Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 8.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.71/cwt on 3,562 head.

Average price

$249.71

3,562 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	250.77	1,779	2,554
Medium and Large 1-2	634	247.77	1,571	932
Medium and Large 2	540	239.49	1,294	54
Medium 2	435	233.32	1,016	22

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $763 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 sale3,562 hd

249.71

—

MO average6 barns · 7,305 hd

250.17

−0.46

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

71 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	—	523	308.61/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,614	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	331.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,229	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	242.26/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,623	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	236.31/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,697	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,906	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	256.35/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,587	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	271.43/cwt	252.50–279.00	1,558	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	225.96/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,860	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	232.88/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,823	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	313.29/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,516	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	211.33/cwt	208.50–216.00	1,999	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	274.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,294	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	222.18/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,593	76
Steers	Medium 2	—	569	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	313.67/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	232.03/cwt	207.50–239.00	1,573	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	299.73/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,118	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	895	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	241.59/cwt	220.50–246.50	1,556	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	235.78/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,346	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	252.57/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,200	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	257.37/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,215	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	979	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	188.54/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,344	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,271	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	268.71/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,400	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	218.50/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,569	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	243.74/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,767	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	316.74/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,166	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	223.69/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,476	386
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	226.60/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,090	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	233.35/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,337	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	231.02/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,437	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	251.06/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,326	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	210.89/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,626	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,700	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,810	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	266.15/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,118	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	207.52/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,417	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	223.75/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,289	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,693	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,604	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	212.85/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,343	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,212	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	203.89/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,507	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,194	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	210.38/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,010	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,423	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	290.63/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,651	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	325.03/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,381	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	222.23/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,949	542
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,728	53

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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