Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded 9.00-15.00 lower with heavier weights 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.47/cwt on 2,919 head.

Average price

$174.47

2,919 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

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	177.96	1,298	1,426
Medium and Large 1-2	664	174.42	1,158	1,028
Large 1	526	170.85	899	39
Medium and Large 2	573	164.26	941	355
Medium 2	474	158.11	749	71

One grade step is worth $19.85/cwt here — about $548 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 sale2,919 hd

174.47

—

MO average14 barns · 7,592 hd

182.43

−7.96

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

96 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	—	434	187.23/cwt	182.00–190.00	813	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	176.23/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,008	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	165.72/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,473	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	187.54/cwt	175.00–195.00	696	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	172.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,090	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	167.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,393	94
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	157.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	744	38
Steers	Medium 2	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	179.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	930	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	170.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,336	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	175.05/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,189	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	186.73/cwt	182.50–190.00	863	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	159.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	981	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	178.64/cwt	177.00–180.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	164.20/cwt	155.00–170.00	865	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,087	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	163.69/cwt	150.00–167.00	681	19
Steers	Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	163.82/cwt	160.00–171.00	935	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.53/cwt	170.00–177.00	824	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.79/cwt	160.00–175.00	709	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	182.24/cwt	182.00–187.50	1,081	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	175.86/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,442	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	175.42/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,261	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.09/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,160	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	166.67/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,183	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	654	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	183.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,228	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	195.66/cwt	192.00–211.00	929	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	173.03/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,370	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	208.73/cwt	202.00–210.00	822	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,568	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	163.17/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,532	225
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	831	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	673	17
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	688	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	530	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	192.44/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,012	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	169.62/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,467	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	200.95/cwt	194.00–217.50	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	168.55/cwt	167.50–170.00	581	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	146.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	992	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	903	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	148.82/cwt	145.00–152.00	833	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	153.48/cwt	153.00–155.00	643	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	681	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	127.42/cwt	124.00–130.00	780	28
Bulls	Medium 2	—	561	129.27/cwt	120.00–132.50	725	24
Bulls	Medium 2	—	484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.65/cwt	156.00–166.00	610	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.19/cwt	163.00–170.00	786	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.48/cwt	165.00–171.00	857	62
Heifers	Large 1	—	562	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	854	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	428	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	651	17
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	892	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	146.39/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	143.40/cwt	142.00–145.00	690	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.79/cwt	136.00–150.00	817	35
Heifers	Medium 2	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.73/cwt	139.00–148.00	765	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	171.49/cwt	167.50–175.00	494	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	149.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,022	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	161.32/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,010	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	155.47/cwt	150.00–161.00	667	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	157.85/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,222	95
Heifers	Medium 2	—	356	147.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	525	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.93/cwt	151.00–164.00	832	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	159.48/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,065	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	159.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,157	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	166.72/cwt	165.00–167.50	574	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.18/cwt	150.00–161.00	743	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	146.13/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,339	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,219	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,299	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	682	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	166.07/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,058	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.12/cwt	151.00–164.00	917	92
Steers	Large 1	—	592	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	965	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.51/cwt	164.50–170.00	941	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,120	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	167.78/cwt	163.00–171.00	716	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	171.22/cwt	165.00–177.00	652	18

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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