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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 8

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

11,387 head

▼ 2,164 vs last sale 13,551▲ 5,760 vs year ago 5,627 · +102.4%

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

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Compared to last Monday, feeder steers and heifers traded steady with active bidding. Supply was heavy with good demand.

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 $153.70/cwt on 5,473 head.

Average price

$153.70

5,473 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	155.54	1,000	4,048
Medium and Large 2	503	149.95	754	130
Medium and Large 1-2	595	149.44	889	1,224
Medium 2	602	128.96	776	71

One grade step is worth $26.58/cwt here — about $223 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 sale5,473 hd

153.70

—

MO average16 barns · 16,880 hd

150.00

+3.69

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

Every lot

111 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	626	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	301	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	489	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	204.21/cwt	191.00–217.00	668	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	176.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	600	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	180.50/cwt	170.00–189.00	673	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	164.20/cwt	160.00–167.50	614	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	197.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	751	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	184.71/cwt	177.00–197.50	791	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	164.06/cwt	160.00–175.00	702	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	167.37/cwt	160.00–172.00	788	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	180.19/cwt	173.00–190.00	858	391
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	154.96/cwt	151.00–159.00	739	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	492	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	954	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.38/cwt	148.00–160.00	804	111
Steers	—	Medium 2	524	139.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	728	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	169.87/cwt	162.00–184.00	895	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	140.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	990	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	175.76/cwt	174.50–176.75	1,002	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	154.12/cwt	147.00–158.00	886	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.18/cwt	159.00–174.00	946	444
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	834	33
Steers	—	Medium 2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	123.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	764	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	138.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	862	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	151.96/cwt	141.00–160.00	948	523
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	148.59/cwt	141.00–155.00	996	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	916	97
Steers	—	Medium 2	696	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	138.63/cwt	134.00–144.00	998	463
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	131.07/cwt	128.00–133.00	966	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	135.57/cwt	134.00–138.25	1,040	386
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	132.11/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,026	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	132.10/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,091	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	836	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	130.26/cwt	126.50–134.25	1,128	224
Steers	—	Medium 2	901	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	124.38/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,151	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	123.29/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,185	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	118.73/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,234	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	144.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	478	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	155.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	520	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	146.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	548	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	142.48/cwt	135.00–148.00	541	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.86/cwt	150.00–163.00	599	118
Heifers	—	Medium 2	414	124.51/cwt	122.00–128.00	515	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.14/cwt	143.00–152.00	618	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	151.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	137.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	592	96
Heifers	—	Large 1	475	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.67/cwt	138.00–149.00	689	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	139.84/cwt	129.00–142.00	668	224
Heifers	—	Medium 2	487	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	749	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	143.70/cwt	136.00–152.00	757	501
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	159.08/cwt	156.50–161.25	846	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	132.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	715	129
Heifers	—	Medium 2	541	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	153.72/cwt	151.00–156.00	864	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	142.83/cwt	132.00–150.00	814	547
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	129.93/cwt	124.00–133.00	751	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	119.63/cwt	117.00–121.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	584	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	756	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	132.81/cwt	124.50–140.00	829	316
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	755	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	821	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	117.16/cwt	113.00–121.00	787	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	130.17/cwt	125.00–136.00	881	344
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	109.55/cwt	109.00–111.00	779	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.24/cwt	121.00–123.00	880	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	127.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	923	317
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	125.89/cwt	124.85–128.00	956	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	121.07/cwt	113.00–123.50	946	51
Heifers	—	Medium 2	814	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	586	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	123.29/cwt	121.00–124.25	1,012	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	122.06/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,066	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,027	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,073	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,010	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	159.74/cwt	157.50–162.00	633	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	44
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	752	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	156.97/cwt	150.00–157.50	763	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	154.95/cwt	152.00–162.00	826	53
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	142.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	832	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.80/cwt	134.00–146.00	866	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	128.63/cwt	128.00–130.00	877	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	752	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	936	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	398	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	398	5

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Receipts 11,387Last week 13,551Year ago 5,627

"CLOSE"

