Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*MID-SESSION/CLOSE* Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, yearlings steady to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate to light, supply light. The USDA Cattle On Feed report showed 104 percent On Feed, 106 percent Placements, 106 percent Marketed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.28/cwt on 1,190 head.

Average price

$132.28

1,190 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	134.41	713	416
Medium 2	392	132.00	517	6thin
Medium and Large 1	763	131.87	1,007	684
Medium 1-2	375	130.00	488	4thin
Medium and Large 2	596	124.83	743	80

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale1,190 hd

132.28

—

MO average17 barns · 7,238 hd

137.90

−5.61

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

90 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	—	667	128.37/cwt	124.00–131.00	856	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	127.73/cwt	122.50–132.00	780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	919	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	723	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	137.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	677	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	127.01/cwt	123.00–131.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	111.76/cwt	110.00–112.00	605	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	572	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	118.77/cwt	115.00–121.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	126.70/cwt	124.50–128.85	1,168	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	123.21/cwt	122.00–125.00	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	120.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.34/cwt	120.00–134.00	598	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	758	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	124.26/cwt	121.00–129.00	649	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	122.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	930	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.44/cwt	131.00–137.00	961	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	124.37/cwt	122.00–127.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	117.98/cwt	116.00–123.00	818	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	11
Heifers	Small 2	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	895	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	140.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	753	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.88/cwt	136.00–158.00	711	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.04/cwt	131.00–138.00	829	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.30/cwt	133.00–135.00	771	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	591	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	399	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	436	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	436	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	656	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	973	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	716	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	392	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	118.80/cwt	92.50–123.00	776	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	878	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.67/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,078	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	347	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	96.72/cwt	95.00–100.00	523	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	93.63/cwt	90.00–96.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	116.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	604	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	536	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	109.92/cwt	105.00–112.00	633	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	737	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	106.70/cwt	90.00–113.00	668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	289	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	425	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	107.38/cwt	107.00–108.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	120.45/cwt	116.00–128.00	511	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.56/cwt	113.00–125.00	566	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	122.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	116.44/cwt	110.00–124.00	679	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	556	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	144.81/cwt	140.00–152.50	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.76/cwt	108.00–116.00	704	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	117.83/cwt	115.00–118.50	623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	148.02/cwt	145.00–152.00	585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	724	61

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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