Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.26/cwt on 2,138 head.

Average price

$149.26

2,138 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	158.12	973	591
Large 1	618	148.00	915	20
Medium and Large 1-2	632	147.79	934	1,068
Medium and Large 2	592	142.07	841	386
Medium 2	507	137.45	697	73

One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $276 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 sale2,138 hd

149.26

—

MO average17 barns · 7,653 hd

151.94

−2.68

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

94 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	—	514	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	127.96/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,071	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.49/cwt	134.00–148.00	887	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	168.48/cwt	162.00–174.00	807	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	151.16/cwt	149.00–153.00	627	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	158.46/cwt	150.00–163.00	897	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	779	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.75/cwt	150.00–163.00	826	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	179.55/cwt	172.00–184.00	666	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,061	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.51/cwt	162.00–172.00	696	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	614	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	110.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	141.34/cwt	134.00–147.00	950	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	123.25/cwt	121.00–129.00	779	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.07/cwt	152.00–155.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	656	147
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	124.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,127	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.75/cwt	124.00–130.25	984	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	133.03/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,035	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	578	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	503	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	133.17/cwt	132.75–134.00	1,069	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.93/cwt	151.00–160.00	971	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	142.57/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,021	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	129.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	817	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	741	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	191.36/cwt	185.00–192.00	683	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	191.41/cwt	190.00–192.00	611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	166.86/cwt	164.00–170.00	936	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.59/cwt	176.00–182.00	848	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.77/cwt	165.00–173.00	885	65
Heifers	Medium 2	—	569	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	666	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	144.67/cwt	135.00–147.00	696	32
Bulls	Medium 2	—	491	140.48/cwt	139.00–145.00	690	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	354	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	527	127.72/cwt	122.00–135.00	673	7
Steers	Large 1	—	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	730	153
Heifers	Medium 2	—	489	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	519	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.96/cwt	125.00–137.00	631	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	62
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	159.96/cwt	157.00–162.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	387	130.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	506	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.38/cwt	134.50–140.00	775	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	881	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	119.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	149.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.11/cwt	128.00–139.00	576	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.23/cwt	119.00–123.00	998	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	939	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	126.25/cwt	125.50–129.00	934	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	130.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	895	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	111.45/cwt	107.00–115.00	870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	111.82/cwt	110.00–113.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	138.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	455	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	167.93/cwt	165.00–172.00	645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	129.26/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,025	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.45/cwt	162.00–172.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	156.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	541	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.50/cwt	132.00–141.00	774	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	148.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	574	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	859	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	121.11/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,002	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	113.69/cwt	113.00–114.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.63/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.22/cwt	129.00–134.00	740	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	141.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.30/cwt	131.00–138.00	961	29

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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