Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.43/cwt on 2,198 head.

Average price

$162.43

2,198 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	568	169.04	960	16thin
Medium and Large 1	683	165.39	1,129	1,396
Medium and Large 1-2	622	158.45	985	656
Medium and Large 2	565	150.03	848	130

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $112 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 sale2,198 hd

162.43

—

MO average10 barns · 4,886 hd

162.12

+0.31

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

74 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	—	847	147.14/cwt	136.00–148.25	1,246	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.00/cwt	155.00–167.00	605	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.85/cwt	147.00–162.50	881	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	122.83/cwt	122.00–124.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.14/cwt	141.00–146.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.07/cwt	137.00–141.00	882	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	156.99/cwt	154.00–166.00	884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	166.06/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,133	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	139.20/cwt	132.00–146.00	992	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	129.40/cwt	125.00–131.00	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.72/cwt	147.00–163.00	818	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.68/cwt	151.00–160.00	741	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	153.73/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,316	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	143.36/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,231	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	740	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.41/cwt	177.50–192.00	762	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	173.01/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,071	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	158.40/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,139	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	132.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,088	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	149.75/cwt	142.00–155.00	939	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	199.73/cwt	192.50–210.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	177.40/cwt	167.50–183.00	944	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	179.79/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,025	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	137.74/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,295	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	151.57/cwt	150.00–152.25	1,260	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	194.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	720	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.13/cwt	149.00–161.50	1,210	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	846	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	128.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	868	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	6
Steers	Large 1	—	568	169.04/cwt	164.00–174.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,084	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	141.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,135	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	136.26/cwt	136.00–140.00	473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	992	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.46/cwt	152.00–165.00	677	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	144.99/cwt	142.50–146.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	138.11/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,087	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	161.71/cwt	155.00–167.50	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.26/cwt	152.50–160.00	670	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	146.25/cwt	141.00–148.00	974	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	162.61/cwt	155.00–170.00	855	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	803	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	131.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	135.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.42/cwt	147.00–152.50	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	128.71/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	164.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	934	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.36/cwt	149.00–162.50	969	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.34/cwt	152.00–152.50	792	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	137.33/cwt	136.00–139.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	158.22/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,057	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	140.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,075	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	145.96/cwt	138.00–150.00	705	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.72/cwt	132.50–140.00	923	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.13/cwt	155.00–160.00	734	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	180.31/cwt	175.00–182.50	665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.49/cwt	165.00–167.50	727	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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