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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Mar 29

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,718 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 5,898▼ 1,200 vs year ago 6,918 · −17.3%

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 traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady 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 $162.45/cwt on 2,441 head.

Average price

$162.45

2,441 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	163.13	1,013	1,862
Medium and Large 1-2	541	162.13	877	514
Large 1	687	154.71	1,064	34
Medium and Large 2	516	142.90	738	23
Medium 2	693	113.13	784	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $229 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 sale2,441 hd

162.45

—

MO average17 barns · 10,156 hd

158.52

+3.93

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

Every lot

105 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	213.44/cwt	210.00–216.00	617	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	201.63/cwt	195.00–207.50	643	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	188.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	632	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	195.27/cwt	191.00–203.00	715	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	184.42/cwt	170.00–190.00	686	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	188.58/cwt	180.00–200.00	800	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	170.95/cwt	165.00–177.50	727	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	685	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	467	191.71/cwt	191.00–193.00	895	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	184.28/cwt	177.50–192.00	873	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	170.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	809	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	149.81/cwt	147.50–155.00	713	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	189.26/cwt	187.00–192.00	973	30
Steers	—	Large 1	521	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	157.98/cwt	152.50–162.50	829	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	176.06/cwt	165.00–186.00	931	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	168.26/cwt	160.00–181.00	967	366
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	156.19/cwt	140.00–163.00	917	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	4
Steers	—	Large 1	604	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	954	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,028	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	156.04/cwt	142.00–164.00	978	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,043	16
Steers	—	Large 1	671	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	149.03/cwt	141.00–153.50	1,006	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	136.74/cwt	135.00–139.00	938	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	143.41/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,033	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	948	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,009	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	139.32/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,091	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	137.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,140	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Large 1	838	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,115	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	847	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	872	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,116	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	869	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,208	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	135.94/cwt	132.50–137.25	1,207	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	130.60/cwt	126.00–131.25	1,178	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	123.84/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,272	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,177	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,197	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,041	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	171.85/cwt	162.50–180.00	493	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	159.38/cwt	153.00–166.00	510	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	147.89/cwt	145.00–149.00	544	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	157.66/cwt	153.00–161.00	602	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	698	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	155.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	657	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	144.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	629	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	131.01/cwt	127.00–135.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	455	148.52/cwt	146.00–150.00	676	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	143.17/cwt	139.00–149.00	677	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	154.58/cwt	150.00–161.00	737	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	132.87/cwt	131.00–135.00	642	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	146.13/cwt	137.00–155.00	766	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	33
Heifers	—	Large 1	539	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	760	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	143.32/cwt	136.00–154.00	826	158
Heifers	—	Large 1	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	135.32/cwt	125.00–143.00	851	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	136.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	861	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	143.26/cwt	142.50–146.00	913	39
Heifers	—	Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	663	145.02/cwt	143.00–146.25	961	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	135.81/cwt	126.00–141.00	913	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	132.03/cwt	121.00–135.00	912	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	113.32/cwt	112.50–115.00	820	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	121.56/cwt	121.00–123.00	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	130.86/cwt	126.00–135.00	957	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	131.22/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,029	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	784	108.22/cwt	100.00–115.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	794	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,020	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	125.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,027	37
Heifers	—	Large 1	846	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	981	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	117.48/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,016	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,115	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	594	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	171.90/cwt	170.00–172.50	631	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	172.70/cwt	172.50–175.00	748	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	159.55/cwt	154.00–166.00	758	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	522	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	600	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	136.46/cwt	136.00–137.00	768	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.36/cwt	154.00–162.00	903	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	131.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	875	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	956	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,056	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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 5,718Last week 5,898Year ago 6,918

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady 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$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	529	165.00–186.00	176.06
111	—	828	131.00–140.00	137.66
115	—	675	141.00–153.50	149.03
41	—	902	126.00–131.25	130.60
191	—	783	135.50–144.00	139.32
52	—	720	135.00–148.00	143.41
68	—	888	132.50–137.25	135.94
13	—	319	195.00–207.50	201.63
366	—	575	160.00–181.00	168.26
195	—	474	177.50–192.00	184.28
28	—	289	210.00–216.00	213.44
178	—	627	142.00–164.00	156.04
125	—	424	180.00–200.00	188.58
41	—	366	191.00–203.00	195.27
42	—	1,027	123.00–124.00	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	475	165.00–175.00	170.33
28	—	525	152.50–162.50	157.98
30	—	867	128.75	128.75
16	—	779	128.00–130.00	129.49
66	—	587	140.00–163.00	156.19
16	—	1,050	114.00	114.00
124	—	372	170.00–190.00	184.42
4	—	831	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,042	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,157	90.00	90.00
12	—	728	130.00–131.00	130.25
24	—	336	180.00–190.00	188.15
9	—	686	135.00–139.00	136.74
13	—	620	136.00	136.00
56	—	425	165.00–177.50	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	514	187.00–192.00	189.26
40	—	467	191.00–193.00	191.71
4	—	612	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	144.00	144.00
9	—	521	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
4	—	838	133.00	133.00
12	—	604	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	869	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	107.00	107.00
4	—	600	125.00	125.00
10	—	476	147.50–155.00	149.81
3	—	393	165.00	165.00
3	—	435	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	130.00	130.00
5	—	847	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	154.00–166.00	159.55
22	—	367	170.00–172.50	171.90
4	—	333	170.00	170.00
3	—	831	115.00	115.00
16	—	506	155.00	155.00
6	—	873	121.00	121.00
11	—	563	136.00–137.00	136.46
15	—	665	130.00–133.00	131.59
3	—	643	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	185.00	185.00
7	—	365	180.00	180.00
5	—	482	172.50	172.50
3	—	610	146.00	146.00
30	—	570	154.00–162.00	158.36
8	—	283	210.00	210.00
36	—	433	172.50–175.00	172.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	110.00	110.00
4	—	577	137.00	137.00
4	—	785	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	110.00–120.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	524	137.00–155.00	146.13
158	—	576	136.00–154.00	143.32
150	—	731	126.00–135.00	130.86
151	—	477	150.00–161.00	154.58
61	—	320	153.00–166.00	159.38
64	—	784	128.00–132.50	131.22
37	—	820	121.00–130.00	125.22
26	—	287	162.50–180.00	171.85
112	—	423	150.00–159.00	155.33
95	—	629	125.00–143.00	135.32
197	—	382	153.00–161.00	157.66
152	—	672	126.00–141.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	298	147.50	147.50
59	—	569	130.00–134.00	133.02
10	—	633	133.00–138.00	136.03
213	—	473	139.00–149.00	143.17
47	—	368	145.00–149.00	147.89
30	—	865	115.00–118.50	117.48
14	—	691	121.00–135.00	132.03
77	—	434	140.00–148.00	144.93
14	—	726	121.00–123.00	121.56
33	—	531	130.00–135.00	131.48
54	—	957	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	663	143.00–146.25	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	146.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
16	—	794	128.50	128.50
8	—	560	143.00	143.00
8	—	539	141.00	141.00
25	—	627	133.00	133.00
19	—	846	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	169.00	169.00
39	—	637	142.50–146.00	143.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	115.00	115.00
6	—	442	127.00–135.00	131.01
12	—	724	112.50–115.00	113.32
25	—	483	131.00–135.00	132.87
9	—	784	100.00–115.00	108.22

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.