Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.55/cwt on 1,775 head.

Average price

$182.55

1,775 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	184.27	1,343	1,098
Medium and Large 1-2	604	181.51	1,096	576
Medium and Large 2	508	171.60	872	91
Medium 2	514	154.00	792	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $551 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 sale1,775 hd

182.55

—

MO average13 barns · 5,427 hd

187.96

−5.40

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

71 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	—	534	205.97/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,100	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	171.46/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,171	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	172.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,491	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	188.77/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,267	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.75/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,184	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	162.93/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,597	234
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	168.12/cwt	164.00–170.00	975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	174.59/cwt	169.00–181.00	911	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	192.31/cwt	185.00–197.00	740	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	174.27/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,072	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	175.21/cwt	174.00–177.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	207.56/cwt	205.00–211.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	186.73/cwt	183.00–189.50	1,356	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	172.37/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,415	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	171.96/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,242	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	514	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	174.75/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,363	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	185.35/cwt	180.00–195.00	777	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	191.74/cwt	186.50–196.00	1,214	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	207.46/cwt	197.00–222.00	880	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	178.91/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,192	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	187.49/cwt	175.00–192.00	986	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	190.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	200.28/cwt	196.00–205.00	961	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,368	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	207.03/cwt	205.00–212.00	758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	182.90/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,055	90
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	177.61/cwt	170.00–181.00	764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	175.67/cwt	171.00–177.00	885	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	159.80/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,012	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	850	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	361	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	846	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	180.74/cwt	175.00–187.00	703	33
Bulls	Medium 2	—	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	154.66/cwt	152.00–157.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.76/cwt	160.00–172.00	710	42
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	134.30/cwt	127.00–145.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	162.53/cwt	159.00–162.75	1,287	131
Heifers	Medium 2	—	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	164.40/cwt	155.00–168.00	947	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	180.95/cwt	175.00–187.00	610	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	164.35/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,091	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	167.01/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,212	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	163.70/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,031	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	167.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	794	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	177.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,115	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.43/cwt	166.00–168.00	891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	855	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	146.59/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,214	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	194.76/cwt	192.00–197.50	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	594	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	921	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,249	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	163.22/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,324	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.98/cwt	175.00–189.00	767	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	174.53/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,012	163

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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