Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 525 lbs. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.14/cwt on 2,255 head.

Average price

$248.14

2,255 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$17.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	253.92	1,756	1,206
Medium and Large 1-2	673	242.47	1,631	878
Medium 2	361	240.00	866	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	236.36	1,263	166

One grade step is worth $17.56/cwt here — about $493 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 sale2,255 hd

248.14

—

MO average14 barns · 7,756 hd

259.31

−11.17

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

77 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	—	996	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,191	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	235.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,023	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	264.01/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,375	32
Steers	Medium 2	—	361	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	242.97/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,613	144
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	237.60/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	250.34/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,434	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	257.07/cwt	252.00–265.00	959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	255.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	255.67/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,355	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	234.74/cwt	232.00–235.25	1,765	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	236.86/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,923	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	227.60/cwt	221.00–229.50	2,032	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	279.60/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,342	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	248.26/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,574	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	241.90/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,841	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	224.21/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,890	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	235.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,372	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,571	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	226.25/cwt	223.00–227.50	2,072	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	243.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,748	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	264.29/cwt	256.50–282.00	1,657	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,799	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	278.13/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,218	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	284.00/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,556	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	275.48/cwt	273.50–283.00	1,766	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	222.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	247.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	239.20/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,296	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	220.45/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,149	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	244.61/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,497	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,760	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	221.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,287	33
Bulls	Medium 2	—	346	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	213.52/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,679	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	210.74/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,218	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.86/cwt	205.00–216.00	905	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	221.88/cwt	215.00–225.00	801	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	241.59/cwt	237.00–245.00	930	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	239.69/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,620	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	202.53/cwt	200.00–203.50	1,792	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	224.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,381	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	212.74/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,532	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	229.59/cwt	222.00–237.00	967	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	227.52/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,638	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	247.59/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,426	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	227.07/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,499	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	230.09/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,346	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	251.26/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,297	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	241.30/cwt	240.00–242.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	248.76/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,294	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.68/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,202	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	249.41/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,067	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	954	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	229.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,090	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	301.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	275.77/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,572	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	250.97/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,202	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	246.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,538	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	225.17/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	252.59/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,215	74

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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