Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.54/cwt on 2,879 head.

Average price

$152.54

2,879 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	582	155.27	903	936
Medium and Large 1	695	151.42	1,053	1,843
Medium and Large 2	526	147.67	777	84
Large 1	577	146.84	848	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $55 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 sale2,879 hd

152.54

—

MO average16 barns · 12,606 hd

154.57

−2.03

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	912	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	122.40/cwt	117.00–124.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	117
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	185.79/cwt	180.00–192.50	797	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	823	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	146.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	561	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	116.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	770	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	844	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.59/cwt	132.00–133.00	898	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,097	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.68/cwt	165.00–181.00	730	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.97/cwt	149.00–163.00	661	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.85/cwt	153.00–165.00	540	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.35/cwt	150.00–167.00	993	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	130.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,166	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.63/cwt	126.25–131.00	872	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	726	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.83/cwt	138.00–147.00	603	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.53/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,107	414
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,091	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	141.38/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,022	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	191.15/cwt	186.00–196.00	717	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.50/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,012	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	158.05/cwt	153.00–165.00	564	42
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	490	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	478	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	558	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	123.35/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,210	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	180.81/cwt	180.00–184.00	944	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.43/cwt	166.00–175.00	973	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	139.37/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,051	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	201.58/cwt	195.00–210.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.98/cwt	175.00–178.00	841	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	426	137.37/cwt	131.00–144.00	585	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	567	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	752	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	714	123.74/cwt	118.00–125.00	884	7
Steers	Large 1	—	613	135.86/cwt	123.00–143.00	833	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	604	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.00/cwt	166.00–179.00	894	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	122.12/cwt	120.00–123.50	988	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.22/cwt	133.50–145.00	809	381
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	564	129.56/cwt	123.00–132.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.91/cwt	125.00–126.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	146.38/cwt	142.50–150.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	133.44/cwt	133.00–137.00	526	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	544	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	783	15
Steers	Large 1	—	499	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	853	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	131.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	581	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	125.92/cwt	125.00–126.00	860	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.20/cwt	138.00–153.50	761	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	128.75/cwt	126.00–134.00	941	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	128.34/cwt	124.50–133.00	981	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	669	147
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	122.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	827	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	620	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.65/cwt	162.00–170.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.81/cwt	172.00–182.50	676	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	962	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	145.78/cwt	138.00–149.00	975	166
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	705	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.56/cwt	137.00–142.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	142.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	762	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	133.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,047	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	171.72/cwt	162.00–175.00	811	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	180.15/cwt	177.00–185.00	596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	674	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	128.57/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,191	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	925	136

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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