Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves and yearlings steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. A winter weather advisory for the trade area curtailed the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.63/cwt on 2,881 head.

Average price

$146.63

2,881 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	149.01	1,076	1,825
Medium and Large 1-2	676	143.13	967	1,009
Medium and Large 2	716	130.73	937	41
Medium 1-2	664	121.00	803	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $272 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 sale2,881 hd

146.63

—

MO average18 barns · 13,627 hd

147.80

−1.17

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

92 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	Large 1	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	837	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	129.54/cwt	129.00–131.00	714	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	157.33/cwt	152.00–159.00	823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	131.11/cwt	126.00–132.00	688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	882	18
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	597	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	334	158.72/cwt	157.00–161.00	530	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.42/cwt	165.00–179.00	816	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	160.54/cwt	152.00–167.00	766	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	147.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,265	267
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	145.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,209	437
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	643	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,152	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	139.62/cwt	130.00–144.00	952	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.46/cwt	121.00–141.00	569	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.81/cwt	117.50–118.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	652	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	116.15/cwt	100.00–121.00	997	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.29/cwt	135.00–137.00	502	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	833	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.89/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.24/cwt	121.00–133.00	730	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.24/cwt	136.00–141.00	945	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.90/cwt	113.00–131.00	900	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	141.02/cwt	131.50–143.25	1,091	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.58/cwt	142.00–155.00	792	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	288	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	133.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	175.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	130.13/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,206	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,348	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	188.84/cwt	185.00–200.00	635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	187.24/cwt	187.00–187.50	730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,262	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	146.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,124	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.25	1,105	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	502	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.93/cwt	147.00–152.00	852	106
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	146.16/cwt	141.00–151.00	921	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	980	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	136.45/cwt	135.00–137.00	974	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	835	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	149.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,107	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	762	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	137.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	982	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	140.98/cwt	134.00–146.00	601	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	137.88/cwt	132.00–138.75	1,069	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.92/cwt	132.00–141.00	722	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	124.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	863	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	359	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	650	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.89/cwt	152.00–156.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.33/cwt	140.00–157.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	12

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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