Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent Value Added Sale for a price comparison. Supply was good with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.71/cwt on 3,074 head.

Average price

$190.71

3,074 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	192.31	1,209	2,620
Medium and Large 1-2	631	181.45	1,146	454

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $63 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 sale3,074 hd

190.71

—

MO average16 barns · 18,552 hd

186.10

+4.61

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

45 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special- 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 1Value Added	—	766	179.16/cwt	177.25–183.00	1,372	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	174.39/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,456	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	929	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	341	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	185.69/cwt	174.00–202.00	856	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	171.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,244	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	168.31/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,065	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	179.16/cwt	175.00–182.00	942	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,489	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	193.91/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,113	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	174.07/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,189	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	174.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,345	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	186.40/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,081	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	162.87/cwt	162.00–164.00	954	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	164.57/cwt	161.00–169.00	772	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	216.35/cwt	205.00–220.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	216.11/cwt	207.00–232.00	1,039	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	198.32/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,051	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	180.27/cwt	179.00–183.00	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	179.01/cwt	171.00–189.00	838	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	172.83/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,077	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	186.05/cwt	179.00–192.75	1,263	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	909	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	239.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	170.77/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,149	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	173.44/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,006	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	174.49/cwt	167.00–184.00	921	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	183.92/cwt	176.50–194.00	1,339	493
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	190.58/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,184	768
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	232.76/cwt	222.50–245.00	989	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	163.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	854	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	163.42/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,250	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	164.32/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,167	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	166.44/cwt	163.00–169.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	160.80/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,061	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	183.58/cwt	177.00–192.00	773	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	167.05/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,203	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	329	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	170.44/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,306	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	162.33/cwt	160.00–163.75	1,325	27

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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