Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago, feeder steers under 700 lbs. traded steady with heavier weights trading 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.13/cwt on 4,414 head.

Average price

$174.13

4,414 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	178.28	1,151	2,208
Medium and Large 1-2	623	171.17	1,067	1,868
Medium and Large 2	547	166.34	910	263
Large 1	761	156.62	1,192	30
Medium 2	543	150.59	818	45

One grade step is worth $27.69/cwt here — about $333 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 sale4,414 hd

174.13

—

MO average15 barns · 12,496 hd

179.74

−5.61

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

89 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	—	893	158.69/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,417	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	181.34/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,043	420
Steers	Medium 2	—	534	151.72/cwt	150.00–152.00	810	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	153.61/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,115	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	180.45/cwt	171.00–188.00	947	183
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	167.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	185.21/cwt	177.00–193.00	889	194
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	165.83/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,045	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	152.88/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,200	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	148.13/cwt	142.50–150.00	912	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	145.31/cwt	143.25–149.00	1,287	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	169.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	824	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	170.69/cwt	170.00–172.00	707	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	624	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	849	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	459	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	175.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	581	44
Steers	Medium 2	—	572	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	887	10
Steers	Large 1	—	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	6
Steers	Large 1	—	785	156.28/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,227	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	148.48/cwt	142.50–152.50	999	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	186.91/cwt	180.00–193.00	800	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	144.71/cwt	144.00–144.75	1,318	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	162.90/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,168	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	203.59/cwt	197.50–207.00	774	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.08/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,114	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	195.02/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,010	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	149.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,245	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	160.55/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,241	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	202.68/cwt	194.00–207.50	855	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	178.56/cwt	172.50–189.00	1,118	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	177.80/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,177	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	159.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,318	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.90/cwt	210.00–225.00	677	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.82/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,107	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	200.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	951	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	213.82/cwt	212.00–215.00	817	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	181.09/cwt	176.00–186.00	871	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,037	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.24/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,062	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	156.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	765	35
Bulls	Medium 2	—	456	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	163.16/cwt	158.00–169.00	923	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	854	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.45/cwt	151.00–157.00	598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	873	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.34/cwt	164.00–175.00	894	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.53/cwt	164.00–181.00	730	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	179.52/cwt	178.00–180.00	944	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,015	85
Bulls	Medium 2	—	648	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	139.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	809	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	136.44/cwt	134.00–142.50	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	169.94/cwt	150.50–176.00	972	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	672	140
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	168.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	980	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	161.81/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,074	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	189.10/cwt	185.00–192.50	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	145.07/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,184	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.80/cwt	164.00–182.00	833	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	164.89/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,022	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,265	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.90/cwt	150.00–163.00	740	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,317	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	145.60/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,134	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	150.62/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,181	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.00/cwt	138.00–155.00	919	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.92/cwt	146.00–163.00	895	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,088	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	165.86/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	164.59/cwt	159.00–168.00	607	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	150.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,015	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,147	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.54/cwt	145.00–163.00	805	238
Heifers	Medium 2	—	791	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	7

How this sale compares

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