Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded 3.00-8.00 higher, with heavier weights trading steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-9.00 higher with the most advance on weights under 500 lbs. Supply heavy with demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.75/cwt on 4,585 head.

Average price

$163.75

4,585 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	166.62	1,136	3,333
Medium and Large 1-2	651	156.79	1,021	1,131
Medium and Large 2	532	149.80	797	121

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $338 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 sale4,585 hd

163.75

—

MO average9 barns · 7,655 hd

165.53

−1.78

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 1-2	—	715	151.99/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,087	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	172.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	755	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.43/cwt	144.00–157.00	951	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	171.25/cwt	162.00–177.50	829	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	156.08/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,278	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.00/cwt	147.50–161.00	890	147
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	771	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	160.67/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,168	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.78/cwt	150.00–162.00	832	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	161.74/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,085	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	151.22/cwt	146.00–151.75	1,375	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	198.44/cwt	195.00–205.00	681	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	159.92/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,374	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	162.41/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,004	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,471	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	212.85/cwt	205.00–222.00	807	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	170.28/cwt	162.00–179.00	892	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	157.41/cwt	153.50–162.50	1,456	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	164.24/cwt	157.50–165.10	1,363	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.89/cwt	182.00–217.00	847	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	183.44/cwt	180.00–191.00	862	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	185.53/cwt	181.00–190.00	642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.21/cwt	162.00–173.00	941	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	754	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	894	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	132.30/cwt	131.00–133.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.92/cwt	141.00–147.00	830	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.23/cwt	131.00–142.00	869	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.96/cwt	150.00–168.00	746	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	148.28/cwt	147.00–149.00	703	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	148.73/cwt	148.00–149.00	645	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,085	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	140.08/cwt	137.50–152.00	751	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	152.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	479	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	761	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	136.74/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,101	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	151.31/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,180	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	684	31
Heifers	Large 1	—	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.03/cwt	130.00–143.00	793	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.23/cwt	146.00–162.00	972	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.86/cwt	134.00–145.00	865	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.12/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,088	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.83/cwt	144.00–161.00	872	404
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.98/cwt	145.00–161.00	803	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	178.27/cwt	170.00–185.00	722	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.28/cwt	132.00–145.00	931	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.03/cwt	151.00–169.00	688	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.14/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,028	264
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.68/cwt	137.50–141.00	798	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	142.57/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,245	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	161.90/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,263	652
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.02/cwt	160.00–178.00	649	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	327	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.79/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,023	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.21/cwt	133.00–160.00	769	15

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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