Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

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. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.65/cwt on 5,397 head.

Average price

$198.65

5,397 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	209.71	1,340	2,828
Large 1	658	203.00	1,336	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	711	187.63	1,334	2,395
Medium 2	381	171.25	653	24
Medium and Large 2	689	169.31	1,166	145

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $175 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 sale5,397 hd

198.65

—

MO average16 barns · 16,166 hd

200.53

−1.88

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	Medium and Large 2	—	615	174.49/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,073	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	183.33/cwt	179.00–186.10	1,518	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,527	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	180.86/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,309	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	171.98/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,438	219
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	176.17/cwt	167.00–177.25	1,522	422
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	177.67/cwt	172.00–182.00	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	223.15/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,069	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,560	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	224.28/cwt	202.00–232.00	949	46
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	180.56/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,405	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	205.40/cwt	188.00–214.00	1,068	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	242.45/cwt	235.00–252.00	924	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	221.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	190.05/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,277	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	202.87/cwt	188.00–215.00	1,164	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	222.91/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,268	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	194.06/cwt	185.00–200.75	1,388	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	187.67/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,417	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.63/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,206	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	219.85/cwt	217.00–224.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	193.11/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,193	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	858	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,579	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	244.58/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,150	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	200.08/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,355	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	247.76/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,068	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.55/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,293	505
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	451	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,092	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,241	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.94/cwt	162.00–171.00	802	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	167.23/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,057	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	945	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	879	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	186.06/cwt	174.00–197.00	895	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	199.23/cwt	190.00–205.00	749	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	186.48/cwt	181.00–193.00	796	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	192.07/cwt	172.00–197.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	172.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,318	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	166.43/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,212	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	168.53/cwt	163.50–170.50	1,293	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	178.36/cwt	163.00–184.00	949	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	178.06/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,033	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	169.13/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,131	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	178.53/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,182	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,457	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	212.45/cwt	206.00–218.00	799	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	194.40/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,108	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	194.12/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,021	430
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	170.39/cwt	167.00–172.25	1,402	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.61/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,098	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	212.94/cwt	208.00–220.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	212.71/cwt	200.00–221.00	913	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	177.12/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,295	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	823	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,566	52
Steers	Large 1	—	658	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,359	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,078	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	209.59/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,017	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	179.26/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,192	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	193.45/cwt	192.00–200.00	722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	919	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,397	50

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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