Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.71/cwt on 5,073 head.

Average price

$163.71

5,073 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	164.55	1,176	2,894
Medium and Large 1-2	653	164.51	1,075	1,737
Medium and Large 2	585	155.72	912	379
Large 1	919	154.75	1,422	29
Medium 2	547	147.51	807	34

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $369 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 sale5,073 hd

163.71

—

MO average17 barns · 15,291 hd

167.76

−4.05

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

85 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	—	925	146.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,354	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	183.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	700	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	203.42/cwt	197.00–214.00	858	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	164.65/cwt	157.00–169.00	864	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,262	512
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	197.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	164.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	183.73/cwt	177.50–190.00	788	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.96/cwt	141.00–151.00	912	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	161.30/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,016	186
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	789	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	178.58/cwt	175.00–181.00	954	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	184.56/cwt	175.00–194.00	886	135
Steers	Medium 2	—	676	134.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	152.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,114	134
Steers	Medium 2	—	521	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	768	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,313	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	210.34/cwt	205.00–215.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	159.77/cwt	152.00–167.00	911	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	191.20/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,015	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	145.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,203	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	201.32/cwt	200.00–202.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	160.28/cwt	152.50–164.00	1,095	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	152.76/cwt	148.00–155.75	1,193	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	175.13/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,018	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	152.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,313	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	209.40/cwt	207.00–215.00	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	158.93/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,152	606
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	201.62/cwt	195.00–211.00	946	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	170.71/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,062	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	186.40/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,048	146
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	136.42/cwt	134.00–142.00	988	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.51/cwt	139.00–152.00	920	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	163.08/cwt	155.00–167.50	903	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	894	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	136.39/cwt	135.00–137.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	669	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	791	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.19/cwt	132.00–141.00	797	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	141.72/cwt	132.00–144.00	683	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.65/cwt	131.00–134.00	889	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.17/cwt	136.00–144.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	129.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	142.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,086	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	973	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	140.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,010	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.13/cwt	146.00–160.00	734	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	130.09/cwt	126.00–132.00	942	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	666	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	163.25/cwt	157.00–167.50	611	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.99/cwt	135.00–147.00	919	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.17/cwt	142.00–155.00	796	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	163.64/cwt	161.00–169.00	787	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.44/cwt	142.00–156.00	865	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,218	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	151.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	959	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.94/cwt	157.00–170.00	538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.89/cwt	157.00–169.50	850	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	177.48/cwt	174.00–184.00	655	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	128.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.27/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,010	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.59/cwt	161.00–171.00	710	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.27/cwt	172.00–182.00	594	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	138.43/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	157.59/cwt	156.00–161.50	1,218	723
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	149.04/cwt	147.35–153.00	1,139	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	168.21/cwt	165.50–172.50	1,120	184
Steers	Large 1	—	919	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,422	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,080	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	919	134
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	145.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	964	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	148.27/cwt	146.85–156.00	1,078	237
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	142.18/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,052	23

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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