Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00- 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.16/cwt on 2,168 head.

Average price

$179.16

2,168 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$46.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	185.02	1,136	1,099
Medium and Large 1-2	603	174.64	1,052	917
Medium and Large 2	575	166.71	959	138
Medium 2	673	138.43	932	14thin

One grade step is worth $46.59/cwt here — about $204 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 sale2,168 hd

179.16

—

MO average16 barns · 8,707 hd

180.96

−1.80

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

76 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	—	574	160.84/cwt	158.00–164.00	923	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.73/cwt	165.00–183.00	738	43
Steers	Medium 2	—	723	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	991	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	204.70/cwt	200.00–211.00	753	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	147.00/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,285	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,377	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	210.33/cwt	202.00–215.00	978	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	166.04/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,122	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	180.77/cwt	175.00–187.50	964	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	159.96/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,236	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	195.07/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,100	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	170.36/cwt	165.00–174.00	995	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,228	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	208.12/cwt	200.00–214.00	706	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	155.21/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,153	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	180.40/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,050	185
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	146.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,232	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	220.19/cwt	215.00–222.00	740	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	156.60/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,281	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	220.42/cwt	217.00–222.50	824	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.40/cwt	180.00–202.00	813	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	151.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,192	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	182.17/cwt	175.00–189.50	1,135	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	162.75/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,177	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	188.24/cwt	180.00–200.00	913	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.59/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,051	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	146.32/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,345	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	177.83/cwt	173.50–181.00	1,191	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	167.25/cwt	160.00–171.00	965	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	166.57/cwt	162.00–172.50	889	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	142.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.33/cwt	165.00–167.50	637	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	159.57/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,063	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.79/cwt	186.00–200.00	710	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	178.27/cwt	170.00–185.00	670	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.13/cwt	150.00–164.00	735	117
Bulls	Medium 2	—	803	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	176.87/cwt	172.50–177.50	876	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.90/cwt	143.00–157.00	866	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	141.71/cwt	137.50–145.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	144.17/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	137.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	933	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	133.34/cwt	130.00–143.00	839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.64/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,022	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	152.27/cwt	150.00–154.00	961	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,114	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,090	352
Heifers	Medium 2	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.02/cwt	144.00–157.00	813	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.29/cwt	152.00–165.00	681	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	138.62/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,134	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.25/cwt	158.00–174.00	869	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	949	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	137.35/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,062	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	183.25/cwt	182.00–185.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	142.88/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,182	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	162.32/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,034	175
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	196.20/cwt	195.00–198.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	174.49/cwt	170.00–176.00	862	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	190.28/cwt	187.00–197.50	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.71/cwt	165.00–172.00	791	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.43/cwt	202.00–222.00	901	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.69/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,035	201
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	170.14/cwt	162.00–172.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,050	13

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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