Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, most of the gain was on quality, larger weights.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.38/cwt on 3,329 head.

Average price

$141.38

3,329 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	141.99	911	2,835
Medium and Large 1-2	463	141.85	657	369
Medium and Large 2	575	129.01	742	105
Medium 2	658	111.00	730	20

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $181 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 sale3,329 hd

141.38

—

MO average16 barns · 10,202 hd

144.78

−3.40

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

87 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	—	428	155.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	668	235
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,303	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.34/cwt	177.50–195.00	798	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.61/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,005	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	142.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	957	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	134.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	981	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	171.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	811	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	201.84/cwt	195.00–207.50	648	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.70/cwt	192.00–193.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	142.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	905	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.24/cwt	157.00–157.50	832	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	949	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.55/cwt	147.00–158.50	1,040	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	690	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	143.46/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,110	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	138.98/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,154	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	135.67/cwt	133.50–143.00	1,163	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.20/cwt	125.00–140.10	987	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	141.00/cwt	131.00–153.00	888	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.00/cwt	151.00–166.00	755	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.38/cwt	155.00–176.00	533	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	600	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,122	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	890	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	174.41/cwt	170.00–177.50	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.39/cwt	162.00–182.00	893	410
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.84/cwt	137.00–159.00	781	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,081	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	137.10/cwt	132.00–142.00	936	543
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	826	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	867	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	694	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	854	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	357	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	586	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	348	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.44/cwt	130.00–147.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	136.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	567	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	168.04/cwt	162.00–177.00	721	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	975	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	826	147.77/cwt	146.50–148.25	1,221	46
Heifers	Medium 2	—	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	705	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.93/cwt	132.00–134.50	757	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	156.70/cwt	150.00–161.00	746	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	858	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.14/cwt	158.00–167.00	826	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	152.17/cwt	150.00–153.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	184.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	611	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	143.14/cwt	137.50–144.00	515	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	134.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,216	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	995	236
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	153.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	657	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	986	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,006	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	749	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	183.29/cwt	178.00–191.00	865	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	133.41/cwt	122.00–135.75	1,094	418
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.99/cwt	145.00–158.00	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	905	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.81/cwt	137.00–155.00	825	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,141	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	611	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	130.22/cwt	122.50–137.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	700	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	3

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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