Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-12.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Last week almost 19,000 feeder cattle went across the scales plus 4,000 video cattle. A big start for 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.22/cwt on 4,470 head.

Average price

$231.22

4,470 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	236.78	1,261	74
Medium and Large 1	730	233.56	1,706	2,845
Medium and Large 1-2	706	226.91	1,602	1,511
Large 1	727	219.17	1,594	27
Medium 2	516	213.88	1,104	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $157 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 sale4,470 hd

231.22

—

MO average13 barns · 27,541 hd

243.12

−11.90

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

80 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 1Fancy	—	508	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	224.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,609	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	283.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,483	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	276.80/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,359	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	262.73/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,361	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	235.65/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,600	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	247.55/cwt	233.00–262.00	1,537	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	208.70/cwt	206.50–212.00	1,818	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	215.86/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,662	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	226.59/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,541	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	207.91/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,607	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,020	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	260.12/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,514	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	205.69/cwt	203.25–206.50	1,777	159
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,198	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	208.90/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,512	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	223.36/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,398	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,914	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	231.09/cwt	185.00–243.00	1,333	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	226.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	199.98/cwt	194.00–205.25	1,844	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	55
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,060	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,857	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	206.44/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,707	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	298.24/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,095	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	233.49/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,177	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,085	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	189.29/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,204	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	282.64/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,196	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	225.24/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	178.55/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,278	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	241.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.87/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,287	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.79/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,202	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	210.88/cwt	205.00–212.00	881	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	213.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,325	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	213.37/cwt	197.00–221.00	1,231	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	230.44/cwt	222.50–235.00	977	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.13/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,461	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	236.89/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,125	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	191.69/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,470	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	199.25/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,251	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	208.39/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,580	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	195.98/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,409	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	197.67/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,336	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	191.29/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,108	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	230.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	855	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	214.21/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,439	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	239.46/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,034	69
Heifers	Medium 2	—	399	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	192.52/cwt	185.00–207.00	903	23
Steers	Large 1	—	676	226.93/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,534	22
Steers	Large 1	—	954	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	214.47/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,130	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	223.32/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,072	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,391	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,632	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	307.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,339	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	217.31/cwt	210.75–222.10	1,782	735
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	441	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	211.10/cwt	211.00–211.25	1,906	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	307.07/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,471	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	278.53/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,588	89

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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