Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded 4.00-6.00 lower with heavier weights trading steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 3.00-7.00 lower with heavier weights trading steady. Supply moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.55/cwt on 2,952 head.

Average price

$172.55

2,952 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	182.23	1,139	1,154
Medium and Large 1-2	642	167.31	1,074	1,591
Medium and Large 2	576	162.55	936	149
Medium 2	526	149.20	784	58

One grade step is worth $33.03/cwt here — about $355 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 sale2,952 hd

172.55

—

MO average16 barns · 9,520 hd

177.27

−4.72

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

91 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	—	322	216.47/cwt	207.50–222.50	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	202.43/cwt	192.00–220.00	854	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	147.15/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,208	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	177.89/cwt	167.00–186.00	1,010	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.34/cwt	176.00–191.00	876	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,325	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	163.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	155.25/cwt	145.00–156.75	1,213	293
Steers	Medium 2	—	442	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	690	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	175.93/cwt	170.00–182.50	918	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	149.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,317	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	164.79/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,109	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	171.19/cwt	167.50–177.00	827	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	740	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	157.90/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,206	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	166.05/cwt	160.00–171.00	951	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	151.78/cwt	145.00–157.00	976	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,020	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	509	149.21/cwt	145.00–151.00	759	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	187.84/cwt	180.00–191.00	806	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	151.24/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,118	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	213.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	831	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	163.39/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,011	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	164.43/cwt	157.00–169.50	1,194	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	156.25/cwt	154.75–159.75	1,277	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	189.49/cwt	186.00–202.00	989	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	199.27/cwt	192.00–206.00	956	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,126	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	619	188.10/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,164	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	173.06/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,147	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	174.82/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,086	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	192.00/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,123	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,200	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	802	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	947	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	156.01/cwt	150.00–162.00	969	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	162.72/cwt	160.00–171.00	871	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	151.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,018	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	164.73/cwt	157.00–167.00	782	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	180.31/cwt	177.00–185.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	701	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.80/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,014	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.18/cwt	164.00–175.00	817	160
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	141.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,070	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	172.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.31/cwt	145.00–156.50	1,079	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	127.89/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.66/cwt	154.00–167.00	591	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.61/cwt	148.00–161.00	741	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	126.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	935	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	137.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,061	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,277	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,088	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	156.38/cwt	155.75–157.00	1,382	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,127	62
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	972	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.14/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,129	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	182.93/cwt	181.00–190.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.49/cwt	139.00–153.00	928	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	869	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	839	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.25/cwt	181.00–188.00	687	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.61/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,056	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.68/cwt	152.00–163.00	813	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	159.83/cwt	152.00–169.00	905	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.06/cwt	148.00–161.00	671	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,092	38
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.88/cwt	141.00–152.00	764	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	140.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,009	57

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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