Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs. traded steady with weights over 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 lower, while weights over 550 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. A large crowd was on hand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 7,009 head.

Average price

$152.18

7,009 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	154.39	984	5,273
Medium and Large 2	502	153.75	772	136
Medium and Large 1-2	649	145.30	942	1,539
Large 1	777	134.36	1,044	35
Medium 2	584	126.17	736	26

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $248 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 sale7,009 hd

152.18

—

MO average19 barns · 20,492 hd

150.20

+1.98

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

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	120.92/cwt	119.00–122.00	938	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	764	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	832	747
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.85/cwt	146.00–161.00	818	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	187.15/cwt	187.00–187.50	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	892	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.92/cwt	132.00–152.00	806	589
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.20/cwt	125.00–133.00	868	489
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	801	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.10/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,110	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.99/cwt	162.50–174.00	807	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	591	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	157.95/cwt	150.00–162.00	520	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	121.73/cwt	121.50–122.00	1,053	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.79/cwt	150.00–166.00	740	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	715	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,220	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.95/cwt	124.00–130.25	917	412
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	198.53/cwt	190.00–207.50	772	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	201.65/cwt	195.00–210.00	591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	517	123.85/cwt	122.50–126.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	127.50/cwt	124.00–132.00	973	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.16/cwt	161.00–186.00	913	544
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.97/cwt	159.00–182.00	943	895
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.25	1,005	847
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	124.73/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,143	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.92/cwt	136.00–155.00	763	674
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	131.46/cwt	127.50–138.50	1,083	527
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	135.23/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,032	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.22/cwt	177.50–197.50	783	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.12/cwt	140.50–151.00	976	650
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	978	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	123.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,008	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	123.93/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,120	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	412	204.66/cwt	204.00–205.00	843	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	181.84/cwt	175.00–190.00	875	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	128.38/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,116	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	124.77/cwt	123.00–125.25	1,193	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	203.30/cwt	195.00–215.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.45/cwt	142.00–156.00	922	694
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	753	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	930	13
Steers	Large 1	—	725	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	984	9
Steers	Large 1	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	5
Steers	Large 1	—	782	135.31/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,058	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.42/cwt	140.00–157.50	914	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	674	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	391	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	616	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	664	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	777	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	159.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	849	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	160.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	790	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	170.08/cwt	160.00–174.00	631	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.08/cwt	133.00–142.00	652	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	900	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	145.16/cwt	143.00–147.00	775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	146.71/cwt	142.00–147.50	848	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.17/cwt	150.00–157.50	654	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.54/cwt	132.00–153.00	722	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	484	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	949	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.50/cwt	170.00–187.50	684	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	797	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	144.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.48/cwt	143.00–155.00	702	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	132.18/cwt	130.00–133.50	968	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	858	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	419	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	119.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	859	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,184	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.72/cwt	121.00–133.75	1,013	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.49/cwt	112.50–117.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	799	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	807	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	969	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	624	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.55/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	827	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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