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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, May 17

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

5,234 head

▲ 1,251 vs last sale 3,983▼ 265 vs year ago 5,499 · −4.8%

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 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 $148.64/cwt on 2,408 head.

Average price

$148.64

2,408 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	608	151.78	922	42
Medium and Large 2	518	149.98	777	249
Medium and Large 1	694	148.86	1,033	1,168
Medium and Large 1-2	616	148.17	913	892
Medium 2	503	143.17	720	57

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $202 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 sale2,408 hd

148.64

—

MO average17 barns · 9,171 hd

150.78

−2.14

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

Every lot

96 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	188.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	589	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	177.97/cwt	175.00–180.00	596	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	341	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	558	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	176.09/cwt	175.00–177.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	167.65/cwt	162.00–172.00	630	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	165.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	688	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.99/cwt	175.00–181.00	753	61
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	149.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	645	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	675	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	156.40/cwt	150.00–162.00	740	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	177.41/cwt	177.00–178.00	841	37
Steers	—	Medium 2	478	144.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	692	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	166.93/cwt	162.00–173.00	808	83
Steers	—	Large 1	486	176.28/cwt	172.00–177.00	857	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	170.30/cwt	165.00–177.00	882	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	157.70/cwt	152.00–167.00	817	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	145.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	168.69/cwt	164.00–175.00	943	68
Steers	—	Medium 2	569	134.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	767	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	155.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	899	227
Steers	—	Large 1	584	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	153.43/cwt	149.00–159.00	951	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	142.66/cwt	139.00–148.00	903	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,022	113
Steers	—	Medium 2	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	142.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	968	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	134.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	915	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	19
Steers	—	Large 1	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,003	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	948	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	123.13/cwt	123.00–124.00	933	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	131.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,019	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	128.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,055	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	135.41/cwt	134.00–135.75	1,117	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,044	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	126.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,112	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	121.64/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,124	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	122.22/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,208	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	863	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	150.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	138.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	145.05/cwt	142.00–147.50	479	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.50	551	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	144.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	556	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	137.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	533	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	141.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	600	113
Heifers	—	Medium 2	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	129.29/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.00	652	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	131.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	141.82/cwt	137.00–144.00	672	258
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	74
Heifers	—	Large 1	514	141.47/cwt	141.00–142.00	727	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	140.51/cwt	134.00–149.00	733	228
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	123.77/cwt	122.00–126.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	131.46/cwt	127.00–135.00	705	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	139.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	798	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	754	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	124.71/cwt	121.00–126.00	725	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	135.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	835	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	129.60/cwt	124.00–131.50	807	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	120.98/cwt	116.00–123.00	757	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	129.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	851	65
Heifers	—	Medium 2	676	111.49/cwt	105.00–115.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	914	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	112.05/cwt	111.00–117.50	810	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	123.66/cwt	120.00–125.25	904	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	122.02/cwt	120.00–122.50	920	20
Heifers	—	Medium 2	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	818	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	115.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	944	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	120.96/cwt	119.50–123.00	1,002	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	115.10/cwt	112.50–115.50	1,054	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	93.84/cwt	92.50–102.00	910	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	605	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	152.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	633	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	781	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	494	135.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	668	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	148.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	145.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	832	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	763	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	817	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	716	109.75/cwt	107.00–113.00	786	11

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 17, 2021

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

Receipts 5,234Last week 3,983Year ago 5,499

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	437	145.00–152.00	149.12
50	—	360	150.00–157.50	153.03
74	—	475	145.00–155.00	148.37
95	—	618	132.00–141.00	135.12
23	—	916	112.50–115.50	115.10
228	—	522	134.00–149.00	140.51
9	—	319	145.00–157.00	150.90
118	—	828	119.50–123.00	120.96
141	—	572	136.00–145.00	139.49
120	—	680	132.00–137.00	134.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	424	136.00–144.00	141.55
64	—	384	141.00–148.00	144.69
65	—	656	126.00–131.00	129.79
106	—	731	120.00–125.25	123.66
7	—	970	92.50–102.00	93.84
9	—	330	142.00–147.50	145.05
17	—	885	119.00	119.00
118	—	574	127.00–135.00	131.43
156	—	623	124.00–131.50	129.60
258	—	474	137.00–144.00	141.82
20	—	754	120.00–122.50	122.02
37	—	820	113.00–118.00	115.11
47	—	536	127.00–135.00	131.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	141.00–142.00	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	122.00	122.00
5	—	818	91.00	91.00
10	—	676	105.00–115.00	111.49
7	—	778	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	116.00–123.00	120.98
9	—	532	122.00–126.00	123.77
61	—	469	125.00–135.00	131.61
8	—	650	121.00	121.00
5	—	327	135.00–140.00	138.99
21	—	387	134.00–140.00	137.81
42	—	581	121.00–126.00	124.71
12	—	435	127.50–135.00	129.29
12	—	723	111.00–117.50	112.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	351	172.50	172.50
11	—	622	130.00–132.00	131.30
23	—	512	145.00–150.00	148.64
10	—	570	144.00–149.00	145.98
7	—	454	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.84
22	—	494	135.00–142.00	135.32
9	—	353	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	150.00–153.00	152.59
15	—	574	135.00–140.00	137.83
5	—	625	127.00	127.00
8	—	524	140.00–142.00	140.50
11	—	716	107.00–113.00	109.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	856	122.00	122.00
91	—	518	152.00–167.00	157.70
116	—	679	138.00–147.00	142.60
9	—	367	175.00–177.00	176.09
9	—	992	87.00	87.00
10	—	335	175.00–180.00	177.97
12	—	836	122.00	122.00
178	—	633	139.00–148.00	142.66
227	—	578	150.00–162.50	155.46
19	—	417	162.00–170.00	165.03
37	—	727	126.00–134.00	130.42
83	—	484	162.00–173.00	166.93
84	—	772	125.00–133.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	924	119.00–122.50	121.64
68	—	988	121.00–122.50	122.22
68	—	559	164.00–175.00	168.69
61	—	423	175.00–181.00	177.99
79	—	715	135.00–145.00	140.30
56	—	823	123.00–132.00	128.25
49	—	878	123.00–129.00	126.70
37	—	474	177.00–178.00	177.41
15	—	750	135.00	135.00
8	—	378	185.00	185.00
6	—	313	185.00–190.00	188.24
124	—	518	165.00–177.00	170.30
113	—	673	149.00–155.00	151.89
238	—	620	149.00–159.00	153.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	710	137.00	137.00
13	—	486	172.00–177.00	176.28
11	—	584	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	132.00–138.00	134.85
12	—	430	140.00–155.00	149.95
10	—	341	162.00–165.00	163.52
8	—	673	127.00	127.00
7	—	478	142.00–147.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	825	134.00–135.75	135.41
53	—	1,025	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	708	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	435	150.00–160.00	155.14
19	—	376	162.00–172.00	167.65
20	—	681	128.00–137.00	134.43
31	—	530	140.00–150.00	145.76
56	—	573	140.00–147.00	142.92
97	—	473	150.00–162.00	156.40
8	—	758	123.00–124.00	123.13

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.