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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 3

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,621 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 4,825▼ 2,673 vs year ago 7,294 · −36.6%

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 and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate 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 $149.26/cwt on 2,138 head.

Average price

$149.26

2,138 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	158.12	973	591
Large 1	618	148.00	915	20
Medium and Large 1-2	632	147.79	934	1,068
Medium and Large 2	592	142.07	841	386
Medium 2	507	137.45	697	73

One grade step is worth $20.67/cwt here — about $276 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 sale2,138 hd

149.26

—

MO average17 barns · 7,653 hd

151.94

−2.68

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

Every lot

94 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	191.41/cwt	190.00–192.00	611	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	598	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	354	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	549	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	191.36/cwt	185.00–192.00	683	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	179.55/cwt	172.00–184.00	666	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	167.93/cwt	165.00–172.00	645	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	178.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	741	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	164.51/cwt	162.00–172.00	696	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	156.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	106
Steers	—	Medium 2	429	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	616	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.59/cwt	176.00–182.00	848	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	168.48/cwt	162.00–174.00	807	109
Steers	—	Medium 2	481	144.67/cwt	135.00–147.00	696	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	170.77/cwt	165.00–173.00	885	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	148.63/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	156.75/cwt	150.00–163.00	826	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	166.86/cwt	164.00–170.00	936	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	158.46/cwt	150.00–163.00	897	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	141.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	807	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	13
Steers	—	Large 1	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	130.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	154.93/cwt	151.00–160.00	971	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.49/cwt	134.00–148.00	887	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,079	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	670	119.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	801	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	141.34/cwt	134.00–147.00	950	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	130.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	895	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	135.30/cwt	131.00–138.00	961	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	142.57/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,021	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	126.25/cwt	125.50–129.00	934	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	133.03/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,035	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	129.26/cwt	123.00–130.50	1,025	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	133.17/cwt	132.75–134.00	1,069	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	121.11/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,002	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	127.96/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,071	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,061	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	124.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,127	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,181	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	503	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	138.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	455	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	578	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	140.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	541	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	148.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	574	47
Heifers	—	Medium 2	387	130.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	506	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	151.16/cwt	149.00–153.00	627	29
Heifers	—	Medium 2	416	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	519	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	135.11/cwt	128.00–139.00	576	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	614	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	656	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	131.96/cwt	125.00–137.00	631	106
Heifers	—	Medium 2	489	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	584	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	730	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	127.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	131.22/cwt	129.00–134.00	740	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	136.38/cwt	134.50–140.00	775	99
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	779	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	123.25/cwt	121.00–129.00	779	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	881	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	859	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	113.69/cwt	113.00–114.00	806	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	130.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	939	322
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	126.75/cwt	124.00–130.25	984	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	781	111.45/cwt	107.00–115.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	111.82/cwt	110.00–113.00	915	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	975	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	120.23/cwt	119.00–123.00	998	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	110.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,017	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	165.45/cwt	162.00–172.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	375	159.96/cwt	157.00–162.00	600	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	154.07/cwt	152.00–155.00	641	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	149.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	703	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	491	140.48/cwt	139.00–145.00	690	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	764	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	137.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	719	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	527	127.72/cwt	122.00–135.00	673	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	133.50/cwt	132.00–141.00	774	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	129.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	817	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	10

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 May 3, 2021

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

Receipts 4,621Last week 4,825Year ago 7,294

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	147.00–152.00	148.68
7	—	662	130.00	130.00
5	—	557	151.00	151.00
11	—	410	162.00	162.00
5	—	460	160.00–165.00	162.03
22	—	631	124.00–130.00	129.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	152.00–155.00	154.07
10	—	682	123.00	123.00
17	—	524	137.00–140.00	137.18
11	—	471	147.00–155.00	149.24
6	—	364	162.00–172.00	165.45
30	—	580	132.00–141.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	491	139.00–145.00	140.48
7	—	527	122.00–135.00	127.72
14	—	375	157.00–162.00	159.96
11	—	340	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	837	127.00–128.00	127.96
111	—	627	134.00–148.00	141.49
109	—	479	162.00–174.00	168.48
114	—	566	150.00–163.00	158.46
89	—	527	150.00–163.00	156.75
78	—	371	172.00–184.00	179.55
9	—	856	122.00–125.00	124.00
43	—	423	162.00–172.00	164.51
6	—	332	180.00	180.00
144	—	672	134.00–147.00	141.34
6	—	1,045	113.00	113.00
256	—	778	131.00–138.00	133.03
29	—	710	131.00–138.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	905	122.00–125.00	124.57
99	—	803	132.75–134.00	133.17
103	—	627	151.00–160.00	154.93
48	—	716	142.00–144.00	142.57
27	—	415	175.00–182.00	178.59
22	—	357	185.00–192.00	191.36
13	—	319	190.00–192.00	191.41
99	—	561	164.00–170.00	166.86
66	—	475	176.00–182.00	178.59
65	—	518	165.00–173.00	170.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	658	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	481	135.00–147.00	144.67
7	—	354	155.00	155.00
13	—	615	117.00	117.00
12	—	429	142.00–145.00	143.51
9	—	670	117.00–125.00	119.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	740	125.50–129.00	126.25
42	—	686	126.00–133.00	130.50
20	—	384	165.00–172.00	167.93
18	—	793	123.00–130.50	129.26
106	—	429	150.00–160.00	156.51
82	—	827	121.00–124.00	121.11
55	—	477	150.00–160.00	155.89
9	—	525	146.00–152.00	148.63
14	—	626	130.00–132.00	130.28
13	—	569	137.00–145.00	141.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	415	149.00–153.00	151.16
40	—	776	124.00–130.25	126.75
34	—	365	156.00–160.00	158.26
28	—	323	155.00–156.00	155.75
54	—	624	130.00–137.00	133.65
153	—	523	135.00–145.00	139.64
99	—	568	134.50–140.00	136.38
55	—	668	130.00–134.00	131.85
22	—	830	119.00–123.00	120.23
322	—	720	125.00–134.00	130.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	616	124.00–129.00	126.49
62	—	427	140.00–146.00	143.86
9	—	866	115.00	115.00
12	—	922	108.00–115.00	110.30
147	—	464	136.00–146.00	141.47
47	—	387	140.00–152.00	148.39
28	—	678	125.00–129.00	126.65
35	—	564	129.00–134.00	131.22
13	—	826	118.00	118.00
71	—	518	130.00–134.00	132.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	121.00–129.00	123.25
106	—	478	125.00–137.00	131.96
62	—	570	120.00–127.00	123.95
58	—	426	128.00–139.00	135.11
12	—	527	122.00–129.00	127.12
9	—	665	122.00	122.00
6	—	295	140.00	140.00
16	—	781	107.00–115.00	111.45
5	—	818	110.00–113.00	111.82
28	—	329	135.00–143.00	138.38
53	—	385	135.00–144.00	140.49
13	—	709	113.00–114.00	113.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	810	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	117.00	117.00
11	—	489	119.00–120.00	119.35
13	—	416	124.00–125.00	124.76
18	—	387	130.00–133.00	130.73

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.