Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.77/cwt on 3,666 head.

Average price

$209.77

3,666 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	216.11	1,335	1,979
Medium and Large 1-2	634	203.61	1,291	1,525
Large 1	659	200.00	1,318	9thin
Medium and Large 2	574	189.73	1,088	153

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $246 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 sale3,666 hd

209.77

—

MO average17 barns · 12,913 hd

207.09

+2.68

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

74 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	—	538	184.85/cwt	184.00–185.00	994	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	217.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	196.93/cwt	187.50–201.00	1,241	57
Steers	Large 1	—	659	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,318	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	217.12/cwt	191.00–227.50	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,583	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	235.45/cwt	227.50–247.00	890	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	184.29/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,343	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	175.26/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	952	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,585	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	223.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	207.13/cwt	202.50–215.00	988	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	209.42/cwt	203.50–222.50	1,307	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	227.12/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,288	162
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	177.98/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	175.41/cwt	174.50–175.75	1,551	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	232.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	981	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	258.09/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,084	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	190.24/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,436	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	184.57/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,447	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	228.95/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,097	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	210.86/cwt	197.50–221.00	1,227	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,545	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	251.52/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,192	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	206.55/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,398	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	179.53/cwt	178.50–180.75	1,476	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	217.21/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,149	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	259.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	973	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	194.87/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,323	339
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	198.65/cwt	190.00–205.00	948	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	851	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	199.75/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,031	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,124	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	208.10/cwt	202.50–215.00	785	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	165.51/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,288	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	512	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	628	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	193.00/cwt	175.00–204.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	186.51/cwt	173.00–193.00	1,071	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	189.52/cwt	180.00–193.00	991	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	892	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	177.71/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	166.85/cwt	164.00–169.50	1,210	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	190.47/cwt	184.00–196.00	907	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	171.77/cwt	166.00–174.25	1,393	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	202.08/cwt	194.00–216.00	1,045	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.93/cwt	190.00–201.00	709	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	175.76/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,179	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	177.61/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,126	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	209.43/cwt	200.00–218.00	884	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	192.15/cwt	190.00–197.00	836	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	174.92/cwt	170.00–176.25	1,338	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,224	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	233.66/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,210	557
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	192.38/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,389	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	173.04/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,237	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	212.72/cwt	207.50–219.00	693	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	210.82/cwt	200.00–218.50	1,010	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	221.67/cwt	219.00–225.00	738	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	181.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,049	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	197.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	201.02/cwt	195.00–206.50	1,166	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	189.43/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,169	181
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	166.88/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,305	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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