Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 650 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher with heavier weights selling 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $225.27/cwt on 4,862 head.

Average price

$225.27

4,862 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$655

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	233.50	1,697	2,473
Medium and Large 2	576	220.06	1,268	218
Medium and Large 1-2	742	216.52	1,607	2,141
Medium 2	496	209.93	1,042	30

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $655 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 sale4,862 hd

225.27

—

MO average19 barns · 18,978 hd

237.76

−12.49

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

95 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	—	475	230.73/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	196.43/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,795	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	253.58/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,334	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	206.74/cwt	195.00–210.50	1,714	397
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	262.53/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,226	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	209.73/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,514	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	206.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,814	280
Steers	Medium 2	—	548	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	246.38/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,412	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	303.81/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,428	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	272.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,423	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	941	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	303.34/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,329	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	205.93/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,876	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	190.62/cwt	189.50–198.00	1,857	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	320.64/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	265.26/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,517	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	229.57/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,522	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	216.48/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,578	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	292.12/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,539	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	217.74/cwt	213.00–221.50	1,701	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	204.43/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,599	377
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	598	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	217.07/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,476	259
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	198.72/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,280	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	201.32/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,375	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	190.51/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,353	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	249.47/cwt	232.00–255.00	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	219.93/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,381	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	1,675	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,507	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	486	213.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	697	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,043	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	213.34/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,564	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,455	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	224.22/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,312	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,130	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,186	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	218.26/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,155	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	226.25/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,095	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,154	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	217.64/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,428	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,434	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	190.45/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,539	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	268.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	898	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	639	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	234.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,248	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	203.43/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,082	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	216.99/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,243	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	223.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,164	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	237.07/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,136	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	200.62/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,531	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	213.74/cwt	210.00–216.75	1,349	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	181.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,512	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	239.80/cwt	232.00–250.00	887	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,653	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	206.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,011	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	243.42/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,052	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	220.37/cwt	216.00–228.00	939	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	264.98/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,023	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	196.05/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,317	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	201.85/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,249	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	200.96/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,479	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	198.32/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,146	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	229.47/cwt	225.00–232.00	734	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	221.58/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,066	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	191.71/cwt	187.00–193.50	1,472	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	185.39/cwt	179.00–192.50	1,361	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	307.69/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,142	51
Heifers	Medium 2	—	621	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,302	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	196.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,014	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	214.11/cwt	211.75–219.00	1,766	425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,907	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	243.02/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,487	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	210.66/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,831	181
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	229.36/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,248	43

How this sale compares

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