Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.56/cwt on 2,595 head.

Average price

$152.56

2,595 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	156.63	945	1,170
Medium and Large 1-2	552	151.51	837	1,177
Large 1	640	141.06	903	31
Medium and Large 2	578	139.30	805	193
Medium 2	525	126.48	664	24

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $281 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 sale2,595 hd

152.56

—

MO average15 barns · 9,552 hd

158.88

−6.33

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

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.94/cwt	160.00–163.00	931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	155.35/cwt	154.00–158.00	882	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	589	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	188.77/cwt	188.00–190.00	585	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	171.14/cwt	170.00–172.50	558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	212.67/cwt	205.00–217.50	810	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	187.93/cwt	180.00–191.00	808	87
Steers	Medium 2	—	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	148.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,126	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	163.81/cwt	154.00–167.50	955	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	727	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	181.51/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,060	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	146.76/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,252	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	187.18/cwt	185.00–192.00	724	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,154	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	148.38/cwt	140.00–152.75	1,236	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	161.88/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,089	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	193.18/cwt	187.50–201.00	1,020	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.33/cwt	155.00–164.00	915	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	151.91/cwt	146.00–152.75	1,079	201
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	150.54/cwt	148.00–152.50	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	150.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,028	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	168.04/cwt	162.00–174.00	704	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,115	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	143.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,306	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	186.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	887	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	164.61/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,037	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	178.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	944	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	153.63/cwt	150.75–157.50	1,252	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	190.72/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,078	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	200.98/cwt	195.00–204.00	758	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	130.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,216	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	203.01/cwt	192.00–214.00	946	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.59/cwt	194.00–218.00	878	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	173.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	156.91/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,246	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	176.70/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,088	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	165.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,180	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.34/cwt	160.00–172.00	890	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	149.23/cwt	144.00–151.00	922	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	349	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	649	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	139.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	943	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	782	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,044	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	699	39
Heifers	Medium 2	—	448	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	594	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	184.14/cwt	172.00–190.00	657	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	482	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	166.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	612	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,008	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	137.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	934	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.65/cwt	131.00–142.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,065	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.77/cwt	150.00–161.00	681	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	14
Steers	Large 1	—	582	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.95/cwt	155.00–167.00	845	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,029	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.81/cwt	126.00–137.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	155.51/cwt	152.50–157.50	603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	952	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	786	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.01/cwt	144.00–155.00	797	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	870	180
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	579	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	145.41/cwt	140.00–148.50	979	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.11/cwt	169.00–175.00	656	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	146.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	899	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	162.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	548	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.64/cwt	127.50–144.00	740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	529	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	748	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	132.69/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,006	43

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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