Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steers under 800 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed sharply lower after last week's rally.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.81/cwt on 1,989 head.

Average price

$146.81

1,989 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	155.74	881	1,063
Medium and Large 1-2	649	137.49	892	855
Medium and Large 2	572	135.54	776	24
Medium 1-2	592	128.23	759	31
Medium 2	485	120.00	582	6thin
Large 1	1,047	95.00	995	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.74/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale1,989 hd

146.81

—

MO average19 barns · 11,463 hd

146.06

+0.76

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

88 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	—	728	114.49/cwt	109.00–120.00	833	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.74/cwt	145.00–162.00	497	43
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	524	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	149.97/cwt	146.00–153.00	657	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.15/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,022	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	826	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	487	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.37/cwt	121.00–138.00	692	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.78/cwt	123.00–132.00	601	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	777	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	130.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	163.56/cwt	163.00–164.00	854	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.84/cwt	133.00–152.00	808	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.79/cwt	118.00–125.00	999	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,005	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	885	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	144.58/cwt	135.00–145.50	878	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	156.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.10/cwt	162.00–175.00	726	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,000	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.97/cwt	131.00–145.00	668	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.72/cwt	132.00–147.00	608	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	572	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.43/cwt	115.00–125.50	822	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	138.49/cwt	132.00–152.50	740	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.57/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,040	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	147.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,009	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	201.28/cwt	185.00–230.00	457	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	901	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,032	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	143.44/cwt	143.00–144.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.07/cwt	105.00–117.25	886	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.81/cwt	115.00–129.00	771	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	137.97/cwt	130.00–146.00	501	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.40/cwt	126.00–144.00	914	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.41/cwt	142.00–163.00	744	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,029	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	158.02/cwt	155.00–164.00	746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	859	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.60/cwt	140.00–154.00	912	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.01/cwt	126.00–141.00	706	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	133.96/cwt	127.00–143.00	776	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	946	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	108.58/cwt	107.00–109.50	910	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	113.57/cwt	113.00–114.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.30/cwt	122.00–131.00	732	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,089	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	610	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	539	132.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.81/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	136.20/cwt	127.00–144.00	577	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	123.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	904	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.24/cwt	140.00–162.00	801	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	676	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	104.28/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	152.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	860	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	167.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	795	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.79/cwt	147.00–161.00	887	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.35/cwt	160.00–182.50	641	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	129.92/cwt	122.00–138.00	811	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.09/cwt	106.00–122.35	930	81

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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