Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.93/cwt on 3,427 head.

Average price

$263.93

3,427 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$857

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$40.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	268.31	1,937	2,026
Medium and Large 1-2	682	259.49	1,770	1,197
Medium and Large 2	580	247.12	1,432	198
Medium 2	475	227.50	1,081	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.81/cwt here — about $857 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 sale3,427 hd

263.93

—

MO average16 barns · 9,876 hd

273.30

−9.37

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

94 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	—	697	229.55/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	288.58/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,382	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	253.04/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	218.11/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,987	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	288.47/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,217	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	278.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,055	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	253.26/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,188	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,998	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	275.94/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,465	94
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	252.06/cwt	243.00–265.00	2,054	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	277.50/cwt	268.00–288.00	1,726	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	256.79/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,595	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,229	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	227.22/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,631	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	244.16/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,773	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	254.63/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,339	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	252.35/cwt	237.50–262.00	1,454	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	303.07/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,567	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	329.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,288	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	273.64/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,579	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	236.56/cwt	236.00–237.00	2,153	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	244.25/cwt	242.00–248.00	2,142	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	294.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	236.30/cwt	228.50–241.00	2,075	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,142	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	308.25/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,193	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,996	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	317.34/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,349	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	253.16/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,848	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	310.93/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,496	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	290.65/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,686	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	235.88/cwt	234.50–236.50	2,267	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	271.03/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,979	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	311.36/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	269.28/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,433	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	260.25/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,213	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,084	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	243.01/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,081	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	232.22/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,361	25
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	218.54/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	230.10/cwt	220.00–233.50	2,011	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	233.14/cwt	228.00–237.00	996	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	223.89/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	239.89/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,159	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	236.89/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,251	26
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	235.67/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,449	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	212.75/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,238	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	229.27/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,112	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,875	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	219.08/cwt	217.00–219.25	1,851	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,319	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	238.55/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,360	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	270.14/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,051	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	257.07/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,486	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	229.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,425	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	230.06/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,539	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	252.59/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,089	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	249.72/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,209	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	230.30/cwt	222.00–236.50	1,865	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	239.19/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,253	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	228.58/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,753	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	277.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,180	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	258.30/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,607	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	237.50/cwt	236.00–241.50	1,838	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	291.60/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,120	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	232.57/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,684	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	248.94/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,668	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	210.34/cwt	208.00–210.50	1,950	94
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	277.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,858	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	274.99/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,273	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	257.72/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,366	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	260.77/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,997	143

How this sale compares

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