Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 750 lbs. traded 2.00-6.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.08/cwt on 3,025 head.

Average price

$183.08

3,025 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	184.38	1,259	2,137
Medium and Large 1-2	567	180.91	1,026	825
Medium and Large 2	447	173.47	775	37
Medium 2	487	158.95	774	26

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $486 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 sale3,025 hd

183.08

—

MO average17 barns · 9,172 hd

182.23

+0.85

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

77 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 2	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	204.27/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,085	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	169.40/cwt	167.00–175.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	191.10/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,200	527
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	167.26/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	170.29/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,151	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	185.37/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,055	123
Steers	Medium 2	—	396	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	653	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	563	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	166.28/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,363	176
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	186.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	804	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	182.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	954	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	173.99/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,361	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	164.70/cwt	162.50–167.50	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	156.35/cwt	156.35–156.35	1,610	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	876	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	188.02/cwt	181.00–190.00	886	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	201.21/cwt	192.50–207.50	746	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	172.13/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,088	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,467	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	197.92/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,144	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.73/cwt	195.00–212.00	960	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	207.90/cwt	200.00–215.00	686	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	180.59/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,232	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	200.26/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,184	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,355	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.01/cwt	180.00–187.50	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	186.04/cwt	185.00–187.50	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	198.89/cwt	197.50–204.00	559	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.72/cwt	142.50–143.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	845	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	149.31/cwt	147.50–150.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.14/cwt	150.00–152.50	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.33/cwt	164.00–175.00	714	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	140.13/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.37/cwt	167.00–180.00	903	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	849	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,142	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	156.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	992	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,114	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.32/cwt	164.00–171.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	162.41/cwt	152.00–165.00	939	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	573	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	183.11/cwt	181.00–200.00	624	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.74/cwt	166.00–175.00	988	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.86/cwt	159.00–175.00	802	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,048	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,246	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	169.62/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,130	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	163.66/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,188	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,379	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	178.62/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,284	543
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	181.26/cwt	180.00–186.00	698	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	211.76/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,086	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	179.98/cwt	177.50–184.00	850	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.87/cwt	177.00–185.00	761	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	183.08/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,232	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.41/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,040	363
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	660	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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