Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, yearlings steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.54/cwt on 3,115 head.

Average price

$147.54

3,115 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	150.98	963	1,739
Medium and Large 1-2	708	143.49	1,015	1,293
Medium and Large 2	575	140.94	811	62
Large 1	624	135.00	842	13thin
Medium 2	431	125.00	539	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $424 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 sale3,115 hd

147.54

—

MO average11 barns · 7,137 hd

146.73

+0.81

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

89 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 1-2Unweaned	—	624	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	714	10
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	137.00/cwt	134.00–143.00	847	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	950	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	389	135.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	525	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	781	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,134	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	130.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	943	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	769	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	129.89/cwt	129.00–132.00	496	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,193	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	141.54/cwt	136.00–142.75	1,015	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.54/cwt	130.00–152.00	762	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	30
Steers	Large 1	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.26/cwt	117.00–129.00	691	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.54/cwt	128.00–139.00	767	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	591	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.50	891	24
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	414	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	505	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.37/cwt	138.00–160.00	616	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	142.12/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,079	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	953	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	722	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.53/cwt	152.00–163.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	153.53/cwt	144.00–162.00	887	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.68/cwt	139.00–148.50	981	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,025	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.14/cwt	170.00–192.00	678	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	602	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.80/cwt	120.00–137.00	665	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.43/cwt	128.00–143.00	643	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	135.38/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,048	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.07/cwt	131.00–136.00	977	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	854	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	119.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.08/cwt	115.00–132.00	724	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.08/cwt	116.00–131.00	846	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	123.92/cwt	121.00–132.00	523	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	832	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	872	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	145.80/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,222	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.44/cwt	154.00–176.00	794	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	145.97/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,127	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	139.20/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,283	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	721	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	140.56/cwt	131.00–149.00	537	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	143.94/cwt	143.00–146.00	487	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	717	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	145.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,254	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	125.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	479	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.73/cwt	142.50–154.00	909	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.12/cwt	147.00–166.00	827	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.00/cwt	163.00–180.00	725	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	121.59/cwt	121.00–122.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	144.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	818	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	147.79/cwt	143.00–150.00	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	120.56/cwt	118.00–123.00	808	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	132.04/cwt	131.00–136.00	912	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	126.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	811	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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