Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last Monday, steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy. A high percentage of weaned calves and loads of yearlings in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.59/cwt on 5,923 head.

Average price

$146.59

5,923 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	148.12	1,012	4,094
Medium 1-2	488	143.68	701	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	687	143.66	986	1,729
Large 1	928	134.08	1,244	48
Medium and Large 2	601	130.15	782	33

One grade step is worth $17.97/cwt here — about $230 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 sale5,923 hd

146.59

—

MO average21 barns · 26,813 hd

147.70

−1.11

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

129 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 1-2	—	575	145.01/cwt	133.00–152.00	834	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	348	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	677	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	978	115
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.17/cwt	120.00–130.50	717	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,011	419
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	391	141.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	553	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	114.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	716	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	137.71/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,121	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	146.71/cwt	131.00–152.00	556	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.11/cwt	126.00–138.50	984	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.46/cwt	127.00–139.50	842	574
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	122.21/cwt	117.00–124.00	700	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	136.82/cwt	133.00–141.00	375	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	130.51/cwt	128.00–140.00	475	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	142.18/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,082	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.25/cwt	162.00–167.50	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	136.08/cwt	130.00–142.00	904	31
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	639	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.96/cwt	111.00–124.00	846	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.20/cwt	124.00–125.00	705	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	701	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	654	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	155.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	144.07/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,200	1,045
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.30/cwt	141.50–161.00	870	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	146.01/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,126	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	138.87/cwt	135.50–142.50	1,275	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	626	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	8
Steers	Large 1	—	711	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	117.41/cwt	117.00–118.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	408	125.33/cwt	122.00–127.50	511	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	486	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	116.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	763	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	301	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.62/cwt	132.50–160.00	631	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.27/cwt	131.00–140.00	721	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	738	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	147.16/cwt	142.00–155.00	836	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	132.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,136	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	150.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	731	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	136.59/cwt	124.50–138.25	1,007	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.63/cwt	105.00–123.50	969	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	129.99/cwt	124.00–135.00	680	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	118.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.21/cwt	126.00–137.00	895	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.65/cwt	130.00–147.50	586	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	123.29/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.99/cwt	123.00–134.00	542	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	127.19/cwt	121.00–132.00	781	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	131.62/cwt	131.00–133.00	831	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	429	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.89/cwt	130.00–145.75	883	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	139.89/cwt	132.00–148.00	879	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	134.19/cwt	133.00–138.00	895	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	160.82/cwt	160.00–161.00	825	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.06/cwt	138.50–151.00	911	491
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	157.54/cwt	150.00–162.00	822	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.93/cwt	167.50–184.00	755	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	143.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,238	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,006	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	134.70/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,377	28
Steers	Large 1	—	1,098	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	116.43/cwt	112.00–122.50	480	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	652	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	831	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	341	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	618	124.37/cwt	122.00–125.00	769	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	449	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.41/cwt	113.00–128.00	768	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	605	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	134.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	793	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	664	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	113.94/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	439	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	540	6
Steers	Large 1	—	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	179.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	673	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.34/cwt	157.50–171.00	787	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.90/cwt	137.50–147.00	972	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	146.44/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,065	659
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	151.59/cwt	141.00–157.00	806	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	133.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	970	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	141.91/cwt	135.00–143.75	1,181	676
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	453	172.83/cwt	172.50–173.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	138.67/cwt	132.00–141.00	785	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	668	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	124.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	601	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	130.50/cwt	126.00–136.50	1,118	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	135.40/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,051	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.09/cwt	130.00–143.00	646	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.75/cwt	127.00–138.25	765	351
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	129.35/cwt	128.00–131.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.50/cwt	121.00–131.00	836	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.59/cwt	142.00–156.00	770	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	158.82/cwt	152.00–167.50	572	16

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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