Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.54/cwt on 1,825 head.

Average price

$149.54

1,825 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	156.65	987	613
Medium and Large 1-2	624	149.05	930	863
Medium and Large 2	612	139.08	851	245
Medium 2	504	136.41	688	104

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about $299 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 sale1,825 hd

149.54

—

MO average16 barns · 7,152 hd

146.22

+3.32

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

89 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	—	486	156.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	760	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.69/cwt	136.00–144.00	661	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,029	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	140.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	604	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	168.90/cwt	162.50–174.00	824	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.22/cwt	138.00–149.00	907	151
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,014	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.35/cwt	147.50–153.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.60/cwt	141.00–148.00	968	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	878	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,067	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	867	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	973	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.00/cwt	162.50–173.00	728	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.75/cwt	148.00–155.00	635	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	837	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	120.42/cwt	120.00–121.00	996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	106.29/cwt	106.00–107.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,025	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	752	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.56/cwt	126.00–134.50	948	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.41/cwt	163.00–172.50	881	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,091	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.19/cwt	154.00–155.00	577	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	189.47/cwt	185.00–210.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.80/cwt	137.00–141.00	801	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	178.53/cwt	175.00–183.00	771	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	125.76/cwt	122.00–126.10	1,139	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.96/cwt	133.00–139.50	868	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	177.97/cwt	174.00–186.00	826	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	162.88/cwt	162.50–165.00	943	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	970	61
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	130.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	742	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	457	140.37/cwt	140.00–142.50	641	34
Steers	Medium 2	—	341	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	505	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	442	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	396	124.85/cwt	123.00–130.00	494	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	709	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	564	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	507	135.47/cwt	132.50–140.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	127.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	654	110.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.39/cwt	136.00–144.00	731	178
Heifers	Medium 2	—	637	116.76/cwt	112.50–117.50	744	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.22/cwt	165.00–173.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	142.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	732	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	697	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	114.63/cwt	111.00–123.00	872	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.19/cwt	120.00–127.50	633	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.02/cwt	127.50–135.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	128.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,010	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.24/cwt	132.00–135.50	910	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.43/cwt	123.00–129.00	924	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	698	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	117.40/cwt	117.00–121.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	152.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	121.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	799	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	694	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	122.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	770	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.66/cwt	141.00–152.50	540	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	118.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	969	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	155.92/cwt	152.50–160.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	798	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	114.82/cwt	112.00–118.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.55/cwt	150.00–161.00	881	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.01/cwt	120.50–123.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.79/cwt	133.00–140.00	530	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	144.50/cwt	142.50–147.50	480	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	123.40/cwt	118.00–124.25	921	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	625	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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