Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.04/cwt on 3,322 head.

Average price

$152.04

3,322 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	154.37	1,023	2,120
Medium and Large 1-2	652	149.24	973	1,095
Medium 1-2	564	145.00	818	17thin
Medium and Large 2	664	136.09	903	49
Large 1	907	129.22	1,172	18thin
Medium 2	590	128.61	759	23

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $264 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 sale3,322 hd

152.04

—

MO average17 barns · 18,399 hd

154.44

−2.40

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

95 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 1-2	—	929	120.51/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,120	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.86/cwt	161.00–183.00	899	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.14/cwt	139.50–147.50	1,109	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	146.24/cwt	143.00–150.50	1,209	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.21/cwt	142.00–154.00	991	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.12/cwt	145.00–159.00	958	328
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.84/cwt	131.00–137.50	779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	177.71/cwt	170.00–194.00	860	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	146.69/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,282	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.49/cwt	154.00–168.00	914	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	190.60/cwt	180.00–200.00	738	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	791	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,036	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.92/cwt	133.00–141.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	133.86/cwt	133.00–135.00	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	889	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	150.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	161.21/cwt	160.00–163.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	155.64/cwt	153.00–157.00	826	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	166.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	133.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	749	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	132.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	416	132.29/cwt	132.00–132.50	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	133.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	134.71/cwt	132.00–135.75	965	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	642	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	133.09/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,021	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.24/cwt	131.00–144.00	856	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.18/cwt	140.00–159.00	698	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.35/cwt	133.00–145.50	801	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.86/cwt	138.00–153.00	758	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.34/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,070	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	128.93/cwt	122.00–133.00	923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	514	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	428	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	375	147.37/cwt	135.00–152.00	553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	376	183.74/cwt	182.00–185.00	691	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	183.65/cwt	180.00–192.00	760	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	471	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	131.35/cwt	131.35–131.35	1,134	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	677	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.56/cwt	132.00–143.00	725	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	809	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.78/cwt	139.00–143.00	600	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.11/cwt	122.00–128.00	840	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.38/cwt	142.00–148.50	1,050	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	181.42/cwt	170.00–188.00	700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	873	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	889	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	134.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,194	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.75/cwt	167.00–182.00	822	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.95/cwt	166.00–181.00	725	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	133.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,241	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	142.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,059	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	139.12/cwt	138.00–139.25	1,124	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.74/cwt	133.00–144.00	921	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.50	856	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,102	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,278	11
Steers	Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.61/cwt	128.00–133.00	618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	190.83/cwt	180.00–192.50	834	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	656	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	136.87/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,256	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	629	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	805	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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