Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00-9.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 750 lbs. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.84/cwt on 2,105 head.

Average price

$158.84

2,105 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	164.02	1,125	1,181
Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.10	899	566
Medium and Large 2	515	148.05	762	308
Medium 2	468	145.44	680	50

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $445 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 sale2,105 hd

158.84

—

MO average15 barns · 6,870 hd

158.95

−0.10

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

77 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	—	584	162.14/cwt	157.00–168.50	947	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	158.66/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,301	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	137.88/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,142	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	879	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	700	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	154.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	140.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	787	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	199.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	661	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	165.51/cwt	162.00–168.00	793	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	656	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	145.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	153.01/cwt	145.00–157.00	955	87
Steers	Medium 2	—	479	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	160.64/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,234	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	151.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,015	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	788	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	150.35/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,093	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	151.22/cwt	145.00–154.50	871	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	161.40/cwt	157.00–168.00	863	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	193.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.96/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,037	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	159.85/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,149	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	721	49
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	157.05/cwt	154.85–159.50	1,387	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	761	42
Bulls	Medium 2	—	484	141.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	51
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	743	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	143.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	181.86/cwt	180.00–187.00	651	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	549	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.80/cwt	134.00–142.00	733	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	128.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	865	19
Bulls	Medium 2	—	856	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	129.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	793	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.83/cwt	121.00–127.50	649	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	714	117.87/cwt	117.00–119.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	127.37/cwt	127.00–128.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	146.38/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,099	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	528	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.31/cwt	131.00–141.00	586	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	850	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,254	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	922	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	817	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	126.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	151.09/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,033	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.68/cwt	135.00–141.00	857	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	130.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	707	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.04/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,083	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	134.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	646	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	138.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	789	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	619	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	984	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.34/cwt	155.00–166.00	588	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.48/cwt	131.00–142.00	720	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.19/cwt	143.00–155.50	843	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	766	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	157.78/cwt	155.00–167.00	522	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	146.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	563	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	672	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	146.39/cwt	144.00–149.00	924	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	167.16/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,143	282

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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