Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 475 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.78/cwt on 3,251 head.

Average price

$211.78

3,251 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	216.24	1,402	1,643
Medium and Large 1-2	632	208.28	1,317	1,327
Medium and Large 2	525	203.16	1,068	245
Medium 2	454	197.77	897	18thin
Large 1	706	193.39	1,366	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $36 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 sale3,251 hd

211.78

—

MO average15 barns · 8,251 hd

214.94

−3.16

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

93 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	—	377	236.40/cwt	232.00–242.00	891	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	183.14/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,502	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	238.31/cwt	235.00–241.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	225.93/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,277	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	229.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	992	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	178.95/cwt	178.00–179.75	1,482	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	200.30/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,144	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.60/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,264	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	245.39/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,070	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	214.39/cwt	210.00–216.00	922	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	805	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	177.07/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,553	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	203.47/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,363	234
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	202.41/cwt	188.00–215.00	976	45
Steers	Large 1	—	694	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,277	5
Steers	Large 1	—	711	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,401	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	247.52/cwt	243.00–255.00	931	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	201.77/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,299	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	222.22/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,156	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	229.79/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,073	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	203.63/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,096	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	181.64/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	244.28/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,170	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	172.59/cwt	172.50–173.50	1,657	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	174.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,376	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	196.65/cwt	193.00–208.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	808	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	772	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	201.19/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,439	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	218.05/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,454	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	182.12/cwt	179.50–185.00	1,583	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.14/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,365	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	163.55/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	188.27/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,367	62
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	183.85/cwt	177.00–195.00	1,002	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	895	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,315	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	199.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	945	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,260	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	171.56/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,251	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	195.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	172.91/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	180.32/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,129	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	180.38/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,232	358
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	195.57/cwt	191.00–204.00	837	106
Heifers	Medium 2	—	704	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	798	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	201.51/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,163	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	167.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,375	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	214.58/cwt	205.00–225.00	697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	157.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,009	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	217.54/cwt	206.00–228.00	809	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	172.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,331	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	212.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	909	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	176.39/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,420	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	225.20/cwt	217.00–230.00	838	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	187.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,475	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	237.69/cwt	232.00–250.00	853	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	191.74/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,206	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	216.89/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,000	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	193.86/cwt	193.50–194.00	1,483	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	254.52/cwt	247.00–260.00	863	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,303	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	190.16/cwt	187.00–194.25	1,272	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,441	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	192.73/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,110	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	857	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,440	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	793	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,388	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	179.60/cwt	178.50–183.00	1,370	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	188.35/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,354	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	245.66/cwt	232.00–257.00	786	51
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,480	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	208.83/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,082	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	191.63/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,014	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	181.97/cwt	180.00–182.50	875	39

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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