Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE* Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady, heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to firm, over 600 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Snow south of JRS did curtail the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.13/cwt on 1,918 head.

Average price

$147.13

1,918 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	149.81	983	1,292
Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.83	874	522
Medium 1-2	568	140.00	795	16thin
Medium and Large 2	568	136.07	772	29
Medium 2	682	133.67	912	33
Large 1-2	1,023	118.00	1,207	17thin
Large 1	1,170	106.00	1,240	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale1,918 hd

147.13

—

MO average17 barns · 15,540 hd

146.13

+1.00

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

95 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	—	285	158.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	452	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	119.16/cwt	116.00–120.00	740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	128.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	983	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	133.81/cwt	133.50–134.50	1,172	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	903	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.83/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,007	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	746	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	177.41/cwt	170.00–182.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	191.77/cwt	180.00–200.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.90/cwt	127.00–140.00	659	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.76/cwt	133.00–147.00	600	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	652	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	149.54/cwt	142.00–159.00	939	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	131.55/cwt	128.00–139.00	775	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.32/cwt	152.00–172.00	842	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	817	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	556	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	125.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	135.20/cwt	131.50–137.00	1,124	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	487	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	154.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	896	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	171.69/cwt	162.50–183.00	826	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	137.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,071	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	125.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,029	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	129.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	686	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.15/cwt	128.00–142.00	998	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	678	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.68/cwt	135.00–151.00	964	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,231	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	157.10/cwt	146.00–167.50	807	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,063	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	771	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,023	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,207	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,082	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,170	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,240	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	442	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	431	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	606	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	636	5
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	616	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	782	11
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	409	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	51
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	178.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	766	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	156.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	693	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	847	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	131.06/cwt	121.00–138.00	613	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	145.84/cwt	145.00–146.00	855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	140.17/cwt	132.00–146.00	444	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.19/cwt	155.00–172.00	613	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	543	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	136.94/cwt	136.00–137.50	812	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	826	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	166.99/cwt	155.00–180.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	147.61/cwt	147.00–148.00	419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.74/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	133.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	493	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.58/cwt	133.00–144.00	922	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	121.20/cwt	120.00–123.00	618	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.82/cwt	136.00–155.00	828	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.92/cwt	142.50–165.00	661	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	133.46/cwt	125.00–138.00	945	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,254	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	659	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	148.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	770	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.43/cwt	140.00–162.00	819	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	126.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	714	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.48/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	142.89/cwt	137.00–148.00	880	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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