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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Sep 20

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

4,412 head

▼ 1,647 vs last sale 6,059▼ 1,267 vs year ago 5,679 · −22.3%

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 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. 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 $157.01/cwt on 1,927 head.

Average price

$157.01

1,927 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$49.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	166.69	1,095	733
Medium and Large 1-2	644	153.98	991	567
Medium and Large 2	565	151.33	855	406
Medium 2	515	144.95	747	186
Medium 2-3	504	137.62	693	21
Large 1	855	137.00	1,171	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	657	117.00	769	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.69/cwt here — about $326 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 sale1,927 hd

157.01

—

MO average13 barns · 8,890 hd

159.03

−2.02

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

Every lot

111 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	587	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	201.57/cwt	195.00–220.00	641	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	199.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	364	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	582	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	182.76/cwt	182.00–190.00	682	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	174.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	676	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	169.65/cwt	165.00–172.00	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	175.95/cwt	175.00–180.00	741	55
Steers	—	Medium 2	428	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	694	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	169.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	803	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	160.00/cwt	155.00–163.00	765	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	484	149.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	722	27
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	171.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	883	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	162.91/cwt	157.50–167.00	849	52
Steers	—	Medium 2	525	142.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	748	18
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	529	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	150.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	806	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	536	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	997	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	159.74/cwt	157.00–164.00	917	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	867	121
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	140.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	28
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	153.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	945	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	164.28/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,028	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	142.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	892	44
Steers	—	Medium 2	632	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	862	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	637	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,185	87
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	146.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	991	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	152.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,035	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,090	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	132.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	146.14/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,070	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	132.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,011	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	154.39/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,180	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	143.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,105	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	140.12/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,143	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	151.35/cwt	147.00–152.25	1,238	163
Steers	—	Large 1	855	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,171	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	140.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,205	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	148.00/cwt	146.00–148.10	1,311	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	927	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,122	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,276	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	438	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	292	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	387	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	499	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	525	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	372	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	584	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	165.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	638	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	135.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	644	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	472	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	596	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	690	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	134.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	648	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	749	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	140.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	735	139
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	123.82/cwt	122.00–124.00	650	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	695	34
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	129.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	140.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	805	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	149.20/cwt	148.00–151.50	873	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	127.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	789	28
Heifers	—	Medium 2	624	122.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	877	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	929	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	138.76/cwt	135.00–143.00	937	159
Heifers	—	Medium 2	679	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	132.14/cwt	129.00–133.00	901	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	126.04/cwt	122.00–129.00	901	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	136.07/cwt	130.00–142.00	988	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,029	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	749	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	884	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,031	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	126.02/cwt	122.00–127.00	974	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	132.57/cwt	132.00–132.60	1,110	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	131.92/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,138	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	129.91/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,182	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	119.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,129	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	322	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	531	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	419	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	637	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	687	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	424	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	522	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	427	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	756	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	473	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	624	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	150.28/cwt	147.50–152.00	721	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	533	140.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	750	34
Bulls	—	Medium 2	561	140.17/cwt	137.00–143.00	786	29
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	567	128.63/cwt	127.00–132.50	729	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	607	139.78/cwt	139.00–140.00	848	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	612	133.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	818	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	688	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	846	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	719	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	906	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	734	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	587	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	866	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	745	12

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Receipts 4,412Last week 6,059Year ago 5,679

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Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
18	—	525	137.00–145.00	142.46
27	—	484	147.00–150.00	149.22
28	—	580	137.00–145.00	140.03
15	—	632	135.00–137.00	136.35
8	—	364	160.00	160.00
8	—	318	160.00	160.00
71	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	404	165.00–172.00	169.65
99	—	678	150.00–157.00	152.62
86	—	617	151.00–159.00	153.15
35	—	770	138.00–147.00	143.47
6	—	1,005	127.00	127.00
78	—	816	136.00–143.00	140.12
109	—	574	157.00–164.00	159.74
14	—	857	137.00–144.00	140.64
52	—	521	157.50–167.00	162.91
44	—	474	165.00–172.00	169.41
10	—	373	182.00–190.00	182.76
25	—	732	141.00–149.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	318	195.00–220.00	201.57
24	—	764	152.00–155.00	154.39
12	—	467	184.00	184.00
12	—	670	161.00	161.00
100	—	626	161.00–165.00	164.28
5	—	273	215.00	215.00
55	—	515	170.00–174.00	171.48
63	—	886	146.00–148.10	148.00
60	—	720	150.00–154.00	151.41
55	—	421	175.00–180.00	175.95
6	—	358	195.00–200.00	199.17
163	—	818	147.00–152.25	151.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	155.00–163.00	160.00
35	—	387	170.00–177.00	174.78
5	—	730	130.00–136.00	132.45
121	—	578	147.00–155.00	150.02
5	—	927	121.00	121.00
7	—	295	170.00	170.00
14	—	762	129.00–137.00	132.67
18	—	432	160.00–162.00	160.64
84	—	534	147.00–155.00	150.90
44	—	626	140.00–149.00	142.45
49	—	676	140.00–148.00	146.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	133.00	133.00
6	—	611	125.00	125.00
5	—	358	155.00	155.00
5	—	496	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	637	186.00	186.00
69	—	536	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	855	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	493	152.00	152.00
29	—	426	150.00–154.00	151.29
11	—	910	129.00–131.00	129.91
9	—	274	160.00	160.00
71	—	626	145.00–150.00	148.48
64	—	585	148.00–151.50	149.20
26	—	733	140.00–141.00	140.34
26	—	385	160.00–167.00	165.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	523	135.00–144.00	140.45
137	—	837	132.00–132.60	132.57
14	—	426	140.00–145.00	141.70
78	—	477	140.00–148.00	144.62
75	—	625	135.00–143.00	140.25
99	—	726	130.00–142.00	136.07
7	—	944	116.00–121.00	119.59
152	—	573	135.00–147.00	140.49
46	—	762	130.00–138.75	135.30
159	—	675	135.00–143.00	138.76
14	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.55
22	—	863	130.00–132.50	131.92
19	—	380	150.00–157.00	153.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	372	120.00–124.00	122.36
11	—	536	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	122.00–129.00	126.36
22	—	525	122.00–124.00	123.82
11	—	749	118.00	118.00
13	—	292	132.50	132.50
5	—	679	123.00	123.00
5	—	805	100.00	100.00
14	—	624	120.00–123.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	682	129.00–133.00	132.14
83	—	569	125.00–134.00	129.93
20	—	715	122.00–129.00	126.04
14	—	371	140.00–143.00	141.54
28	—	621	122.00–130.00	127.03
34	—	535	126.00–134.00	129.98
15	—	344	145.00	145.00
5	—	773	122.00–127.00	126.02
74	—	421	130.00–138.00	135.22
96	—	481	130.00–139.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	866	86.00	86.00
5	—	734	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	123.00	123.00
7	—	367	150.00	150.00
34	—	533	137.00–145.00	140.63
29	—	561	137.00–143.00	140.17
11	—	419	152.00	152.00
9	—	322	165.00	165.00
10	—	480	147.50–152.00	150.28
14	—	612	125.00–137.00	133.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	163.00	163.00
9	—	607	139.00–140.00	139.78
7	—	424	162.00	162.00
20	—	719	126.00	126.00
5	—	845	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	567	127.00–132.50	128.63
6	—	510	135.00	135.00
6	—	427	135.00–140.00	138.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	132.00	132.00
13	—	424	123.00	123.00

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.