Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. 69 head of Red Angus sired steers weighing 932 lbs. sold for 236.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.09/cwt on 2,820 head.

Average price

$250.09

2,820 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	252.00	1,813	1,855
Medium and Large 1-2	601	248.74	1,495	842
Medium and Large 2	550	230.67	1,269	123

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $543 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 sale2,820 hd

250.09

—

MO average15 barns · 12,188 hd

255.52

−5.42

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

74 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 2	—	485	232.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	243.47/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,648	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	246.96/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,057	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	247.01/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,398	286
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	231.63/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,557	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	271.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,041	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	257.30/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,348	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	254.18/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,223	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	274.85/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,415	175
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	234.53/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,236	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	241.31/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,754	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	231.29/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,021	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	219.71/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,494	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	230.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	276.92/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,598	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,116	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	237.97/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,978	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	230.58/cwt	224.00–236.50	2,135	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	277.47/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,340	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	260.57/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,517	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	265.85/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,667	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	293.37/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,112	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	636	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	244.30/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,534	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	225.16/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,745	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	283.17/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,175	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	184.64/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,130	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	200.47/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,093	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	587	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,192	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	216.50/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,018	28
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	517	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	212.67/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	220.96/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,648	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,749	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	258.80/cwt	257.00–260.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	220.56/cwt	220.00–222.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,188	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.07/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,188	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	200.04/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,760	79
Heifers	Large 1	—	825	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,658	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	223.38/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,378	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	223.04/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	230.40/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,101	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	241.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	934	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	229.20/cwt	226.00–235.00	972	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,070	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	247.25/cwt	232.00–250.00	789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.18/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,272	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	240.71/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,495	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	241.05/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,846	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	264.56/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,765	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	219.34/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,463	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	226.36/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,302	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	249.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,180	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	217.75/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,365	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	231.47/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,667	454
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	236.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,349	23

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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