Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 lower, while weights over 600 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.44/cwt on 2,594 head.

Average price

$157.44

2,594 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$3.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	160.28	871	426
Medium and Large 1	677	156.88	1,061	2,168

One grade step is worth $3.40/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale2,594 hd

157.44

—

MO average15 barns · 11,962 hd

159.12

−1.68

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

85 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	—	678	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	922	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	127.76/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,059	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.66/cwt	156.00–171.00	858	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	135.19/cwt	123.50–138.50	929	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	163.38/cwt	162.50–165.00	781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.08/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,001	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	144.85/cwt	140.00–155.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	126.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,029	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	155.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	162.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	995	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	136.07/cwt	126.00–138.85	976	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	135.45/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,176	262
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,113	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	194.15/cwt	191.00–197.50	744	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.57/cwt	136.00–154.00	834	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	133.48/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,292	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	158.78/cwt	158.00–161.00	575	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.86/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,032	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	181.73/cwt	177.50–187.00	872	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	855	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.61/cwt	161.00–179.00	949	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	122.70/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,053	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	203.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	142.08/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,161	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	183.86/cwt	177.50–192.50	791	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	132.78/cwt	130.50–134.25	1,210	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	143.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,129	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.19/cwt	163.00–185.00	897	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.87/cwt	136.00–156.50	1,072	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,236	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	182.01/cwt	173.00–195.00	772	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,038	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	124.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	856	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	978	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,134	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.56/cwt	137.50–143.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.16/cwt	140.00–143.00	528	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	135.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	667	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.40/cwt	139.00–149.00	688	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	117.22/cwt	116.00–119.00	915	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	113.31/cwt	113.00–113.50	930	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	123.94/cwt	122.00–125.00	887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	144.93/cwt	130.00–155.00	817	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	824	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.09/cwt	132.00–146.00	721	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.00	882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.08/cwt	145.00–152.50	558	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.42/cwt	150.00–151.00	489	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.46/cwt	165.00–177.00	817	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	184.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	687	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.41/cwt	145.00–161.00	801	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.35/cwt	167.50–170.00	724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	179.73/cwt	177.50–185.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.03/cwt	148.00–159.00	867	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	181.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	620	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.73/cwt	137.00–154.00	771	408

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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