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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 12

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

6,257 head

▲ 485 vs last sale 5,772▲ 3,173 vs year ago 3,084 · +102.9%

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 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, most of the gain was on quality, larger weights.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.38/cwt on 3,329 head.

Average price

$141.38

3,329 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	141.99	911	2,835
Medium and Large 1-2	463	141.85	657	369
Medium and Large 2	575	129.01	742	105
Medium 2	658	111.00	730	20

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $181 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 sale3,329 hd

141.38

—

MO average16 barns · 10,202 hd

144.78

−3.40

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

Every lot

87 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	201.84/cwt	195.00–207.50	648	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	184.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	611	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	348	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	357	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	586	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	171.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	635	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	192.70/cwt	192.00–193.00	725	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	180.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	700	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	186.34/cwt	177.50–195.00	798	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	168.04/cwt	162.00–177.00	721	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	183.29/cwt	178.00–191.00	865	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	171.38/cwt	165.00–180.00	811	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	156.70/cwt	150.00–161.00	746	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	171.39/cwt	162.00–182.00	893	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	157.24/cwt	157.00–157.50	832	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	165.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	949	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	156.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	905	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	161.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	995	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	142.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	905	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	142.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	957	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	153.55/cwt	147.00–158.50	1,040	97
Steers	—	Medium 2	694	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	148.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,081	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	134.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	981	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	143.46/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,110	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	826	147.77/cwt	146.50–148.25	1,221	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	138.98/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,154	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	135.67/cwt	133.50–143.00	1,163	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,119	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	134.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,216	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,303	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,245	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,210	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	163.38/cwt	155.00–176.00	533	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	152.17/cwt	150.00–153.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	143.14/cwt	137.50–144.00	515	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	158.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	600	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	146.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	136.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	567	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	611	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	155.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	668	235
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	157.00/cwt	151.00–166.00	755	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	143.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	690	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	657	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.84/cwt	137.00–159.00	781	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	705	38
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.93/cwt	132.00–134.50	757	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	143.81/cwt	137.00–155.00	825	320
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	130.22/cwt	122.50–137.00	785	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	797	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	141.00/cwt	131.00–153.00	888	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	975	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	137.10/cwt	132.00–142.00	936	543
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	858	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	138.20/cwt	125.00–140.10	987	306
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	132.61/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,005	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	133.41/cwt	122.00–135.75	1,094	418
Heifers	—	Medium 2	826	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,141	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,122	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	923	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	986	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,006	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	349	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	653	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	162.85/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	175.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	749	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	139.44/cwt	130.00–147.00	650	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	174.41/cwt	170.00–177.50	816	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	776	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	160.14/cwt	158.00–167.00	826	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	890	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	151.99/cwt	145.00–158.00	872	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	986	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	966	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	4

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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Receipts 6,257Last week 5,772Year ago 3,084

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, most of the gain was on quality, larger weights.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	428	150.00–164.00	155.99
168	—	758	126.00–138.00	132.61
306	—	714	125.00–140.10	138.20
264	—	630	131.00–153.00	141.00
177	—	481	151.00–166.00	157.00
40	—	326	155.00–176.00	163.38
34	—	379	155.00–164.00	158.31
9	—	912	123.00	123.00
226	—	525	137.00–159.00	148.84
543	—	683	132.00–142.00	137.10
418	—	820	122.00–135.75	133.41
320	—	574	137.00–155.00	143.81
38	—	861	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	761	123.00	123.00
12	—	624	127.50–128.00	127.67
7	—	888	120.00	120.00
85	—	482	140.00–146.00	143.16
38	—	528	132.00–135.00	133.43
22	—	565	132.00–134.50	133.93
7	—	342	150.00–153.00	152.17
94	—	385	145.00–150.00	146.69
101	—	424	140.00–149.00	144.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	826	105.00	105.00
9	—	558	115.00	115.00
5	—	854	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	132.00–143.00	136.40
15	—	711	120.00–121.00	120.67
30	—	360	137.50–144.00	143.14
17	—	487	132.50–137.00	134.92
13	—	986	102.00	102.00
15	—	603	122.50–137.00	130.22
5	—	923	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	663	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	779	124.00	124.00
5	—	490	166.00	166.00
11	—	505	148.00–155.00	153.68
22	—	574	145.00–158.00	151.99
8	—	368	180.00–185.00	182.47
9	—	417	160.00–165.00	162.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	563	158.00	158.00
12	—	468	170.00–177.50	174.41
8	—	601	164.00	164.00
5	—	349	187.00	187.00
4	—	653	145.00	145.00
42	—	516	158.00–167.00	160.14
33	—	426	170.00–185.00	175.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	130.00–147.00	139.44
8	—	380	159.00	159.00
6	—	408	140.00	140.00
4	—	793	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	861	130.00	130.00
94	—	673	142.00–145.00	142.13
27	—	727	131.00–140.00	134.94
48	—	473	165.00–180.00	171.38
42	—	636	139.00–147.00	142.37
23	—	529	157.00–157.50	157.24
90	—	429	162.00–177.00	168.04
3	—	905	115.00	115.00
14	—	331	180.00–190.00	184.51
70	—	577	150.00–160.00	156.90
44	—	387	175.00–190.00	180.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	966	134.85	134.85
159	—	428	177.50–195.00	186.34
5	—	1,004	124.00	124.00
17	—	321	195.00–207.50	201.84
10	—	376	192.00–193.00	192.70
7	—	1,052	115.00	115.00
114	—	573	161.00–170.00	165.62
97	—	677	147.00–158.50	153.55
202	—	774	137.00–147.50	143.46
52	—	830	138.00–139.50	138.98
35	—	857	133.50–143.00	135.67
410	—	521	162.00–182.00	171.39
153	—	726	140.00–152.00	148.90
41	—	903	130.00–136.00	134.67
236	—	618	150.00–170.00	161.00
117	—	472	178.00–191.00	183.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	123.00	123.00
15	—	357	160.00–168.00	164.21
3	—	348	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	170.00–172.00	171.49
9	—	777	129.00	129.00
25	—	476	150.00–161.00	156.70
2	—	585	144.00	144.00
3	—	406	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	826	146.50–148.25	147.77

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.