Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.37/cwt on 4,546 head.

Average price

$178.37

4,546 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	184.26	1,245	2,233
Medium and Large 1-2	651	173.52	1,129	1,892
Medium and Large 2	514	169.41	871	360
Medium 2	450	166.08	747	61

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $498 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 sale4,546 hd

178.37

—

MO average13 barns · 13,046 hd

181.98

−3.61

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

84 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	—	575	180.81/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,040	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	171.39/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,083	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	173.05/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,177	297
Steers	Medium 2	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	170.58/cwt	165.00–176.00	713	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	165.74/cwt	162.00–170.00	950	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	203.59/cwt	195.00–210.00	757	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	161.64/cwt	159.00–163.50	1,322	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	187.25/cwt	180.00–193.00	803	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	158.47/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,074	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	168.24/cwt	160.00–172.00	890	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	824	101
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	832	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	494	162.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	805	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	178.04/cwt	177.50–180.00	605	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	198.94/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,056	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	165.19/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,409	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	200.17/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,155	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	167.23/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,371	270
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	186.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	191.25/cwt	188.00–194.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,395	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	668	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,474	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	165.69/cwt	154.00–168.50	1,198	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	181.62/cwt	172.00–191.00	955	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	160.40/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,400	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	185.15/cwt	180.00–192.50	885	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	166.67/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,287	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	203.40/cwt	195.00–212.50	873	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	173.41/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,240	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	199.64/cwt	194.00–210.00	936	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,555	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,477	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	225.87/cwt	217.50–232.50	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	184.00/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,231	298
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	163.40/cwt	161.00–167.00	828	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	757	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.03/cwt	149.00–159.00	941	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	770	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	151.07/cwt	147.00–157.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	158.56/cwt	151.00–165.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	152.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	727	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	135.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	134.42/cwt	127.50–140.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	141.12/cwt	139.00–144.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	139.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,149	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	164.73/cwt	156.00–171.00	789	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.70/cwt	145.00–160.00	820	156
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.32/cwt	142.50–151.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	141.66/cwt	140.00–142.50	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.16/cwt	151.00–161.00	899	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	153.29/cwt	147.00–156.00	953	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.23/cwt	159.00–170.00	706	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	153.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,019	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	150.84/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,115	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.17/cwt	164.00–170.00	631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	161.79/cwt	157.00–163.75	1,089	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	179.07/cwt	172.50–190.00	605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.06/cwt	161.00–175.00	874	570
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.01/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,010	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.48/cwt	172.00–180.00	828	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.59/cwt	161.00–168.00	946	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	158.42/cwt	154.00–162.25	1,145	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.06/cwt	172.00–183.00	748	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	151.09/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,216	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,209	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	188.36/cwt	187.50–190.00	738	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	157.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	963	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	171.05/cwt	167.00–179.50	1,327	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	186.80/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,173	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,355	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,278	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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