Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 750 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers under 700 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, steers over 750 lbs and heifers over 700 lbs steady. Demand and supply moderate. The USDA Cattle On Feed report was bearish with 104 percent On Feed, 109 percent Placements, 97 percent Marketed. A thunder storm moved through the trade area, but many reporting only a few tenths of rain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.56/cwt on 2,633 head.

Average price

$128.56

2,633 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$683

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	133.27	927	947
Large 1	540	129.39	699	38
Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.36	731	1,456
Medium 1-2	423	121.00	512	5thin
Medium and Large 2	566	117.45	665	143
Medium 2	534	111.56	596	18thin
Small and Medium 2-3	604	104.00	628	10thin
Medium 3	657	100.00	657	7thin
Small 3	271	90.00	244	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $683 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 sale2,633 hd

128.56

—

MO average18 barns · 9,242 hd

133.99

−5.42

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

128 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 1-2	—	239	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	133.19/cwt	127.00–143.00	507	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	595	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	635	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.43/cwt	124.00–135.00	565	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	182.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	475	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	768	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.17/cwt	112.00–131.00	883	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.74/cwt	136.00–153.00	749	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	138.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	656	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	128.82/cwt	120.00–133.50	806	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	652	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.95/cwt	131.00–146.00	810	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	131.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	769	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	106.47/cwt	105.00–109.00	882	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.31/cwt	135.00–152.50	598	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.71/cwt	120.00–138.50	877	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.20/cwt	117.00–131.00	725	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	875	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	117.33/cwt	114.00–123.00	737	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	121.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.34/cwt	119.00–135.00	609	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	130.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,078	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.56/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,035	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	131.50/cwt	128.50–133.50	1,076	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	140.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	712	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	110.98/cwt	107.00–124.00	687	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	129.64/cwt	121.00–131.75	996	148
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.92/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	553	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	619	23
Bulls	Small 3	—	309	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	294	5
Bulls	Small 3-4	—	310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	608	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.12/cwt	115.00–129.00	521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	120.73/cwt	120.00–122.00	439	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	604	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	628	10
Heifers	Small 3	—	271	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.49/cwt	117.50–125.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.22/cwt	111.00–124.00	728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	17
Steers	Large 1	—	562	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	776	11
Steers	Large 1	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	697	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	913	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	533	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	704	9
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	531	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	643	7
Steers	Large 1	—	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	14
Steers	Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	148.42/cwt	141.00–155.00	770	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	904	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	15
Steers	Large 1	—	461	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	715	17
Bulls	Medium 1	—	509	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	423	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	156.56/cwt	154.00–162.50	684	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	719	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	138.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	131.56/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,096	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	142.08/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,036	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	152.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	778	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	147.32/cwt	143.00–150.50	859	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.04/cwt	124.00–132.75	996	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	144.16/cwt	140.50–152.50	1,097	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,116	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	159.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	603	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	105.95/cwt	103.00–112.00	934	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	997	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.72/cwt	130.00–144.00	909	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.68/cwt	131.00–139.00	791	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.96/cwt	138.00–162.00	702	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	133.29/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,194	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	129.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	800	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	723	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.94/cwt	130.00–147.00	593	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.73/cwt	121.00–127.00	703	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	149.97/cwt	145.00–158.00	651	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	123.35/cwt	121.00–127.00	710	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	135.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	983	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	136.38/cwt	135.00–137.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	657	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	142.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.12/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.84/cwt	141.00–148.00	898	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.18/cwt	138.00–149.00	957	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	131.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	126.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.97/cwt	151.00–163.00	746	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,167	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.04/cwt	140.00–143.00	980	110

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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