Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower, weights over 700 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.89/cwt on 2,356 head.

Average price

$162.89

2,356 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$31.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	166.39	1,121	1,505
Medium and Large 1-2	612	160.07	980	596
Medium and Large 2	564	152.48	860	138
Large 1	865	151.50	1,310	32
Medium 2	514	142.46	733	80
Medium 2-3	487	135.00	657	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about $464 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 sale2,356 hd

162.89

—

MO average14 barns · 7,684 hd

161.18

+1.71

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

89 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	—	670	167.70/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,124	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.48/cwt	156.00–168.00	848	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	146.34/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,332	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.32/cwt	169.00–177.00	985	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	882	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	185.83/cwt	177.00–190.00	795	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	148.32/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,130	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	187.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	148.20/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,067	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	143.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,265	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	364	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	561	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.10/cwt	167.00–175.00	719	49
Steers	Medium 2	—	591	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	162.50/cwt	156.00–167.00	944	121
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	149.24/cwt	147.00–150.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	172.34/cwt	165.00–175.00	831	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	158.91/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,003	91
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	166.08/cwt	165.00–167.50	638	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	686	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	919	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	148.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	941	15
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	129.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	160.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	780	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	149.89/cwt	147.00–152.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	977	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	157.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,075	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	154.28/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,284	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	167.42/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,058	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	158.42/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,144	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	914	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	153.55/cwt	151.25–155.75	1,342	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	155.83/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,212	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.78/cwt	200.00–212.00	679	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	199.88/cwt	193.00–212.50	772	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	651	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,425	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.83/cwt	148.00–152.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	151.63/cwt	145.00–158.00	957	179
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	137.21/cwt	137.00–137.50	901	12
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	565	127.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.62/cwt	153.00–167.00	765	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.04/cwt	154.00–166.00	681	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.98/cwt	167.50–173.00	624	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.06/cwt	142.00–152.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	129.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	120.91/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	129.05/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,004	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	141.13/cwt	133.00–144.00	968	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	577	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	150.21/cwt	147.00–154.00	865	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,141	65
Steers	Medium 2	—	436	148.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	793	7
Steers	Large 1	—	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	8
Steers	Large 1	—	998	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,417	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	813	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	146.56/cwt	142.00–148.00	989	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.56/cwt	149.00–162.00	887	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	131.29/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	151.75/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,023	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,036	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	132.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	819	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.72/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,030	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.02/cwt	140.00–152.00	611	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	689	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	165.29/cwt	165.00–166.00	469	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	743	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	873	34

How this sale compares

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