Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.51/cwt on 2,422 head.

Average price

$161.51

2,422 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$37.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	166.45	1,106	1,200
Medium and Large 1-2	634	159.50	1,011	863
Large 1	672	158.92	1,068	39
Medium and Large 2	574	151.81	872	239
Medium 2	519	146.42	760	49
Medium 2-3	561	129.25	725	32

One grade step is worth $37.20/cwt here — about $381 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 sale2,422 hd

161.51

—

MO average14 barns · 5,934 hd

164.20

−2.70

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 2	—	629	148.41/cwt	142.00–151.00	933	27
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	171.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	132.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,081	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	648	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	152.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	805	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	170.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	800	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	153.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	864	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	140.38/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,315	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	990	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	152.07/cwt	150.00–153.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	192.07/cwt	185.00–193.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.98/cwt	155.00–164.00	768	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	185.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	701	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	162.45/cwt	157.00–169.00	952	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	149.46/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,097	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.65/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.70/cwt	153.00–166.50	1,159	419
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	147.39/cwt	140.00–147.75	1,182	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	143.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,249	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	159.49/cwt	152.00–164.00	995	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	132.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	160.26/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,091	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.93/cwt	177.50–180.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	208.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	203.87/cwt	195.00–213.00	760	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	152.74/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,175	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	166.25/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,099	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	156.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,276	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	176.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,016	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	151.25/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,317	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.90/cwt	170.00–182.00	920	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	179.39/cwt	178.00–185.00	859	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	169.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,057	65
Heifers	Large 1	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	149.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	681	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.07/cwt	142.00–145.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,039	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	123.52/cwt	121.00–127.00	877	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	876	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	814	52
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	139.94/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.69/cwt	132.50–137.50	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	151.94/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,085	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.78/cwt	139.00–148.00	746	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	698	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	158.08/cwt	149.00–164.00	922	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	613	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.93/cwt	150.00–165.50	818	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	157.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	520	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.35/cwt	154.00–163.00	679	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	459	6
Steers	Large 1	—	821	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.69/cwt	146.00–161.00	956	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	143.24/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,126	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,244	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	610	59
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	613	125.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	159.34/cwt	154.00–169.00	768	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	898	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,221	9
Steers	Large 1	—	727	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,178	6
Steers	Large 1	—	683	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,093	14
Steers	Large 1	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	573	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	811	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	154.73/cwt	149.35–158.25	1,058	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.07/cwt	157.00–167.50	859	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	158.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	150.60/cwt	150.00–151.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	135.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,012	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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