Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 bs. traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower, while weights over 650 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower, while weights over 500 lbs. traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.89/cwt on 2,592 head.

Average price

$149.89

2,592 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

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	607	152.66	926	999
Medium and Large 1	723	148.32	1,072	1,413
Medium and Large 2	536	147.75	793	161
Medium 2	524	139.72	732	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $194 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 sale2,592 hd

149.89

—

MO average14 barns · 11,675 hd

152.77

−2.88

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

73 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	—	685	146.02/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,000	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.35/cwt	165.00–172.00	714	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.90/cwt	124.00–131.00	795	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	532	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.44/cwt	152.00–166.00	909	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	126.97/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,046	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.07/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,050	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.29/cwt	153.00–157.00	581	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	176.84/cwt	172.00–182.50	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.63/cwt	132.00–143.00	853	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	126.75/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,081	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	127.93/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,233	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.29/cwt	124.00–135.00	750	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,173	211
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.18/cwt	152.00–159.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.86/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,047	136
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.84/cwt	171.00–175.00	754	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.39/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	134.99/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,119	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	156.00/cwt	153.50–160.00	1,020	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,196	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.79/cwt	132.00–137.00	903	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.81/cwt	124.00–136.00	950	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	175.81/cwt	175.00–176.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	968	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	142.55/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,120	131
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	553	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	135.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	773	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	544	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	427	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	587	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	571	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.57/cwt	136.00–145.00	812	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	156.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	148.37/cwt	148.00–149.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	151.21/cwt	149.00–154.00	694	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	131.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.17/cwt	152.00–157.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.80/cwt	169.00–184.00	897	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.19/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,014	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	155.83/cwt	152.50–160.00	728	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.39/cwt	136.00–149.00	763	313
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	145.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	167.34/cwt	162.00–170.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	149.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	799	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.84/cwt	119.00–126.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	130.88/cwt	125.00–136.00	882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.61/cwt	125.00–136.00	639	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	150.29/cwt	148.00–154.00	475	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.28/cwt	136.00–137.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.87/cwt	132.00–148.00	660	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.58/cwt	129.00–135.00	704	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.83/cwt	127.50–135.00	563	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.13/cwt	133.00–144.00	985	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	121.88/cwt	112.50–125.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	119.75/cwt	116.00–123.00	762	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,038	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	114.97/cwt	113.00–116.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	124.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	168.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	788	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	159.47/cwt	152.00–166.00	852	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	613	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	178.07/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	147.29/cwt	138.00–151.50	934	238

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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