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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 22

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,898 head

▲ 446 vs last sale 5,452▲ 4,103 vs year ago 1,795 · +228.6%

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

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded steady, over 600 lbs. traded 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded up to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $154.93/cwt on 2,795 head.

Average price

$154.93

2,795 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$29.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	158.41	1,001	1,809
Medium and Large 1-2	562	153.33	862	771
Large 1	762	144.41	1,100	34
Medium 2	556	131.44	731	20
Medium and Large 2	689	128.64	887	161

One grade step is worth $29.77/cwt here — about $114 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 sale2,795 hd

154.93

—

MO average16 barns · 9,311 hd

152.53

+2.40

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

Every lot

107 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	206.34/cwt	190.00–220.00	660	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	179.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	601	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	197.89/cwt	190.00–205.00	726	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	176.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	657	83
Steers	—	Large 1	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	172.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	625	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	181.29/cwt	176.00–192.00	765	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	426	194.55/cwt	190.00–197.00	829	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	449	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	651	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	467	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	752	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	183.58/cwt	179.00–188.00	868	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	171.18/cwt	165.00–180.00	815	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	153.16/cwt	142.00–160.00	793	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	983	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	169.73/cwt	161.00–183.00	889	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	186.43/cwt	184.00–188.00	996	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,023	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	165.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	939	114
Steers	—	Medium 2	575	126.11/cwt	123.00–131.00	725	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.04/cwt	140.00–159.00	880	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.58/cwt	133.00–154.00	858	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	153.86/cwt	144.00–166.00	955	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	124.38/cwt	121.00–128.00	777	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	125.35/cwt	124.00–128.00	832	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	146.29/cwt	141.00–151.00	974	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	913	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	121.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	871	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	141.10/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,020	162
Steers	—	Large 1	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	957	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	132.34/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,007	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	134.42/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,040	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	123.54/cwt	123.00–124.00	961	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	801	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,112	117
Steers	—	Medium 2	811	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	125.70/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,028	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	134.15/cwt	130.50–136.00	1,099	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	122.60/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,007	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	130.05/cwt	128.75–132.00	1,135	63
Steers	—	Large 1	892	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,169	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	126.11/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,165	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	125.68/cwt	123.50–126.50	1,224	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	122.56/cwt	121.00–122.75	1,249	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,202	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	322	126.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	407	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	155.03/cwt	150.00–162.50	518	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	143.04/cwt	142.00–147.00	485	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	155.89/cwt	150.00–162.50	583	100
Heifers	—	Medium 2	376	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	552	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	130.95/cwt	130.00–137.50	538	46
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	152.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.54/cwt	138.00–154.00	684	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	152.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	727	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.46/cwt	127.50–137.00	638	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	132.92/cwt	126.00–147.00	689	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	143.44/cwt	137.00–154.00	759	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.91/cwt	136.00–157.50	809	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	131.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	121.81/cwt	121.00–122.00	696	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	132.87/cwt	126.00–138.00	828	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	762	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	117.86/cwt	117.00–119.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	632	112.94/cwt	111.00–115.00	714	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	131.34/cwt	125.00–141.00	883	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	822	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	113.43/cwt	112.50–115.00	810	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	129.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	936	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	120.35/cwt	119.00–121.00	889	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	122.18/cwt	122.00–123.00	925	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	128.54/cwt	124.00–132.00	979	60
Heifers	—	Medium 2	764	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	817	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	963	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,021	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,024	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,139	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	925	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	299	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	493	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	354	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	655	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	632	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	150.77/cwt	150.00–152.00	645	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	163.02/cwt	158.00–172.00	768	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	811	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	144.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	813	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	707	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	820	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	817	108.60/cwt	108.00–110.00	887	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	912	6

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 5,898Last week 5,452Year ago 1,795

