Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 - 8.00 higher, with the most advance on the heavier weights. Supply moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.47/cwt on 2,607 head.

Average price

$141.47

2,607 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	142.76	916	2,093
Large 1	603	139.91	844	33
Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.77	717	434
Medium and Large 2	669	120.09	803	32
Medium 2	657	117.67	773	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.09/cwt here — about $142 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 sale2,607 hd

141.47

—

MO average15 barns · 6,873 hd

141.54

−0.07

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

75 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	—	671	141.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	952	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	166.12/cwt	164.00–167.50	721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,037	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.21/cwt	130.00–142.10	1,073	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	156.03/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,049	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	189.33/cwt	185.00–192.50	712	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.61/cwt	126.00–128.00	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	711	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	915	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,298	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	143.25/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,104	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	172.57/cwt	170.00–183.00	999	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	133.70/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,251	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.20/cwt	165.00–170.00	816	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.53/cwt	152.00–166.00	984	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	188.32/cwt	185.00–197.50	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	130.92/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,324	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.89/cwt	172.50–181.00	746	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.70/cwt	140.00–152.50	543	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	149.38/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,087	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	139.23/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,215	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.47/cwt	133.00–147.00	892	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	159.46/cwt	159.00–163.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.76/cwt	149.00–156.00	721	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	669	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.85/cwt	172.00–179.50	863	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	142.74/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,162	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.63/cwt	138.00–154.00	777	267
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	158.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	754	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	141.46/cwt	137.00–150.00	757	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	726	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	806	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	478	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	736	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	669	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	146.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	121.90/cwt	121.00–122.50	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	717	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,027	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	170.59/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,051	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	155.58/cwt	155.00–157.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	126.52/cwt	125.00–137.50	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	150.91/cwt	150.00–151.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	681	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	832	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	138.73/cwt	129.00–139.50	1,021	443
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.81/cwt	136.00–148.00	823	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	129.30/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	177.11/cwt	172.50–180.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.67/cwt	154.00–168.00	850	197
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	145.94/cwt	141.00–147.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.62/cwt	162.00–170.00	613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.27/cwt	133.00–147.00	674	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.61/cwt	132.00–148.00	628	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.31/cwt	152.50–168.00	932	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.55/cwt	131.00–135.00	769	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	134.52/cwt	131.00–138.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	148.79/cwt	142.50–152.50	500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	137.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	983	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	159.08/cwt	155.00–166.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	146.79/cwt	139.00–151.00	994	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.26/cwt	121.00–128.00	900	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	148.95/cwt	142.50–152.50	952	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.86/cwt	127.00–131.00	860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	5

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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