Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady, steers over 700 lbs and heifers (all weights) steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Rain showers have been hit and miss. Some areas of southwest Missouri are abnormally dry.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.58/cwt on 1,758 head.

Average price

$147.58

1,758 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	150.98	1,006	858
Medium and Large 1-2	633	145.92	923	728
Small and Medium 1-2	515	145.35	748	17thin
Large 1	596	140.00	834	4thin
Medium and Large 2	612	137.95	845	132
Medium 1-2	713	128.47	917	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $90 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 sale1,758 hd

147.58

—

MO average15 barns · 7,713 hd

150.64

−3.05

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

110 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 1-2	—	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	773	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	152.99/cwt	145.00–156.00	979	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	163.59/cwt	162.50–165.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	132.40/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,185	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.07/cwt	126.00–137.00	950	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	134.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	119.07/cwt	107.50–122.00	1,037	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	688	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	3
Steers	Large 1	—	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,149	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	139.85/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,204	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	143.26/cwt	140.00–144.00	835	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	133.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,077	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.79/cwt	151.00–159.00	817	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	865	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	143.03/cwt	138.00–145.00	669	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.78/cwt	138.00–145.00	655	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.61/cwt	132.00–142.00	796	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	587	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	731	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	576	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	795	12
Heifers	Small 4	—	449	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	127.98/cwt	121.00–132.00	984	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	903	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.12/cwt	150.00–161.00	754	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	152.76/cwt	146.00–157.00	747	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	121.85/cwt	121.85–121.85	1,039	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	137.88/cwt	136.50–143.00	710	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	127.31/cwt	121.00–130.00	906	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	601	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	132.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	647	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	143.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	137.23/cwt	136.00–138.00	935	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.38/cwt	124.00–142.00	836	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.22/cwt	142.00–156.00	859	125
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	146.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	739	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	154.02/cwt	146.00–157.00	521	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	145.34/cwt	142.50–148.00	762	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	160.95/cwt	157.00–163.00	853	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.65/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,027	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,172	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.99/cwt	139.00–151.00	626	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	818	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.14/cwt	141.00–146.00	472	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.36/cwt	132.00–151.00	755	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	133.38/cwt	132.00–137.00	711	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	145.32/cwt	138.00–151.00	978	119
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	273	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.69/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.00/cwt	132.00–156.00	698	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.39/cwt	141.00–152.00	775	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	898	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,192	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	153.12/cwt	153.00–154.00	802	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	148.24/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,055	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.00/cwt	167.50–175.00	728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	804	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	757	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	195.17/cwt	177.00–205.00	632	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	123.68/cwt	122.00–124.00	952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.33/cwt	125.00–131.00	879	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	930	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,024	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	139.34/cwt	138.00–141.00	999	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	143.66/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,112	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	706	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	458	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	138.59/cwt	138.00–139.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	6

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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