Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady with moderate supply and demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.44/cwt on 2,445 head.

Average price

$146.44

2,445 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	152.22	734	113
Medium and Large 1	716	146.58	1,050	1,534
Medium and Large 1-2	633	145.36	920	798

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale2,445 hd

146.44

—

MO average17 barns · 13,486 hd

149.90

−3.45

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

72 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	—	336	184.00/cwt	170.00–187.50	618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.08/cwt	124.00–131.50	750	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	115.60/cwt	114.00–116.00	881	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	863	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,037	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	944	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	155.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.38/cwt	136.00–148.00	742	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	132.33/cwt	127.00–142.00	835	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,018	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	173.35/cwt	160.00–181.00	908	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,172	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	150.44/cwt	150.00–152.00	694	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.73/cwt	132.00–148.00	787	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.94/cwt	125.00–138.00	933	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	191.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	695	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	196.36/cwt	192.00–200.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,080	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	128.63/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,114	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.65/cwt	141.00–157.00	922	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	163.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	928	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	184.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	931	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	183.32/cwt	176.00–189.00	860	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	148.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	986	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	186.66/cwt	180.00–192.00	788	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	134.28/cwt	134.00–134.50	1,053	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	558	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.16/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,074	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	152.24/cwt	151.00–154.75	799	332
Heifers	Medium 2	—	754	99.00/cwt	90.00–108.00	746	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	118.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	388	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.53/cwt	133.00–140.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	938	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	654	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,133	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	162.23/cwt	160.00–167.00	676	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	155.85/cwt	147.00–162.00	739	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	120.53/cwt	120.00–121.00	827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	619	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	879	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.57/cwt	131.00–137.00	573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.58/cwt	123.00–134.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	542	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	685	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.62/cwt	117.00–123.50	934	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	123.27/cwt	123.00–124.00	788	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.31/cwt	120.00–123.50	886	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.99/cwt	138.00–146.00	623	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	178.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	656	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	941	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	975	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.53/cwt	138.00–148.00	678	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,015	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.06/cwt	140.00–158.00	869	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.21/cwt	142.00–158.00	795	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	125.42/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,100	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.08/cwt	165.00–180.00	728	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	853	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	170.46/cwt	165.00–172.00	830	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	124.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,021	19

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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