Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs. traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Weights over 700 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $160.23/cwt on 2,164 head.

Average price

$160.23

2,164 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	587	163.09	957	623
Medium and Large 1	714	162.20	1,159	1,242
Medium and Large 2	706	147.37	1,041	229
Medium 2	510	146.15	745	53
Medium 2-3	511	128.22	655	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $302 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 sale2,164 hd

160.23

—

MO average15 barns · 8,500 hd

161.97

−1.75

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

88 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	—	421	161.62/cwt	151.00–168.00	680	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	156.03/cwt	152.00–163.00	747	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.88/cwt	144.00–155.75	948	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	143.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,093	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	816	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	159.15/cwt	159.00–160.00	797	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,037	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	149.91/cwt	142.00–157.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	145.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,049	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	160.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,010	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	173.85/cwt	167.50–181.00	748	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	163.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	938	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.91/cwt	138.00–148.00	620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.33/cwt	132.50–142.00	862	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	152.83/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,339	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	162.19/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,161	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	157.14/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,199	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	169.30/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,107	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	127.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	145.25/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,034	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	184.22/cwt	184.00–185.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	201.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	154.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,290	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	925	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	860	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,386	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	143.87/cwt	140.50–144.75	1,315	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.12/cwt	168.00–177.00	975	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	170.97/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,057	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	197.42/cwt	190.00–205.00	655	32
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	807	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	154.13/cwt	151.00–155.00	650	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	750	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	859	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	140.30/cwt	137.50–142.50	671	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	359	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	147.99/cwt	143.00–154.00	987	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.13/cwt	148.00–164.00	884	119
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	309	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	371	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	379	143.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	14
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	468	135.78/cwt	130.00–142.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	589	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	724	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	156.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	436	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	619	8
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	511	128.22/cwt	124.00–133.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	535	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	163.92/cwt	160.00–171.00	626	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	139.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	408	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	481	118.49/cwt	117.00–122.00	570	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	142.06/cwt	141.00–146.00	884	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	131.16/cwt	131.00–132.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.79/cwt	132.00–137.50	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	138.20/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,184	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	159.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	780	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	149.65/cwt	149.00–153.00	838	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	172.33/cwt	170.00–174.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	341	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.40/cwt	147.00–159.00	589	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	155.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	476	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	872	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	139.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	129.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	146.40/cwt	141.00–147.50	997	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.49/cwt	135.00–146.00	740	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	832	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.88/cwt	139.00–148.00	694	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.06/cwt	132.00–141.00	922	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	142.34/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,264	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	126.80/cwt	126.00–131.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	160.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,079	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.35/cwt	165.00–180.00	810	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	181.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	680	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.86/cwt	157.00–163.00	839	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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