Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded steady, weights over 650 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.45/cwt on 2,400 head.

Average price

$160.45

2,400 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	162.04	1,158	1,405
Large 1	661	161.98	1,071	25
Medium and Large 1-2	599	161.44	967	725
Medium and Large 2	533	149.91	799	225
Medium 2	544	129.59	705	20

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $453 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 sale2,400 hd

160.45

—

MO average15 barns · 9,035 hd

162.20

−1.74

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

83 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	—	736	144.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,065	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.50/cwt	138.00–150.00	611	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,069	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	159.19/cwt	149.00–161.50	1,075	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	947	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	163.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	851	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	138.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	158.69/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,151	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	157.85/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,006	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	185.79/cwt	182.00–187.50	699	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	832	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.84/cwt	142.00–153.00	921	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	729	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	151.12/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,277	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	131.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	145.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	524	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.39/cwt	143.00–151.00	980	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.80/cwt	145.00–160.00	871	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	145.38/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,101	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	168.57/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,045	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	158.10/cwt	155.00–162.00	520	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	166.45/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,115	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.83/cwt	158.00–159.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.30/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,053	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	177.68/cwt	171.00–184.00	949	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	179.64/cwt	177.00–188.00	774	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	637	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	156.03/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,200	195
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	6
Steers	Large 1	—	588	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,023	11
Steers	Large 1	—	719	152.54/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	722	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	157.81/cwt	152.00–162.00	685	82
Bulls	Medium 2	—	362	161.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	583	29
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	587	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	775	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	128.56/cwt	128.00–130.00	676	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	952	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.39/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,020	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	119.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,101	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.01/cwt	147.00–163.00	822	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.36/cwt	151.00–166.00	751	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	123.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	462	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	706	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	839	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.28/cwt	151.00–162.00	744	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	680	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.37/cwt	135.00–141.00	513	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	712	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	145.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,110	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	127.80/cwt	127.00–129.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	142.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	967	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	122.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	934	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.34/cwt	130.00–141.00	913	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	148.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	134.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	146.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	839	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	124.08/cwt	122.00–127.00	972	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.58/cwt	137.00–143.00	804	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.96/cwt	130.00–143.00	861	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	415	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	487	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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