Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded from 3.00 lower to 4.00 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 $211.13/cwt on 3,579 head.

Average price

$211.13

3,579 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	216.37	1,399	1,857
Medium and Large 1-2	619	207.16	1,283	1,510
Medium and Large 2	581	195.89	1,139	164
Medium 2	385	188.98	727	23
Large 1	818	181.48	1,485	25

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale3,579 hd

211.13

—

MO average14 barns · 11,439 hd

215.31

−4.18

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

88 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 1-2	—	371	240.90/cwt	232.00–250.00	894	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,589	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	341	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	200.46/cwt	193.00–209.50	1,441	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	227.65/cwt	220.00–239.00	981	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	233.14/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,114	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	201.81/cwt	197.50–204.00	1,043	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	224.36/cwt	205.00–232.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	194.20/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,328	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	216.13/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,249	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	805	5
Steers	Large 1	—	986	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	223.94/cwt	212.00–230.50	1,402	331
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.98/cwt	190.00–212.00	941	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	662	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	180.59/cwt	179.00–185.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	206.78/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,079	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	213.36/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,026	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,598	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	177.49/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,644	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	187.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,358	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	222.92/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,157	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	201.60/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,278	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	208.20/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,405	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	384	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	248.37/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,160	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	264.13/cwt	255.00–270.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	183.52/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,505	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	950	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	236.68/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,240	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	188.14/cwt	186.50–192.50	1,439	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	249.55/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,083	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,322	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	215.47/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,004	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	162.29/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,173	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	207.27/cwt	202.00–215.00	792	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	634	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	840	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	187.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	900	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	181.43/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	697	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	426	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.59/cwt	177.00–182.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	205.83/cwt	195.00–212.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	180.89/cwt	177.00–184.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	198.46/cwt	189.00–208.00	955	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	220.37/cwt	219.00–220.50	868	85
Heifers	Medium 2	—	353	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	185.60/cwt	182.00–195.00	898	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,248	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	167.48/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,278	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	201.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	857	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	167.92/cwt	167.00–169.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	167.16/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,120	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	175.21/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,358	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	201.23/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,159	33
Steers	Large 1	—	712	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,353	6
Steers	Large 1	—	668	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	218.95/cwt	212.00–229.00	941	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	196.32/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,304	398
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	217.18/cwt	215.00–222.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	185.05/cwt	176.00–194.00	1,332	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.01/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,246	433
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	180.09/cwt	170.00–189.50	1,217	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	163.11/cwt	162.75–165.00	1,416	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,534	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	238.86/cwt	227.00–250.00	764	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	226.56/cwt	223.00–235.00	870	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	191.09/cwt	177.00–205.00	1,020	189
Heifers	Medium 2	—	849	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	204.88/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,162	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	174.33/cwt	173.00–174.50	1,400	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	190.76/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,087	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	185.77/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,172	167

How this sale compares

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