Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.01/cwt on 1,927 head.

Average price

$157.01

1,927 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$49.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	166.69	1,095	733
Medium and Large 1-2	644	153.98	991	567
Medium and Large 2	565	151.33	855	406
Medium 2	515	144.95	747	186
Medium 2-3	504	137.62	693	21
Large 1	855	137.00	1,171	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	657	117.00	769	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.69/cwt here — about $326 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 sale1,927 hd

157.01

—

MO average13 barns · 8,890 hd

159.03

−2.02

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

111 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 2	—	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	169.65/cwt	165.00–172.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	201.57/cwt	195.00–220.00	641	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	154.39/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,180	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	152.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,035	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	160.00/cwt	155.00–163.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	174.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	676	35
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	142.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	748	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	149.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	132.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	967	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	529	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	704	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	153.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	945	86
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	140.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	632	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	867	121
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	927	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	132.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,011	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	735	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	132.57/cwt	132.00–132.60	1,110	137
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	150.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	806	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	143.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,105	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	164.28/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,028	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	140.12/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,143	78
Steers	Medium 2	—	364	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	159.74/cwt	157.00–164.00	917	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	171.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	883	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	140.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,205	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	637	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,185	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.91/cwt	157.50–167.00	849	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	803	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	148.00/cwt	146.00–148.10	1,311	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	866	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	745	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	734	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,090	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	175.95/cwt	175.00–180.00	741	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	199.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.76/cwt	182.00–190.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	536	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	997	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	146.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,070	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	151.35/cwt	147.00–152.25	1,238	163
Bulls	Medium 2	—	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	139.78/cwt	139.00–140.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	140.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	750	34
Bulls	Medium 2	—	561	140.17/cwt	137.00–143.00	786	29
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	567	128.63/cwt	127.00–132.50	729	28
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	473	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	624	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	424	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	906	20
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	372	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	644	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	129.91/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,182	11
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	427	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	419	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	322	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	132.14/cwt	129.00–133.00	901	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	150.28/cwt	147.50–152.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	133.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	690	78
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	123.82/cwt	122.00–124.00	650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	929	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	149.20/cwt	148.00–151.50	873	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.04/cwt	122.00–129.00	901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	877	75
Heifers	Medium 2	—	749	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	525	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,029	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	988	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	119.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	142.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	892	44
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	127.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	789	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	805	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,031	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.76/cwt	135.00–143.00	937	159
Steers	Large 1	—	855	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	146.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	991	49
Heifers	Medium 2	—	292	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	387	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	679	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	131.92/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,138	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	638	26
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	624	122.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	695	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	126.02/cwt	122.00–127.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	135.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	648	96

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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