Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder 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 $148.64/cwt on 2,408 head.

Average price

$148.64

2,408 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	608	151.78	922	42
Medium and Large 2	518	149.98	777	249
Medium and Large 1	694	148.86	1,033	1,168
Medium and Large 1-2	616	148.17	913	892
Medium 2	503	143.17	720	57

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $202 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 sale2,408 hd

148.64

—

MO average17 barns · 9,171 hd

150.78

−2.14

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

96 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	—	437	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.00	652	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.50	551	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	835	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	600	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,044	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.70/cwt	152.00–167.00	817	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	968	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	176.09/cwt	175.00–177.00	646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.97/cwt	175.00–180.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.66/cwt	139.00–148.00	903	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	155.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	899	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	165.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	948	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	166.93/cwt	162.00–173.00	808	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	131.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,019	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	144.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	556	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	115.10/cwt	112.50–115.50	1,054	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.51/cwt	134.00–149.00	733	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	121.64/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	150.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	122.22/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,208	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	168.69/cwt	164.00–175.00	943	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.99/cwt	175.00–181.00	753	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.96/cwt	119.50–123.00	1,002	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,003	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	128.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,055	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	126.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,112	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.41/cwt	177.00–178.00	841	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	188.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.30/cwt	165.00–177.00	882	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,022	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.43/cwt	149.00–159.00	951	238
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	763	31
Bulls	Medium 2	—	494	135.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	668	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	514	141.47/cwt	141.00–142.00	727	11
Steers	Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	18
Steers	Large 1	—	486	176.28/cwt	172.00–177.00	857	13
Steers	Large 1	—	584	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	858	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	569	134.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	767	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	818	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	676	111.49/cwt	105.00–115.00	754	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	149.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	645	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	341	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	135.41/cwt	134.00–135.75	1,117	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	53
Bulls	Medium 2	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	144.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.98/cwt	116.00–123.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.77/cwt	122.00–126.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	798	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	914	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	633	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	137.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	533	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	851	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	123.66/cwt	120.00–125.25	904	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	93.84/cwt	92.50–102.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.05/cwt	142.00–147.50	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	754	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.60/cwt	124.00–131.50	807	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.82/cwt	137.00–144.00	672	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	122.02/cwt	120.00–122.50	920	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	944	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	131.46/cwt	127.00–135.00	705	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	109.75/cwt	107.00–113.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	124.71/cwt	121.00–126.00	725	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	167.65/cwt	162.00–172.00	630	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	134.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.40/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	97
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	123.13/cwt	123.00–124.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.29/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.05/cwt	111.00–117.50	810	12

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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