Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2018-12-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2018-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Dec 6

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,597 head

▲ 5,597 vs last sale 0▼ 655 vs year ago 6,252 · −10.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.15/cwt on 2,839 head.

Average price

$148.15

2,839 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	149.28	982	1,800
Medium and Large 1-2	608	146.23	888	1,034
Large 1	795	137.00	1,089	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale2,839 hd

148.15

—

MO average7 barns · 11,817 hd

149.63

−1.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	322	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	592	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	691	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	358	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	698	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	192.85/cwt	192.50–193.00	731	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	693	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	162.78/cwt	160.00–172.00	713	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	458	167.25/cwt	167.00–167.50	766	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	164.70/cwt	161.00–172.00	768	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	173.57/cwt	165.00–177.00	835	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.80/cwt	146.00–161.00	799	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	165.29/cwt	154.00–172.00	868	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	145.51/cwt	136.00–152.00	843	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	148.69/cwt	146.00–156.00	864	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	141.09/cwt	135.00–147.00	878	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	149.06/cwt	142.00–154.50	930	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	144.87/cwt	138.00–149.00	982	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	140.87/cwt	134.00–147.00	961	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	138.58/cwt	135.50–140.00	996	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	142.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,040	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	144.86/cwt	133.00–147.25	1,131	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	138.38/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,085	193
Steers	—	Large 1	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,158	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,143	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,152	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	137.51/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,224	83
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	242	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	381	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	346	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	522	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	382	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	565	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	147.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	606	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	140.54/cwt	137.00–146.00	596	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	147.57/cwt	145.00–151.00	705	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	478	141.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	675	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	137.70/cwt	128.00–144.00	658	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	134.20/cwt	127.00–149.00	710	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	138.81/cwt	132.00–147.00	738	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	134.47/cwt	129.00–138.00	765	261
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	129.28/cwt	125.00–133.00	738	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.44/cwt	124.00–133.75	806	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	626	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	839	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	134.88/cwt	127.50–144.50	850	272
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	133.38/cwt	125.50–142.50	884	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	126.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	850	76
Heifers	—	Large 1	685	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	711	126.27/cwt	126.00–126.50	898	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	141.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,015	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	134.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	976	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	136.81/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,033	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,007	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	127.85/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,073	37

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Thu Dec 6, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 5,597Last week 0Year ago 6,252

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	358	195.00	195.00
6	—	322	184.00	184.00
5	—	528	160.00	160.00
18	—	458	167.00–167.50	167.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	784	135.00–146.00	138.38
39	—	828	138.00–142.50	139.83
14	—	349	198.00	198.00
323	—	678	138.00–149.00	144.87
323	—	624	142.00–154.50	149.06
282	—	728	135.00–150.00	142.82
190	—	581	146.00–156.00	148.69
123	—	481	165.00–177.00	173.57
83	—	890	135.00–139.50	137.51
10	—	379	192.50–193.00	192.85
192	—	525	154.00–172.00	165.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	795	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	719	135.50–140.00	138.58
68	—	523	146.00–161.00	152.80
59	—	466	161.00–172.00	164.70
36	—	781	133.00–147.25	144.86
3	—	853	135.00	135.00
298	—	579	136.00–152.00	145.51
232	—	622	135.00–147.00	141.09
209	—	682	134.00–147.00	140.87
8	—	381	182.00	182.00
13	—	438	160.00–172.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	696	140.00	140.00
14	—	837	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	382	148.00	148.00
12	—	402	152.00	152.00
50	—	478	139.00–149.00	141.24
4	—	242	157.50	157.50
7	—	513	130.00	130.00
9	—	586	134.00	134.00
10	—	346	151.00	151.00
16	—	626	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	127.00	127.00
9	—	711	126.00–126.50	126.27
7	—	660	125.50	125.50
7	—	542	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	839	127.00–133.50	127.85
272	—	630	127.50–144.50	134.88
125	—	718	130.00–144.00	141.36
12	—	315	153.00	153.00
15	—	755	132.00–138.00	136.81
29	—	410	142.00–150.00	147.91
81	—	478	145.00–151.00	147.57
129	—	532	132.00–147.00	138.81
174	—	663	125.50–142.50	133.38
261	—	569	129.00–138.00	134.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	685	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	760	128.00–138.00	132.48
100	—	478	128.00–144.00	137.70
150	—	571	125.00–133.00	129.28
134	—	618	124.00–133.75	130.44
3	—	371	143.00	143.00
248	—	529	127.00–149.00	134.20
23	—	424	137.00–146.00	140.54
31	—	728	130.00–142.50	134.05
76	—	672	124.00–135.00	126.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.