Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights selling 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-16.00 lower with heavier weights steady. Quality was off somewhat from last week. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.81/cwt on 5,548 head.

Average price

$241.81

5,548 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$54.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	246.27	1,680	2,996
Medium and Large 1-2	638	236.82	1,510	2,366
Medium and Large 2	502	236.79	1,188	155
Large 1	688	230.50	1,586	20
Medium 2	632	192.00	1,213	11thin

One grade step is worth $54.27/cwt here — about $467 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 sale5,548 hd

241.81

—

MO average17 barns · 17,892 hd

254.46

−12.65

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

85 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	—	927	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	215.76/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,685	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	243.67/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,647	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,777	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	247.74/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,420	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	213.52/cwt	203.50–216.75	1,757	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	246.22/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,293	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	224.29/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,846	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	233.87/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,572	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	232.74/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,490	342
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	250.96/cwt	244.00–260.00	979	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	259.90/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,227	269
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	248.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	210.92/cwt	205.25–214.25	1,822	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	266.22/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,142	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	221.99/cwt	217.00–226.50	1,616	132
Steers	Large 1	—	785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	276.65/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,057	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	214.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,464	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	263.69/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,511	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	269.57/cwt	265.00–280.00	917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	227.67/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,783	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	247.20/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,547	560
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	233.95/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,713	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	224.22/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,942	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	265.49/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,396	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	286.40/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,392	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	294.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,095	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	313.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,030	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	222.80/cwt	213.00–228.00	2,041	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	291.45/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,486	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	289.35/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,201	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,044	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	229.56/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,334	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	247.21/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,201	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,276	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	669	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	278.46/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,131	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	227.07/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,188	409
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	213.21/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,209	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	227.75/cwt	225.00–232.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	222.15/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,042	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	770	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	227.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	943	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	211.68/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,097	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	235.05/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,001	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	213.40/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,453	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	235.16/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,129	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	180.16/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,555	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	254.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	813	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	206.20/cwt	194.00–210.50	1,584	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.68/cwt	230.00–232.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	256.63/cwt	244.00–266.00	1,234	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	226.26/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,290	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	273.46/cwt	265.00–280.00	878	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	220.98/cwt	214.50–236.00	1,600	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	210.74/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,519	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	213.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,324	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	245.13/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,390	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	242.74/cwt	236.00–249.00	939	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	253.27/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,074	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	229.56/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,527	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	244.57/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,272	256
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	242.54/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,142	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	228.85/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,428	637
Steers	Large 1	—	542	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,393	7
Steers	Large 1	—	745	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,074	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	632	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	207.13/cwt	201.50–214.00	1,696	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,450	10

How this sale compares

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