Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady to 7.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate to heavy. Several new crop calves in the offering along with the weaned calves and loads of yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.28/cwt on 3,377 head.

Average price

$138.28

3,377 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	144.02	959	1,865
Medium 1-2	513	141.00	723	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	703	131.25	923	1,313
Medium and Large 2	659	130.47	860	191

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $99 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 sale3,377 hd

138.28

—

MO average14 barns · 8,088 hd

144.30

−6.02

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

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.16/cwt	152.00–166.00	662	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,005	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.65/cwt	150.00–168.00	845	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	138.38/cwt	138.00–139.00	710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	151.78/cwt	151.00–152.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	116.67/cwt	110.00–118.75	1,012	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	932	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	128.46/cwt	122.00–138.00	980	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	169.77/cwt	167.50–170.00	567	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.49/cwt	155.00–164.00	759	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.24/cwt	135.00–146.50	883	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	147.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	503	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	138.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	599	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	112.58/cwt	110.00–114.50	802	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	869	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.04/cwt	126.00–137.00	698	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	312	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	489	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	476	138.91/cwt	137.00–140.00	661	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	362	132.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	480	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.15/cwt	121.00–132.00	927	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.50	629	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	162.80/cwt	157.00–165.00	588	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	818	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	108.77/cwt	106.00–109.50	997	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	639	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.15/cwt	132.00–139.00	866	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.43/cwt	145.00–158.00	646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	517	137.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	708	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.75/cwt	130.00–148.00	795	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.83/cwt	117.00–131.00	864	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	625	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	153.43/cwt	151.00–154.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	781	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	145.12/cwt	141.00–150.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.74/cwt	155.00–157.00	662	16
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	123.95/cwt	115.00–126.75	956	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.61/cwt	125.00–137.50	584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	126.38/cwt	126.00–128.00	540	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	145.65/cwt	145.00–146.00	600	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.15/cwt	110.00–127.00	773	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	584	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	774	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	102.66/cwt	101.50–106.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	136.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.25/cwt	131.00–141.50	925	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	153.22/cwt	144.00–158.00	861	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.23/cwt	155.00–172.00	624	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	164.19/cwt	164.00–165.00	796	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	881	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	124.21/cwt	119.50–127.00	1,025	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	132.43/cwt	128.00–145.00	964	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	110.05/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,053	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	817	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	513	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	133.38/cwt	126.00–136.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.22/cwt	107.00–123.00	850	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	112.20/cwt	111.75–113.00	895	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	796	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	156.65/cwt	152.00–161.00	750	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.60/cwt	108.50–119.25	965	452
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	100.79/cwt	95.00–104.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.14/cwt	134.00–151.00	672	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.00/cwt	136.00–145.50	743	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	125.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	329	177.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.64/cwt	109.00–120.00	898	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.03/cwt	165.00–178.00	568	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	707	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.88/cwt	166.00–176.00	817	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	147.33/cwt	142.00–151.00	908	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	145.97/cwt	138.00–153.50	988	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	162.56/cwt	160.00–166.00	853	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	143.97/cwt	140.00–157.00	402	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	641	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.59/cwt	112.00–135.00	732	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	560	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	697	8

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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