Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Supply was heavy with good demand. 16 head of fancy steer calves weighing 425 lbs. sold for 342.50.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.16/cwt on 3,601 head.

Average price

$264.16

3,601 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$851

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	268.11	1,886	2,031
Medium and Large 1-2	639	260.98	1,669	1,271
Medium and Large 2	503	253.01	1,272	244
Medium 2	430	241.05	1,036	55

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $851 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 sale3,601 hd

264.16

—

MO average12 barns · 8,801 hd

266.91

−2.75

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

108 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	—	954	234.51/cwt	228.00–237.00	2,237	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	263.23/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,887	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	258.13/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,962	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,050	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	241.67/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,875	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	259.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,774	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	274.73/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,580	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	234.03/cwt	225.00–238.00	2,074	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	216.30/cwt	214.50–218.00	2,014	43
Steers	Medium 2	—	367	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	954	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	294.79/cwt	290.00–305.00	949	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	286.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,210	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	279.57/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,350	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	258.45/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,605	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	274.75/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,442	165
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	486	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	241.74/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,513	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	228.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	268.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	974	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	248.51/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,412	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	262.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,110	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	253.60/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,207	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	255.88/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,305	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	235.63/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	298.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,145	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	245.36/cwt	232.00–248.50	1,816	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	234.70/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,932	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	238.43/cwt	233.00–239.50	2,182	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	246.29/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,002	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	335.84/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,266	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,213	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	274.60/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,705	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	271.04/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,827	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	297.15/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,581	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	289.29/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,666	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	305.79/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,437	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	317.64/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,366	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	241.74/cwt	239.50–244.00	2,089	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,512	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	285.15/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,719	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,574	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	229.25/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,410	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	282.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,022	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	272.28/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,419	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	305.49/cwt	297.00–332.00	1,301	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,530	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	228.54/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,300	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	227.87/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,221	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	255.21/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,319	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	207.91/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,886	106
Bulls	Medium 2	—	459	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	250.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,366	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	257.09/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,491	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	213.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,229	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	260.60/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,246	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	236.39/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,823	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	247.76/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,648	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	232.53/cwt	227.00–247.00	863	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	204.92/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,293	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	221.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,202	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	229.82/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,089	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	228.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	961	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	238.09/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,386	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	232.46/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,444	61
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	220.79/cwt	205.00–230.00	815	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	243.10/cwt	235.50–246.00	1,758	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	248.51/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,561	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	341.63/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,425	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	263.40/cwt	262.00–265.00	861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	289.92/cwt	285.00–300.00	939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	284.54/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	204.23/cwt	202.00–206.00	2,063	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	238.67/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,248	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,786	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	218.22/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,916	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	270.11/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,151	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	223.59/cwt	217.00–225.50	1,883	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	211.73/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	261.65/cwt	250.00–275.00	971	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	201.98/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,753	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	249.72/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,074	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	234.62/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,572	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	246.48/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,168	136
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	192.95/cwt	190.00–195.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	454	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	972	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	12

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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