Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 8.00-10,00 lower with heavier weights selling steady. Supply was light with moderate demand. There was several drafts of the more plain cattle. Very hot temperatures caused supply to be lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.10/cwt on 1,866 head.

Average price

$250.10

1,866 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	674	250.86	1,691	747
Medium and Large 1	760	250.23	1,901	1,026
Medium and Large 2	553	244.77	1,355	78
Medium 2	483	231.53	1,119	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $572 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 sale1,866 hd

250.10

—

MO average16 barns · 5,517 hd

263.87

−13.77

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

60 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	—	575	261.74/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,505	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	247.94/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,160	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	226.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	268.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	255.97/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,592	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	268.06/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,378	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	247.14/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,762	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	270.06/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,156	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	566	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	389	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	231.19/cwt	221.00–233.00	2,104	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	264.63/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,215	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	243.02/cwt	240.50–246.00	1,876	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	249.96/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,702	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	221.30/cwt	218.00–222.00	2,105	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,831	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	253.52/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,833	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	266.76/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,651	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	240.27/cwt	240.00–242.00	2,071	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,975	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	217.15/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	240.15/cwt	221.00–255.00	1,153	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	231.86/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,312	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	235.36/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	211.99/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,244	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	234.47/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,322	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	211.35/cwt	210.00–216.50	1,676	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	879	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	242.25/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,739	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	235.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,474	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	236.69/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,273	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	205.50/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,379	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	254.58/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,097	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	244.33/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,439	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	235.89/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,146	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	248.49/cwt	242.50–252.00	939	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	242.61/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,046	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	228.82/cwt	222.00–236.50	1,517	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	229.29/cwt	228.75–230.00	1,619	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	254.69/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	239.78/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,530	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	248.97/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,305	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	294.34/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,254	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,103	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,898	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	284.67/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,495	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	277.31/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,553	34

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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