Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 7.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-17.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. This last feeder sale of the year was a barn burner for Joplin Regional Stockyards. 10,363 head of feeder cattle crossed the auction block in 12 hours.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.66/cwt on 6,328 head.

Average price

$227.66

6,328 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	776	231.74	1,798	4,472
Medium and Large 1-2	766	220.51	1,689	1,550
Medium and Large 2	728	204.26	1,487	306

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $311 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 sale6,328 hd

227.66

—

MO average15 barns · 13,986 hd

235.30

−7.64

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

85 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	—	530	287.62/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,524	186
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	517	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	238.89/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,608	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	252.16/cwt	248.00–252.75	1,775	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	217.78/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,890	1,032
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	224.53/cwt	216.00–235.50	1,834	843
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	242.00/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,510	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	210.43/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,509	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	267.21/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,561	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	313.12/cwt	307.50–319.00	1,165	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	225.34/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,370	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	233.04/cwt	215.00–238.50	1,785	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	306.55/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,288	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	283.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,087	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	296.43/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,402	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	269.77/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,300	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	252.33/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,476	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	253.34/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,320	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,799	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	212.24/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,628	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	210.20/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,854	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	202.79/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	222.08/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,512	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	195.51/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,814	122
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	201.00/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	968	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,030	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	225.13/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,285	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	214.18/cwt	205.00–215.50	1,776	194
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,215	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	191.74/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,469	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	233.85/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,370	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	599	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,264	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	266.53/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	197.88/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,328	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	223.92/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,529	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	226.25/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,197	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	200.48/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,640	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	196.04/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,725	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	220.56/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,370	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	216.02/cwt	206.00–224.50	1,566	549
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	205.77/cwt	192.00–217.00	1,058	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	199.79/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,259	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	235.80/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,363	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	204.00/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,585	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,686	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	211.14/cwt	197.50–218.00	1,199	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	247.70/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,058	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	269.99/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,053	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	227.44/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,080	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	223.63/cwt	212.00–232.00	966	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	247.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	942	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	244.63/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,179	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,418	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	268.47/cwt	267.50–270.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	352	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	239.04/cwt	232.00–250.00	791	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	178.57/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	193.63/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,485	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,689	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	201.98/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,365	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	190.79/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,561	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	191.66/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,380	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	229.83/cwt	210.50–244.00	1,673	490
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	212.35/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,937	764

How this sale compares

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