Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, except under 500 lbs., steady to firm. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.80/cwt on 3,583 head.

Average price

$145.80

3,583 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	434	177.39	769	39
Medium and Large 1	634	149.28	947	1,955
Medium and Large 1-2	634	141.66	897	1,440
Medium and Large 2	601	131.84	792	149

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale3,583 hd

145.80

—

MO average19 barns · 23,354 hd

145.24

+0.56

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

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.47/cwt	117.00–127.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.19/cwt	167.50–170.00	728	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	121.77/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,190	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	126.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,034	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.92/cwt	127.00–134.00	963	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.41/cwt	132.00–142.00	576	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.39/cwt	127.00–140.00	695	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	172.80/cwt	172.00–175.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	864	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	541	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,073	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	986	369
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	131.95/cwt	127.00–134.00	674	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.72/cwt	156.00–162.50	775	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	132.31/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,162	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	178.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	766	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	621	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	126.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	831	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.20/cwt	127.00–134.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	134.64/cwt	132.00–134.85	1,068	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.08/cwt	182.00–188.00	703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	953	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	900	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	125.19/cwt	122.00–127.00	900	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	495	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.66/cwt	158.00–172.00	858	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.45/cwt	153.00–162.00	882	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	191.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	612	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	763	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	816	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	4
Steers	Large 1	—	432	175.54/cwt	175.00–176.00	758	19
Steers	Large 1	—	522	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	793	4
Steers	Large 1	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	7
Steers	Large 1	—	451	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.61/cwt	157.00–158.00	734	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.05/cwt	127.00–130.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.25/cwt	139.00–150.00	683	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	989	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.16/cwt	126.00–140.00	755	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.93/cwt	125.00–138.00	805	274
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.31/cwt	124.00–126.00	908	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.38/cwt	126.00–128.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.17/cwt	118.00–126.00	819	156
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	117.38/cwt	110.00–125.00	901	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	849	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	133.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	751	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	118.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	972	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	851	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	837	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.40/cwt	130.00–140.50	922	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.45/cwt	116.00–125.00	755	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.01/cwt	123.00–137.00	671	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	802	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	148.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.10/cwt	129.00–137.00	641	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	173.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	683	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.16/cwt	121.00–128.00	723	196
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	130.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,009	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	753	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.43/cwt	137.00–155.00	848	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.30/cwt	140.00–161.00	776	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	999	5

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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