Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.53/cwt on 3,663 head.

Average price

$251.53

3,663 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$791

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	252.69	1,765	2,431
Medium and Large 1-2	599	251.71	1,508	1,028
Medium and Large 2	502	237.91	1,194	186
Large 1	842	226.50	1,907	6thin
Medium 2	430	226.25	974	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.44/cwt here — about $791 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 sale3,663 hd

251.53

—

MO average17 barns · 10,089 hd

261.24

−9.70

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

96 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	—	948	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,038	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	247.75/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,657	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	314.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,176	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	231.03/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,904	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	247.15/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,836	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	293.86/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,399	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	279.20/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,231	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	226.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,547	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	235.62/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,487	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,989	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	232.27/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,719	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	300.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	253.54/cwt	236.00–263.00	1,471	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	234.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,847	44
Steers	Medium 2	—	487	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	291.76/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,126	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	247.09/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,171	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	215.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	258.45/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,359	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	256.02/cwt	240.00–277.50	973	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	228.61/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,987	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	270.68/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,535	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	243.85/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,870	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	279.07/cwt	267.00–295.00	1,451	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	274.89/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,306	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	217.58/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,145	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	309	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	223.64/cwt	222.00–224.00	2,062	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	309.57/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,337	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	493	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	721	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,575	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	264.61/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,315	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	419	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,152	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	547	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,411	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	498	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,121	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,202	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	307	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	244.05/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,289	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	220.23/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,471	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,364	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	243.01/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,171	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	210.62/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	207.56/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,320	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	203.34/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,452	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	428	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	972	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	184.25/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,394	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	221.19/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,170	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,100	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	287.57/cwt	270.00–297.00	937	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	222.84/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,288	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	213.43/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,443	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	204.22/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	224.04/cwt	200.00–235.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	223.35/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,052	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	228.51/cwt	222.50–232.00	978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	221.16/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,261	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	240.71/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,146	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	222.27/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,149	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	250.09/cwt	245.00–270.00	945	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	243.97/cwt	224.00–252.00	1,047	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	212.23/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,316	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,220	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	356	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	862	13
Steers	Large 1	—	842	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	259.84/cwt	244.00–270.50	1,608	232
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	230.33/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,308	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	216.36/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,746	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	427	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	875	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,006	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	258.78/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,209	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,807	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	241.13/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,372	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	220.80/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,667	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	229.70/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,534	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	246.86/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,289	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	226.99/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,416	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	235.91/cwt	230.00–239.25	1,739	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	272.43/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,152	54

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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