Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.80/cwt on 2,560 head.

Average price

$174.80

2,560 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	181.90	1,249	1,129
Medium and Large 1-2	647	173.06	1,119	864
Medium and Large 2	528	165.70	875	469
Large 1	895	152.42	1,364	12thin
Medium 2	492	151.83	747	86

One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $503 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 sale2,560 hd

174.80

—

MO average15 barns · 9,394 hd

183.44

−8.63

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

93 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 1-2	—	627	159.30/cwt	157.00–163.00	999	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	185.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	788	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.38/cwt	185.00–200.00	631	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	169.04/cwt	165.00–172.00	882	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.00/cwt	165.00–177.00	745	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	165.37/cwt	162.00–172.00	795	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	159.70/cwt	154.00–162.00	933	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	158.09/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,078	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	166.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	591	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	212.33/cwt	202.00–215.00	811	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	201.17/cwt	193.00–209.00	851	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	174.40/cwt	174.40–174.40	1,604	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	919	48
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	157.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	687	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	169.87/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,215	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	160.82/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,484	104
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	144.26/cwt	130.00–158.00	750	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	173.81/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,079	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	184.37/cwt	177.00–188.00	879	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	170.98/cwt	167.00–175.00	985	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	158.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	998	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	188.48/cwt	175.00–195.00	695	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	165.46/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,597	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	173.91/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,433	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	177.16/cwt	175.50–179.75	1,364	144
Steers	Medium 2	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	172.85/cwt	169.00–177.00	742	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	183.05/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,040	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	179.92/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,304	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	186.03/cwt	185.00–186.50	1,166	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	172.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,493	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	184.52/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,231	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	177.63/cwt	175.00–181.00	918	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	170.79/cwt	162.00–174.50	1,327	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	443	150.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	667	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.10/cwt	155.00–158.00	812	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	164.04/cwt	162.00–167.50	960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.13/cwt	170.00–172.00	804	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	621	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	137.02/cwt	130.00–146.00	506	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	579	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	142.29/cwt	137.50–147.50	817	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	143.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	995	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.19/cwt	132.00–147.00	665	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	153.05/cwt	147.00–156.00	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	543	134.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	728	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.78/cwt	140.00–152.00	539	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	157.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	520	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,138	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	143.06/cwt	142.50–145.00	698	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	158.99/cwt	156.00–167.50	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.50/cwt	147.00–159.00	798	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.20/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,050	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	154.90/cwt	148.00–159.00	900	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	742	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	172.24/cwt	170.00–173.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.59/cwt	161.00–170.00	943	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.93/cwt	163.00–173.00	873	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	148.16/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,342	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	912	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	168.45/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,119	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,403	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	159.30/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,325	32
Heifers	Medium 2	—	617	134.44/cwt	134.00–135.00	829	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.02/cwt	150.00–162.00	644	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	157.78/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,145	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	201.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	626	13
Steers	Large 1	—	934	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,420	7
Steers	Large 1	—	840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	165.57/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,212	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.48/cwt	147.00–162.00	740	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	173.18/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,155	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	172.85/cwt	165.00–177.50	824	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	159.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	839	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	169.06/cwt	162.50–172.00	654	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	158.73/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,237	26

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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