Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00- 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 575 lbs. traded 5.00-13.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Supply moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.90/cwt on 3,466 head.

Average price

$174.90

3,466 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	178.34	1,187	1,980
Medium and Large 1-2	648	170.86	1,107	1,326
Medium and Large 2	551	166.38	917	146
Medium 2	547	159.50	872	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $314 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 sale3,466 hd

174.90

—

MO average16 barns · 11,718 hd

176.87

−1.97

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

87 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	—	288	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	177.24/cwt	175.00–183.00	867	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	230.84/cwt	217.50–236.00	743	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	140.48/cwt	139.25–142.10	1,290	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	152.79/cwt	151.00–153.60	1,248	394
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	207.16/cwt	190.00–215.00	802	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	164.51/cwt	152.00–166.50	1,127	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	139.39/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,369	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,105	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	169.53/cwt	163.00–174.00	982	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.75	1,203	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	187.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	612	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	175.87/cwt	172.00–182.00	834	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	175.59/cwt	171.00–183.00	753	148
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.04/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,005	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	199.22/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,118	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	216.02/cwt	210.00–222.00	909	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	222.13/cwt	220.00–226.00	800	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	188.63/cwt	177.00–194.00	1,004	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.64/cwt	186.00–207.50	944	127
Steers	Medium 2	—	547	159.50/cwt	154.00–161.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	212.20/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,010	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.84/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,208	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	187.76/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	206.40/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,075	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	183.77/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,070	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	198.98/cwt	190.00–205.00	858	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	177.77/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,100	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	170.93/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,162	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	809	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.32/cwt	150.00–170.00	765	101
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	840	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,197	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	157.94/cwt	151.00–172.50	1,000	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	158.43/cwt	155.00–162.50	922	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	158.79/cwt	147.50–164.00	904	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	169.81/cwt	162.00–176.00	562	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.44/cwt	170.00–172.50	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.26/cwt	178.00–184.00	883	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	648	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.94/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,042	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	147.91/cwt	147.00–150.00	711	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.70/cwt	153.00–158.25	1,031	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.51/cwt	165.00–183.00	899	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	158.88/cwt	154.00–164.00	976	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	138.62/cwt	135.00–151.00	952	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,229	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	138.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,156	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	154.75/cwt	148.00–156.50	1,119	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	183.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	698	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	914	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	154.17/cwt	149.00–156.50	1,181	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	148.63/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,290	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	168.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	163.70/cwt	154.00–170.00	702	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.11/cwt	165.00–177.00	950	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	195.16/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,183	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	139.81/cwt	130.00–142.00	997	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	834	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	149.20/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,013	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.86/cwt	146.00–164.00	835	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	452	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	599	5

How this sale compares

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