Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, steers 500 lbs to 800 lbs and heifers over 500 lbs steady, steers over 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 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 $153.22/cwt on 3,176 head.

Average price

$153.22

3,176 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium 1 over Small 3

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	439	159.50	701	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	154.16	894	807
Medium and Large 1	672	153.55	1,031	2,297
Medium and Large 2	624	131.61	821	16thin
Large 1	841	131.43	1,105	28
Medium 2-3	575	130.00	748	7thin
Small 3	972	52.00	505	5thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $195 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 sale3,176 hd

153.22

—

MO average18 barns · 11,160 hd

155.49

−2.27

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.15/cwt	142.00–165.00	649	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	172.69/cwt	150.00–200.00	527	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.78/cwt	132.00–142.00	779	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	161.60/cwt	153.00–168.00	630	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	162.79/cwt	155.00–166.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.21/cwt	140.00–161.00	731	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.31/cwt	132.00–145.00	791	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	132.06/cwt	131.00–133.00	899	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	133.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,017	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.07/cwt	150.00–161.00	660	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	131.94/cwt	127.00–136.00	966	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.75	851	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.14/cwt	136.00–154.50	761	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	161.18/cwt	155.00–172.00	928	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.21/cwt	160.00–177.00	888	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.35/cwt	175.00–189.00	876	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.51/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,216	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	194.92/cwt	185.00–208.00	811	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	194.92/cwt	194.00–196.00	737	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	141.88/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,169	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.85	1,054	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	147.34/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,015	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.07/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,113	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.31/cwt	142.00–153.00	927	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	144.99/cwt	138.00–151.00	902	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	165.53/cwt	152.00–169.00	859	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.17/cwt	145.00–162.00	874	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	140.86/cwt	132.00–143.00	928	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	166.68/cwt	152.00–174.00	807	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.27/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,000	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.06/cwt	135.00–141.50	1,083	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	178.43/cwt	163.00–185.00	767	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.88/cwt	147.00–153.00	555	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.97/cwt	142.00–152.00	630	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	126.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	979	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	135.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	704	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	184.09/cwt	182.00–190.00	692	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	157.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	889	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	136.59/cwt	135.00–137.00	933	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	143.47/cwt	142.00–144.00	894	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	158.97/cwt	155.00–161.00	839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	172.15/cwt	170.00–175.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	152.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	807	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	474	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	586	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	480	144.49/cwt	142.00–146.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.29/cwt	131.00–141.00	720	139
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	8
Steers	Small 3	—	972	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	120.63/cwt	120.00–121.00	789	11
Steers	Large 1	—	683	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	970	5
Steers	Large 1	—	561	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	842	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,216	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.59/cwt	137.00–145.00	688	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	920	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.20/cwt	122.00–130.00	803	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	750	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.97/cwt	121.00–130.00	850	113

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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