Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers under 750 lbs. sold 5.00-12.00 higher with heavier weights selling steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold 5.00-13.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 5.00 lower to 2.00 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 $232.66/cwt on 7,412 head.

Average price

$232.66

7,412 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$326

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	236.84	1,348	185
Medium and Large 1	755	234.01	1,767	5,268
Medium and Large 1-2	732	228.65	1,674	1,959

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about −$326 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 sale7,412 hd

232.66

—

MO average6 barns · 12,279 hd

239.07

−6.40

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

77 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	—	427	325.79/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,391	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	233.85/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,483	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	216.74/cwt	208.50–224.00	1,992	742
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	308.22/cwt	292.00–327.50	1,470	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	208.68/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,014	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	277.14/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,194	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	203.03/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,913	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	224.04/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,860	767
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	259.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,498	386
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	297.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,552	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	267.05/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,407	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,033	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,922	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	226.48/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,549	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	268.34/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,253	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	245.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,195	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	239.92/cwt	234.00–247.50	1,413	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	208.72/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,839	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	217.68/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,550	131
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	200.38/cwt	200.25–201.00	2,024	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	212.32/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,658	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,477	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	933	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	232.87/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,244	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,548	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	281.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,406	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	217.42/cwt	213.50–228.00	1,883	436
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	240.45/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,597	774
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	208.85/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,729	138
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	322.63/cwt	319.00–327.50	1,168	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	228.30/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,648	623
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	222.24/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,718	693
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	246.33/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,535	526
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	218.22/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,244	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	192.17/cwt	177.50–198.50	1,497	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,403	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	179.80/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,539	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	285.73/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,632	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	191.84/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,579	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	208.89/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,326	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	233.89/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,109	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	217.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,272	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	221.49/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,499	458
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	259.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,124	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	194.41/cwt	183.50–197.50	1,376	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	208.41/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,511	426
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	898	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	223.42/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,180	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	222.09/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,395	518
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	281.23/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,074	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	205.91/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,404	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	198.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,647	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	173.10/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,669	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	261.82/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,244	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	239.39/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,257	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	226.32/cwt	215.00–240.00	978	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	234.47/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,351	459
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	206.16/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,614	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	254.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	995	8

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →