Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers traded 4.00-7.00 higher with feeder heifers trading 6.00-11.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.89/cwt on 5,617 head.

Average price

$183.89

5,617 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	190.01	1,315	2,679
Medium and Large 1-2	740	178.48	1,321	2,867
Medium and Large 2	512	171.45	877	71

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $437 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 sale5,617 hd

183.89

—

MO average4 barns · 9,640 hd

184.35

−0.45

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

79 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 2	—	394	191.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.70/cwt	189.00–197.00	828	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	197.75/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,131	157
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	221.41/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,036	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	172.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,414	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	206.08/cwt	188.00–213.00	878	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	187.35/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,079	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	215.44/cwt	214.00–221.00	726	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	218.64/cwt	215.00–222.00	820	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	207.01/cwt	197.00–211.00	998	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	187.73/cwt	181.00–190.00	995	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	173.73/cwt	171.00–176.50	1,272	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	168.83/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,617	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	171.83/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,576	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	164.76/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	174.86/cwt	166.00–177.50	1,355	721
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	226.78/cwt	221.00–235.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	181.48/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,140	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	173.87/cwt	166.00–175.75	1,535	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	203.58/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,075	335
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	182.95/cwt	178.00–191.50	1,432	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	178.95/cwt	177.25–180.00	1,535	270
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	803	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	972	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	179.36/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,214	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	228.02/cwt	215.00–237.50	971	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.12/cwt	147.00–151.00	989	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	170.16/cwt	166.00–177.50	943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	183.61/cwt	177.00–187.00	942	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,221	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	178.96/cwt	177.00–183.50	1,296	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	187.94/cwt	185.00–195.50	1,188	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	176.65/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,463	450
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	172.93/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,077	366
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	185.73/cwt	178.00–189.50	1,248	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	187.15/cwt	183.00–188.00	582	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	174.78/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,017	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	180.33/cwt	172.00–190.00	941	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	571	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	166.71/cwt	161.00–170.25	1,369	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,149	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,385	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	186.95/cwt	182.00–192.00	712	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	184.18/cwt	179.00–190.00	867	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	166.64/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,201	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.42/cwt	153.00–172.00	961	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,491	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	163.77/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,127	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.30/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,031	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	168.52/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,132	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	158.36/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,370	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	166.33/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,296	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	160.11/cwt	156.50–163.25	1,305	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	167.76/cwt	152.00–172.00	891	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	165.94/cwt	157.00–177.00	735	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	162.44/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,254	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	145.25/cwt	144.00–147.00	963	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	169.52/cwt	159.00–179.00	820	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	162.85/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,151	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	165.86/cwt	165.00–167.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.79/cwt	172.00–180.00	676	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	152.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	892	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	549	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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