Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-17.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.80/cwt on 4,584 head.

Average price

$225.80

4,584 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$63.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	234.80	1,698	2,007
Medium 2	405	230.02	932	68
Medium and Large 2	591	219.54	1,298	373
Medium and Large 1-2	743	218.50	1,624	2,127
Medium 2-3	598	171.00	1,023	9thin

One grade step is worth $63.80/cwt here — about $676 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 sale4,584 hd

225.80

—

MO average7 barns · 6,853 hd

232.31

−6.51

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

99 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 2	—	459	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,010	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	293.18/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,252	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	213.46/cwt	210.50–220.00	1,844	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	498	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,071	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	315.49/cwt	310.00–322.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	208.22/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,697	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	194.42/cwt	189.00–196.50	1,861	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	190.76/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,978	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	232.42/cwt	219.50–234.50	1,831	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	263.66/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,358	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	234.08/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,358	198
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	200.34/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,228	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	218.76/cwt	207.00–221.50	1,719	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	259.94/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,253	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	207.63/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,827	114
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	260.88/cwt	250.00–275.00	869	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	270.92/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	204.24/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,846	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	221.34/cwt	210.00–225.50	1,481	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	208.11/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,921	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	223.22/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,824	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	208.47/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	219.31/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,364	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,093	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	284.53/cwt	276.00–307.50	1,334	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	307.95/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,216	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	239.42/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,156	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	234.30/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,352	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	214.05/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,132	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	238.55/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,257	184
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,401	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,342	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,240	13
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	598	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	235.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	215.56/cwt	195.00–222.00	1,235	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,282	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,001	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,712	54
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	177.01/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	202.54/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,146	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	203.35/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,066	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	704	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	217.30/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,123	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	197.31/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,638	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	209.97/cwt	205.00–211.50	1,512	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.38/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.79/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,031	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	240.04/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,099	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,691	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	397	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	177.52/cwt	170.00–192.00	902	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,640	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	206.27/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,172	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	215.47/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,349	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	228.02/cwt	217.00–235.00	951	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	278.37/cwt	260.00–282.00	882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.61/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,263	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	203.98/cwt	193.00–213.50	1,379	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	188.87/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,660	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	185.80/cwt	182.50–189.00	1,085	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	251.19/cwt	242.50–255.00	867	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	206.74/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,100	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	222.47/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,075	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	207.33/cwt	197.00–215.00	989	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,411	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	214.87/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,442	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	239.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	925	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	594	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,111	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	183.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	195.88/cwt	185.00–198.75	1,547	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	198.87/cwt	188.00–202.50	1,414	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	229.05/cwt	220.50–234.00	1,651	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	230.21/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,556	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	233.92/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,443	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	209.11/cwt	205.00–212.00	897	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	224.62/cwt	200.00–235.00	849	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	202.82/cwt	182.00–212.00	1,278	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	219.06/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,582	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	259.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,506	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	263.44/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,117	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	223.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,091	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	205.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	754	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	456	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	825	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	242.97/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,011	38

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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