Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.63/cwt on 1,900 head.

Average price

$175.63

1,900 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	179.24	1,050	1,174
Medium and Large 1-2	546	171.13	935	592
Medium and Large 2	538	163.92	881	127
Medium 2	361	162.00	585	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $466 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 sale1,900 hd

175.63

—

MO average15 barns · 6,875 hd

176.64

−1.02

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

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	178.76/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,201	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,529	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	211.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	168.65/cwt	164.00–172.50	887	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	177.78/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,390	55
Steers	Medium 2	—	856	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,181	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	185.91/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,179	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	197.09/cwt	185.00–205.00	840	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	171.95/cwt	170.00–173.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,483	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	198.63/cwt	184.00–204.00	951	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	202.88/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,179	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	174.03/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,505	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	182.39/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,204	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	169.62/cwt	167.50–175.00	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	191.73/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,099	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	191.95/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,017	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	224.27/cwt	221.00–230.00	729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	187.15/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,353	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	168.83/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,430	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	179.01/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,301	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	194.91/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,316	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.48/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,060	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	225.82/cwt	221.00–232.50	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	207.17/cwt	205.00–217.50	986	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	214.85/cwt	207.50–226.00	905	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	198.79/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,227	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	176.07/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,456	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	879	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	167.36/cwt	167.00–167.50	1,130	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	964	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	211.01/cwt	208.00–215.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.09/cwt	181.00–195.00	799	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	170.59/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,312	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	183.75/cwt	172.50–195.00	897	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	449	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	709	20
Bulls	Medium 2	—	378	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	653	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	155.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,161	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	176.42/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,117	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	173.41/cwt	167.00–173.75	1,254	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	157.39/cwt	157.00–157.50	998	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	166.75/cwt	162.50–170.00	970	27
Bulls	Medium 2	—	486	158.12/cwt	140.00–165.00	768	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	361	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	155.90/cwt	155.00–157.50	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	164.47/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,048	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	188.82/cwt	185.00–192.00	704	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	179.99/cwt	173.00–185.00	934	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.42/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,046	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	164.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,270	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	197.53/cwt	192.50–201.00	725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,094	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.77/cwt	167.00–175.00	738	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	168.85/cwt	157.00–172.00	979	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,356	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	175.52/cwt	171.00–179.00	828	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.25/cwt	181.00–184.00	886	78

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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