Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-3.00 higher. Internet bidding was active. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.66/cwt on 2,227 head.

Average price

$180.66

2,227 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	186.91	1,173	1,472
Medium and Large 1-2	682	168.78	1,151	677
Medium and Large 2	565	167.80	948	68
Large 1	758	153.00	1,160	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $13 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 sale2,227 hd

180.66

—

MO average14 barns · 8,476 hd

178.75

+1.91

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

74 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 2	—	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	191.10/cwt	185.00–197.00	822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	167.15/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	203.96/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,097	337
Steers	Large 1	—	758	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,160	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	188.57/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,097	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	162.80/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,278	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,342	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	173.69/cwt	173.00–174.50	1,167	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	170.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	990	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	149.31/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,312	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	218.72/cwt	210.00–229.00	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	217.45/cwt	205.00–225.00	920	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	214.28/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,014	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	190.71/cwt	180.00–200.00	931	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,210	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	167.38/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,208	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	180.85/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,143	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	233.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	974	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.13/cwt	210.00–215.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	186.18/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,005	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,268	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	196.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,124	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	226.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,085	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	376	234.27/cwt	232.50–235.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	734	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.00	960	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	154.51/cwt	146.00–159.00	909	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.86/cwt	157.00–168.00	707	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	149.46/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,016	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,349	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	175.41/cwt	167.00–185.00	935	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	182.10/cwt	175.00–187.50	577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	140.66/cwt	134.00–147.50	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	757	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	158.28/cwt	155.00–168.00	768	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	149.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	909	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	172.37/cwt	166.00–180.00	996	470
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	159.39/cwt	155.00–164.00	848	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,115	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	152.54/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,088	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.20/cwt	175.00–190.00	695	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,019	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	175.98/cwt	170.00–183.00	741	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,202	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	151.14/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.67/cwt	153.00–165.00	918	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,131	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,136	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	156.38/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,052	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	157.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,165	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	165.20/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,130	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.76/cwt	174.00–191.00	878	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.63/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,015	170
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	8

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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