Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 7.00-22.00 higher with spots up to 27.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. sold 14.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. A large crowd was on hand as the weather was warm and the market was hot. 15 head of steer calves weighing 343 lbs.-352 lbs. sold for 400.00. A high percentage of the offering was high quality.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.94/cwt on 5,884 head.

Average price

$257.94

5,884 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$760

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	259.46	1,872	4,539
Medium and Large 1-2	647	253.37	1,639	1,310
Medium and Large 2	585	234.21	1,370	19thin
Medium 2	483	230.13	1,112	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $760 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 sale5,884 hd

257.94

—

MO average19 barns · 17,981 hd

257.13

+0.81

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	—	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	279.02/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,733	489
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	230.89/cwt	224.00–239.00	2,009	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	230.18/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,685	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	241.08/cwt	228.00–252.50	1,864	791
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	301.78/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,729	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	262.42/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,748	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	213.74/cwt	213.50–217.50	2,041	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	252.53/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,596	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	309.94/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,636	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	224.10/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	343.60/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,488	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	223.75/cwt	221.00–229.00	2,045	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	374.08/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,377	33
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	335.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,582	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	212.57/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	309.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,193	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	214.64/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,975	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	278.77/cwt	262.50–292.00	1,620	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	235.58/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,948	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	301.98/cwt	280.00–314.00	1,474	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	314.22/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	301.45/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,305	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	245.30/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,639	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	284.12/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,489	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	297.66/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,786	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	451	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,386	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	273.97/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,422	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	216.48/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,676	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	302.32/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,158	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	320.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,042	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	266.16/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,400	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	208.42/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,728	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	277.91/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,317	169
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	204.06/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,763	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	224.01/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,615	502
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	233.43/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,459	445
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	208.21/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,695	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	229.93/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,340	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	240.81/cwt	222.00–252.50	1,262	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	237.28/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,606	434
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	254.61/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,230	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	194.04/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	293.62/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,248	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	208.67/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,494	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	221.28/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,385	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	184.00/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	252.34/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,453	409
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	262.47/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,129	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	215.14/cwt	200.00–225.00	949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	927	226.93/cwt	222.50–233.00	2,104	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	218.84/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,475	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	372.23/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,709	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	373.03/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	200.50/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,578	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	201.62/cwt	197.50–215.50	2,091	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	247.12/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,784	662

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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