Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves over 550 lbs and yearlings steers steady to 3.00 higher, yearling heifers steady. Demand moderate, supply heavy. Trade improved as the Cattle futures turned favorable to Buyers. Several strings of new crop calves along with loads of yearlings in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.90/cwt on 4,151 head.

Average price

$129.90

4,151 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	528	145.09	765	22
Medium 1-2	393	140.00	550	4thin
Medium and Large 1	701	133.23	934	2,573
Medium and Large 1-2	710	124.36	883	1,472
Medium and Large 2	620	121.88	756	63
Medium 2	569	121.00	688	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	592	110.00	651	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.09/cwt here — about $114 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 sale4,151 hd

129.90

—

MO average18 barns · 13,295 hd

140.43

−10.53

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

116 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	—	627	132.41/cwt	124.00–142.00	830	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.21/cwt	145.00–156.00	594	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.27/cwt	114.00–128.00	968	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	797	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.80/cwt	111.50–121.00	906	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	835	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	133.16/cwt	126.00–137.00	647	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	118.32/cwt	107.00–125.00	740	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	757	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.95/cwt	106.50–114.50	853	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.30/cwt	124.00–133.00	749	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.82/cwt	147.00–164.00	740	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.18/cwt	136.00–155.00	855	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.15/cwt	147.00–160.00	653	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	107.24/cwt	102.00–113.00	937	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,062	76
Bulls	Large 1	—	332	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	167.98/cwt	165.00–172.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.03/cwt	112.00–131.00	694	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	115.43/cwt	114.00–118.00	736	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	115.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	675	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	549	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	162.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	559	5
Steers	Large 1	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	329	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	590	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.51/cwt	114.00–122.00	674	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	129.52/cwt	127.00–136.00	496	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	137.34/cwt	134.00–142.00	460	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	507	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	150.23/cwt	145.00–153.00	542	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.55/cwt	130.00–146.00	724	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.11/cwt	149.00–153.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	114.58/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,000	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.85/cwt	120.00–137.50	866	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.22/cwt	113.00–123.00	978	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.36/cwt	155.00–173.00	686	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	576	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	514	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	123.51/cwt	120.50–126.00	588	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	130.77/cwt	123.00–136.00	731	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.14/cwt	115.00–125.50	890	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	114.93/cwt	111.00–116.75	936	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.85/cwt	159.00–165.00	604	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	311	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	464	134.74/cwt	133.00–136.00	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.69/cwt	105.00–123.00	717	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.66/cwt	121.00–138.00	547	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.05/cwt	96.00–116.25	796	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	140.64/cwt	132.00–142.00	484	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	461	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	135.94/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	779	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	645	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.56/cwt	132.00–146.00	904	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	108.31/cwt	102.00–113.00	721	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	109.07/cwt	100.00–111.50	828	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.49/cwt	113.00–128.50	659	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	112.53/cwt	112.00–114.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.52/cwt	102.00–118.00	619	15
Steers	Large 1	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	569	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.64/cwt	121.00–132.50	912	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.59/cwt	141.00–155.00	702	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	105.91/cwt	92.00–110.00	960	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.87/cwt	114.00–133.00	669	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	121.32/cwt	115.00–128.50	632	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	131.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	117.13/cwt	112.00–122.00	801	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	758	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.50/cwt	140.00–163.00	796	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	97.63/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,035	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.44/cwt	130.00–143.50	920	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	131.93/cwt	128.00–137.00	838	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.10/cwt	165.00–180.00	561	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.94/cwt	130.00–150.00	750	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	112.92/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,031	52

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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