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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Apr 19

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,961 head

▼ 1,296 vs last sale 6,257▼ 136 vs year ago 5,097 · −2.7%

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

Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 lower; while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Supply and demand 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 $152.14/cwt on 2,346 head.

Average price

$152.14

2,346 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	153.62	1,028	998
Medium and Large 1-2	620	151.93	942	1,061
Medium 2	442	148.76	657	85
Medium and Large 2	569	147.34	839	202

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $189 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 sale2,346 hd

152.14

—

MO average18 barns · 11,215 hd

159.38

−7.24

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

Every lot

91 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	195.69/cwt	195.00–197.00	614	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	157.88/cwt	157.50–160.00	534	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	188.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	645	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	157.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	587	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	180.78/cwt	175.00–187.50	680	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	170.58/cwt	170.00–172.50	660	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	145.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	596	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	169.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	723	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	157.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	685	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	168.10/cwt	162.00–177.00	805	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	181.61/cwt	178.00–185.00	874	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	154.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	745	41
Steers	—	Medium 2	487	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	171.40/cwt	165.00–180.00	902	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	157.22/cwt	150.00–169.00	827	116
Steers	—	Medium 2	562	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.50	793	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	146.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	831	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	163.92/cwt	162.00–167.00	931	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	154.37/cwt	143.00–162.50	880	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	132.41/cwt	131.00–134.00	826	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	154.73/cwt	147.00–160.00	967	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	889	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	152.64/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,020	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	140.41/cwt	134.00–146.00	942	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	967	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.22/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,040	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	127.42/cwt	122.00–129.00	934	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	132.92/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,008	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.03/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,078	86
Steers	—	Medium 2	804	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	134.66/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,119	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	129.56/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,083	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,166	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	861	123.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,059	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,156	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	125.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,137	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,186	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,182	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,000	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,080	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	119.20/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,222	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	157.93/cwt	156.00–161.00	493	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	150.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	483	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	462	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	150.54/cwt	146.00–153.00	555	92
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	135.19/cwt	133.00–136.00	507	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	142.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	544	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	157.71/cwt	155.00–158.00	620	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	154.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	658	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	145.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	442	124.82/cwt	121.00–130.00	552	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	703	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	134.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	645	72
Heifers	—	Medium 2	487	128.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	136.52/cwt	133.00–145.00	704	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.31/cwt	136.00–151.00	741	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.12/cwt	130.00–131.00	681	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	767	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	139.83/cwt	137.00–144.00	815	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	139.51/cwt	131.00–144.00	864	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	136.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	926	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	133.48/cwt	125.00–136.25	980	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	129.02/cwt	124.00–133.00	996	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	122.06/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,001	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,027	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,014	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	864	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,002	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	903	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,082	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	369	154.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	571	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	155.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	673	39
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	153.56/cwt	150.00–156.00	780	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	747	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	559	134.59/cwt	132.00–136.00	752	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	142.59/cwt	142.00–143.00	817	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	127.97/cwt	124.00–136.00	880	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	767	114.90/cwt	114.00–117.00	881	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	869	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	965	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Receipts 4,961Last week 6,257Year ago 5,097

Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 lower; while feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Supply and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	909	122.00–129.00	125.12
12	—	722	134.00	134.00
14	—	342	180.00–190.00	188.57
78	—	881	130.00–132.00	131.22
83	—	376	175.00–187.50	180.78
149	—	570	143.00–162.50	154.37
24	—	627	140.00–144.00	141.71
24	—	671	134.00–146.00	140.41
214	—	479	162.00–177.00	168.10
42	—	836	129.50–130.00	129.56
116	—	526	150.00–169.00	157.22
41	—	758	132.00–135.00	132.92
86	—	427	162.00–175.00	169.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	831	134.00–137.00	134.66
24	—	858	135.85	135.85
128	—	625	147.00–160.00	154.73
86	—	481	178.00–185.00	181.61
36	—	941	126.00	126.00
131	—	726	137.00–154.00	143.22
16	—	314	195.00–197.00	195.69
48	—	1,025	116.00–121.00	119.20
95	—	668	147.50–157.00	152.64
180	—	526	165.00–180.00	171.40
12	—	957	123.50	123.50
86	—	770	137.00–144.50	140.03
3	—	295	215.00	215.00
75	—	568	162.00–167.00	163.92
3	—	403	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	338	157.50–160.00	157.88
5	—	804	113.00	113.00
17	—	410	145.00–147.00	145.36
31	—	373	150.00–167.00	157.31
4	—	487	145.00	145.00
16	—	562	140.00–142.50	141.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	131.00–134.00	132.41
36	—	436	150.00–160.00	157.02
39	—	861	118.00–128.00	123.02
37	—	387	170.00–172.50	170.58
11	—	733	122.00–129.00	127.42
41	—	483	150.00–160.00	154.26
22	—	566	145.00–149.00	146.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	572	132.00–135.00	134.16
116	—	474	140.00–149.00	144.62
55	—	426	140.00–149.00	145.50
4	—	852	119.00	119.00
92	—	369	146.00–153.00	150.54
71	—	516	133.00–145.00	136.52
3	—	745	124.00	124.00
22	—	845	121.50	121.50
56	—	321	145.00–154.00	150.50
4	—	600	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	583	137.00–144.00	139.83
50	—	820	122.00–123.00	122.06
130	—	619	131.00–144.00	139.51
82	—	772	124.00–133.00	129.02
219	—	734	125.00–136.25	133.48
20	—	312	156.00–161.00	157.93
89	—	461	150.00–155.00	152.45
20	—	393	155.00–158.00	157.71
7	—	941	115.00	115.00
176	—	517	136.00–151.00	143.31
129	—	678	133.00–140.00	136.51
72	—	426	150.00–158.00	154.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	120.00	120.00
8	—	487	125.00–131.00	128.49
9	—	903	72.00	72.00
12	—	442	121.00–130.00	124.82
20	—	375	133.00–136.00	135.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	763	121.00	121.00
51	—	567	120.00–130.00	126.33
10	—	321	144.00	144.00
5	—	864	116.00	116.00
17	—	523	130.00–131.00	130.12
16	—	432	135.00–139.00	137.31
10	—	618	123.00–124.00	123.50
34	—	382	137.00–144.00	142.45
72	—	479	132.00–139.00	134.65
8	—	680	115.00–125.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	150.00–156.00	153.56
4	—	570	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	369	140.00–162.50	154.72
14	—	507	139.00	139.00
10	—	767	114.00–117.00	114.90
6	—	869	111.00	111.00
5	—	465	140.00	140.00
26	—	559	132.00–136.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	434	150.00–157.00	155.12
15	—	532	140.00–142.00	140.40
12	—	573	142.00–143.00	142.59
6	—	688	124.00–136.00	127.97

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.