Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was light to moderate with good demand. Internet sales were active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.28/cwt on 1,736 head.

Average price

$156.28

1,736 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	160.90	950	1,045
Medium and Large 1-2	631	150.07	946	647
Medium and Large 2	587	138.46	813	36
Medium 2	417	135.45	565	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $385 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 sale1,736 hd

156.28

—

MO average14 barns · 5,981 hd

158.12

−1.83

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

70 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	—	768	154.72/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,188	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,254	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	194.25/cwt	185.00–201.00	919	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,206	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	168.34/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,104	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	163.10/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	207.88/cwt	205.00–220.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	170.76/cwt	165.00–174.00	975	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	149.47/cwt	146.50–150.50	1,323	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	183.07/cwt	175.00–187.50	972	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	153.44/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,263	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	158.82/cwt	157.00–160.50	1,239	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	178.07/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,019	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	829	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	191.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	837	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	207.04/cwt	202.50–212.00	975	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	163.33/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,156	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	219.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	730	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	210.73/cwt	202.00–217.00	921	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	193.50/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,012	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	152.37/cwt	152.00–152.75	1,304	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	179.83/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,120	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,386	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	708	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	190.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,098	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	171.40/cwt	170.00–172.00	872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.63/cwt	145.00–157.50	802	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.97/cwt	141.00–157.00	858	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	157.40/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,011	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	164.73/cwt	159.00–169.00	885	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	143.43/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,165	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.98/cwt	175.00–191.00	664	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	136.36/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,195	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.25/cwt	163.00–172.00	779	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.83/cwt	147.50–148.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	139.77/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,161	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,395	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	135.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.89/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,001	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	671	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	144.24/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,102	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	156.61/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,051	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	143.35/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,006	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	150.12/cwt	146.00–152.00	943	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.58/cwt	165.00–181.00	748	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	171.14/cwt	170.00–172.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	162.63/cwt	158.00–170.00	911	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,078	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.00/cwt	180.00–187.00	607	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.16/cwt	150.00–162.00	753	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	687	56
Steers	Medium 2	—	779	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,013	5

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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