Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights 2.00-4.00 higher. Volume this week is 150% over a year ago. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.25/cwt on 4,757 head.

Average price

$223.25

4,757 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$29.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	234.64	1,471	1,881
Medium and Large 1-2	651	217.35	1,415	2,454
Medium and Large 2	618	206.78	1,279	410
Medium 2	432	205.00	885	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.64/cwt here — about $586 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 sale4,757 hd

223.25

—

MO average18 barns · 14,902 hd

236.01

−12.77

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

92 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	—	385	257.58/cwt	250.00–267.00	992	123
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	213.48/cwt	203.00–218.50	1,426	196
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	225.65/cwt	217.00–230.00	973	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	181.29/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,483	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	233.99/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,364	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,359	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	242.73/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,163	215
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	188.33/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	267.87/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,152	237
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	217.24/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,256	115
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	243.86/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,051	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	253.08/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,440	224
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,302	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	245.31/cwt	238.00–253.00	800	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	213.38/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,206	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	186.18/cwt	185.00–186.25	1,478	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	224.06/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,051	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	227.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,409	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	209.62/cwt	203.00–212.50	1,646	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	229.95/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,060	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.61/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,111	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	187.24/cwt	184.25–190.00	1,528	192
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	261.80/cwt	255.00–267.00	901	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	199.56/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,571	529
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	205.83/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,519	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	284.79/cwt	270.00–300.00	948	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	234.15/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,206	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	211.84/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,320	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,739	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	222.89/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,480	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,558	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,425	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	188.89/cwt	184.25–191.50	1,664	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	174.70/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,705	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	195.76/cwt	193.50–200.50	1,613	312
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	211.16/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	212.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,123	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	230.70/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,112	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	215.22/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,233	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	188.66/cwt	184.50–192.00	1,009	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	191.06/cwt	190.00–192.00	921	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	935	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	798	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	204.34/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,181	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	214.12/cwt	207.00–217.00	994	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	190.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	176.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,098	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	886	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	190.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,105	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	211.18/cwt	201.00–215.00	805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	176.52/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,389	86
Heifers	Medium 2	—	661	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	997	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,190	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	172.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,138	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	177.91/cwt	177.00–184.25	1,400	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	191.73/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,287	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	214.15/cwt	210.00–215.00	735	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	262.45/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,223	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	241.44/cwt	236.00–252.00	910	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	211.42/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,004	353
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	226.79/cwt	220.00–236.00	844	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	227.64/cwt	220.00–239.00	977	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	259.61/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,371	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	209.64/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,327	508
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	186.06/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,371	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	198.25/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,451	519
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	202.61/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,060	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	199.32/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,337	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	210.61/cwt	202.00–217.00	899	129
Heifers	Medium 2	—	932	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,328	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	170.07/cwt	168.50–175.00	1,410	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	201.48/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,161	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	194.82/cwt	181.00–198.10	1,233	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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