Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.00/cwt on 6,310 head.

Average price

$185.00

6,310 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$48.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	195.50	1,226	2,687
Medium and Large 1-2	704	178.54	1,257	3,287
Medium and Large 2	616	168.30	1,037	274
Medium 2	549	146.84	806	62

One grade step is worth $48.66/cwt here — about $420 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 sale6,310 hd

185.00

—

MO average18 barns · 21,421 hd

190.15

−5.14

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

91 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	—	867	168.64/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,462	821
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	204.32/cwt	190.00–215.00	874	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	984	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	30
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	177.47/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,109	154
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	162.75/cwt	160.00–172.00	827	40
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	186.59/cwt	175.00–193.00	980	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	173.85/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,340	492
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	173.40/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,259	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	204.36/cwt	193.00–222.00	1,075	320
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	203.26/cwt	188.00–216.00	974	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	216.94/cwt	212.00–221.00	818	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,508	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	215.96/cwt	215.00–217.00	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	176.74/cwt	169.00–184.50	1,188	570
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	168.21/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,383	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	173.77/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,416	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	198.06/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,135	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	190.22/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,265	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.31/cwt	222.00–242.00	752	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	187.09/cwt	176.00–193.00	1,085	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	172.11/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,494	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	189.69/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,163	541
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	167.24/cwt	167.00–167.25	1,580	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	180.08/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,394	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,150	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	185.60/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,329	302
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	221.56/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,041	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	232.47/cwt	225.00–249.00	862	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,194	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	226.92/cwt	217.00–235.00	967	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	842	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	168.93/cwt	165.00–172.00	936	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	727	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	161.29/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,010	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	893	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	144.77/cwt	141.00–147.00	882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	874	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	169.23/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,141	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.21/cwt	173.00–188.00	932	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	166.60/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,316	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	207.37/cwt	207.00–208.00	954	34
Heifers	Medium 2	—	863	124.04/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,070	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	151.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	750	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	198.21/cwt	195.00–202.00	640	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	174.67/cwt	172.00–179.00	994	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.78/cwt	145.00–156.00	649	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	160.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,000	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	145.74/cwt	141.00–157.50	829	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	156.79/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,043	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	198.61/cwt	189.00–204.00	753	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	178.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	204.36/cwt	192.00–210.00	764	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	163.10/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,098	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	181.27/cwt	172.00–188.00	702	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	164.36/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,190	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	161.85/cwt	161.00–166.50	1,319	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.11/cwt	155.00–171.50	944	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	167.71/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,209	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	313	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	157.51/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,236	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	169.75/cwt	160.00–174.00	991	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.34/cwt	180.00–203.00	801	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.22/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,045	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	189.32/cwt	179.00–204.00	897	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	159.72/cwt	155.25–164.00	1,382	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	172.04/cwt	160.00–179.00	828	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.34/cwt	160.00–180.00	738	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	161.87/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,174	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	166.09/cwt	159.00–172.00	884	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.36/cwt	172.00–180.00	603	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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