Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher with some 4-5 weight heifers up to 15.00 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 $229.33/cwt on 2,773 head.

Average price

$229.33

2,773 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	230.85	1,566	1,635
Medium and Large 1-2	618	227.68	1,406	1,057
Medium and Large 2	498	224.07	1,117	63
Large 1	740	214.00	1,584	11thin
Medium 2	542	194.00	1,051	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $515 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 sale2,773 hd

229.33

—

MO average15 barns · 12,538 hd

237.03

−7.71

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

73 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	—	794	199.03/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,580	149
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	246.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,859	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	219.36/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,378	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	187.83/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,677	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	224.00/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,512	101
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	218.32/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,277	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	196.82/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	262.38/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,401	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	263.09/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,031	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	238.46/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,261	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	248.98/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,188	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	266.46/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,266	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	251.96/cwt	232.00–258.00	1,086	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	289.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	952	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	237.46/cwt	224.00–252.00	1,358	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,809	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	204.46/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,675	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	236.84/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,547	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,351	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	256.53/cwt	247.00–278.00	1,457	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	238.46/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,471	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	208.70/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,538	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	271.91/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,147	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	197.46/cwt	195.00–199.50	1,702	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	203.17/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,593	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	193.23/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,789	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	200.87/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,338	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	217.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,281	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	231.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	210.62/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,304	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	241.79/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	251.16/cwt	240.00–270.00	947	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	261.65/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,122	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	256.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	187.57/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,429	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	264.39/cwt	240.00–292.00	859	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,243	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	188.45/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,285	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	214.15/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,146	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	233.61/cwt	233.00–234.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	223.09/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,064	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	231.03/cwt	222.00–235.00	889	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	239.71/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,016	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	220.12/cwt	205.00–230.00	940	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	200.15/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,535	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	225.12/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,171	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	220.73/cwt	203.00–227.00	1,455	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	207.25/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,190	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	206.07/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,490	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	199.30/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,250	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	191.09/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,555	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	219.31/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,358	188
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	224.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	235.66/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,122	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	218.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,156	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,012	11
Steers	Large 1	—	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	542	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	227.90/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,281	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	890	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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