Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. 13,125 head of feeders followed last week's record of 15,578 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.25/cwt on 6,742 head.

Average price

$263.25

6,742 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$605

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	289.06	1,277	177
Medium 2	391	270.32	1,057	28
Medium and Large 1-2	640	265.39	1,699	1,634
Large 1	533	265.38	1,413	13thin
Medium and Large 1	719	261.56	1,882	4,890

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about −$605 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 sale6,742 hd

263.25

—

MO average18 barns · 23,101 hd

273.07

−9.82

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

107 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	—	825	236.63/cwt	228.00–241.50	1,952	600
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	307.25/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,598	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	232.20/cwt	228.00–238.00	2,006	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	219.18/cwt	218.00–222.00	2,111	100
Steers	Large 1	—	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	224.52/cwt	221.00–225.25	2,068	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,909	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	244.75/cwt	225.00–256.50	1,889	836
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	281.15/cwt	268.00–304.00	1,752	557
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,293	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	323.50/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,527	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	259.87/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,640	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	264.15/cwt	252.50–279.00	1,780	473
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	367.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,428	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	253.64/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,839	728
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	302.79/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,738	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	252.51/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,735	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	354.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,490	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	239.05/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,764	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	224.40/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,988	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	347.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	316.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,362	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	227.15/cwt	219.00–228.75	1,854	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	282.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,478	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	305.23/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,471	199
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	319.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,199	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	282.09/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,348	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	278.14/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,597	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	234.61/cwt	228.75–236.75	1,842	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	221.73/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,457	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	275.82/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,161	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	867	236.07/cwt	234.50–237.00	2,047	49
Steers	Medium 2	—	391	270.32/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,057	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,803	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	270.66/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,846	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	312.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,022	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	281.19/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,459	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	267.52/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,418	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	281.37/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,618	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	244.36/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,420	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,816	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	300.97/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,327	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	303.08/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,376	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	243.56/cwt	237.50–254.00	1,629	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,527	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	305.37/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,151	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	243.71/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,521	65
Heifers	Large 1	—	644	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	466	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	274.08/cwt	258.00–291.00	1,453	457
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	303.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,572	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	221.13/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,809	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	252.49/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,568	707
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	312.55/cwt	298.00–322.50	997	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	229.38/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,665	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	264.82/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,536	326
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	243.61/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,627	404
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	286.28/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,217	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	229.08/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,762	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	269.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	254.79/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,098	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	238.16/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,377	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	241.34/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,516	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,244	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	334.91/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,742	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,592	6
Steers	Large 1	—	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	594	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,752	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	237.08/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,110	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,397	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	273.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,017	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	256.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,222	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,824	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,801	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	224.81/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,648	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	283.87/cwt	267.50–306.00	1,348	240
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	248.17/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,303	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	231.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,438	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	227.46/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,576	185

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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