Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 575 lbs. traded 9.00-14.00 lower, with heavier weights trading steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 4.00-7.00 lower with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.79/cwt on 3,268 head.

Average price

$179.79

3,268 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	184.92	1,107	1,608
Large 1	587	181.50	1,065	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	176.27	1,026	1,406
Medium and Large 2	556	166.93	929	212
Medium 2	494	160.53	793	30

One grade step is worth $24.39/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 sale3,268 hd

179.79

—

MO average14 barns · 9,015 hd

178.20

+1.60

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 2	—	364	184.83/cwt	175.00–192.50	673	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	150.81/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,083	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	141.31/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,361	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	194.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	910	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	153.57/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,252	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	152.32/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,037	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	153.01/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,123	103
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	162.49/cwt	162.00–164.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	209.36/cwt	202.00–215.00	894	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	217.76/cwt	215.00–222.00	821	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	140.49/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,099	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	175.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	841	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	894	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	191.67/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,089	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	151.94/cwt	151.35–153.00	1,308	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	221.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	726	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,285	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	183.36/cwt	179.00–187.50	970	190
Steers	Medium 2	—	578	155.96/cwt	150.00–163.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	164.76/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,040	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	151.45/cwt	150.75–157.50	1,186	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	206.36/cwt	202.00–211.00	978	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	176.35/cwt	171.50–184.50	1,166	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	163.48/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,108	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	179.65/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,130	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	159.47/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,257	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	193.40/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,013	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	204.99/cwt	195.00–212.00	775	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	145.09/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,251	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	163.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,174	155
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	502	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	185.74/cwt	181.00–192.00	988	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	699	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	564	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	857	15
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	488	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	769	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	151.89/cwt	144.00–159.25	1,173	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	156.46/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,058	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.07/cwt	158.00–166.00	848	263
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.67/cwt	142.00–157.00	808	134
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	402	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	148.91/cwt	147.00–150.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	137.42/cwt	136.00–139.25	1,196	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.39/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,014	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	141.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.27/cwt	163.00–180.00	721	204
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.78/cwt	158.00–164.00	935	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	753	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	147.81/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,008	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	171.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	171.36/cwt	167.00–175.00	982	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.83/cwt	142.25–148.00	1,189	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	159.19/cwt	153.00–164.00	990	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	179.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,022	187
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	194.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	823	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	919	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	720	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.25/cwt	140.00–157.00	885	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.06/cwt	138.00–143.75	1,087	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	169.02/cwt	165.00–174.00	652	94
Steers	Large 1	—	587	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.23/cwt	156.00–165.00	684	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.42/cwt	143.00–152.50	634	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	146.21/cwt	135.00–152.50	718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.71/cwt	180.00–187.50	609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	136.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,235	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	182.13/cwt	175.00–193.00	678	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.77/cwt	163.00–170.00	789	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	149.59/cwt	139.00–152.75	942	210

How this sale compares

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