Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 450 lbs. traded 4.00-10.00 higher, with heavier weights trading steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. traded 5.00-8.00 higher, with heavier weights trading steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.74/cwt on 2,869 head.

Average price

$175.74

2,869 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	180.50	1,136	1,904
Medium and Large 1-2	666	166.75	1,111	870
Medium and Large 2	550	163.37	899	70
Medium 2	492	161.30	793	25

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $343 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 sale2,869 hd

175.74

—

MO average15 barns · 10,585 hd

174.40

+1.34

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

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	169.56/cwt	160.00–177.50	714	128
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	138.34/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,107	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	186.64/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,075	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,170	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	208.62/cwt	200.00–211.00	764	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	156.46/cwt	152.00–162.50	958	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	158.78/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,135	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.16/cwt	185.00–192.50	894	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	940	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	196.47/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,112	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	158.85/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,077	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	145.58/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,195	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	172.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,069	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	151.13/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,174	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	143.25/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,256	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	210.80/cwt	200.00–216.00	906	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,149	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	182.90/cwt	175.00–190.00	971	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	194.23/cwt	190.00–207.00	833	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	221.40/cwt	219.00–223.00	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	209.06/cwt	197.50–215.00	991	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	167.49/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,115	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	141.29/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	152.89/cwt	150.50–156.25	1,264	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	198.90/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,054	230
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	153.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.79/cwt	155.00–162.50	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	161.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	939	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.90/cwt	147.00–157.00	897	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	126.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	144.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	141.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.68/cwt	145.00–157.00	784	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.89/cwt	150.00–159.00	733	90
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	150.60/cwt	147.00–152.50	854	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,040	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	131.29/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,147	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.17/cwt	160.00–175.00	788	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.67/cwt	159.00–169.50	853	249
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	852	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	895	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	140.61/cwt	135.00–142.75	1,014	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	143.51/cwt	140.00–146.00	960	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,109	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	143.24/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,057	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	128.38/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.25/cwt	165.00–166.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,195	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.42/cwt	158.00–169.00	919	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	153.73/cwt	148.00–158.00	962	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	893	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.18/cwt	150.00–159.00	656	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	639	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,160	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.45/cwt	170.00–179.00	825	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,288	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.70/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,005	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	178.63/cwt	170.00–182.50	582	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	212.66/cwt	205.00–225.00	704	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	187.35/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,150	97
Steers	Medium 2	—	441	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	706	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	7

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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