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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 9

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,627 head

▲ 2,284 vs last sale 3,343▼ 3,018 vs year ago 8,645 · −34.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, yearling steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, except 800 weights steers 8.00 to 10.00 lower, with limited comparisons last week, yearling heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate. The Coronavirus continues to dominates the news. The DJIA 2000 points down as of this writing. Live Cattle futures closed 2.90 to 3.00 lower, Feeder Cattle futures closed limit down.

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 $144.13/cwt on 2,450 head.

Average price

$144.13

2,450 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	564	153.59	866	27
Medium and Large 1	640	147.69	945	1,580
Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.28	907	824
Medium and Large 2	596	131.96	787	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $80 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 sale2,450 hd

144.13

—

MO average17 barns · 8,382 hd

151.21

−7.08

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

Every lot

99 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	559	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	156.36/cwt	152.50–170.00	511	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.41/cwt	162.50–165.00	600	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	175.21/cwt	168.00–187.00	662	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	166.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	705	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.00	639	9
Steers	—	Large 1	426	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	175.75/cwt	175.00–177.00	772	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	170.05/cwt	167.00–179.00	806	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.61/cwt	162.00–169.00	777	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	156.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	838	9
Steers	—	Large 1	517	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	168.62/cwt	161.00–172.00	873	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	156.89/cwt	150.00–169.00	825	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	822	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	821	67
Steers	—	Large 1	572	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.88/cwt	144.25–167.00	893	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	765	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	135.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	149.56/cwt	140.00–157.00	941	245
Steers	—	Large 1	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	144.56/cwt	134.50–157.00	967	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	134.82/cwt	132.00–138.50	915	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	134.57/cwt	129.75–140.00	978	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	126.38/cwt	122.00–134.00	925	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	132.27/cwt	129.00–135.75	1,013	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	120.73/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,008	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	119.56/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,008	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,012	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	122.58/cwt	121.00–122.75	1,058	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.00	400	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	327	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	500	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	137.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	148.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	505	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	356	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	498	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	139.21/cwt	130.00–144.00	518	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	151.56/cwt	149.00–152.50	567	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	397	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	141.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	577	36
Heifers	—	Large 1	413	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	130.87/cwt	128.00–132.50	546	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	136.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	587	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	145.24/cwt	139.00–153.00	627	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	126.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	579	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	136.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	642	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	143.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	688	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	138.63/cwt	136.00–142.00	671	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	120.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	620	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	141.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	743	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	132.19/cwt	122.00–142.00	697	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	149.59/cwt	137.00–156.00	790	200
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	551	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	145.30/cwt	131.00–148.50	808	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	746	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.64/cwt	118.00–131.00	765	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	132.32/cwt	125.00–139.00	832	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	803	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	116.90/cwt	116.00–120.00	767	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	124.87/cwt	112.50–129.00	828	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	125.32/cwt	124.50–125.50	843	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	113.42/cwt	105.00–118.00	806	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	865	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	113.99/cwt	113.50–117.00	875	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	927	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	952	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	258	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	542	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	588	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	155.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	553	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	154.67/cwt	151.00–160.00	566	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	152.22/cwt	149.00–166.00	747	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.24/cwt	128.00–147.00	715	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	145.14/cwt	144.00–146.00	846	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	829	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	706	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	883	6

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

Mon Mar 9, 2020

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

Receipts 5,627Last week 3,343Year ago 8,645

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	835	117.00	117.00
65	—	478	140.00–146.00	143.83
156	—	556	131.00–148.50	145.30
200	—	528	137.00–156.00	149.59
66	—	782	118.50	118.50
35	—	340	140.00–152.00	148.56
16	—	733	118.00	118.00
19	—	374	149.00–152.50	151.56
53	—	673	124.50–125.50	125.32
96	—	432	139.00–153.00	145.24
266	—	629	125.00–139.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	123.00	123.00
25	—	526	135.00–148.00	141.16
36	—	408	138.00–143.00	141.50
13	—	598	129.00	129.00
16	—	484	136.00–142.00	138.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	284	140.00–141.00	140.86
44	—	619	118.00–131.00	123.64
58	—	471	130.00–144.00	136.29
90	—	527	122.00–142.00	132.19
127	—	575	120.00–133.00	129.82
62	—	429	130.00–141.00	136.76
33	—	336	135.00–142.50	137.60
168	—	663	112.50–129.00	124.87
79	—	768	113.50–117.00	113.99
45	—	372	130.00–144.00	139.21
7	—	821	116.00	116.00
36	—	711	105.00–118.00	113.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	127.00	127.00
6	—	413	137.00	137.00
9	—	465	141.00	141.00
11	—	610	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	356	140.00	140.00
11	—	533	142.00	142.00
34	—	327	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	397	133.00	133.00
23	—	515	120.00–122.00	120.36
29	—	456	120.00–131.00	126.92
8	—	551	127.00	127.00
21	—	417	128.00–132.50	130.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	656	116.00–120.00	116.90
13	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	635	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	150.00–151.00	150.44
9	—	655	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	439	175.00–177.00	175.75
9	—	294	190.00	190.00
263	—	573	144.25–167.00	155.88
150	—	843	119.00–125.50	119.56
126	—	474	167.00–179.00	170.05
34	—	378	168.00–187.00	175.21
200	—	669	134.50–157.00	144.56
138	—	518	161.00–172.00	168.62
87	—	863	121.00–122.75	122.58
92	—	766	129.00–135.75	132.27
143	—	727	129.75–140.00	134.57
245	—	629	140.00–157.00	149.56
9	—	343	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	128.00	128.00
15	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	179.00	179.00
13	—	640	141.00	141.00
4	—	517	160.00	160.00
4	—	572	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	628	135.00–140.00	135.64
67	—	568	141.00–150.00	144.57
49	—	424	160.00–170.00	166.33
8	—	774	129.00	129.00
94	—	679	132.00–138.50	134.82
78	—	475	162.00–169.00	163.61
49	—	526	150.00–169.00	156.89
13	—	365	162.50–165.00	164.41
21	—	327	152.50–170.00	156.36
55	—	858	118.00	118.00
80	—	732	122.00–134.00	126.38
204	—	835	120.00–121.00	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	152.00	152.00
29	—	686	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	164.00	164.00
15	—	483	155.00–165.00	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	129.00	129.00
7	—	474	150.00	150.00
25	—	440	158.00	158.00
26	—	355	155.00–160.00	155.89
10	—	331	177.50	177.50
5	—	258	210.00	210.00
4	—	503	157.50	157.50
6	—	706	125.00	125.00
14	—	583	144.00–146.00	145.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	129.00	129.00
5	—	459	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	366	151.00–160.00	154.67
36	—	422	155.00	155.00
20	—	491	149.00–166.00	152.22
8	—	659	126.00	126.00
10	—	312	170.00	170.00
34	—	529	128.00–147.00	135.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	152.00	152.00
5	—	443	120.00	120.00

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.