Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.71/cwt on 4,968 head.

Average price

$178.71

4,968 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$647

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	181.46	1,337	2,916
Medium and Large 1-2	682	175.22	1,195	1,917
Medium and Large 2	596	170.29	1,015	108
Medium 2	423	163.12	690	27

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $647 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 sale4,968 hd

178.71

—

MO average16 barns · 13,111 hd

185.45

−6.74

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

91 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 2	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	163.04/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,189	381
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	195.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	770	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	342	171.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	957	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	169.03/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,459	217
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,012	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	168.08/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,210	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	167.89/cwt	160.00–171.00	954	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	181.09/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,047	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	181.14/cwt	172.00–185.00	964	163
Steers	Medium 2	—	547	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	178.59/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,286	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	194.68/cwt	182.00–203.00	903	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	168.82/cwt	162.00–171.75	1,324	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	170.95/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,067	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	165.60/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,517	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	171.69/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,159	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	170.83/cwt	170.25–173.00	1,339	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	191.62/cwt	180.00–201.00	788	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	207.21/cwt	205.00–210.00	964	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	176.01/cwt	171.50–178.75	1,456	1,703
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	168.00/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,374	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	213.46/cwt	202.00–225.00	790	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	190.70/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,072	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.69/cwt	205.00–222.00	889	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	179.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,178	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	193.74/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,023	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	412	232.50/cwt	230.00–237.50	958	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,018	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.44/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,122	157
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	154.64/cwt	154.00–156.00	965	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	936	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	649	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	156.12/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,048	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	905	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	754	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	166.96/cwt	165.00–169.00	933	84
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	863	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	366	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	139.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,006	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	159.61/cwt	158.50–162.00	1,307	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.36/cwt	175.00–183.00	783	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.19/cwt	141.50–150.00	755	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.44/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,017	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	598	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	679	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	159.70/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,088	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	892	131
Heifers	Medium 2	—	679	126.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	174.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	594	39
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	538	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	919	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	647	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	142.12/cwt	141.00–144.00	887	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	164.21/cwt	155.00–171.00	791	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	160.28/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,228	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	166.34/cwt	156.00–173.00	715	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	156.10/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,149	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.59/cwt	150.00–164.00	841	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	508	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.27/cwt	172.00–180.00	829	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	158.60/cwt	150.00–162.00	991	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,557	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,365	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	388	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.78/cwt	180.00–183.00	676	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	162.91/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,088	89

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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