Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.75/cwt on 4,225 head.

Average price

$180.75

4,225 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	187.24	1,320	2,166
Medium and Large 1-2	656	176.13	1,155	1,830
Medium and Large 2	628	162.46	1,020	143
Medium 2	749	146.03	1,093	86

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about $226 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 sale4,225 hd

180.75

—

MO average16 barns · 13,262 hd

183.66

−2.91

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	—	337	204.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	689	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,016	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	809	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,173	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	192.07/cwt	177.00–202.00	816	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	171.73/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,472	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	187.89/cwt	177.00–201.00	902	145
Steers	Medium 2	—	356	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	605	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	179.57/cwt	171.00–186.00	952	188
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,223	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	171.19/cwt	156.00–179.50	1,157	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	201.49/cwt	193.00–210.00	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	163.64/cwt	160.00–166.00	949	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.38/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	158.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	497	152.28/cwt	152.00–152.50	757	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	155.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	184.64/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,169	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	170.85/cwt	170.85–170.85	1,620	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	180.32/cwt	177.50–187.00	1,291	235
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	160.35/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,426	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	161.25/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,188	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	177.45/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,485	686
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	210.51/cwt	202.00–217.00	994	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	230.59/cwt	220.00–242.00	879	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	173.36/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,333	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	178.83/cwt	177.00–180.50	1,357	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	172.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,065	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,640	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.74/cwt	217.00–235.00	749	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	173.09/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,250	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	177.56/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,021	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	171.51/cwt	166.50–173.00	1,424	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,477	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	172.47/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,192	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	194.93/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,029	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	175.28/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,493	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	159.61/cwt	159.00–160.00	988	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,046	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	176.03/cwt	170.00–182.00	836	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.12/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,007	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	142.39/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,094	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	138.05/cwt	130.00–148.00	843	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,093	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	138.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	738	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	142.29/cwt	135.00–146.00	955	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	146.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	702	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	161.73/cwt	153.00–171.00	778	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.32/cwt	145.00–162.50	804	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	155.60/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,058	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	137.28/cwt	127.00–144.00	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	147.12/cwt	145.00–152.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	152.44/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,259	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.20/cwt	149.00–162.00	965	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	890	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.10/cwt	153.00–171.00	685	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	157.93/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,379	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	172.50/cwt	165.00–177.00	662	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	326	252.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	361	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	884	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	194.18/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,101	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	222.13/cwt	204.00–230.00	935	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	183.73/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,222	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	167.00/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,212	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	165.42/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,026	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.20/cwt	172.00–186.00	748	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.64/cwt	165.00–179.00	894	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,254	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	167.21/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,132	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	161.09/cwt	160.00–162.10	1,314	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,350	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.00/cwt	184.00–197.00	638	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	156.69/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,453	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.29/cwt	180.00–192.00	695	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,315	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.66/cwt	175.00–177.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	160.43/cwt	154.00–162.50	1,221	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	158.91/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,160	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	834	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.13/cwt	163.00–174.00	955	177

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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