Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A draft of 152 steers weighing 908 lbs. traded at $156.50. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.47/cwt on 3,133 head.

Average price

$157.47

3,133 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	162.71	1,183	1,345
Medium and Large 1-2	644	156.53	1,008	1,397
Medium and Large 2	605	143.21	866	339
Medium 2	521	140.11	730	52

One grade step is worth $22.60/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 sale3,133 hd

157.47

—

MO average17 barns · 9,651 hd

161.12

−3.65

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

96 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 2	—	509	141.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	718	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	140.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,085	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	857	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,128	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	154.27/cwt	150.00–161.00	744	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	952	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	142.18/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	579	130.71/cwt	130.00–132.00	757	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	138.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	857	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	141.13/cwt	137.50–146.00	954	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	140.86/cwt	128.00–145.00	811	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	172.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	747	43
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	145.59/cwt	142.00–148.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.28/cwt	146.00–162.50	826	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	149.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,256	105
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.41/cwt	147.00–161.00	965	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	170.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	826	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	153.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,098	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	154.75/cwt	146.00–162.00	901	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	150.78/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,182	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	187.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	724	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.68/cwt	164.00–166.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,109	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,421	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	142.37/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,340	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	149.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,309	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.85/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,048	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	185.04/cwt	177.00–195.00	772	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	181.03/cwt	176.00–190.00	849	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	157.70/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,128	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	157.25/cwt	155.75–159.00	1,348	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.09/cwt	163.00–179.00	882	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	159.90/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,009	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	195.71/cwt	195.00–197.50	718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	160.90/cwt	156.00–163.85	1,234	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	155.87/cwt	155.25–160.00	1,253	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.72/cwt	157.00–160.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	707	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	143.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	809	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	737	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	129.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	797	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	739	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	681	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	128.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	151.31/cwt	148.00–153.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	148.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,092	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.98/cwt	142.00–158.00	627	104
Heifers	Large 1	—	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	160.43/cwt	157.00–163.50	815	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	904	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.39/cwt	122.00–129.00	725	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	127.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,004	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	148.75/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,136	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.59/cwt	142.00–156.00	702	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.41/cwt	145.00–153.00	934	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	122.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	793	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.54/cwt	121.00–127.00	651	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	527	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	133.12/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,182	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	142.14/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,163	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	159.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,016	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.13/cwt	143.00–152.00	768	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	863	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	942	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.18/cwt	132.00–143.00	982	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	130.36/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,211	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,007	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	779	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.77/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	594	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	651	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	611	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.29/cwt	143.00–149.00	821	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	119.94/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.12/cwt	144.00–148.00	559	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	144.33/cwt	144.00–147.00	501	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,172	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	138.49/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,050	18

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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