Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*MID-SESSION/CLOSE*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with some steer calves 20.00 lower. Demand moderate to light, supply light. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed limit or near limit down.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.14/cwt on 730 head.

Average price

$133.14

730 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	139.81	806	121
Medium and Large 1-2	605	134.11	811	494
Medium and Large 2	649	122.07	792	109
Medium 2	536	120.00	643	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $163 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 sale730 hd

133.14

—

MO average15 barns · 5,883 hd

146.28

−13.14

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

66 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	—	423	131.56/cwt	119.00–138.00	556	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	140.61/cwt	138.00–145.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.69/cwt	139.00–147.00	597	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	688	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	596	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.46/cwt	140.00–157.50	510	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	563	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	561	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.80/cwt	133.00–146.00	728	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.58/cwt	154.00–167.50	596	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.84/cwt	131.00–144.00	779	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.72/cwt	133.00–136.50	851	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.59/cwt	100.00–118.00	572	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.30/cwt	117.00–126.00	626	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.60/cwt	123.00–130.00	592	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,251	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.89/cwt	133.00–135.00	627	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	577	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	271	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	879	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	881	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.89/cwt	147.50–151.00	722	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	158.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	649	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	571	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.36/cwt	105.00–120.00	687	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	127.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	769	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	129.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	510	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	472	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	501	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.64/cwt	139.00–142.50	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	433	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	710	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	914	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.21/cwt	147.50–158.00	653	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	147.97/cwt	145.00–149.00	795	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	867	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	115.07/cwt	110.00–119.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	651	31

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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