Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.70/cwt on 1,186 head.

Average price

$190.70

1,186 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	204.07	1,168	527
Medium and Large 1-2	652	181.54	1,184	554
Medium and Large 2	583	171.95	1,003	105

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $165 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 sale1,186 hd

190.70

—

MO average18 barns · 10,740 hd

192.29

−1.59

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

69 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	—	297	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	169.04/cwt	168.00–170.00	972	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	192.00/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,188	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	159.74/cwt	154.00–162.50	1,144	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	162.56/cwt	157.00–166.00	860	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	961	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	208.55/cwt	193.00–218.00	1,080	134
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.42/cwt	222.00–255.00	894	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	218.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	188.52/cwt	182.00–190.00	995	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	201.23/cwt	190.00–212.00	867	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	207.61/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,007	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	163.81/cwt	160.00–164.25	1,474	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	173.24/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,353	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	172.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,244	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,179	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	184.74/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,059	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	223.45/cwt	215.00–239.00	936	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.30/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,182	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	177.13/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,104	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	163.28/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,450	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	173.00/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,438	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	597	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	183.81/cwt	182.00–185.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	173.37/cwt	168.00–180.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	165.15/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,037	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.27/cwt	161.00–178.00	719	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.22/cwt	158.00–177.00	804	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,249	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	178.90/cwt	172.00–182.00	590	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,315	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	181.27/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,033	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.40/cwt	147.00–151.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	150.79/cwt	146.00–160.00	621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	176.26/cwt	173.00–179.00	950	34
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	187.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	170.28/cwt	170.00–171.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	155.15/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,074	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	174.65/cwt	171.00–187.00	650	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	169.14/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,052	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	165.69/cwt	162.00–168.00	974	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	223.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,081	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	166.31/cwt	159.00–170.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	155.84/cwt	150.00–168.00	972	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	168.39/cwt	164.50–174.00	1,133	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	185.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	866	91

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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