Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Joplin Regional Stockyards the weather was warm and the sale was hot! Forty four head of 475 lb. steers went across the scales at 256.00. Compared to last week feeder steers under 480 lbs. traded 5.00-11.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 480 lbs. traded 10.00-14.00 higher with heavier weights 2.00-6.00 higher. Twenty six head of heifers weighing 395 lbs. traded at 228.00. 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 $197.70/cwt on 5,204 head.

Average price

$197.70

5,204 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	203.89	1,350	3,022
Large 1	473	197.78	936	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	684	189.67	1,298	2,064
Medium and Large 2	619	176.18	1,090	100

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $260 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 sale5,204 hd

197.70

—

MO average14 barns · 15,495 hd

200.91

−3.21

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

78 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	Large 1	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	10
Steers	Large 1	—	387	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	980	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,643	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	176.81/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,275	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	216.20/cwt	200.00–225.00	921	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	198.37/cwt	182.00–211.00	1,149	259
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	176.74/cwt	175.00–179.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	174.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,115	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	188.79/cwt	182.50–193.00	1,286	446
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	180.49/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,415	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	203.95/cwt	183.00–213.00	1,071	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	172.81/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,503	197
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	179.49/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,453	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	188.79/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,199	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.78/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,261	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	222.80/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,172	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	243.90/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,149	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	219.87/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,051	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	219.73/cwt	215.00–230.00	743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	173.45/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,615	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	243.81/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,034	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	185.51/cwt	182.50–189.00	1,432	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	180.68/cwt	177.00–184.25	1,489	665
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	188.81/cwt	182.00–196.25	1,382	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	224.38/cwt	212.00–232.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,468	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,245	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,216	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	252.16/cwt	237.00–255.00	825	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	220.57/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,288	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	195.47/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,302	200
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	182.63/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,019	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	953	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	901	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	754	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	627	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	808	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	201.88/cwt	201.00–205.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	192.70/cwt	185.00–201.00	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	173.20/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,337	91
Heifers	Medium 2	—	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	207.06/cwt	192.00–210.00	611	76
Heifers	Large 1	—	556	178.29/cwt	172.00–182.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	166.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,181	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,313	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,109	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.30/cwt	142.00–147.00	759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	165.29/cwt	162.00–172.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,278	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.43/cwt	162.00–182.00	935	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	189.27/cwt	182.00–196.00	818	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	175.95/cwt	162.00–181.00	1,008	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.40/cwt	173.00–194.00	895	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	169.31/cwt	154.00–173.50	1,063	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	168.92/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,142	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	189.85/cwt	181.00–199.50	1,001	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	208.74/cwt	195.00–224.00	868	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	169.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,330	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	211.90/cwt	204.00–225.00	824	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	170.75/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,407	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	181.00/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,119	522
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	174.71/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,181	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	173.85/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,247	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	219.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	712	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	188.18/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,073	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	201.86/cwt	195.00–215.00	947	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	241.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	931	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	175.29/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,188	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	182.69/cwt	179.00–184.75	1,589	47

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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