Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. traded steady with heavier weights trading steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 475 Lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. 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 $182.57/cwt on 5,336 head.

Average price

$182.57

5,336 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	185.73	1,290	2,826
Medium and Large 1-2	645	179.76	1,160	2,356
Medium and Large 2	516	169.30	874	137
Large 1	696	169.00	1,176	5thin
Medium 2	495	150.00	743	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.73/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 sale5,336 hd

182.57

—

MO average7 barns · 8,331 hd

184.05

−1.48

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

81 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	—	577	160.71/cwt	150.00–167.50	927	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	196.82/cwt	182.00–204.00	951	179
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	839	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	176.25/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,091	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	171.02/cwt	167.50–171.75	1,329	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	190.39/cwt	187.00–194.00	748	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	175.13/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,177	327
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	191.77/cwt	190.00–195.00	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	180.58/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,396	397
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.53/cwt	172.00–180.00	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,642	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	184.43/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,232	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	169.22/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,560	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	185.26/cwt	176.00–190.00	980	242
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	955	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	173.67/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,336	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	171.11/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,497	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	182.98/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,058	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	176.79/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,538	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	179.16/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,297	204
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	167.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	963	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	170.85/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,420	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	211.67/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,003	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,463	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	206.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	703	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.81/cwt	206.00–227.00	917	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	215.68/cwt	202.00–225.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	185.15/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,153	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	199.12/cwt	185.00–205.00	842	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	169.27/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,226	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	158.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	811	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	939	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	146.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,149	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	454	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	158.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	975	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,248	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	160.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	591	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.96/cwt	137.00–143.00	789	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	141.69/cwt	137.00–146.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	168.84/cwt	155.00–175.00	704	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	157.14/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,059	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	174.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	644	47
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	148.64/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.11/cwt	176.00–188.00	856	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.71/cwt	167.00–178.00	900	185
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	143.06/cwt	139.00–145.00	725	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.32/cwt	135.00–156.00	702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	165.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,293	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	163.77/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,407	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.77/cwt	160.00–162.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.72/cwt	154.00–166.00	858	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	166.23/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,032	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	182.84/cwt	176.00–191.00	770	180
Heifers	Medium 2	—	452	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.94/cwt	167.00–179.50	985	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	198.47/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,030	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	195.53/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,118	243
Steers	Large 1	—	696	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	167.76/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,107	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	163.30/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,174	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	168.19/cwt	155.00–175.00	817	195
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	172.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	161.92/cwt	150.00–170.00	857	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	169.54/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,227	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,391	9

How this sale compares

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