Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. 43 head of 423 lb. steers traded at 248.00. Over 1,100 drafts crossed the scales. 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 $191.63/cwt on 6,333 head.

Average price

$191.63

6,333 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	196.65	1,268	4,106
Medium and Large 1-2	669	182.62	1,222	2,000
Medium and Large 2	493	180.67	890	221
Medium 2	430	162.00	697	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.65/cwt here — about $572 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 sale6,333 hd

191.63

—

MO average18 barns · 25,959 hd

190.49

+1.14

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

81 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	—	716	164.18/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,176	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	165.38/cwt	157.50–170.00	938	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	161.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,074	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	196.86/cwt	167.50–210.00	728	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	356	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	177.62/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,547	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	205.42/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,167	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	231.37/cwt	222.00–245.00	865	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,663	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	225.57/cwt	222.00–232.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	161.60/cwt	161.60–161.60	1,626	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	176.93/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,194	226
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	994	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	190.31/cwt	177.00–195.00	1,009	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	174.67/cwt	168.00–180.50	1,266	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	182.82/cwt	177.00–193.85	1,316	516
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	165.76/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,465	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	172.86/cwt	170.00–173.75	1,431	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	188.38/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,089	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	184.35/cwt	176.75–188.75	1,456	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	423	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,049	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	173.48/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,334	313
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	181.33/cwt	177.00–185.00	876	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	219.85/cwt	215.00–222.00	846	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	206.65/cwt	187.50–217.00	1,002	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	209.17/cwt	194.00–222.00	1,109	462
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	190.02/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,275	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	201.18/cwt	200.00–205.00	642	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	178.00/cwt	176.00–180.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	228.57/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,077	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,546	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	178.97/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,131	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	164.06/cwt	161.00–165.00	999	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	962	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	182.74/cwt	173.00–195.00	873	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	914	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	982	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.70/cwt	157.00–177.00	722	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	161.75/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,087	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	150.21/cwt	148.00–152.00	784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	208.87/cwt	207.00–210.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.64/cwt	179.00–201.00	887	352
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	167.29/cwt	155.00–176.00	888	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	183.67/cwt	180.00–187.50	678	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	974	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	174.72/cwt	172.00–177.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	177.78/cwt	173.00–183.00	752	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.90/cwt	153.00–171.00	947	403
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.05/cwt	172.00–183.00	926	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.21/cwt	180.00–202.00	826	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	523	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	134.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.38/cwt	150.00–156.00	637	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	183.21/cwt	172.50–187.50	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	164.36/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,244	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	172.85/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,075	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	151.62/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	147.51/cwt	138.00–152.50	844	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	190.50/cwt	183.00–204.00	1,194	891
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	227.55/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,154	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	163.38/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,023	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.24/cwt	190.00–212.50	747	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.61/cwt	159.00–178.00	810	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	174.06/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,010	644
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	181.27/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,465	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	171.58/cwt	152.00–177.00	1,155	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	167.46/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,288	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	155.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,283	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	162.78/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,193	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	970	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	205.17/cwt	191.00–215.00	868	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	640	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	168.99/cwt	164.00–170.25	1,227	288

How this sale compares

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