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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 16

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,801 head

▲ 679 vs last sale 4,122▲ 432 vs year ago 4,369 · +9.9%

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 and heifers traded steady. 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 $160.35/cwt on 2,530 head.

Average price

$160.35

2,530 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	163.86	1,123	1,215
Medium and Large 1-2	657	158.74	1,043	1,096
Large 1	712	157.27	1,120	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	152.25	843	137
Medium 2	493	141.29	697	71

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about $426 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 sale2,530 hd

160.35

—

MO average13 barns · 7,879 hd

160.72

−0.36

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	131	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	255	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	162.61/cwt	162.50–163.00	502	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	178.98/cwt	175.00–189.00	685	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	179.20/cwt	177.50–185.00	742	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	159.33/cwt	155.00–162.50	691	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	442	143.23/cwt	142.00–144.00	633	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	160.67/cwt	155.00–164.00	754	32
Steers	—	Medium 2	472	141.29/cwt	137.50–150.00	667	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	171.39/cwt	165.00–176.00	814	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	183.89/cwt	179.00–190.00	894	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	162.75/cwt	155.00–169.00	858	102
Steers	—	Medium 2	529	140.74/cwt	137.50–143.00	745	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	177.88/cwt	171.00–183.00	948	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	151.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	856	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	174.89/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,002	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	943	149
Steers	—	Medium 2	581	137.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	800	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	146.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	908	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	171.03/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,066	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	162.00/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,022	221
Steers	—	Large 1	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	169.01/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,109	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	159.68/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,083	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	146.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,003	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	148.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,055	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	157.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,156	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	155.72/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,201	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	146.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,132	96
Steers	—	Large 1	795	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,224	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	153.85/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,234	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	154.79/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,297	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	838	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,073	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	149.33/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,296	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	144.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,257	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	147.66/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,373	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	140.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,364	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	153.93/cwt	152.00–162.50	503	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	541	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	153.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	143.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	163.72/cwt	162.00–167.00	639	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	134.42/cwt	132.50–137.00	559	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	616	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	155.58/cwt	154.00–165.00	678	32
Heifers	—	Medium 2	467	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.13/cwt	140.00–152.50	686	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	155.73/cwt	153.00–160.00	746	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	127.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	155.38/cwt	149.00–162.50	814	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	143.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	763	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	153.64/cwt	149.00–163.00	873	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	146.13/cwt	136.00–148.50	848	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	150.93/cwt	144.00–157.00	937	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	131.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	821	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	142.12/cwt	137.50–143.00	890	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	150.93/cwt	144.00–156.50	1,002	148
Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	118.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	138.56/cwt	133.00–143.00	939	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	899	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	142.58/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,024	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	142.03/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,089	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	134.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,103	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	122.86/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,031	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	132.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,156	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	352	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	537	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	150.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	868	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	135.52/cwt	132.00–143.00	855	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	419	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	262	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	907	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	635	5

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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Receipts 4,801Last week 4,122Year ago 4,369

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	130.00–137.00	131.98
25	—	416	132.50–137.00	134.42
26	—	825	119.00	119.00
6	—	308	135.00–140.00	138.28
5	—	519	125.00–128.00	127.39
17	—	468	130.00–135.00	131.18
11	—	386	135.00–145.00	143.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	678	133.00–143.00	138.56
21	—	327	152.00–162.50	153.93
7	—	839	122.00–123.00	122.86
5	—	708	125.00–130.00	127.00
55	—	580	136.00–148.50	146.13
33	—	626	137.50–143.00	142.12
48	—	423	140.00–152.00	145.56
46	—	476	140.00–152.50	144.13
40	—	530	135.00–147.00	143.95
7	—	372	150.00–155.00	153.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	436	154.00–165.00	155.58
148	—	664	144.00–156.50	150.93
10	—	334	162.00	162.00
253	—	568	149.00–163.00	153.64
97	—	767	133.00–148.00	142.03
11	—	870	130.00–134.00	132.89
70	—	479	153.00–160.00	155.73
23	—	390	162.00–167.00	163.72
226	—	524	149.00–162.50	155.38
212	—	621	144.00–157.00	150.93
176	—	718	136.00–150.00	142.58
24	—	823	132.00–138.00	134.08
5	—	920	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	665	115.00–121.00	118.95
5	—	467	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	429	165.00–175.00	169.01
17	—	383	175.00–189.00	178.98
178	—	678	152.00–165.00	159.68
65	—	838	141.00–155.00	154.79
38	—	712	144.00–150.00	148.20
221	—	631	151.00–165.00	162.00
149	—	576	160.00–167.00	163.79
96	—	771	142.00–150.00	146.88
75	—	475	165.00–176.00	171.39
127	—	871	143.00–147.00	144.34
102	—	527	155.00–169.00	162.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	150.00–152.50	151.50
17	—	683	141.00–150.00	146.86
32	—	469	155.00–164.00	160.67
12	—	838	128.00	128.00
5	—	309	162.50–163.00	162.61
15	—	434	155.00–162.50	159.33
20	—	621	141.00–150.00	146.26
23	—	566	150.00–154.00	151.24
8	—	375	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	868	148.00–149.50	149.33
293	—	771	154.00–157.00	155.72
117	—	573	169.00–184.00	174.89
70	—	802	152.00–154.00	153.85
26	—	414	177.50–185.00	179.20
13	—	973	139.00–143.00	140.21
228	—	735	152.00–160.00	157.24
131	—	533	171.00–183.00	177.88
69	—	656	166.00–175.00	169.01
58	—	486	179.00–190.00	183.89
36	—	930	145.50–148.00	147.66
9	—	131	195.00	195.00
118	—	623	166.00–176.00	171.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	160.00	160.00
5	—	795	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	135.00–146.00	137.72
22	—	529	137.50–143.00	140.74
20	—	472	137.50–150.00	141.29
21	—	442	142.00–144.00	143.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	355	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	500	140.00	140.00
16	—	556	140.00	140.00
15	—	414	150.00	150.00
12	—	352	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	146.00–152.00	150.65
5	—	692	128.00	128.00
12	—	631	132.00–143.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	62.50	62.50
5	—	907	70.00	70.00

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.