Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 475 lbs. traded steady. Weights over 475 lbs. traded 2.00-9.00 higher with the most increase on 5-6 weight steers. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs. traded 5.00-11.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $215.14/cwt on 4,064 head.

Average price

$215.14

4,064 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	218.63	1,399	2,185
Medium and Large 1-2	572	213.30	1,221	1,603
Medium and Large 2	529	198.61	1,052	270
Medium 2	555	177.00	982	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $416 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 sale4,064 hd

215.14

—

MO average16 barns · 11,833 hd

215.94

−0.80

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

87 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	—	335	217.49/cwt	215.00–225.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	196.94/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,134	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	211.80/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,110	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	206.15/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,404	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	187.84/cwt	179.00–192.50	1,458	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	188.75/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,380	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	197.59/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,249	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	227.47/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,076	156
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	195.90/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,013	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	173.12/cwt	173.00–173.25	1,672	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	232.17/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,342	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	229.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	983	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	243.02/cwt	230.00–250.00	795	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	255.58/cwt	252.00–265.00	820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	248.78/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,197	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	253.55/cwt	247.50–263.00	981	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	182.62/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,512	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.65/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,269	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,331	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	197.97/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,431	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	243.55/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,276	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	182.47/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,575	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	194.38/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,322	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	268.97/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	195.25/cwt	194.00–196.50	1,500	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	253.71/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,078	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	219.95/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,372	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,324	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	235.61/cwt	230.00–237.00	693	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,094	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	187.88/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,195	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,202	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	147.59/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,287	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	180.07/cwt	175.50–186.00	1,277	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	235.93/cwt	229.00–245.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	203.42/cwt	188.00–210.00	964	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	213.83/cwt	212.00–217.00	605	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	179.90/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,216	274
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	166.25/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,152	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	171.67/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	232.44/cwt	223.00–242.00	869	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	207.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,170	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	177.43/cwt	175.25–178.00	1,348	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	171.15/cwt	171.00–171.25	1,326	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	181.89/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,137	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	193.83/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,277	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	177.89/cwt	176.00–185.00	964	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	189.83/cwt	187.00–195.00	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	172.24/cwt	167.50–180.00	801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	218.96/cwt	217.00–222.00	692	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	186.81/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,192	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	189.47/cwt	178.00–201.00	993	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	171.42/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,245	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	215.56/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,028	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.68/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,056	237
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	202.57/cwt	190.00–215.00	871	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,519	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	865	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	192.33/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,175	226
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	175.68/cwt	170.00–183.00	650	41
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	218.79/cwt	215.00–222.00	810	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,138	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	177.71/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	220.48/cwt	215.00–225.00	822	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	219.85/cwt	210.00–235.00	932	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	202.15/cwt	193.00–209.00	877	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	220.17/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,151	206
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	207.24/cwt	197.00–210.00	962	22

How this sale compares

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