Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. traded steady, with heavier weights steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady. Quality was not as deep as last week. Supply and demand was moderate. Internet buying was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.22/cwt on 3,067 head.

Average price

$170.22

3,067 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	175.25	1,217	1,480
Medium and Large 1-2	695	166.33	1,157	1,423
Medium and Large 2	688	158.49	1,091	164

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about $126 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 sale3,067 hd

170.22

—

MO average16 barns · 9,537 hd

175.62

−5.40

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

86 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	—	722	146.61/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,059	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	154.25/cwt	152.00–154.75	1,112	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,227	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,000	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	165.20/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,041	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.37/cwt	163.00–174.00	889	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.27/cwt	163.00–169.00	948	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	175.95/cwt	172.50–179.00	994	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	195.66/cwt	187.00–213.00	941	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	149.83/cwt	146.00–151.50	1,236	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	224.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	733	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	206.79/cwt	195.00–217.00	674	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	178.32/cwt	177.50–179.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,286	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	139.83/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,302	149
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,165	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	153.55/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,121	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	191.41/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,001	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	144.21/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,321	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	164.40/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,202	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	161.69/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,098	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	212.97/cwt	200.00–217.50	818	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	205.17/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,079	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	208.80/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,167	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	179.89/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,141	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	154.93/cwt	149.00–158.50	1,195	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	204.48/cwt	190.00–212.00	875	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,356	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	174.90/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,167	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	225.07/cwt	220.00–232.00	885	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	221.49/cwt	217.00–230.00	952	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	153.50/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,269	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,162	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,353	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	145.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	170.82/cwt	166.00–177.00	987	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	178.94/cwt	175.00–182.00	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	163.63/cwt	162.00–165.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.03/cwt	171.00–177.00	818	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	142.86/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,171	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	165.07/cwt	162.00–167.00	867	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	167.50/cwt	158.00–175.00	958	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.44/cwt	152.00–162.50	594	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	140.08/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,094	140
Heifers	Medium 2	—	621	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.07/cwt	175.00–192.00	702	83
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	143.80/cwt	137.50–147.50	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	178.17/cwt	170.00–181.00	611	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	157.15/cwt	150.00–161.00	893	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	887	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.88/cwt	153.00–165.00	995	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,289	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,393	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	191.92/cwt	187.00–197.50	641	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.20/cwt	155.00–168.00	703	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	146.80/cwt	142.00–152.00	920	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,062	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	156.95/cwt	147.00–162.00	838	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	991	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	661	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.06/cwt	143.00–150.50	1,113	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	730	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.69/cwt	154.00–168.00	765	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	141.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	143.44/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,034	163

How this sale compares

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