Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Internet bidding was very active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.40/cwt on 7,851 head.

Average price

$258.40

7,851 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$454

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	276.96	1,332	72
Medium and Large 1	705	259.65	1,830	5,300
Medium and Large 1-2	667	255.34	1,703	2,457
Medium 2	415	250.00	1,038	7thin
Large 1	764	233.90	1,786	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about −$454 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 sale7,851 hd

258.40

—

MO average19 barns · 23,302 hd

263.99

−5.58

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

98 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	—	386	380.47/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,469	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	256.56/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,711	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	327.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,571	194
Steers	Large 1	—	850	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,181	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	343.54/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,460	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	239.80/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,854	1,078
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	253.68/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,613	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	223.38/cwt	215.00–226.50	1,850	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	229.12/cwt	225.00–238.00	2,000	453
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	301.65/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,578	453
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	297.71/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,682	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	222.96/cwt	222.00–225.00	2,071	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	302.84/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,448	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	278.41/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,462	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	214.61/cwt	212.00–217.00	2,185	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	226.20/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,658	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	247.77/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,677	599
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	281.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,368	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	253.50/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,442	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	210.47/cwt	209.00–212.00	2,075	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	277.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,610	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	223.55/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,744	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	222.54/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,949	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	277.36/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,484	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	309.28/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,336	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	337.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,271	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	930	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,065	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,804	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	257.51/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,661	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,574	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	318.10/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	609	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,334	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	956	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	254.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,473	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	239.58/cwt	228.00–258.00	1,605	655
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	273.30/cwt	254.00–295.00	1,416	557
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	268.75/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,360	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	647	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	252.60/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,440	551
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	279.28/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,324	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	225.49/cwt	218.00–244.00	1,648	662
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	214.10/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,571	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	273.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,035	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	209.32/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,714	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,915	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	309.31/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,182	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	256.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,102	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	213.55/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,657	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	221.87/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,739	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	238.71/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,511	615
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	232.35/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,919	446
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	244.36/cwt	232.00–254.50	1,764	781
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	276.58/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,720	828
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	247.08/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,403	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	237.96/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,628	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	268.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	849	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	233.18/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,089	44
Steers	Large 1	—	688	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,290	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	220.77/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,495	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	973	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	244.87/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,557	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,631	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	233.79/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,356	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	254.42/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,221	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	288.40/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,214	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	206.34/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,783	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	208.66/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	227.55/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,422	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	242.96/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,273	194

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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