Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.63/cwt on 1,839 head.

Average price

$249.63

1,839 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$899

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	252.34	1,838	1,210
Large 1	718	250.00	1,795	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	645	246.63	1,592	463
Medium and Large 2	520	237.53	1,235	131
Medium 2	404	232.56	939	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $899 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 sale1,839 hd

249.63

—

MO average15 barns · 5,764 hd

255.19

−5.55

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 2	—	570	227.49/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,297	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	229.93/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	256.44/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,233	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	248.03/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,677	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	242.57/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,058	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	361	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	272.93/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,556	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	236.71/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	278.51/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	232.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,700	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	245.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,557	35
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	225.81/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,994	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	263.38/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,122	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	275.59/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,155	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	255.67/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,350	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	243.96/cwt	240.00–245.25	1,896	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	256.12/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,465	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,344	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	241.24/cwt	240.25–242.00	1,997	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	251.49/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,778	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,122	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,863	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,775	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	285.89/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,358	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	217.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,116	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	224.14/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,304	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	208.25/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,179	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,163	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	254.80/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,195	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	234.33/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,092	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.07/cwt	220.00–238.00	987	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	220.12/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,732	72
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	235.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	220.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	827	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	223.83/cwt	220.00–224.25	1,618	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	213.37/cwt	202.00–216.00	907	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	224.67/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,379	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	239.66/cwt	237.00–246.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.23/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,339	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	250.29/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,289	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	243.65/cwt	235.00–257.50	902	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	250.19/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,449	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	229.15/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,659	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	228.60/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,513	31
Steers	Large 1	—	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	236.78/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,030	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	228.14/cwt	224.25–231.25	1,782	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,617	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,277	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	243.30/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,508	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	241.33/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,161	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	260.66/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,110	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	264.16/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,638	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	268.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,409	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	220.66/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,798	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	265.27/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	238.57/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,288	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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