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded steady, over 600 lbs. traded 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded up to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	335	170.00–185.00	179.55
8	—	1,023	117.50	117.50
20	—	818	125.00–126.00	125.70
78	—	761	131.50–133.00	132.34
71	—	619	133.00–154.00	138.58
46	—	418	165.00–175.00	172.09
68	—	518	142.00–160.00	153.16
76	—	674	130.00–140.00	135.53
43	—	727	130.00–133.00	131.68
114	—	476	165.00–180.00	171.18
99	—	579	140.00–159.00	152.04
83	—	372	170.00–185.00	176.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	467	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	666	141.00–151.00	146.29
20	—	367	190.00–205.00	197.89
45	—	320	190.00–220.00	206.34
114	—	569	160.00–180.00	165.10
162	—	723	134.00–148.00	141.10
258	—	621	144.00–166.00	153.86
5	—	273	230.00	230.00
119	—	819	130.50–136.00	134.15
63	—	873	128.75–132.00	130.05
30	—	974	123.50–126.50	125.68
233	—	524	161.00–183.00	169.73
33	—	924	123.00–129.00	126.11
28	—	1,019	121.00–122.75	122.56
138	—	473	179.00–188.00	183.58
92	—	422	176.00–192.00	181.29
65	—	774	134.00–136.00	134.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	426	190.00–197.00	194.55
21	—	553	185.00	185.00
18	—	523	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	123.00–131.00	126.11
3	—	466	145.00	145.00
6	—	449	145.00	145.00
3	—	811	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	140.00	140.00
20	—	892	131.00	131.00
6	—	380	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	801	138.85	138.85
92	—	534	184.00–188.00	186.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	147.00–150.00	148.51
3	—	366	162.00	162.00
33	—	625	121.00–128.00	124.38
19	—	716	120.00–123.00	121.59
50	—	821	120.00–123.50	122.60
20	—	778	123.00–124.00	123.54
16	—	481	155.00–160.00	157.36
12	—	664	124.00–128.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	120.00	120.00
12	—	673	120.00–122.00	120.81
28	—	408	155.00	155.00
6	—	869	104.00–106.00	104.99
4	—	501	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	354	185.00	185.00
32	—	471	158.00–172.00	163.02
7	—	532	152.50	152.50
4	—	641	132.00	132.00
21	—	574	140.00–145.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	347	155.00	155.00
10	—	299	165.00	165.00
10	—	817	108.00–110.00	108.60
8	—	707	115.00–117.00	116.00
13	—	428	150.00–152.00	150.77
4	—	493	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	476	150.00–156.00	152.65
55	—	425	150.00–160.00	152.43
100	—	374	150.00–162.50	155.89
191	—	529	137.00–154.00	143.44
12	—	969	117.50	117.50
159	—	724	125.00–136.00	129.24
58	—	334	150.00–162.50	155.03
165	—	623	126.00–138.00	132.87
23	—	825	121.00–126.00	123.81
142	—	570	136.00–157.50	141.91
130	—	672	125.00–141.00	131.34
60	—	762	124.00–132.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	632	111.00–115.00	112.94
9	—	764	107.00	107.00
3	—	695	115.00	115.00
9	—	423	125.00–127.00	125.91
8	—	583	115.00	115.00
6	—	322	120.00–132.00	126.35
6	—	376	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	478	127.50–137.00	133.46
4	—	536	124.00	124.00
3	—	845	111.00	111.00
12	—	624	117.00–119.00	117.86
5	—	363	135.00	135.00
46	—	411	130.00–137.50	130.95
9	—	315	132.00	132.00
8	—	714	112.50–115.00	113.43
22	—	571	121.00–122.00	121.81
3	—	760	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	93.00	93.00
20	—	739	119.00–121.00	120.35
43	—	518	126.00–147.00	132.92
106	—	570	127.00–135.00	131.79
17	—	757	122.00–123.00	122.18
211	—	470	138.00–154.00	145.54
18	—	623	120.00–127.00	122.34
31	—	378	144.00–148.00	145.99
12	—	885	115.00–116.00	115.75
14	—	339	142.00–147.00	143.04
12	—	674	120.00–124.00	121.96
10	—	823	117.00	117.00
97	—	430	140.00–148.00	144.31

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.