Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. traded 8.00-13.00 higher with heavier weights 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. traded 9.00-11.00 higher with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.22/cwt on 2,050 head.

Average price

$177.22

2,050 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	183.54	1,272	1,205
Medium and Large 1-2	646	169.78	1,097	749
Large 1	737	168.00	1,238	7thin
Medium and Large 2	665	155.66	1,035	84
Medium 2	726	142.00	1,031	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $241 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 sale2,050 hd

177.22

—

MO average16 barns · 7,042 hd

178.69

−1.47

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

85 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	—	582	172.87/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,006	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,630	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.25/cwt	162.50–187.00	828	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	198.13/cwt	190.00–210.00	854	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	173.35/cwt	172.00–180.00	759	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	187.42/cwt	180.00–197.50	969	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,575	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	168.68/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,410	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,238	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	168.81/cwt	160.00–177.00	900	101
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	726	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	164.78/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,274	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	154.06/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,219	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	182.62/cwt	177.00–192.00	683	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	169.01/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,121	48
Steers	Large 1	—	737	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	178.59/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,268	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	168.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,045	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,578	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	179.85/cwt	179.85–179.85	1,586	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	179.34/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,422	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,131	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	184.83/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,118	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,463	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	218.36/cwt	215.00–222.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	177.52/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,177	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	182.50/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,064	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	200.63/cwt	195.00–205.00	951	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,045	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	211.35/cwt	205.00–222.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	131.43/cwt	122.00–137.50	819	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	150.54/cwt	150.00–152.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	876	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	142.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,025	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.14/cwt	162.00–169.00	844	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.32/cwt	165.00–180.00	820	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,274	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	156.61/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,237	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	139.24/cwt	130.00–142.00	796	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	139.42/cwt	130.00–146.00	860	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.48/cwt	130.00–142.00	672	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	153.96/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,099	70
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	135.94/cwt	132.00–142.00	597	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,347	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	152.82/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,056	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.11/cwt	161.00–176.00	963	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	164.88/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,031	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	166.14/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,113	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	803	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	162.12/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,263	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.90/cwt	160.00–168.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	158.93/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,087	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	162.33/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,167	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.83/cwt	145.00–161.00	891	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	155.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	950	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.18/cwt	147.00–155.00	635	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.60/cwt	165.00–179.00	740	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.28/cwt	146.00–160.00	720	36

How this sale compares

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