Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.17/cwt on 1,399 head.

Average price

$152.17

1,399 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	153.52	1,174	483
Medium and Large 2	527	153.06	807	290
Medium and Large 1-2	631	152.64	963	480
Large 1	736	148.09	1,089	22
Medium 2	470	145.37	683	106
Medium 2-3	469	134.46	631	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $543 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 sale1,399 hd

152.17

—

MO average14 barns · 6,433 hd

153.85

−1.68

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

99 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 1-2	—	382	187.07/cwt	182.50–191.00	715	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,196	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,100	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	132.05/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	143.91/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,053	58
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	442	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.10/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,009	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	150.60/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,012	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.02/cwt	140.00–151.00	825	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	139.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	861	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	139.87/cwt	136.00–144.00	940	32
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	161.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	167.55/cwt	165.00–171.00	705	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	150.48/cwt	148.50–155.00	1,237	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	773	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	622	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,057	16
Steers	Large 1	—	915	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	792	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	146.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	146.25/cwt	140.00–147.50	796	60
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	148.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,300	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	562	135.08/cwt	135.00–136.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	132.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,364	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	140.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,147	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	166.84/cwt	165.00–170.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.43/cwt	145.00–157.50	939	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	143.60/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,130	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.81/cwt	180.00–182.50	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,277	61
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	6
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	567	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium 2Unweaned	—	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	591	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	430	132.51/cwt	128.00–136.00	570	27
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	128.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	731	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	127.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.43/cwt	142.00–143.00	950	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	156.12/cwt	150.00–159.00	559	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	128.52/cwt	126.00–131.00	850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.80/cwt	132.00–141.00	913	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	486	25
Bulls	Medium 2	—	639	122.43/cwt	117.00–128.00	782	27
Bulls	Medium 2	—	484	141.92/cwt	141.00–142.50	687	20
Bulls	Medium 2	—	509	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	551	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	125.49/cwt	120.00–131.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.38/cwt	131.00–141.00	592	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	151.61/cwt	150.00–152.50	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	122.86/cwt	122.00–127.00	619	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	790	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.78/cwt	131.00–140.00	647	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.62/cwt	143.00–152.00	911	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	144.49/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,049	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	128.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,019	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	474	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.53/cwt	133.00–140.00	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	132.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,068	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	614	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.71/cwt	141.00–153.00	850	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.16/cwt	140.00–147.50	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.17/cwt	122.00–130.00	613	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	177.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	672	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	161.11/cwt	155.00–162.50	775	49
Steers	Large 1	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	132.16/cwt	126.00–134.00	970	27
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	115.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	159.84/cwt	154.00–161.00	946	42
Steers	Medium 2	—	474	148.08/cwt	144.00–152.50	702	36

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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