Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower with heavier weights steady. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 lower with heavier weights steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. The offering today had a lot more of the plain type of cattle than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.15/cwt on 3,173 head.

Average price

$260.15

3,173 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$44.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	263.38	1,934	1,933
Medium and Large 1-2	654	259.79	1,698	917
Medium and Large 2	564	243.11	1,371	299
Large 1	849	234.75	1,992	12thin
Medium 2	640	219.00	1,402	12thin

One grade step is worth $44.38/cwt here — about $532 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 sale3,173 hd

260.15

—

MO average15 barns · 8,161 hd

271.12

−10.97

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

91 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	—	772	261.07/cwt	252.00–264.50	2,015	389
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	242.81/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,617	217
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	250.39/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,194	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	231.08/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,537	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	267.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	273.32/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,823	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	245.27/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,788	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	268.91/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,019	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	236.57/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,469	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	248.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,084	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	269.21/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,424	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	238.93/cwt	234.00–242.00	2,060	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	252.84/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,454	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	237.03/cwt	227.00–295.00	1,244	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	293.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,055	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	203.19/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	290.00/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,673	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	261.15/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,617	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	284.59/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,204	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	304.78/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,436	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	261.82/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,778	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	281.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,318	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	246.83/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,906	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	258.04/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,853	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	280.31/cwt	268.00–295.00	1,718	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	293.80/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,528	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	271.46/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,555	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	241.43/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,023	192
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	644	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	953	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	312.49/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,337	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,253	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	663	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,366	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	270.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,176	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	270.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,315	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,118	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	256.91/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,495	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	245.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	251.18/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,181	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	751	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	218.20/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,132	42
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	584	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	229.91/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,081	23
Bulls	Medium 2	—	411	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	237.69/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,260	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	236.69/cwt	230.00–242.50	888	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	233.62/cwt	230.00–242.00	752	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	230.79/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,071	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	218.48/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,811	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	213.60/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,235	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	225.12/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,637	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	226.40/cwt	217.50–230.00	992	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	197.09/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	227.01/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,528	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	228.61/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,443	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	245.33/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,195	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	234.60/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,351	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	260.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	220.21/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,993	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	259.07/cwt	257.00–262.00	995	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	266.65/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,269	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	235.53/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,246	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	240.48/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,739	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,779	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	256.44/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,457	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,830	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	278.83/cwt	272.00–290.00	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	251.35/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,561	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	244.08/cwt	242.00–253.50	2,097	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	230.42/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,869	135
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,231	6
Steers	Large 1	—	692	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	257.43/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,359	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	262.93/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,136	22

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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