Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Close Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers also traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply moderate with good demand. Good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.51/cwt on 3,357 head.

Average price

$143.51

3,357 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	148.71	929	1,655
Medium and Large 1-2	634	138.90	881	1,456
Large 1	641	136.33	873	35
Medium and Large 2	552	135.64	748	211

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale3,357 hd

143.51

—

MO average19 barns · 19,672 hd

142.60

+0.90

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	717	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.91/cwt	132.00–150.00	591	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.11/cwt	121.00–135.00	679	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	574	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.59/cwt	112.00–124.00	807	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	791	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,038	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	616	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.46/cwt	122.00–128.50	965	130
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,045	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	703	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	126.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	992	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.44/cwt	137.00–152.50	842	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	847	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.13/cwt	121.00–126.00	724	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	891	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	740	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.97/cwt	155.00–167.00	852	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	972	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.96/cwt	138.00–141.60	929	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.80/cwt	168.00–177.00	808	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	127.66/cwt	122.00–129.00	886	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	132.18/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,016	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.78/cwt	151.00–160.00	868	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	736	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	125.50/cwt	121.00–126.75	1,173	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.21/cwt	140.00–151.00	900	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	190.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	129.85/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,057	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	123.61/cwt	123.00–124.00	711	8
Steers	Large 1	—	718	127.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	915	17
Steers	Large 1	—	544	149.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	814	11
Steers	Large 1	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	516	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.23/cwt	124.00–131.25	805	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.25	898	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.88/cwt	129.25–143.00	691	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.02/cwt	138.00–147.25	675	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.92/cwt	105.00–114.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	110.63/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	112.43/cwt	112.00–113.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	124.28/cwt	121.00–127.00	846	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.50/cwt	150.00–162.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	134.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	507	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	796	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	136.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	690	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.35/cwt	150.00–163.00	721	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	755	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	163.14/cwt	155.00–167.50	781	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	768	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.52/cwt	123.00–130.50	927	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	144.05/cwt	142.50–145.00	422	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	469	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	841	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	141.69/cwt	139.00–145.00	551	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	754	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.18/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	887	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.09/cwt	127.50–133.00	747	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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