Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.35/cwt on 2,530 head.

Average price

$160.35

2,530 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	163.86	1,123	1,215
Medium and Large 1-2	657	158.74	1,043	1,096
Large 1	712	157.27	1,120	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	152.25	843	137
Medium 2	493	141.29	697	71

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about $426 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 sale2,530 hd

160.35

—

MO average13 barns · 7,879 hd

160.72

−0.36

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

81 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 2	—	622	131.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.98/cwt	175.00–189.00	685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	159.68/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,083	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	138.56/cwt	133.00–143.00	939	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	154.79/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,297	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.93/cwt	152.00–162.50	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	122.86/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	149.33/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,296	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	155.72/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,201	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	148.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,055	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	155.58/cwt	154.00–165.00	678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	174.89/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,002	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	153.85/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,234	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	150.93/cwt	144.00–156.50	1,002	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.13/cwt	136.00–148.50	848	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	142.12/cwt	137.50–143.00	890	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	179.20/cwt	177.50–185.00	742	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.64/cwt	149.00–163.00	873	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	140.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,364	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	157.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,156	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	177.88/cwt	171.00–183.00	948	131
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	169.01/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,109	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	183.89/cwt	179.00–190.00	894	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	147.66/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,373	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	142.03/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,089	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	131	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.03/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,066	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	132.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,156	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.73/cwt	153.00–160.00	746	70
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	419	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	262	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	907	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	635	5
Steers	Large 1	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	6
Steers	Large 1	—	795	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	163.72/cwt	162.00–167.00	639	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.38/cwt	149.00–162.50	814	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.93/cwt	144.00–157.00	937	212
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	118.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	581	137.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	800	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	140.74/cwt	137.50–143.00	745	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	150.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	134.42/cwt	132.50–137.00	559	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	146.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,003	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	352	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	537	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	141.29/cwt	137.50–150.00	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	160.67/cwt	155.00–164.00	754	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	162.61/cwt	162.50–163.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.58/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,024	176
Steers	Medium 2	—	442	143.23/cwt	142.00–144.00	633	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	616	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	159.33/cwt	155.00–162.50	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	162.00/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,022	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	943	149
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	146.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	151.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	856	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.13/cwt	140.00–152.50	686	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	146.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,132	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	171.39/cwt	165.00–176.00	814	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	143.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	144.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,257	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.75/cwt	155.00–169.00	858	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	763	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	135.52/cwt	132.00–143.00	855	12

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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