Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. 16 head of fancy steers weighing 610 lbs. traded at 200.00. This sale featured several large drafts of yearling cattle. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.70/cwt on 7,467 head.

Average price

$178.70

7,467 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	183.51	1,389	3,914
Medium and Large 1-2	782	174.04	1,361	3,331
Large 1	683	167.00	1,141	22
Medium and Large 2	590	164.90	974	182
Medium 2	648	149.72	970	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.79/cwt here — about $420 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 sale7,467 hd

178.70

—

MO average17 barns · 17,075 hd

180.99

−2.29

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

92 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	—	956	169.73/cwt	168.50–171.00	1,623	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,672	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	172.87/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,438	597
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	169.29/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,549	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	203.40/cwt	200.00–207.00	692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	168.14/cwt	166.75–169.00	1,602	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	172.51/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,492	593
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	173.23/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,166	115
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	177.62/cwt	170.00–190.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	173.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	211.08/cwt	205.00–215.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	192.12/cwt	182.00–202.50	928	55
Steers	Medium 2	—	827	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	165.34/cwt	155.00–168.00	957	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	157.83/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	163.60/cwt	162.00–165.00	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	184.77/cwt	180.00–202.00	778	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	183.16/cwt	172.00–187.00	967	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	182.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,368	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	158.72/cwt	153.50–161.00	1,544	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	187.24/cwt	179.00–197.50	1,183	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	173.60/cwt	154.00–179.00	1,255	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	175.76/cwt	163.00–180.50	1,099	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	211.58/cwt	203.00–224.00	999	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	171.32/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,585	616
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	180.89/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,576	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	199.78/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,049	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	184.36/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,056	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	173.95/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,336	671
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	182.23/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,420	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	195.17/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,124	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	212.35/cwt	205.00–217.50	924	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	180.82/cwt	176.50–186.00	1,492	801
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	181.35/cwt	178.75–191.00	1,326	636
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	185.60/cwt	181.50–190.00	1,258	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	917	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	241.62/cwt	237.50–250.00	790	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.47/cwt	190.00–215.00	869	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,012	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	862	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	146.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,042	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	683	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.51/cwt	170.00–184.00	751	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	167.67/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,221	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	143.13/cwt	130.00–148.00	952	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	874	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	899	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	938	129.07/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,211	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	160.35/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,172	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	135.35/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,229	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	169.92/cwt	163.50–176.00	1,057	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.34/cwt	164.00–182.00	982	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.00/cwt	155.00–167.00	761	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	157.49/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,065	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	155.76/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,385	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.89/cwt	147.00–164.00	908	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	583	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.34/cwt	152.00–164.00	838	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	164.11/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,336	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	175.74/cwt	171.00–178.00	817	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	173.42/cwt	170.00–176.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	169.80/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,129	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	159.56/cwt	150.00–164.50	983	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.43/cwt	165.00–181.00	917	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	156.84/cwt	153.50–165.00	1,223	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,289	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	153.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,315	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	162.90/cwt	153.00–167.00	712	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	168.47/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,294	588
Steers	Large 1	—	683	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,141	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	161.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,175	11

How this sale compares

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