Compared to last Monday, feeder steers and heifers traded steady with active bidding. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	478	129.00–142.00	139.84
11	—	711	109.00–111.00	109.55
96	—	431	132.00–142.00	137.39
7	—	523	134.00	134.00
24	—	380	135.00–148.00	142.48
20	—	672	113.00–121.00	117.16
5	—	860	103.00	103.00
16	—	628	118.00–122.00	120.22
9	—	580	117.00–121.00	119.63
4	—	300	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	97.00	97.00
6	—	925	105.00	105.00
35	—	331	144.00–147.00	144.48
19	—	662	124.00	124.00
42	—	845	115.00	115.00
209	—	476	138.00–149.00	144.67
147	—	423	143.00–152.00	146.14
20	—	720	121.00–123.00	122.24
65	—	375	140.00–149.00	146.02
87	—	578	124.00–133.00	129.93
129	—	538	125.00–135.00	132.86
51	—	781	113.00–123.50	121.07
30	—	616	120.00–124.00	122.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
501	—	527	136.00–152.00	143.70
15	—	1,012	106.00	106.00
64	—	488	150.00–157.00	153.57
81	—	334	150.00–159.00	155.65
317	—	723	124.00–130.00	127.73
85	—	821	121.00–124.25	123.29
344	—	677	125.00–136.00	130.17
124	—	873	120.50–124.50	122.06
248	—	759	124.85–128.00	125.89
125	—	425	150.00–157.00	151.72
6	—	909	113.00	113.00
118	—	382	150.00–163.00	156.86
316	—	624	124.50–140.00	132.81
547	—	570	132.00–150.00	142.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	72.00	72.00
9	—	487	120.00	120.00
5	—	584	107.00	107.00
9	—	541	118.00	118.00
12	—	414	122.00–128.00	124.51
4	—	608	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	590	142.00	142.00
6	—	475	141.50	141.50
4	—	990	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	532	156.50–161.25	159.08
65	—	562	151.00–156.00	153.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	525	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	122.00–127.00	123.49
33	—	578	143.00–145.00	144.30
7	—	535	138.00–145.00	140.90
9	—	374	160.00–167.50	164.20
61	—	477	151.00–159.00	154.96
4	—	301	162.50	162.50
6	—	443	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
386	—	767	134.00–138.25	135.57
90	—	380	190.00–205.00	197.71
168	—	670	141.00–155.00	148.59
391	—	476	173.00–190.00	180.19
131	—	961	121.00–125.00	123.29
304	—	826	127.00–138.00	132.10
27	—	1,039	118.00–120.00	118.73
6	—	298	210.00	210.00
224	—	866	126.50–134.25	130.26
319	—	527	162.00–184.00	169.87
463	—	720	134.00–144.00	138.63
48	—	925	123.50–126.00	124.38
196	—	428	177.00–197.50	184.71
97	—	327	191.00–217.00	204.21
523	—	624	141.00–160.00	151.96
444	—	576	159.00–174.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	538	184.00	184.00
34	—	492	194.00	194.00
11	—	612	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	428	160.00–175.00	164.06
58	—	737	128.00–133.00	131.07
111	—	524	148.00–160.00	153.38
133	—	471	160.00–172.00	167.37
165	—	623	134.00–140.00	138.42
228	—	777	126.00–133.50	132.11
20	—	340	175.00–180.00	176.50
263	—	575	147.00–158.00	154.12
6	—	830	125.00	125.00
97	—	676	130.00–140.00	135.44
104	—	373	170.00–189.00	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	112.00	112.00
7	—	901	80.00	80.00
5	—	696	122.00	122.00
43	—	524	132.00–140.00	139.02
12	—	590	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	570	174.50–176.75	175.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	486	150.00–157.50	156.97
6	—	396	157.50–162.00	159.74
20	—	583	135.00–145.00	142.68
5	—	891	105.00	105.00
3	—	605	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	615	134.00–146.00	140.80
25	—	682	128.00–130.00	128.63
53	—	533	152.00–162.00	154.95
44	—	417	165.00	165.00
12	—	467	161.00	161.00
4	—	713	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	795	94.00	94.00
7	—	515	124.00	124.00
3	—	371	150.00	150.00
9	—	684	110.00	110.00
3	—	491	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	100.00	100.00

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.