Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. traded 2.00 - 5.00 higher with weights over 650 lbs. trading 4.00 - 9.00 higher. Supply light with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.26/cwt on 1,487 head.

Average price

$139.26

1,487 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	143.40	1,022	983
Large 1	458	137.59	631	37
Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.50	773	303
Medium and Large 2	574	125.44	720	121
Medium 2	479	118.60	569	43

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $453 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 sale1,487 hd

139.26

—

MO average12 barns · 5,582 hd

144.50

−5.24

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

90 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	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	150.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	857	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	151.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	942	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	130.93/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,257	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	165.75/cwt	162.00–170.00	753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	601	128.88/cwt	127.00–130.00	775	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	160.61/cwt	160.00–162.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	902	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,201	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	864	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,149	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.23/cwt	152.00–160.00	673	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	463	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	676	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	15
Steers	Large 1	—	444	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	675	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	171.09/cwt	170.00–172.00	630	9
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	138.99/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,215	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	788	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	140.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,183	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	152.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,041	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,327	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.75/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,020	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.50/cwt	157.50–166.00	918	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	147.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,312	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	158.64/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,171	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.87/cwt	175.00–177.00	841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	152.20/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,184	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	160.59/cwt	156.00–166.50	1,073	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	151.64/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,256	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.86/cwt	156.00–170.00	828	53
Steers	Large 1	—	566	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,369	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	124.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	41
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	349	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	704	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	624	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	737	118.14/cwt	115.00–119.00	871	23
Bulls	Medium 2	—	491	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	673	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	128.62/cwt	124.00–131.00	792	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	121.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	595	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	641	23
Heifers	Medium 2	—	344	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	439	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	124.78/cwt	121.50–130.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	115.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	651	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	690	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	135.86/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,212	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	133.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	642	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	132.84/cwt	132.00–133.00	905	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	596	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	136.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,070	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.87/cwt	140.00–155.00	849	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	859	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.76/cwt	127.00–136.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	136.54/cwt	133.00–139.00	763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.24/cwt	141.00–143.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	142.66/cwt	142.25–144.00	1,111	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.10/cwt	143.00–155.00	992	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.38/cwt	144.25–150.00	1,057	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.83/cwt	142.00–155.00	631	79
Steers	Large 1	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.44/cwt	144.00–151.00	906	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.79/cwt	149.00–153.00	704	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	140.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	925	17
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	475	138.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	657	22
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	364	154.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	564	10

How this sale compares

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