Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers 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 $179.95/cwt on 2,634 head.

Average price

$179.95

2,634 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	186.62	1,162	1,453
Medium and Large 1-2	647	172.02	1,114	1,002
Medium and Large 2	551	170.67	940	173
Medium 2	587	155.50	913	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.12/cwt here — about $249 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 sale2,634 hd

179.95

—

MO average16 barns · 8,840 hd

176.99

+2.96

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

78 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	—	519	168.97/cwt	165.00–176.00	877	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	160.83/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,227	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	222.39/cwt	217.00–228.00	938	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	188.94/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,100	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	184.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	800	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	206.98/cwt	197.50–212.50	985	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	201.70/cwt	187.50–214.00	861	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	182.79/cwt	172.00–185.00	887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,322	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	151.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,164	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	142.40/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,286	35
Steers	Medium 2	—	587	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	151.19/cwt	147.50–152.25	1,226	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	206.83/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,080	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	156.91/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,309	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	207.07/cwt	195.00–217.50	781	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	206.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	163.27/cwt	152.00–171.00	1,027	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	153.81/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,134	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,413	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	164.12/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,103	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	192.56/cwt	180.00–200.00	997	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	224.29/cwt	220.00–232.50	738	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	233.11/cwt	232.00–235.00	669	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	224.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	821	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	191.12/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,156	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	147.56/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,390	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	200.67/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,142	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.89/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,160	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	219.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,041	137
Bulls	Medium 2	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	173.07/cwt	171.00–182.00	986	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	900	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	764	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	188.70/cwt	188.00–189.00	993	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	844	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	146.59/cwt	142.50–150.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	187.49/cwt	182.50–195.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.29/cwt	153.00–165.00	994	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	147.71/cwt	142.00–152.00	988	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	175.00/cwt	167.50–178.00	663	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.44/cwt	151.00–168.00	775	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	137.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,154	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,043	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.92/cwt	146.00–162.00	824	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	140.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,031	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	147.28/cwt	141.00–149.00	929	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.34/cwt	148.00–164.00	902	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	173.66/cwt	167.00–177.50	596	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	493	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	164.29/cwt	150.00–167.00	710	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	137.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,256	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.15/cwt	165.00–177.00	890	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	171.59/cwt	166.00–176.00	968	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.31/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,065	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.40/cwt	171.00–181.00	827	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.82/cwt	170.00–187.50	747	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	180.83/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,108	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	698	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	144.18/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,096	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	144.03/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,194	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	139.59/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,198	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	159.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,092	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	172.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,024	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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