Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.20/cwt on 3,686 head.

Average price

$168.20

3,686 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	170.50	1,138	2,214
Medium and Large 1-2	645	165.35	1,067	1,374
Medium and Large 2	553	157.71	872	82
Medium 2	473	147.74	698	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $440 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 sale3,686 hd

168.20

—

MO average15 barns · 16,686 hd

171.01

−2.81

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

63 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 1-2	—	420	183.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	772	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	157.23/cwt	154.25–158.75	1,292	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	167.18/cwt	154.00–171.25	849	248
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	151.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	211.10/cwt	205.00–212.00	806	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	176.94/cwt	170.00–181.00	927	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	198.52/cwt	192.00–200.00	740	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	166.05/cwt	164.50–172.00	1,103	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	199.59/cwt	195.00–202.00	681	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	183.32/cwt	175.00–190.00	889	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	155.33/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,139	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	150.10/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,223	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	184.17/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,044	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	172.55/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,068	492
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	197.70/cwt	192.00–202.00	852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	159.24/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,236	216
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	156.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	156.87/cwt	152.00–163.00	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.92/cwt	165.00–172.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	173.73/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,002	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	158.62/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,074	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,342	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.96/cwt	142.00–152.00	797	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	884	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.85/cwt	149.00–156.00	945	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,084	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.40/cwt	159.00–174.00	770	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.95/cwt	153.00–164.00	897	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	138.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	151.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.26/cwt	146.00–150.25	1,076	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,224	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	129.82/cwt	129.00–132.00	950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	319	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	606	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	175.07/cwt	168.00–180.00	643	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	148.28/cwt	144.00–152.00	830	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	985	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	198.58/cwt	192.00–203.00	929	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	160.18/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,158	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	192.22/cwt	182.00–196.25	1,003	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	148.26/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,140	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.50/cwt	141.00–158.00	727	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.23/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,017	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	147.84/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,393	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	159.55/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,005	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	150.96/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,327	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	141.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	897	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	175.90/cwt	169.00–181.00	584	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.70/cwt	160.00–176.00	705	201
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	168.91/cwt	165.00–172.00	794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	155.13/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,215	236

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.

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