Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Heavier weights traded steady to 4.00 higher. A draft of 641 head weighing 849 lbs. traded at 170.00. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.97/cwt on 6,065 head.

Average price

$165.97

6,065 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$47.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	167.66	1,187	4,609
Medium and Large 1-2	596	161.96	966	1,337
Medium and Large 2	569	148.65	845	95
Medium 1-2	482	142.50	687	12thin
Medium 2	595	120.50	716	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.16/cwt here — about $471 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 sale6,065 hd

165.97

—

MO average18 barns · 22,794 hd

168.22

−2.25

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

86 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	—	521	145.27/cwt	142.50–147.50	757	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.22/cwt	150.00–167.00	855	147
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	958	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.10/cwt	157.00–164.00	748	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	153.84/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,114	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.92/cwt	150.00–166.00	933	482
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	482	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	150.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,161	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	140.19/cwt	136.00–143.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	147.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,222	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	177.07/cwt	166.00–184.00	861	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	208.58/cwt	200.00–217.50	791	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	158.91/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,444	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.25/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,019	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,404	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	157.95/cwt	153.00–160.10	1,371	502
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	153.35/cwt	145.00–157.00	955	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	161.83/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,097	579
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,067	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	183.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	668	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	177.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	734	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.54/cwt	168.00–186.00	913	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	160.89/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,234	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	173.71/cwt	166.00–183.00	997	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	192.01/cwt	185.00–202.00	901	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	161.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,180	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	148.96/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,421	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	198.67/cwt	185.00–212.00	848	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	159.81/cwt	155.00–161.10	1,328	608
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.83/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,005	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	167.59/cwt	167.00–168.00	883	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	208.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	694	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.39/cwt	141.00–152.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	588	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	145.80/cwt	145.00–148.00	885	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	812	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.33/cwt	144.00–156.00	867	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.66/cwt	147.00–155.50	946	368
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.53/cwt	131.00–141.00	742	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.98/cwt	145.00–152.50	695	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	139.92/cwt	135.00–142.50	512	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	812	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	149.41/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,089	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.30/cwt	145.00–161.00	790	387
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	151.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	525	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	138.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,050	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	945	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	152.58/cwt	150.00–157.50	590	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	158.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	763	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	154.27/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,186	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	164.92/cwt	160.00–171.00	630	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	140.49/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,014	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,380	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.78/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,015	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	144.33/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,238	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	166.61/cwt	160.00–172.00	548	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	849	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,443	641
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.29/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,017	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.88/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,206	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	877	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.85/cwt	137.00–155.00	624	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	793	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.50/cwt	157.50–173.00	692	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.97/cwt	133.00–145.00	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.13/cwt	139.00–156.00	710	314

How this sale compares

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