Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs. traded 1.00-7.00 higher, over 700 lbs. traded steady. Heifers under 600 lbs. traded 3.00-7.00 higher. Over 600 lbs. traded steady. Very muddy conditions caused the supply to be light. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.83/cwt on 2,080 head.

Average price

$144.83

2,080 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	145.87	1,016	1,532
Medium and Large 2	516	143.71	741	74
Medium and Large 1-2	633	142.43	902	451
Large 1	906	126.57	1,146	23

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale2,080 hd

144.83

—

MO average15 barns · 7,995 hd

145.93

−1.10

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

74 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	—	1,058	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	798	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.87/cwt	133.00–140.00	987	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	175.22/cwt	172.00–180.00	676	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.15/cwt	143.00–157.00	809	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	117.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	867	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.55/cwt	121.00–132.50	797	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	160.19/cwt	152.50–165.00	910	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.28/cwt	141.00–155.00	875	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	127.61/cwt	127.00–128.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.88/cwt	143.00–155.00	686	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	126.11/cwt	122.00–127.25	1,016	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	130.08/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,151	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	478	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	132.85/cwt	127.10–138.00	1,087	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.50	957	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.96/cwt	165.00–173.00	874	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	615	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.21/cwt	124.00–129.50	848	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	190.07/cwt	185.00–192.50	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	186.26/cwt	177.00–192.50	801	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.33/cwt	141.00–156.00	915	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	146.95/cwt	144.00–152.00	579	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.86/cwt	173.00–187.50	865	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	134.54/cwt	132.50–139.50	1,039	178
Heifers	Medium 2	—	561	89.95/cwt	80.00–110.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	621	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	7
Steers	Large 1	—	979	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,243	13
Steers	Large 1	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	164.57/cwt	164.00–165.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.50	923	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.14/cwt	134.00–149.00	753	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	123.23/cwt	122.50–126.50	1,020	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	116.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	785	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	177.04/cwt	175.00–181.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	856	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	676	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	133.68/cwt	129.00–140.75	975	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.28/cwt	152.00–152.50	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.55/cwt	127.00–137.00	912	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.88/cwt	121.00–137.50	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	165.33/cwt	162.50–170.00	722	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	158.05/cwt	156.00–165.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	118.84/cwt	117.50–120.00	928	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	127.18/cwt	124.00–128.00	987	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.08/cwt	136.00–140.00	663	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,044	9

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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