Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-05-23

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 23

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Receipts

6,435 head

▲ 613 vs last sale 5,822▲ 557 vs year ago 5,878 · +9.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.45/cwt on 3,121 head.

Average price

$168.45

3,121 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$36.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	179.93	1,113	1,151
Medium and Large 2	567	163.56	928	343
Medium and Large 1-2	661	162.40	1,074	1,532
Large 1	893	145.07	1,295	59
Medium 2	556	143.91	799	36

One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about $314 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 sale3,121 hd

168.45

—

MO average15 barns · 12,592 hd

178.64

−10.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	212.67/cwt	205.00–222.50	695	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	198.59/cwt	195.00–202.50	741	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	187.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	719	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	214.27/cwt	211.00–222.50	838	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	181.11/cwt	177.00–190.00	759	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	202.13/cwt	195.00–215.00	851	76
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	172.59/cwt	167.00–177.00	740	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	201.10/cwt	192.50–207.50	949	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	182.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	866	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	172.88/cwt	165.00–178.00	823	63
Steers	—	Medium 2	488	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	162.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	837	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	179.50/cwt	172.00–186.00	924	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	198.34/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,039	215
Steers	—	Medium 2	543	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	193.86/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,091	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	166.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	959	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	180.44/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,041	141
Steers	—	Medium 2	581	152.75/cwt	150.00–156.00	887	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	177.19/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,106	191
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	151.57/cwt	148.00–155.00	953	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	162.98/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,028	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	173.44/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,146	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	165.26/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,099	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	153.74/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,050	19
Steers	—	Large 1	695	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,063	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,094	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	158.84/cwt	153.50–165.00	1,142	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	140.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,027	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	149.10/cwt	145.50–153.00	1,109	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	148.37/cwt	145.50–153.00	1,150	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	149.34/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,229	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	826	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,099	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	142.26/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,186	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	143.54/cwt	143.35–145.00	1,260	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	142.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,327	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,316	6
Steers	—	Large 1	994	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,402	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	166.24/cwt	164.00–167.50	527	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	176.12/cwt	175.00–180.00	588	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	144.36/cwt	143.00–147.50	527	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	161.07/cwt	159.00–165.00	610	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	171.91/cwt	169.00–175.00	662	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	155.05/cwt	152.50–157.00	598	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	154.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	641	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	167.49/cwt	162.00–176.00	719	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	166.71/cwt	162.00–177.00	795	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	156.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	748	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	146.18/cwt	144.00–148.00	712	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	161.65/cwt	155.00–169.00	844	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	150.86/cwt	143.00–154.00	798	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	934	23
Heifers	—	Medium 2	547	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.29/cwt	140.00–141.00	800	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	149.84/cwt	144.00–155.00	856	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	161.44/cwt	156.00–168.00	928	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	950	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	134.77/cwt	131.00–137.50	844	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	903	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	138.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	921	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	141.85/cwt	139.00–148.00	948	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	145.93/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,058	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	139.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,014	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.23/cwt	145.00–146.25	1,123	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	126.65/cwt	126.00–127.50	987	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	143.19/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,118	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,142	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,092	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	851	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,098	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,197	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	130.71/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,154	81
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	657	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	173.62/cwt	172.50–175.00	830	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.50	785	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	175.14/cwt	173.00–176.00	900	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	165.75/cwt	162.50–168.00	907	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	161.84/cwt	160.50–165.00	940	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	151.25/cwt	146.00–159.00	959	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	691	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	967	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	143.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,030	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,130	7

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Mon May 23, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 6,435Last week 5,822Year ago 5,878

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	994	141.00	141.00
20	—	695	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	167.00–177.00	172.59
132	—	576	160.00–170.00	166.56
27	—	826	133.00	133.00
19	—	683	153.00–154.00	153.74
15	—	384	180.00–190.00	187.34
12	—	629	148.00–155.00	151.57
11	—	729	135.00–145.00	140.91
63	—	476	165.00–178.00	172.88
53	—	514	155.00–170.00	162.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	151.00	151.00
9	—	581	150.00–156.00	152.75
5	—	488	135.00	135.00
5	—	423	156.00	156.00
12	—	625	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
361	—	744	145.50–153.00	149.10
42	—	373	195.00–202.50	198.59
259	—	631	155.00–171.00	162.98
151	—	515	172.00–186.00	179.50
141	—	577	171.00–193.00	180.44
105	—	474	180.00–190.00	182.60
34	—	419	177.00–190.00	181.11
6	—	968	136.00	136.00
139	—	878	143.35–145.00	143.54
128	—	665	161.00–171.00	165.26
117	—	775	145.50–153.00	148.37
43	—	834	141.00–145.00	142.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	391	211.00–222.50	214.27
194	—	823	148.00–154.50	149.34
120	—	563	189.00–199.00	193.86
96	—	472	192.50–207.50	201.10
92	—	719	153.50–165.00	158.84
76	—	421	195.00–215.00	202.13
215	—	524	188.00–205.00	198.34
57	—	928	138.00–145.00	142.97
40	—	661	172.00–176.00	173.44
33	—	327	205.00–222.50	212.67
191	—	624	173.00–190.00	177.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	701	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	537	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	745	132.00	132.00
26	—	487	144.00–148.00	146.18
21	—	570	140.00–141.00	140.29
12	—	523	135.00	135.00
10	—	626	131.00–137.50	134.77
9	—	779	126.00–127.50	126.65
20	—	667	135.00–139.00	138.14
9	—	386	152.50–157.00	155.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	773	145.00–146.25	145.23
213	—	522	155.00–169.00	161.65
165	—	575	156.00–168.00	161.44
26	—	334	175.00–180.00	176.12
131	—	429	162.00–176.00	167.49
119	—	618	150.00–158.00	153.74
76	—	725	145.00–147.00	145.93
10	—	673	150.00	150.00
9	—	816	140.00	140.00
150	—	477	162.00–177.00	166.71
73	—	874	137.00	137.00
45	—	385	169.00–175.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	851	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	414	150.00–161.00	154.79
18	—	317	164.00–167.50	166.24
12	—	727	135.00–143.00	139.51
217	—	571	144.00–155.00	149.84
195	—	477	150.00–161.00	156.76
106	—	529	143.00–154.00	150.86
81	—	883	130.00–133.00	130.71
75	—	827	132.00	132.00
73	—	668	139.00–148.00	141.85
104	—	627	138.00–148.00	144.00
82	—	781	137.00–143.50	143.19
17	—	379	159.00–165.00	161.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	365	143.00–147.50	144.36
6	—	547	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	162.50–168.00	165.75
7	—	890	127.00	127.00
6	—	346	190.00	190.00
11	—	478	172.50–175.00	173.62
5	—	773	137.00	137.00
20	—	581	160.50–165.00	161.84
16	—	634	146.00–159.00	151.25
24	—	718	141.00–144.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	185.00	185.00
6	—	330	205.00	205.00
20	—	514	173.00–176.00	175.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	160.00–162.50	161.49
5	—	691	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.