	Large 1	—	499	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	709	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	962	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	673	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	755	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.11/cwt	135.00–138.00	718	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	666	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	773	21
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	541	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	357	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	141.07/cwt	131.00–144.50	1,024	585
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,324	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	702	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,007	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	512	132.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	677	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	674	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	883	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	537	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	737	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,161	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	145.54/cwt	142.00–147.75	822	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	431	163.89/cwt	154.00–174.00	706	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	794	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	372	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.63/cwt	116.00–132.00	715	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.24/cwt	130.00–161.00	616	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	114.30/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,006	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,030	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	146.21/cwt	139.75–152.00	1,196	1,230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.23/cwt	137.00–156.00	1,133	952
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.61/cwt	120.00–132.00	651	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.82/cwt	115.00–132.00	789	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	123.97/cwt	116.00–128.00	591	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	137.24/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,134	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,376	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	131.95/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	127.85/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	123.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	584	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.31/cwt	124.00–131.50	927	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.32/cwt	125.00–137.00	485	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	130.77/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,088	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	114.18/cwt	113.00–116.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	752	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	136.22/cwt	130.00–140.50	847	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	122.49/cwt	119.00–126.00	779	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.48/cwt	112.00–128.00	679	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.30/cwt	115.00–129.50	854	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	669	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.76/cwt	135.00–154.00	785	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	644	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.60/cwt	130.00–146.50	780	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.55/cwt	134.00–143.00	867	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.97/cwt	131.00–144.00	930	227

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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