Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This regular feeder sale also included a yearling special. Compared to the last sale, (December 20th), feeder steers traded 3.00-6.00 higher, except with heavy five weight steers trading up to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 725 lbs. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.87/cwt on 7,410 head.

Average price

$163.87

7,410 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	166.05	1,200	5,242
Medium and Large 1-2	710	159.64	1,133	2,020
Medium and Large 2	624	147.35	920	115
Medium 2	704	133.79	942	33

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $258 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 sale7,410 hd

163.87

—

MO average3 barns · 8,192 hd

164.43

−0.56

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

80 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 1Gaunt	—	478	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	989	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	149.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,278	59
Steers	Medium 2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	141.78/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,102	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	146.02/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,338	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	155.30/cwt	146.00–157.10	1,205	467
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	198.22/cwt	187.50–205.00	944	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	164.71/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,097	452
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	154.96/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,277	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	152.85/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,322	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	154.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,116	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	164.01/cwt	157.00–173.00	864	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	695	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	862	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	154.32/cwt	151.00–158.25	1,418	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	762	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	158.90/cwt	156.50–166.10	1,300	1,292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	149.22/cwt	145.00–153.75	1,522	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	170.41/cwt	157.50–174.00	993	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	158.65/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,069	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	199.39/cwt	186.00–205.00	863	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,400	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	169.09/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,057	590
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	159.12/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,388	549
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	157.32/cwt	145.00–163.50	979	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	176.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	840	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	192.81/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,070	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	194.47/cwt	193.00–195.00	988	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	161.11/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,165	737
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	159.97/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,237	625
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	208.52/cwt	207.00–210.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	209.70/cwt	209.00–210.00	874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	918	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	142.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	844	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	141.35/cwt	137.50–143.00	889	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	712	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.54/cwt	155.00–163.50	756	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	149.89/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,231	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.11/cwt	177.50–191.00	956	207
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	964	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	151.77/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,158	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.59/cwt	147.00–158.00	811	403
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.76/cwt	136.00–145.00	731	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	182.11/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,043	305
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.01/cwt	160.00–167.00	766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	162.62/cwt	155.00–168.50	709	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.29/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,041	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.72/cwt	142.00–144.00	881	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	152.78/cwt	144.00–159.25	1,102	419
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.49/cwt	164.00–173.00	662	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	138.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,054	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.50	571	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.18/cwt	140.00–154.00	641	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	154.40/cwt	147.00–160.00	976	492
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.16/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,029	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	134.27/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	606	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	873	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.40/cwt	141.00–154.00	717	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.72/cwt	146.00–163.00	884	604
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	151.57/cwt	146.00–154.00	996	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.06/cwt	132.00–145.00	824	47
Heifers	Medium 2	—	671	118.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	10

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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