Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, yearlings steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate to heavy. The USDA Cattle On Feed report showed 95 percent On Feed, 82 percent Placements and 112 percent Marketed. Slaughter numbers much lower than one year ago, and much lower than a few weeks ago. Box Beef continues to set records with Choice at $311.84 and Select at $298.78.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.38/cwt on 3,557 head.

Average price

$131.38

3,557 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	137.78	915	1,807
Medium and Large 2	600	125.73	754	205
Medium and Large 1-2	686	125.40	861	1,486
Medium 2-3	426	112.91	482	33
Large 1	1,028	96.00	987	26

One grade step is worth $41.78/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale3,557 hd

131.38

—

MO average18 barns · 13,060 hd

138.83

−7.45

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

108 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	302	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	438	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	110.34/cwt	107.50–114.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	104.50/cwt	103.50–105.00	867	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	119.80/cwt	118.00–123.00	763	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.43/cwt	108.00–120.50	789	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	117.31/cwt	116.00–121.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.85/cwt	102.00–114.00	778	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.84/cwt	131.50–138.00	558	69
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	502	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.44/cwt	102.00–106.50	791	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.50/cwt	116.00–123.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	908	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.18/cwt	123.00–135.25	746	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	579	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	119.90/cwt	118.50–121.00	858	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	877	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	276	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	651	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	152.19/cwt	150.00–153.00	428	14
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	412	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.64/cwt	114.00–128.00	700	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.05/cwt	111.00–120.00	712	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	106.06/cwt	106.00–108.00	834	305
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.97/cwt	122.00–135.00	695	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.64/cwt	139.00–156.00	555	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	481	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	99.56/cwt	99.00–100.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	125.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	544	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.72/cwt	106.00–114.00	753	173
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	987	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	107.49/cwt	105.00–109.00	933	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.79/cwt	124.00–134.00	849	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.92/cwt	129.00–150.00	782	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.12/cwt	147.00–162.00	593	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	260	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	785	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.37/cwt	109.00–112.50	960	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.72/cwt	116.00–129.75	980	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	821	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	848	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	708	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	727	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,025	22
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	667	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	832	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.32/cwt	110.00–123.00	893	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	860	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	159.96/cwt	147.00–170.00	542	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	103.90/cwt	102.85–107.00	950	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	150.47/cwt	142.00–158.00	778	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	114.14/cwt	112.75–121.50	934	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	164.29/cwt	155.00–171.00	800	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.47/cwt	160.00–176.00	632	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.54/cwt	126.00–132.00	959	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	104.87/cwt	101.00–115.00	820	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	457	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	436	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	108.77/cwt	103.00–111.25	890	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	648	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.38/cwt	142.00–160.00	708	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.72/cwt	139.00–150.00	731	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	618	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.90/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	591	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.77/cwt	140.00–143.00	607	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	21
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	577	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	617	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	6
Steers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	366	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	414	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.13/cwt	160.00–187.50	603	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.32/cwt	157.50–170.00	471	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	122.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	776	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	105.67/cwt	105.00–105.75	968	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.37/cwt	141.00–153.00	865	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.75/cwt	160.00–176.00	709	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.05/cwt	128.00–143.85	952	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	4

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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