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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Jan 18

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

7,124 head

▼ 268 vs last sale 7,392▲ 655 vs year ago 6,469 · +10.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026 Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Close Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers also traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply moderate with good demand. Good buyer attendance.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.51/cwt on 3,357 head.

Average price

$143.51

3,357 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	148.71	929	1,655
Medium and Large 1-2	634	138.90	881	1,456
Large 1	641	136.33	873	35
Medium and Large 2	552	135.64	748	211

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale3,357 hd

143.51

—

MO average19 barns · 19,672 hd

142.60

+0.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	190.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	630	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	153.50/cwt	150.00–162.00	562	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	708	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	736	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	703	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	170.80/cwt	168.00–177.00	808	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	152.35/cwt	150.00–163.00	721	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	163.14/cwt	155.00–167.50	781	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	136.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	690	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	147.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	768	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.97/cwt	155.00–167.00	852	301
Steers	—	Large 1	544	149.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	814	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	154.78/cwt	151.00–160.00	868	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	130.09/cwt	127.50–133.00	747	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	146.44/cwt	137.00–152.50	842	213
Steers	—	Large 1	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	123.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	755	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.21/cwt	140.00–151.00	900	328
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	134.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	847	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	139.96/cwt	138.00–141.60	929	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	133.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	891	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	124.28/cwt	121.00–127.00	846	35
Steers	—	Large 1	718	127.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	915	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	972	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	127.52/cwt	123.00–130.50	927	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	132.18/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,016	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	126.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	992	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	796	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	129.85/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,057	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,045	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	887	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,073	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,130	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,152	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	125.50/cwt	121.00–126.75	1,173	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,210	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	144.05/cwt	142.50–145.00	422	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	469	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	134.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	507	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	141.69/cwt	139.00–145.00	551	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	125.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	516	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	134.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	574	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	143.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	616	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.02/cwt	138.00–147.25	675	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	132.88/cwt	129.25–143.00	691	198
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	127.11/cwt	121.00–135.00	679	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	129.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	740	448
Heifers	—	Large 1	575	123.61/cwt	123.00–124.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	124.13/cwt	121.00–126.00	724	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	112.43/cwt	112.00–113.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	129.23/cwt	124.00–131.25	805	291
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	754	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	120.59/cwt	112.00–124.00	807	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.92/cwt	105.00–114.00	749	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	127.66/cwt	122.00–129.00	886	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.25	898	235
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	841	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	110.63/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	888	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	125.46/cwt	122.00–128.50	965	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	834	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,038	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	148.18/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	136.91/cwt	132.00–150.00	591	46
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	626	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	126.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	717	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	738	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	686	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	791	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	960	9

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Carthage, MO

Mon Jan 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 7,124Last week 7,392Year ago 6,469

Close Compared to last week, steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers also traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply moderate with good demand. Good buyer attendance.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	567	122.00–132.00	126.44
46	—	432	132.00–150.00	136.91
4	—	676	118.00	118.00
6	—	487	140.00	140.00
6	—	636	116.00	116.00
6	—	763	106.00	106.00
8	—	527	127.00–129.00	128.03
9	—	990	97.00	97.00
14	—	368	142.00–150.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	791	100.00	100.00
4	—	478	120.00	120.00
4	—	591	120.00	120.00
9	—	513	122.00	122.00
11	—	635	118.00	118.00
3	—	686	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	150.00	150.00
3	—	435	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	534	121.00–135.00	127.11
98	—	428	129.00–137.00	134.03
132	—	669	112.00–124.00	120.59
87	—	583	121.00–126.00	124.13
10	—	756	115.00–120.00	117.51
158	—	475	130.00–137.00	132.38
21	—	293	142.50–145.00	144.05
27	—	326	140.00–147.50	143.84
27	—	721	115.00–117.00	116.66
59	—	389	139.00–145.00	141.69
78	—	623	118.00–124.00	120.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	887	117.00	117.00
74	—	429	140.00–146.00	143.57
130	—	769	122.00–128.50	125.46
17	—	827	119.00	119.00
4	—	317	155.00	155.00
448	—	570	125.00–136.00	129.76
131	—	694	122.00–129.00	127.66
291	—	623	124.00–131.25	129.23
235	—	720	120.00–128.25	124.78
198	—	520	129.25–143.00	132.88
193	—	475	138.00–147.25	142.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	123.00–124.00	123.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	110.00–115.00	111.92
21	—	410	120.00–131.00	125.80
16	—	675	105.00–114.00	110.92
8	—	732	110.00–111.00	110.63
7	—	592	112.00–113.00	112.43
6	—	834	102.00	102.00
35	—	376	128.00–138.00	134.84
5	—	528	120.00	120.00
3	—	481	117.00	117.00
6	—	785	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	170.00–180.00	174.23
49	—	823	125.00–129.50	127.03
54	—	435	155.00–165.00	161.63
4	—	321	165.00	165.00
152	—	784	122.00–129.00	126.51
213	—	575	137.00–152.50	146.44
246	—	628	130.00–139.00	134.88
4	—	850	124.00	124.00
7	—	933	123.50	123.50
7	—	992	122.00	122.00
327	—	667	130.00–139.00	133.56
91	—	479	155.00–167.50	163.14
127	—	521	140.00–155.00	147.33
148	—	727	123.00–130.50	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	526	155.00–167.00	161.97
202	—	721	132.00–137.00	134.75
182	—	664	138.00–141.60	139.96
155	—	473	168.00–177.00	170.80
110	—	769	130.00–133.50	132.18
85	—	561	151.00–160.00	154.78
63	—	419	170.00–182.00	175.76
37	—	935	121.00–126.75	125.50
29	—	391	180.00–182.00	180.96
328	—	620	140.00–151.00	145.21
13	—	331	185.00–195.00	190.29
10	—	897	126.00	126.00
140	—	814	125.00–131.50	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	718	125.00–129.00	127.44
11	—	544	148.00–154.00	149.64
7	—	605	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	681	121.00–127.00	124.28
14	—	366	150.00–162.00	153.50
4	—	405	133.00	133.00
3	—	796	117.50	117.50
3	—	346	160.00	160.00
53	—	507	130.00–139.00	136.17
44	—	473	150.00–163.00	152.35
40	—	613	115.00–129.00	123.24
5	—	887	121.00	121.00
10	—	574	127.50–133.00	130.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.