Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded 4.00-7.00 higher, heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Internet bidding and buying was active. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.59/cwt on 1,967 head.

Average price

$160.59

1,967 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$28.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	165.74	1,143	1,219
Medium and Large 1-2	608	156.65	952	528
Large 1	893	153.84	1,373	32
Medium and Large 2	679	140.14	951	135
Medium 2	486	137.47	668	53

One grade step is worth $28.26/cwt here — about $475 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 sale1,967 hd

160.59

—

MO average14 barns · 7,894 hd

160.04

+0.54

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

73 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	—	578	164.92/cwt	159.00–175.00	953	160
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,088	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	954	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	138.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	742	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.47/cwt	149.00–160.00	959	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	140.30/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.68/cwt	162.00–175.00	712	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	927	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.64/cwt	162.00–172.00	796	80
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	140.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	136.14/cwt	132.00–142.00	670	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	151.53/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,186	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	163.84/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,096	48
Steers	Medium 2	—	590	127.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	195.02/cwt	193.00–200.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	156.36/cwt	154.75–159.00	1,374	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	159.82/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,168	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	149.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,100	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	162.10/cwt	155.00–163.85	1,321	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	157.50/cwt	147.00–161.50	1,068	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	151.73/cwt	148.00–157.00	818	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.59/cwt	146.00–154.00	859	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.85/cwt	175.00–189.50	852	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.05/cwt	167.50–182.00	914	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	158.78/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,231	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	164.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,031	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	612	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	124.74/cwt	122.00–132.00	776	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.13/cwt	145.00–156.00	916	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	723	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	144.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	543	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	139.63/cwt	139.00–140.00	508	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	712	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	121.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	506	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.64/cwt	132.00–141.00	656	92
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.95/cwt	133.00–142.00	783	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	148.70/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,126	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	137.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.74/cwt	142.00–157.00	702	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	840	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	195.27/cwt	194.00–199.00	822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	152.38/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,033	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	138.83/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,215	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.82/cwt	142.00–151.00	631	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	765	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.13/cwt	177.00–192.00	783	82
Steers	Large 1	—	956	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,444	25
Steers	Large 1	—	666	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	149.11/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,065	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	141.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	947	49

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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