Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 650 lbs. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.86/cwt on 2,059 head.

Average price

$159.86

2,059 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	165.77	1,104	1,234
Large 1	730	153.30	1,119	33
Medium and Large 1-2	658	152.41	1,003	528
Medium and Large 2	516	149.26	771	199
Medium 2	415	143.98	597	65

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $507 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 sale2,059 hd

159.86

—

MO average16 barns · 9,688 hd

160.55

−0.70

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

91 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	—	829	152.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,263	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	157.31/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,136	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,097	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	150.48/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,291	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.28/cwt	143.00–155.00	938	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	124.58/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.46/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,053	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.06/cwt	160.00–172.00	880	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	180.76/cwt	175.00–186.00	963	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.66/cwt	165.00–174.00	796	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.87/cwt	144.00–159.00	812	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.26/cwt	155.00–169.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.66/cwt	142.00–152.00	975	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	117.62/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,224	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	142.54/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,041	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	135.97/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,198	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.97/cwt	151.00–157.00	807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.48/cwt	142.00–152.00	541	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	126.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.19/cwt	135.00–148.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.77/cwt	177.00–187.00	872	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.74/cwt	151.00–164.00	745	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.62/cwt	180.00–188.00	785	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	142.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	163.54/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,102	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	193.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	141.62/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,402	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,315	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.85/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,168	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	176.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,026	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	195.54/cwt	190.00–215.00	626	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	182.62/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	145.63/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,226	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	140.07/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,301	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	676	143.46/cwt	138.00–145.00	970	22
Steers	Large 1	—	765	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,170	23
Steers	Large 1	—	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	5
Steers	Large 1	—	657	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	329	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	526	11
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	451	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	564	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	356	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	599	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.70/cwt	144.00–160.00	869	295
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	142.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	157.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	650	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	152.35/cwt	140.00–162.00	588	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.66/cwt	150.00–162.00	652	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.86/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,075	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.33/cwt	150.00–168.00	674	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	107.78/cwt	107.00–110.00	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	146.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	857	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	155.35/cwt	147.00–160.00	749	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	976	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	919	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.86/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	124.45/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,149	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	154.00/cwt	147.00–158.00	959	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	139.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.23/cwt	131.00–145.00	992	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.99/cwt	133.00–143.00	785	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	151.79/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,035	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	183.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	131.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.67/cwt	132.00–142.00	712	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	134.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	162.47/cwt	155.00–167.00	939	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.21/cwt	129.00–130.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.46/cwt	170.00–172.00	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	124.76/cwt	122.00–131.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	137.52/cwt	130.00–147.00	871	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.24/cwt	135.00–149.00	672	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.70/cwt	145.00–147.00	761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	142.89/cwt	135.00–150.00	813	18

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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