Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs. traded steady, over 600 lb. steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded steady. Supply moderate with good buyer attendance. Due to heavy thunderstorms and very muddy conditions, some producers were unable to move livestock.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.41/cwt on 3,329 head.

Average price

$145.41

3,329 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	146.08	990	2,437
Medium and Large 1-2	577	145.56	840	724
Medium and Large 2	558	136.45	761	146
Medium 2	550	133.00	731	7thin
Large 1	712	123.67	881	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $109 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 sale3,329 hd

145.41

—

MO average17 barns · 13,980 hd

142.89

+2.52

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

80 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 1-2	—	383	173.04/cwt	167.00–179.00	663	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	932	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.33/cwt	122.00–134.00	675	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.35/cwt	160.00–171.00	706	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.31/cwt	141.00–156.00	530	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.16/cwt	139.00–151.00	757	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	984	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.55/cwt	119.00–121.00	867	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.08/cwt	122.00–129.50	845	138
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	692	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	842	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.30/cwt	153.00–168.00	845	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,255	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	951	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	977	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	134.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,042	145
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	127.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	144.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	911	400
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.26/cwt	140.00–154.00	609	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.11/cwt	152.00–163.00	912	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	147.55/cwt	138.00–149.00	962	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	135.60/cwt	131.00–140.35	984	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	173.05/cwt	169.00–177.00	825	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	132.61/cwt	128.00–136.50	1,090	434
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.33/cwt	172.00–187.50	754	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	606	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	126.39/cwt	126.25–127.00	1,148	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.20/cwt	183.00–191.00	696	88
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	654	132.09/cwt	127.50–133.00	864	97
Steers	Large 1	—	488	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	678	3
Steers	Large 1	—	791	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	925	5
Steers	Large 1	—	817	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	940	4
Steers	Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	726	103.29/cwt	102.00–104.00	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.79/cwt	142.00–155.00	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	125.99/cwt	121.00–128.10	900	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	679	200
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	952	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	134.46/cwt	129.00–139.00	516	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	132.84/cwt	125.00–137.00	634	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.86/cwt	122.00–133.00	799	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.00/cwt	125.00–137.00	744	238
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	152.83/cwt	152.00–153.00	747	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	850	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	116.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	862	83.36/cwt	83.00–85.00	719	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	171.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	565	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.20/cwt	112.00–121.00	729	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	116.43/cwt	112.00–121.00	781	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	571	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	133.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	788	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.50/cwt	142.00–151.00	552	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.71/cwt	130.00–136.50	904	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.89/cwt	140.00–153.00	485	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	105.15/cwt	90.00–112.00	821	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.87/cwt	121.00–124.00	710	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	6

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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