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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Oct 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Receipts

4,494 head

▲ 766 vs last sale 3,728▼ 332 vs year ago 4,826 · −6.9%

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 traded 2.00-9.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 750 lbs. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $158.84/cwt on 2,105 head.

Average price

$158.84

2,105 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	164.02	1,125	1,181
Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.10	899	566
Medium and Large 2	515	148.05	762	308
Medium 2	468	145.44	680	50

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $445 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 sale2,105 hd

158.84

—

MO average15 barns · 6,870 hd

158.95

−0.10

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

Every lot

77 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	199.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	661	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	193.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	656	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	145.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	612	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	761	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	157.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	672	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	167.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	721	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	154.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	165.51/cwt	162.00–168.00	793	48
Steers	—	Medium 2	479	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	788	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	161.40/cwt	157.00–168.00	863	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	140.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	787	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	151.22/cwt	145.00–154.50	871	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	162.14/cwt	157.00–168.50	947	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	141.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	879	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	153.01/cwt	145.00–157.00	955	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	165.96/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,037	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	151.90/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,015	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	167.16/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,143	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	159.85/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,149	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	150.35/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,093	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,172	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	160.64/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,234	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	158.66/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,301	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,231	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	157.05/cwt	154.85–159.50	1,387	135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	298	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	402	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	549	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	157.78/cwt	155.00–167.00	522	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	160.34/cwt	155.00–166.00	588	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	146.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	563	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	506	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	147.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	619	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	138.31/cwt	131.00–141.00	586	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	148.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	700	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	134.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	646	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	127.37/cwt	127.00–128.00	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	148.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	766	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	124.83/cwt	121.00–127.50	649	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.48/cwt	131.00–142.00	720	97
Heifers	—	Large 1	528	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	774	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	124.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	707	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	148.19/cwt	143.00–155.50	843	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	136.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	789	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	138.68/cwt	135.00–141.00	857	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	129.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	817	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	146.39/cwt	144.00–149.00	924	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	136.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	922	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	151.09/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,033	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	126.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	903	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	150.04/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,083	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	135.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	984	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	146.38/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,099	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	138.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,068	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	137.88/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,142	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	130.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,089	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,254	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	181.86/cwt	180.00–187.00	651	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	143.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	616	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	484	141.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	51
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	137.80/cwt	134.00–142.00	733	45
Bulls	—	Medium 2	567	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	743	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	612	129.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	793	54
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	128.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	865	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	714	117.87/cwt	117.00–119.00	842	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	856	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	899	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	10

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Receipts 4,494Last week 3,728Year ago 4,826

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00-9.00 higher with the most gain on weights over 750 lbs. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	584	157.00–168.50	162.14
141	—	820	150.00–162.50	158.66
22	—	332	190.00–210.00	199.17
169	—	768	155.00–163.50	160.64
95	—	535	157.00–168.00	161.40
13	—	373	190.00–200.00	193.91
92	—	625	159.00–175.00	165.96
30	—	719	155.00–161.50	159.85
135	—	883	154.85–159.50	157.05
42	—	425	175.00–182.50	178.98
282	—	684	160.00–170.50	167.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	623	135.00–143.00	141.11
46	—	530	135.00–142.00	138.56
88	—	478	152.00–160.00	154.94
69	—	561	137.00–142.00	140.23
11	—	390	165.00–170.00	168.17
48	—	426	155.00–160.00	157.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	180.00	180.00
13	—	390	182.00	182.00
48	—	479	162.00–168.00	165.51
9	—	766	153.00	153.00
87	—	624	145.00–157.00	153.01
6	—	876	140.00–141.00	140.50
80	—	668	145.00–157.00	151.90
74	—	520	145.00–154.00	151.55
45	—	727	147.00–153.00	150.35
149	—	576	145.00–154.50	151.22
49	—	431	162.00–170.00	167.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	142.00–150.00	145.11
40	—	479	140.00–150.00	145.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	828	134.50–144.00	137.88
153	—	471	142.00–156.00	148.52
29	—	751	146.00–146.50	146.38
66	—	684	145.00–154.50	151.09
63	—	722	143.00–154.00	150.04
54	—	421	142.00–152.00	147.09
73	—	367	155.00–166.00	160.34
92	—	569	143.00–155.50	148.19
76	—	516	143.00–152.00	148.45
22	—	331	155.00–167.00	157.78
61	—	631	144.00–149.00	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	321	171.00	171.00
27	—	850	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	121.00–127.50	124.83
8	—	494	127.00–128.00	127.37
8	—	298	135.00	135.00
34	—	630	126.00–131.00	129.63
18	—	714	124.00–128.00	126.45
17	—	386	131.00	131.00
8	—	660	130.00	130.00
55	—	566	121.00–127.00	124.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	424	131.00–141.00	138.31
41	—	675	133.00–140.00	136.64
22	—	618	135.00–141.00	138.68
18	—	836	127.00–137.00	130.28
6	—	320	142.50	142.50
97	—	479	130.00–139.00	134.89
17	—	772	133.00–141.00	138.35
109	—	576	130.00–142.00	136.90
29	—	725	134.00–138.00	135.71
97	—	524	131.00–142.00	137.48
18	—	383	142.00–154.00	146.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	315	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	484	140.00–150.00	141.47
16	—	567	130.00–132.00	130.96
7	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.24
5	—	856	105.00	105.00
54	—	612	127.00–130.00	129.54
7	—	714	117.00–119.00	117.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	301	187.50	187.50
15	—	358	180.00–187.00	181.86
16	—	428	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	532	134.00–142.00	137.80
19	—	672	126.00–130.00	128.75
11	—	575	135.00	135.00

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.