Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, yearling steers unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, heifers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 550 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. The offering a mix of calves and loads of yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.68/cwt on 3,971 head.

Average price

$146.68

3,971 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$35.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	157.35	980	1,879
Medium 1-2	421	154.19	650	32
Medium and Large 1-2	752	137.72	1,035	1,861
Medium and Large 2	739	131.65	973	80
Large 1	974	126.87	1,236	107
Medium 2-3	632	122.33	773	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.02/cwt here — about $207 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 sale3,971 hd

146.68

—

MO average19 barns · 12,588 hd

149.59

−2.91

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

119 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	—	674	135.16/cwt	125.00–137.25	911	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.49/cwt	140.00–151.00	759	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	134.85/cwt	132.00–137.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	644	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	135.15/cwt	127.00–139.00	792	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	720	27
Bulls	Large 3	—	406	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	244	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	307	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	496	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	386	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	135.31/cwt	133.00–139.00	882	13
Steers	Large 1	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	327	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	507	7
Steers	Medium 2-3Unweaned	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	204.79/cwt	200.00–207.00	664	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	133.79/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,114	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.33/cwt	167.00–180.00	905	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.86/cwt	151.00–176.85	936	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	160.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	837	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	175.92/cwt	175.00–177.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	154.89/cwt	148.00–160.00	590	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	120.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,194	32
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	633	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	530	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	992	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,131	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	501	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	132.78/cwt	132.75–132.85	1,151	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	127.42/cwt	126.25–129.75	1,176	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.29/cwt	151.00–157.00	874	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	164.10/cwt	152.00–176.00	773	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	152.25/cwt	147.00–158.00	860	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	154.02/cwt	145.00–159.00	983	441
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	996	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.98/cwt	175.00–190.00	889	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	190.22/cwt	180.00–195.00	816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	215.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	612	9
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	677	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,001	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,254	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	431	129.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	559	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	739	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	151.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	544	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.64/cwt	133.00–144.00	595	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.41/cwt	134.00–150.00	505	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	113.53/cwt	111.00–117.50	803	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.10/cwt	142.00–159.00	731	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	647	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	468	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	422	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	557	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	132.72/cwt	131.00–134.00	965	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.67/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,037	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	133.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,103	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	136.33/cwt	131.00–141.00	935	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	173.40/cwt	160.00–190.00	635	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	146.66/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,047	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.79/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,084	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	712	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,172	23
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	444	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	389	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.81/cwt	159.00–170.00	833	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	903	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	963	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	347	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	682	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	876	34
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,094	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.24/cwt	125.00–126.00	959	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	811	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	835	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	136.01/cwt	132.00–141.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	612	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.56/cwt	150.00–152.00	422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	808	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	831	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.95/cwt	128.00–142.00	715	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	123.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	819	25
Bulls	Large 3	—	288	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	173	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	418	143.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	403	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	179.18/cwt	175.00–187.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.94/cwt	131.00–147.00	809	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	763	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	529	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	343	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	490	25

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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