Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.17/cwt on 4,573 head.

Average price

$176.17

4,573 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	180.88	1,203	2,642
Medium and Large 1-2	659	170.25	1,122	1,793
Medium and Large 2	508	164.51	836	98
Medium 2	543	159.15	864	33
Large 1	777	157.00	1,220	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale4,573 hd

176.17

—

MO average14 barns · 14,312 hd

179.30

−3.14

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 1Thin Fleshed	—	396	230.88/cwt	229.00–232.00	914	24
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	148.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	20
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	165.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	149.48/cwt	149.00–153.00	978	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	165.62/cwt	163.00–172.00	800	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,022	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,188	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	148.17/cwt	142.00–153.00	971	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	186.79/cwt	175.00–191.50	1,083	486
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	155.72/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,135	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	177.22/cwt	177.00–177.50	737	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	156.61/cwt	155.00–157.50	908	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	187.05/cwt	180.00–198.00	896	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,408	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	176.87/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,113	156
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,004	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	158.79/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,224	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	184.18/cwt	177.00–191.00	972	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	164.73/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,023	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	191.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	734	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	216.47/cwt	205.00–225.00	833	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	184.87/cwt	180.00–195.00	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	161.74/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,223	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	155.98/cwt	153.50–158.00	1,368	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	691	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	157.14/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,290	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,241	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.69/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,148	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.64/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,132	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	202.90/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,061	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	211.68/cwt	200.00–222.00	881	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	163.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,113	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	232.40/cwt	227.50–237.50	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	423	224.19/cwt	223.00–227.00	948	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	146.63/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,356	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	210.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	998	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	947	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.40/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,060	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	171.35/cwt	167.00–174.00	987	107
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	139.45/cwt	139.00–140.00	531	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.65/cwt	145.00–146.00	760	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.38/cwt	135.00–147.50	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.59/cwt	145.00–146.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.63/cwt	148.00–164.00	897	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	160.67/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,019	571
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.31/cwt	152.00–167.00	776	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.45/cwt	150.00–164.00	846	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.42/cwt	160.00–171.00	534	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	149.16/cwt	142.00–153.00	998	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,136	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.36/cwt	153.00–167.50	684	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	147.40/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,154	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	144.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,033	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	147.62/cwt	139.00–153.00	914	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	169.15/cwt	165.00–172.50	658	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.75/cwt	175.00–184.00	665	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	173.33/cwt	168.00–180.00	757	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	177.73/cwt	175.00–181.00	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.97/cwt	166.00–184.00	915	304
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.21/cwt	170.00–177.50	632	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.39/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,120	179
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	172.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,204	319
Steers	Large 1	—	777	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	149.19/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,301	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	174.71/cwt	169.00–185.00	833	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	149.32/cwt	142.00–150.75	1,254	191

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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