Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.47/cwt on 2,572 head.

Average price

$163.47

2,572 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	168.25	1,128	1,463
Medium and Large 1-2	691	158.89	1,099	990
Large 1	603	147.00	886	5thin
Medium and Large 2	648	142.65	925	114

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $203 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 sale2,572 hd

163.47

—

MO average16 barns · 11,152 hd

168.25

−4.78

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

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	192.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	854	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	903	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,260	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.87/cwt	145.00–157.00	797	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	170.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,080	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	172.81/cwt	170.00–174.00	990	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	166.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,108	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	192.23/cwt	185.00–202.50	882	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	205.73/cwt	202.50–209.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	205.08/cwt	200.00–212.50	660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	155.42/cwt	154.50–159.25	1,265	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	160.13/cwt	158.50–164.00	1,236	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	192.76/cwt	192.00–195.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	157.02/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,068	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	186.73/cwt	180.00–192.50	683	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	178.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	744	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	160.70/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,163	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.22/cwt	172.00–190.00	943	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	153.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,327	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.87/cwt	169.00–176.00	991	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	154.59/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,192	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.91/cwt	152.00–168.00	936	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	156.81/cwt	156.60–158.00	1,367	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.83/cwt	162.50–169.75	1,044	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	128.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,449	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	157.71/cwt	153.00–165.00	812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	137.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	992	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	152.90/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,245	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	173.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	827	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	151.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,088	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	978	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.27/cwt	140.00–141.00	816	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.66/cwt	140.00–156.00	708	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	127.75/cwt	126.00–132.50	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	125.92/cwt	122.00–131.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.50	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	126.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	725	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.00/cwt	145.00–157.00	863	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	647	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	154.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	497	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.53/cwt	157.00–167.00	681	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	142.39/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,168	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	152.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	585	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	950	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,010	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	146.94/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,090	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	155.44/cwt	147.00–161.75	959	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	143.52/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,124	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.44/cwt	136.00–146.00	881	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	1,090	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,170	20
Steers	Large 1	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	757	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	156.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	141.20/cwt	138.00–142.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	148.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,125	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	139.16/cwt	134.00–142.50	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	6

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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