Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steer calves and yearling steers under 750 lbs steady, steers over 750 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady, except heifer calves under 500 lbs and yearling heifers over 800 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to mostly good, supply heavy. A high percentage of yearlings in the offering and sharply higher Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures supporting the trade. The USDA Cattle On Feed showed 101 percent On Feed, 89 percent Placements, 100 percent Marketed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.36/cwt on 6,514 head.

Average price

$140.36

6,514 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	741	142.75	1,058	4,058
Medium and Large 1-2	750	136.76	1,026	2,334
Medium and Large 2	626	131.52	823	101
Large 1	838	123.24	1,033	21

One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $25 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 sale6,514 hd

140.36

—

MO average18 barns · 18,943 hd

144.11

−3.74

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

105 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	—	427	154.27/cwt	150.00–161.00	659	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	118.57/cwt	118.00–119.00	733	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	337	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	177.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	124.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	650	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	121.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.07/cwt	121.00–123.00	707	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	131.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	766	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.00	728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.96/cwt	160.00–182.50	738	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.76/cwt	131.00–147.00	685	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	938	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,038	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	936	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.78/cwt	124.00–136.00	622	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.44/cwt	136.00–150.00	628	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.52/cwt	131.00–139.00	710	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	121.17/cwt	120.00–122.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.83/cwt	128.00–144.00	791	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	140.02/cwt	135.25–145.00	1,222	439
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	124.92/cwt	122.00–126.00	667	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	134.40/cwt	127.00–137.00	848	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	146.10/cwt	141.00–154.00	846	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	143.55/cwt	132.00–152.00	909	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	125.23/cwt	124.00–125.75	1,092	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	803	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	126.89/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,278	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	140.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,152	571
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	815	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	131.26/cwt	125.00–138.50	889	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	143.02/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,107	729
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	141.14/cwt	133.00–147.75	1,029	610
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.42/cwt	132.00–154.00	968	405
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	124.22/cwt	124.00–125.00	689	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	136.12/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,255	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	139.87/cwt	134.00–143.00	799	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	128.95/cwt	121.00–131.50	995	399
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.89/cwt	160.00–171.00	781	48
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	568	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	716	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	856	15
Steers	Large 1	—	729	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	955	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,189	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	125.34/cwt	123.00–130.00	991	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	127.78/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,061	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	573	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.50/cwt	121.00–134.00	736	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	132.45/cwt	131.00–132.60	1,113	74
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.14/cwt	121.50–129.25	912	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.45/cwt	116.00–129.50	860	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	111.27/cwt	100.00–123.00	809	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	130.63/cwt	127.00–133.50	963	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	132.41/cwt	125.00–138.00	836	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	133.81/cwt	127.00–137.85	1,161	475
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.19/cwt	125.00–138.00	561	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.21/cwt	123.00–144.00	618	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	571	125.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	687	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	504	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.13/cwt	129.00–134.00	821	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	137.40/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,059	385
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	105.22/cwt	92.50–110.00	972	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.09/cwt	122.00–136.00	671	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	134.08/cwt	130.00–134.25	1,217	295
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	514	131.39/cwt	125.00–141.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	127.27/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,035	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	136.33/cwt	126.00–143.50	998	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	135.51/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,117	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	607	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	120.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	699	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	838	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,014	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	373	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.14/cwt	128.00–141.50	843	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	801	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.82/cwt	140.00–157.00	709	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	904	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.13/cwt	138.00–144.00	752	31

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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