Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs and over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs steers steady, heifer calves and yearling heifers steady, except a two load lot of replacement quality 800 lb heifers sharply higher . Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle Feeder Cattle futures closed lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.48/cwt on 2,522 head.

Average price

$138.48

2,522 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$69.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	446	150.00	669	5thin
Medium and Large 1	618	142.36	880	1,612
Medium 2	517	140.00	724	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	135.27	839	809
Medium and Large 2	701	114.75	805	32
Medium 2-3	752	96.00	722	10thin
Medium 3	797	80.70	643	44

One grade step is worth $69.30/cwt here — about $26 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 sale2,522 hd

138.48

—

MO average15 barns · 7,658 hd

145.08

−6.60

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

100 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	Large 1	—	649	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	659	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	558	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	149.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	778	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	923	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	837	145
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	724	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	116.37/cwt	116.25–116.85	922	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.80/cwt	122.00–127.00	841	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.07/cwt	152.00–165.00	674	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	576	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	113.18/cwt	111.00–115.00	938	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	873	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	1,007	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	644	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	404	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.83/cwt	127.00–128.00	665	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	133.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	120.80/cwt	116.00–124.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.94/cwt	126.00–138.00	696	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.54/cwt	137.00–148.00	607	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.28/cwt	113.00–120.00	798	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	854	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	413	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	508	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	553	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	136.19/cwt	133.00–142.00	787	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	167.15/cwt	159.00–176.00	714	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	879	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	163.82/cwt	157.50–170.00	791	146
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	129.52/cwt	126.00–131.00	703	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.75/cwt	148.00–150.00	707	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	324	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.34/cwt	131.00–151.00	796	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	162.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	546	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.25/cwt	122.50–124.00	886	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	832	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	173.16/cwt	170.00–176.00	668	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	35
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	531	130.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.66/cwt	116.00–127.00	704	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	135.59/cwt	125.00–145.00	500	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	89.00/cwt	87.50–90.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	127.54/cwt	120.00–132.00	673	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	802	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	950	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.95/cwt	118.50–127.50	767	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	723	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	560	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	716	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	578	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	611	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	156.55/cwt	151.00–162.00	747	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.92/cwt	122.50–133.75	920	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.69/cwt	117.00–128.50	960	342
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	161.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	609	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.89/cwt	129.00–140.00	765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	799	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	292	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.98/cwt	140.00–153.00	778	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	153.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	734	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	112.08/cwt	110.50–114.00	969	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	183.87/cwt	170.00–199.00	605	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	883	7
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	752	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	730	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.59/cwt	90.00–111.50	780	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	459	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	136.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	137.13/cwt	135.00–139.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.88/cwt	133.00–142.00	655	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	111.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	811	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.91/cwt	142.00–155.00	483	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	809	10

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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