Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-8.00 higher with the most gain on weights under 575 lbs. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.40/cwt on 1,600 head.

Average price

$168.40

1,600 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$44.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	174.58	980	870
Medium and Large 1-2	522	164.72	860	605
Medium and Large 2	542	146.31	793	95
Medium 2	483	133.80	646	24
Large 1	812	130.00	1,056	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.58/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale1,600 hd

168.40

—

MO average15 barns · 6,185 hd

167.63

+0.77

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

75 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 2	—	490	157.19/cwt	155.00–160.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.59/cwt	177.00–182.00	854	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	169.52/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,129	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.98/cwt	172.50–187.50	683	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	183.16/cwt	175.00–190.00	952	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	174.05/cwt	167.50–180.00	834	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	194.74/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,098	56
Steers	Large 1	—	753	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,256	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	180.88/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,331	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	175.95/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,101	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	168.41/cwt	152.00–169.50	1,305	77
Steers	Medium 2	—	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,318	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	225.34/cwt	215.00–232.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	187.22/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,191	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	183.83/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,228	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	164.96/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,095	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	171.65/cwt	171.00–172.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	200.63/cwt	197.50–215.00	847	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.13/cwt	195.00–209.00	951	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	175.41/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,186	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	163.86/cwt	163.00–164.10	1,521	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,606	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	200.98/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,067	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	187.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	822	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	190.87/cwt	187.00–192.50	928	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,017	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	168.04/cwt	155.00–175.00	954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	151.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,118	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.93/cwt	164.00–175.00	711	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	154.87/cwt	151.00–160.00	892	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	147.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	851	19
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	799	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	154.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	154.55/cwt	153.00–157.00	821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.72/cwt	132.00–151.00	708	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	163.44/cwt	155.00–167.00	943	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	172.27/cwt	167.50–180.00	915	232
Heifers	Large 1	—	812	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	173.38/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,087	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	158.48/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,100	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	158.73/cwt	152.00–165.00	824	78
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	133.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	159.23/cwt	148.00–163.00	995	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.80/cwt	177.50–194.00	774	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	201.42/cwt	200.00–202.50	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	162.72/cwt	156.00–172.50	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	168.09/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	164.82/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,198	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	172.12/cwt	168.00–179.00	969	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	201.66/cwt	190.00–207.50	760	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	207.73/cwt	202.50–210.00	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	182.10/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,038	135

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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