Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, yearling steers steady, heifer calves under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, following last week's sharply lower trade. Sale started later than normal due to lighter receipts. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures locked limit down. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.74/cwt on 1,448 head.

Average price

$128.74

1,448 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	137.17	793	208
Medium and Large 1	721	127.32	918	1,240

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale1,448 hd

128.74

—

MO average14 barns · 6,258 hd

140.38

−11.65

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

55 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 1	—	586	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.46/cwt	160.00–163.00	672	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	132.10/cwt	130.00–133.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.63/cwt	128.00–140.50	901	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.90/cwt	137.00–143.00	878	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	97.19/cwt	95.50–99.00	901	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.65/cwt	165.00–175.00	641	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	119.08/cwt	106.50–120.00	809	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.91/cwt	114.00–133.00	777	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	701	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	148.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	838	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	135.55/cwt	134.00–137.50	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	162.43/cwt	157.00–170.00	578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	946	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.10/cwt	144.00–154.00	853	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	157.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	819	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.15/cwt	157.00–170.00	698	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	334	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.65/cwt	102.00–117.00	807	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.09/cwt	131.00–142.00	592	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	505	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	314	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	830	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.73/cwt	142.00–160.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	109.65/cwt	105.00–116.25	912	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.81/cwt	121.00–131.50	934	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.22/cwt	158.00–171.00	769	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.43/cwt	104.00–122.00	902	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	102.53/cwt	97.00–106.00	698	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	125.95/cwt	115.00–131.00	723	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.14/cwt	121.00–139.00	740	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	103.85/cwt	103.00–104.00	822	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	642	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.96/cwt	143.00–152.00	704	13

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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