Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $166.32/cwt on 5,098 head.

Average price

$166.32

5,098 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	168.38	1,157	3,706
Medium and Large 1-2	609	161.68	985	1,261
Large 1	680	157.95	1,075	22
Medium and Large 2	533	151.64	808	109

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $349 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 sale5,098 hd

166.32

—

MO average14 barns · 15,763 hd

168.31

−1.99

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

109 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	—	528	160.87/cwt	152.50–167.50	849	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	142.90/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	174.73/cwt	167.00–186.00	1,005	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	771	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	157.66/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,449	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	154.65/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,052	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	150.03/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,292	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.21/cwt	170.00–184.00	769	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	155.04/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,107	186
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.66/cwt	150.00–167.00	927	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	155.57/cwt	145.00–158.00	963	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	189.42/cwt	180.00–195.00	731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,369	28
Steers	Large 1	—	633	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	175.97/cwt	166.00–183.00	836	192
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.82/cwt	142.00–147.50	762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	151.14/cwt	149.50–152.00	1,029	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,099	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	198.89/cwt	185.00–210.00	853	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	152.85/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,180	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	159.52/cwt	154.50–163.25	1,386	665
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	208.65/cwt	202.00–222.50	684	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.31/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,027	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.35/cwt	168.00–188.00	929	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	795	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	208.56/cwt	200.00–222.50	613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	190.16/cwt	185.00–202.00	888	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	165.24/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,062	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	159.10/cwt	155.00–165.50	1,317	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	163.77/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,174	202
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	162.34/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,250	558
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	154.26/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,112	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,014	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	409	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,305	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	166.60/cwt	166.00–167.50	870	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	162.32/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,107	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	816	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.40/cwt	145.00–153.00	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	158.15/cwt	156.00–162.00	920	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	770	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	796	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.96/cwt	144.00–151.00	861	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	590	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	735	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	126.16/cwt	121.00–132.00	867	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	133.38/cwt	133.00–134.00	828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	151.44/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,107	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.11/cwt	160.00–173.00	640	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,277	28
Heifers	Medium 2	—	347	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	413	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	949	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	873	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.39/cwt	132.00–136.00	578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	643	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	503	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.79/cwt	137.50–146.50	1,163	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	925	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	550	9
Steers	Large 1	—	713	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	161.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	549	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	135.43/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.91/cwt	145.00–159.00	859	464
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.49/cwt	145.00–159.00	791	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.45/cwt	147.00–154.00	937	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	678	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.85/cwt	139.00–156.00	700	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	148.18/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,151	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	137.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,050	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.62/cwt	134.00–145.00	958	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	151.47/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,036	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.72/cwt	130.00–144.00	798	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.78/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.09/cwt	157.00–164.00	760	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	148.72/cwt	140.00–156.00	635	178
Heifers	Medium 2	—	597	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	781	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.07/cwt	134.00–146.00	876	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.84/cwt	130.00–131.00	807	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	140.41/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,017	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	124.34/cwt	122.00–131.00	888	16

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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