Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 625 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heavier weights sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heavier weights sold 10.00-18.00 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 $237.27/cwt on 6,495 head.

Average price

$237.27

6,495 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	243.16	1,882	3,492
Medium and Large 2	511	233.36	1,193	127
Medium and Large 1-2	759	230.37	1,748	2,829
Medium 2	407	228.35	928	17thin
Large 1	938	223.92	2,101	30

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale6,495 hd

237.27

—

MO average17 barns · 12,801 hd

243.70

−6.43

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

102 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	—	778	228.86/cwt	227.50–233.50	1,781	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	226.99/cwt	217.00–228.25	1,877	449
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	209.10/cwt	190.00–225.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	291.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	230.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,688	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	269.73/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,157	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	230.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,437	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	213.76/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,984	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,009	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	267.73/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,272	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	248.54/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,538	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	318.92/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,206	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	295.01/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,413	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	246.44/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,309	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,042	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	231.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,533	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	318.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,052	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	292.95/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,263	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	243.03/cwt	239.00–250.50	1,891	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	263.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,548	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	219.18/cwt	218.75–223.00	2,170	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	238.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,939	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	220.27/cwt	215.00–227.00	2,026	634
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	237.02/cwt	229.75–246.00	2,074	855
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	238.11/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,360	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	224.42/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,966	743
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	216.87/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	240.40/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,060	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	212.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	230.47/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,782	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	243.41/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,137	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	213.52/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	243.69/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,677	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,778	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,573	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	444	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.32/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,110	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	930	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	195.65/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,225	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,038	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	494	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	899	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	203.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	220.91/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,697	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	235.56/cwt	216.00–250.00	1,453	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.58/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,179	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	251.43/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,069	56
Heifers	Large 1	—	796	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	277.60/cwt	267.50–290.00	913	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	225.96/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,290	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	258.54/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,174	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	209.84/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,786	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	227.30/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,634	465
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	246.48/cwt	240.00–260.00	959	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	234.51/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,602	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	206.70/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,375	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	268.11/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,000	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	210.93/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,124	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	212.85/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,747	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	212.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,215	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	272.07/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,456	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	247.26/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,785	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	249.21/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,702	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	242.03/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,518	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,272	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	226.00/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,069	63
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,137	7
Steers	Large 1	—	915	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,086	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	179.66/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,116	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	227.18/cwt	217.00–235.00	852	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	189.90/cwt	183.00–197.50	1,071	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	212.51/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,014	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	232.28/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,115	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	208.82/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,516	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	206.79/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,598	213
Heifers	Medium 2	—	391	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	196.36/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,632	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	228.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	972	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	203.72/cwt	193.00–213.00	1,273	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	198.02/cwt	195.50–203.00	1,733	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	245.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	756	15

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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