Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, steers and heifers under 700 lbs. traded 2.00-5.00 lower; over 700 lbs. traded steady. Icy drizzle contributed to a light supply. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.81/cwt on 1,449 head.

Average price

$147.81

1,449 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	148.26	968	931
Medium and Large 1-2	595	147.73	879	451
Medium and Large 2	489	144.25	706	45
Medium 2	523	138.90	726	19thin
Large 1	545	132.50	722	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $246 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 sale1,449 hd

147.81

—

MO average16 barns · 11,426 hd

146.31

+1.51

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

73 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	—	490	143.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.55/cwt	122.00–130.00	997	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	163.15/cwt	155.00–170.00	770	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	815	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	169.04/cwt	155.00–172.50	702	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.89/cwt	130.00–141.50	716	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.83/cwt	124.00–131.00	798	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	970	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	130.47/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,146	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,005	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	134.37/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,036	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	155.51/cwt	155.00–158.50	890	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,148	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	482	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.32/cwt	140.00–153.00	901	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	175.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	765	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.50/cwt	124.50–127.00	911	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.31/cwt	155.00–170.00	868	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	988	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	132.15/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,099	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	936	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	844	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	446	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	658	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	583	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	791	12
Steers	Large 1	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	778	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.51/cwt	146.00–148.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.95/cwt	144.00–149.00	610	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	627	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	858	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.08/cwt	122.00–129.00	740	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	163.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	612	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	688	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	136.46/cwt	127.00–137.75	933	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	109.60/cwt	108.00–110.00	747	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,110	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.38/cwt	121.00–123.00	749	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	148.66/cwt	142.00–152.00	873	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	678	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.89/cwt	125.50–132.00	920	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	140.45/cwt	140.00–141.00	496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.56/cwt	142.00–154.00	769	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.52/cwt	138.00–142.50	599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.69/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,016	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	141.59/cwt	140.00–142.50	491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	120.05/cwt	115.00–122.00	938	20

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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