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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Aug 30

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,916 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 4,617▼ 835 vs year ago 5,751 · −14.5%

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

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 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 $161.51/cwt on 2,422 head.

Average price

$161.51

2,422 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$37.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	166.45	1,106	1,200
Medium and Large 1-2	634	159.50	1,011	863
Large 1	672	158.92	1,068	39
Medium and Large 2	574	151.81	872	239
Medium 2	519	146.42	760	49
Medium 2-3	561	129.25	725	32

One grade step is worth $37.20/cwt here — about $381 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 sale2,422 hd

161.51

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MO average14 barns · 5,934 hd

164.20

−2.70

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

Every lot

83 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	208.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	662	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	192.07/cwt	185.00–193.00	634	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	203.87/cwt	195.00–213.00	760	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	185.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	701	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	171.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	648	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	178.93/cwt	177.50–180.00	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	158.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	171.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	38
Steers	—	Medium 2	431	150.60/cwt	150.00–151.00	649	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	170.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	800	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	179.39/cwt	178.00–185.00	859	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	159.98/cwt	155.00–164.00	768	45
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	152.07/cwt	150.00–153.00	738	14
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	175.90/cwt	170.00–182.00	920	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	163.07/cwt	157.00–167.50	859	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	152.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	805	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	153.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	864	32
Steers	—	Large 1	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	573	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	811	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	176.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,016	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	162.45/cwt	157.00–169.00	952	141
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	613	125.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	769	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	159.49/cwt	152.00–164.00	995	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	169.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,057	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	148.41/cwt	142.00–151.00	933	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	166.25/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,099	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	160.26/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,091	115
Steers	—	Large 1	683	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,093	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	990	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	160.70/cwt	153.00–166.50	1,159	419
Steers	—	Large 1	727	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,178	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	149.46/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,097	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	135.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,012	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	152.74/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,175	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	145.65/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,129	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	147.39/cwt	140.00–147.75	1,182	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	816	132.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,081	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	156.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,276	107
Steers	—	Large 1	821	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,240	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	143.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,249	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	151.25/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,317	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	898	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,221	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	140.38/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,315	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	132.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,296	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	537	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	327	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	448	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	157.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	520	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	141.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	141.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	514	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	161.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	610	59
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	145.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	613	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	158.35/cwt	154.00–163.00	679	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	147.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	698	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	135.69/cwt	132.50–137.50	650	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	159.34/cwt	154.00–169.00	768	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	157.93/cwt	150.00–165.50	818	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	143.78/cwt	139.00–148.00	746	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	129.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	132.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	141.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	814	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	158.08/cwt	149.00–164.00	922	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	153.69/cwt	146.00–161.00	956	287
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	140.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	876	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	137.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	933	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	154.73/cwt	149.35–158.25	1,058	373
Heifers	—	Medium 2	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	123.52/cwt	121.00–127.00	877	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	151.94/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,085	187
Heifers	—	Large 1	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	143.24/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,126	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	139.94/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,180	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,244	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,029	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,039	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	149.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	829	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.07/cwt	142.00–145.00	903	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	681	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	872	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 30, 2021

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

Receipts 4,916Last week 4,617Year ago 5,751

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	629	142.00–151.00	148.41
27	—	816	130.00–134.00	132.42
16	—	378	170.00–175.00	171.52
33	—	529	150.00–155.00	152.24
32	—	563	150.00–155.00	153.50
15	—	683	142.00–148.00	145.02
45	—	480	155.00–164.00	159.98
9	—	898	136.00	136.00
29	—	426	155.00–165.00	158.89
6	—	745	135.00–140.00	135.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	509	133.00	133.00
16	—	613	124.00–132.00	125.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	430	165.00–175.00	171.26
82	—	469	165.00–175.00	170.68
34	—	937	133.00–141.00	140.38
8	—	330	185.00–193.00	192.07
38	—	378	180.00–190.00	185.37
141	—	586	157.00–169.00	162.45
105	—	734	143.00–152.00	149.46
12	—	775	142.00–151.00	145.65
43	—	802	140.00–147.75	147.39
58	—	868	140.00–147.00	143.85
94	—	624	152.00–164.00	159.49
5	—	978	130.00–143.00	132.55
115	—	681	152.00–163.00	160.26
90	—	527	157.00–167.50	163.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	485	150.00–153.00	152.07
25	—	573	140.00–143.00	141.58
10	—	431	150.00–151.00	150.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	900	145.00	145.00
419	—	721	153.00–166.50	160.70
7	—	420	177.50–180.00	178.93
9	—	317	200.00–215.00	208.92
27	—	373	195.00–213.00	203.87
16	—	769	142.00–158.50	152.74
117	—	661	164.00–171.00	166.25
107	—	818	150.00–159.00	156.05
118	—	577	170.00–186.00	176.16
86	—	871	150.00–151.50	151.25
121	—	523	170.00–182.00	175.90
100	—	479	178.00–185.00	179.39
65	—	625	165.00–174.00	169.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	151.00	151.00
6	—	727	162.00	162.00
14	—	683	160.00	160.00
13	—	567	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	140.00	140.00
6	—	735	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	364	140.00–145.00	141.10
13	—	1,029	101.00	101.00
5	—	331	140.00–145.00	141.80
15	—	519	125.00–130.00	129.33
10	—	710	121.00–127.00	123.52
6	—	555	127.00–133.00	132.01
17	—	479	132.50–137.50	135.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	693	118.00	118.00
6	—	405	122.00	122.00
12	—	327	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	626	139.00–145.00	140.01
52	—	575	135.00–146.00	141.65
41	—	519	139.00–148.00	143.78
15	—	677	134.00–142.00	137.84
70	—	474	140.00–152.00	147.17
57	—	420	140.00–152.00	145.88
22	—	329	150.00–164.00	157.94
6	—	287	160.00	160.00
59	—	379	150.00–165.00	161.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	843	139.00–142.00	139.94
187	—	714	140.00–153.50	151.94
193	—	583	149.00–164.00	158.08
278	—	518	150.00–165.50	157.93
47	—	429	154.00–163.00	158.35
287	—	622	146.00–161.00	153.69
10	—	307	175.00	175.00
70	—	786	139.00–147.00	143.24
27	—	877	140.00–143.00	141.82
125	—	482	154.00–169.00	159.34
373	—	684	149.35–158.25	154.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	147.00–150.00	149.14
8	—	416	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	159.00	159.00
13	—	627	142.00–145.00	144.07

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.