Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

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 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower with most of the decline on the heavier weights. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.79/cwt on 2,039 head.

Average price

$145.79

2,039 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	152.44	1,039	583
Medium 2	478	148.77	710	52
Medium and Large 1-2	668	144.21	964	1,073
Medium and Large 2	661	138.81	917	302
Large 1	647	138.27	894	29

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $145 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 sale2,039 hd

145.79

—

MO average15 barns · 8,006 hd

155.19

−9.39

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.74/cwt	135.00–138.00	800	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.96/cwt	162.00–176.00	814	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	113.10/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	144.20/cwt	137.50–149.00	913	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	141.66/cwt	133.50–146.00	941	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	179.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	178.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	132.13/cwt	131.00–133.75	1,041	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	819	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	127.64/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,122	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	133.03/cwt	130.50–141.00	978	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.89/cwt	141.00–147.00	619	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	127.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	874	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	121.71/cwt	118.00–123.00	879	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	148.31/cwt	146.00–153.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.61/cwt	124.00–129.50	773	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	767	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.83/cwt	118.00–124.00	801	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	872	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,007	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.35/cwt	136.00–144.00	732	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	955	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	124.73/cwt	124.50–124.75	1,157	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	125.21/cwt	125.00–125.25	1,200	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.26/cwt	162.00–176.00	890	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.41/cwt	151.00–168.00	972	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	131.43/cwt	131.00–132.00	837	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	180.40/cwt	180.00–181.00	841	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.40/cwt	177.50–182.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.48/cwt	162.00–169.00	942	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,028	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	589	136.75/cwt	129.00–138.00	805	42
Steers	Large 1	—	626	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	879	16
Steers	Large 1	—	729	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,035	7
Steers	Large 1	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	4
Steers	Large 1	—	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	729	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	722	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	163.90/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	672	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	823	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	531	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	724	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	646	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	124.66/cwt	123.00–127.00	481	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	866	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	693	20
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	131.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	747	32
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.00	492	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	142.98/cwt	132.00–145.00	686	42
Heifers	Medium 2	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	984	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	130.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	938	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.10/cwt	138.00–144.00	534	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	585	32
Steers	Medium 2	—	337	163.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	666	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	813	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.43/cwt	149.00–155.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	760	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	152.87/cwt	147.00–158.00	888	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	143.23/cwt	140.00–152.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	656	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	879	124.52/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,095	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	958	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	124.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	746	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	130.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	132.37/cwt	132.00–133.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	124.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	741	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	143.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	493	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.88/cwt	126.00–131.00	687	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	575	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.87/cwt	131.75–133.00	894	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.78/cwt	125.00–139.00	642	85

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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