Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 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 $231.15/cwt on 4,350 head.

Average price

$231.15

4,350 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

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

$64.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	237.75	1,735	2,300
Medium 2	393	231.00	908	23
Medium and Large 1-2	706	225.13	1,590	1,727
Medium and Large 2	569	218.89	1,245	276
Medium 2-3	521	173.13	902	24

One grade step is worth $64.63/cwt here — about $833 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 sale4,350 hd

231.15

—

MO average16 barns · 14,034 hd

236.88

−5.73

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

103 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	—	336	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	874	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	231.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	217.26/cwt	209.00–218.25	1,866	507
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	258.27/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,227	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	193.86/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,198	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	220.54/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,482	152
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	204.12/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,392	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	213.32/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,544	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,121	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	240.58/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,388	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,827	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	275.40/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,443	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	248.52/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,310	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	237.34/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,479	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	289.08/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,243	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	290.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,713	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	209.90/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	225.13/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,959	994
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	218.87/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,799	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	227.49/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,633	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	220.42/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,382	141
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	463	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	810	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	241.98/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,132	19
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	618	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	210.34/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,639	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	219.50/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,288	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	236.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,014	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	271.53/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	221.48/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,406	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	245.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,279	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	666	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	624	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	767	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	710	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	433	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	215.72/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,152	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,349	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	210.66/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,201	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	177.17/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,084	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	761	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,218	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	202.58/cwt	201.00–207.00	966	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	206.38/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,255	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	262.60/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,082	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	184.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,157	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	219.77/cwt	192.50–227.00	1,125	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	213.77/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,231	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	213.86/cwt	203.50–218.50	1,568	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,537	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	219.41/cwt	212.00–224.50	1,470	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,671	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	244.86/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,050	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	222.27/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,069	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	197.32/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,350	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	259.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	844	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.05/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,166	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	248.33/cwt	240.00–252.00	956	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	238.51/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,150	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	184.82/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	191.90/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,399	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	198.37/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,220	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	207.78/cwt	205.00–212.00	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	217.16/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,336	89
Heifers	Medium 2	—	817	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	200.80/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,060	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	267.05/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,490	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	287.89/cwt	277.50–302.00	1,373	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	230.26/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,534	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	173.73/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,103	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,909	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,305	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	166.27/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,294	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	213.69/cwt	205.00–230.00	720	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	179.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,030	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	201.22/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,155	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	499	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	195.42/cwt	195.00–195.50	1,552	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	226.52/cwt	215.00–230.00	963	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	173.20/cwt	165.00–188.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	224.28/cwt	205.00–230.00	870	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	203.53/cwt	195.00–215.00	971	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,626	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	176.35/cwt	170.00–185.00	760	7

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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