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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 23

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,617 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 4,801▼ 829 vs year ago 5,446 · −15.2%

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 under 700 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower, weights over 700 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was 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 $162.89/cwt on 2,356 head.

Average price

$162.89

2,356 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$31.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	166.39	1,121	1,505
Medium and Large 1-2	612	160.07	980	596
Medium and Large 2	564	152.48	860	138
Large 1	865	151.50	1,310	32
Medium 2	514	142.46	733	80
Medium 2-3	487	135.00	657	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about $464 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 sale2,356 hd

162.89

—

MO average14 barns · 7,684 hd

161.18

+1.71

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

Every lot

89 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	651	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	205.78/cwt	200.00–212.00	679	30
Steers	—	Medium 2	364	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	561	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	187.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	166.08/cwt	165.00–167.50	638	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	199.88/cwt	193.00–212.50	772	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	171.10/cwt	167.00–175.00	719	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	185.83/cwt	177.00–190.00	795	80
Steers	—	Medium 2	436	148.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	648	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	13
Steers	—	Large 1	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	882	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	172.34/cwt	165.00–175.00	831	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	160.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	780	27
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	492	149.24/cwt	147.00–150.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	175.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	914	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	161.48/cwt	156.00–168.00	848	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	149.89/cwt	147.00–152.00	790	17
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	129.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	707	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	171.32/cwt	169.00–177.00	985	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	150.21/cwt	147.00–154.00	865	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	162.50/cwt	156.00–167.00	944	121
Steers	—	Medium 2	591	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	620	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	823	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	158.91/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,003	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	167.42/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,058	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	148.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	941	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	167.70/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,124	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	146.56/cwt	142.00–148.00	989	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	157.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,075	68
Steers	—	Medium 2	686	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	919	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	148.20/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,067	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	158.42/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,144	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	148.32/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,130	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	155.83/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,212	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	154.28/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,284	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	153.55/cwt	151.25–155.75	1,342	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	143.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,265	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	146.34/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,332	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	977	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,202	6
Steers	—	Large 1	998	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,417	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,425	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	165.29/cwt	165.00–166.00	469	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	581	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	169.98/cwt	167.50–173.00	624	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	141.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	156.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	145.02/cwt	140.00–152.00	611	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	161.04/cwt	154.00–166.00	681	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	577	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	431	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	517	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	467	120.91/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	689	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	160.62/cwt	153.00–167.00	765	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	143.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	743	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	819	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	142.33/cwt	135.00–146.00	813	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	154.56/cwt	149.00–162.00	887	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	151.63/cwt	145.00–158.00	957	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	136.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	873	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.75/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,023	295
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	141.13/cwt	133.00–144.00	968	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	129.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	890	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	142.72/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,030	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	132.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	973	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,036	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	129.05/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,004	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,141	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	131.29/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,151	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	505	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	146.06/cwt	142.00–152.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	508	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	721	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	828	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	565	127.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	148.83/cwt	148.00–152.00	915	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	657	137.21/cwt	137.00–137.50	901	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	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 23, 2021

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

Receipts 4,617Last week 4,801Year ago 5,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	670	164.00–170.00	167.70
19	—	910	144.50–148.00	146.34
150	—	575	169.00–177.00	171.32
79	—	481	180.00–187.50	183.46
80	—	428	177.00–190.00	185.83
293	—	832	147.00–161.00	154.28
160	—	632	164.00–173.00	167.42
224	—	722	152.00–165.00	158.42
73	—	521	170.00–180.00	175.40
124	—	874	151.25–155.75	153.55
64	—	778	152.00–157.00	155.83
30	—	330	200.00–212.00	205.78
28	—	386	193.00–212.50	199.88
21	—	296	220.00	220.00
9	—	1,040	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	525	156.00–168.00	161.48
104	—	762	145.00–151.50	148.32
9	—	378	180.00–190.00	187.20
15	—	720	142.00–151.00	148.20
19	—	880	137.00–145.00	143.74
49	—	420	167.00–175.00	171.10
121	—	581	156.00–167.00	162.50
66	—	482	165.00–175.00	172.34
91	—	631	155.00–161.00	158.91
68	—	681	152.00–162.00	157.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	154.00	154.00
5	—	591	135.00	135.00
8	—	492	147.00–150.00	149.24
8	—	620	132.00–135.00	132.73
15	—	686	134.00	134.00
9	—	545	127.00–135.00	129.68
19	—	436	147.00–152.00	148.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	160.00	160.00
12	—	384	165.00–167.50	166.08
15	—	633	145.00–150.00	148.68
27	—	487	155.00–163.00	160.24
17	—	527	147.00–152.00	149.89
6	—	977	123.00	123.00
25	—	576	147.00–154.00	150.21
23	—	675	142.00–148.00	146.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	180.00	180.00
24	—	998	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	150.00	150.00
5	—	820	118.00	118.00
6	—	585	140.00–150.00	143.19
12	—	657	137.00–137.50	137.21
13	—	297	170.00	170.00
15	—	432	160.00	160.00
5	—	485	142.00–152.00	146.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	508	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	148.00–152.00	148.83
9	—	531	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	120.00	120.00
10	—	565	120.00–134.00	127.09
6	—	677	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	631	145.00–158.00	151.63
110	—	476	153.00–167.00	160.62
98	—	423	154.00–166.00	161.04
29	—	367	167.50–173.00	169.98
65	—	805	139.00–146.00	141.78
15	—	319	182.00	182.00
145	—	574	149.00–162.00	154.56
10	—	877	131.00–134.00	131.29
295	—	674	145.00–154.00	151.75
21	—	751	138.00	138.00
160	—	526	150.00–165.00	155.70
24	—	722	137.00–149.00	142.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	120.00	120.00
15	—	355	131.00	131.00
9	—	467	120.00–122.00	120.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	130.00–132.00	130.41
6	—	633	126.00	126.00
22	—	464	130.00–137.00	133.96
12	—	687	124.00–132.00	129.52
10	—	323	140.00	140.00
22	—	429	130.00–139.00	134.53
5	—	378	140.00–148.00	141.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	778	128.00–131.00	129.05
27	—	686	133.00–144.00	141.13
56	—	571	135.00–146.00	142.33
8	—	734	130.00–133.00	132.52
42	—	421	140.00–152.00	145.02
45	—	471	140.00–152.00	146.25
51	—	380	150.00–160.00	156.33
20	—	284	165.00–166.00	165.29
72	—	518	135.00–150.00	143.50
34	—	638	135.00–142.00	136.89

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.