Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week weaned steer calves under 550 lbs. traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 550 lbs. traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply heavy with good demand for weaned and quality cattle. Demand moderate for unweaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.64/cwt on 3,923 head.

Average price

$157.64

3,923 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	162.88	1,116	1,968
Medium and Large 1-2	683	153.67	1,050	1,586
Medium and Large 2	587	147.05	864	329
Medium 2	458	144.32	660	40

One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $456 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 sale3,923 hd

157.64

—

MO average16 barns · 12,702 hd

159.55

−1.92

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

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	852	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.05/cwt	121.00–129.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	842	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	977	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	152.54/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,121	153
Steers	Medium 2	—	483	143.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	693	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	153.48/cwt	147.00–160.00	889	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	186.03/cwt	177.00–194.50	798	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.86/cwt	151.00–167.00	985	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	911	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	151.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	804	182
Steers	Medium 2	—	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.81/cwt	137.00–142.50	739	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,345	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.55/cwt	165.00–174.00	717	86
Steers	Medium 2	—	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	152.05/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,163	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	682	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	155.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	749	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	166.67/cwt	162.00–170.00	782	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	892	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	141.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,105	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	147.88/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,161	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.02/cwt	142.00–156.00	707	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	160.40/cwt	158.00–161.00	860	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	179.82/cwt	175.00–190.00	687	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	152.42/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,256	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	164.26/cwt	162.00–169.00	943	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	167.09/cwt	162.00–175.00	876	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	156.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,384	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	159.31/cwt	158.00–161.00	916	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,426	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,329	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	157.89/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,247	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	157.62/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,056	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	200.35/cwt	199.00–202.00	841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	158.07/cwt	155.85–159.00	1,312	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	156.09/cwt	149.00–157.75	1,459	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	199.73/cwt	191.00–209.00	745	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	158.70/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,151	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.28/cwt	132.50–136.00	920	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	782	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	816	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	816	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.61/cwt	165.00–172.00	704	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.77/cwt	117.00–127.00	827	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.93/cwt	144.00–151.25	1,069	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.16/cwt	144.50–152.00	990	183
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	696	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	675	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	125.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	791	35
Bulls	Medium 2	—	739	112.51/cwt	110.00–114.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	151.15/cwt	150.00–153.00	724	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.09/cwt	142.50–153.00	849	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.46/cwt	143.00–160.00	642	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	574	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	139.48/cwt	130.00–152.00	596	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,066	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	991	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	140.97/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,032	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.49/cwt	133.00–144.00	853	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,202	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.30/cwt	131.00–143.00	946	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	539	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.70/cwt	152.00–155.00	489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.25/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	127.62/cwt	125.50–133.00	1,067	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	141.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	469	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.72/cwt	157.50–165.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.34/cwt	156.00–170.00	593	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	394	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	512	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	123.23/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,019	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	753	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.71/cwt	132.00–142.00	723	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	779	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	181.70/cwt	176.00–190.00	834	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	140.80/cwt	132.00–144.00	828	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,209	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,004	41

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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