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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

10,441 head

▲ 2,099 vs last sale 8,342▲ 164 vs year ago 10,277 · +1.6%

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 550 lbs. traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Heavier weights traded steady to 4.00 higher. A draft of 641 head weighing 849 lbs. traded at 170.00. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply heavy 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 $165.97/cwt on 6,065 head.

Average price

$165.97

6,065 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$47.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	167.66	1,187	4,609
Medium and Large 1-2	596	161.96	966	1,337
Medium and Large 2	569	148.65	845	95
Medium 1-2	482	142.50	687	12thin
Medium 2	595	120.50	716	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.16/cwt here — about $471 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 sale6,065 hd

165.97

—

MO average18 barns · 22,794 hd

168.22

−2.25

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

Every lot

86 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	208.48/cwt	200.00–220.00	694	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	183.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	668	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	208.58/cwt	200.00–217.50	791	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	177.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	734	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	198.67/cwt	185.00–212.00	848	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	958	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	192.01/cwt	185.00–202.00	901	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	158.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	763	38
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	482	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	687	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	177.07/cwt	166.00–184.00	861	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	175.54/cwt	168.00–186.00	913	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	145.27/cwt	142.50–147.50	757	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	167.59/cwt	167.00–168.00	883	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	162.22/cwt	150.00–167.00	855	147
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	173.71/cwt	166.00–183.00	997	303
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	161.92/cwt	150.00–166.00	933	482
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	161.83/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,005	426
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	153.35/cwt	145.00–157.00	955	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	917	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	153.25/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,019	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	140.19/cwt	136.00–143.00	936	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,067	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	161.83/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,097	579
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	140.49/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,014	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	153.84/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,114	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	161.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,180	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	160.89/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,234	271
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	150.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,161	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	147.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,222	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	159.81/cwt	155.00–161.10	1,328	608
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	849	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,443	641
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	157.95/cwt	153.00–160.10	1,371	502
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	158.91/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,444	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	148.96/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,421	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,404	67
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	166.61/cwt	160.00–172.00	548	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	141.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	151.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	525	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	139.92/cwt	135.00–142.50	512	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	164.92/cwt	160.00–171.00	630	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	152.58/cwt	150.00–157.50	590	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	165.50/cwt	157.50–173.00	692	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	147.85/cwt	137.00–155.00	624	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	159.10/cwt	157.00–164.00	748	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.13/cwt	139.00–156.00	710	314
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.30/cwt	145.00–161.00	790	387
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	139.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	741	111
Heifers	—	Large 1	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	793	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	150.33/cwt	144.00–156.00	867	372
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	141.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	877	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	958	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	151.66/cwt	147.00–155.50	946	368
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	123.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.97/cwt	133.00–145.00	924	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	150.78/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,015	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	141.29/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,017	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	149.41/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,089	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	129.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	945	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	138.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,050	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	154.27/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,186	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	919	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	145.88/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,206	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	144.33/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,238	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,380	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	588	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	398	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	145.98/cwt	145.00–152.50	695	47
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	792	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	147.39/cwt	141.00–152.00	786	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	132.53/cwt	131.00–141.00	742	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	812	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	145.80/cwt	145.00–148.00	885	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	130.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	812	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	13

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Receipts 10,441Last week 8,342Year ago 10,277

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	521	142.50–147.50	145.27
18	—	668	136.00–143.00	140.19
6	—	646	142.00	142.00
38	—	482	150.00–162.50	158.28
13	—	722	137.50–145.00	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	527	150.00–167.00	162.22
66	—	724	146.00–157.50	153.84
482	—	576	150.00–166.00	161.92
42	—	770	148.00–156.00	150.76
35	—	827	144.00–149.00	147.77
203	—	486	166.00–184.00	177.07
95	—	665	146.00–157.00	153.25
67	—	982	143.00	143.00
119	—	623	145.00–157.00	153.35
45	—	364	180.00–190.00	183.56
36	—	413	165.00–180.00	177.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	121.00	121.00
6	—	654	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	379	200.00–217.50	208.58
22	—	909	157.00–160.00	158.91
502	—	868	153.00–160.10	157.95
579	—	678	157.00–171.00	161.83
273	—	520	168.00–186.00	175.54
271	—	767	158.00–164.50	160.89
303	—	574	166.00–183.00	173.71
276	—	469	185.00–202.00	192.01
340	—	730	158.00–168.00	161.59
72	—	954	148.00–149.00	148.96
136	—	427	185.00–212.00	198.67
608	—	831	155.00–161.10	159.81
426	—	621	157.00–168.00	161.83
18	—	333	200.00–220.00	208.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	673	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	400	219.00	219.00
7	—	503	190.00	190.00
21	—	455	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	527	167.00–168.00	167.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	211.00	211.00
641	—	849	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	622	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	470	157.00–164.00	159.10
372	—	577	144.00–156.00	150.33
368	—	624	147.00–155.50	151.66
108	—	729	144.00–156.00	149.41
387	—	522	145.00–161.00	151.30
113	—	769	144.00–158.00	154.27
116	—	382	160.00–171.00	164.92
19	—	989	139.50	139.50
122	—	673	147.00–158.00	150.78
20	—	858	137.00–147.50	144.33
24	—	329	160.00–172.00	166.61
50	—	827	137.00–151.00	145.88
164	—	418	157.50–173.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	140.00–145.00	141.15
14	—	366	135.00–142.50	139.92
16	—	730	127.00–130.00	129.44
8	—	676	131.00	131.00
16	—	625	122.50–130.00	123.86
6	—	813	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	347	150.00–157.50	151.18
19	—	761	135.00–143.00	138.04
34	—	387	150.00–157.50	152.58
34	—	720	134.00–143.00	141.29
79	—	618	138.00–146.00	141.98
108	—	422	137.00–155.00	147.85
183	—	570	130.00–144.00	139.13
111	—	531	131.00–144.00	139.61
20	—	665	133.00–145.00	138.97
314	—	479	139.00–156.00	148.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	145.00	145.00
6	—	635	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	141.00–152.00	147.39
34	—	407	165.00	165.00
33	—	346	170.00	170.00
10	—	679	140.00	140.00
36	—	576	140.00–142.00	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	152.00	152.00
6	—	503	157.50	157.50
30	—	607	145.00–148.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	620	120.00–135.00	130.99
8	—	696	130.00	130.00
5	—	398	155.00	155.00
35	—	560	131.00–141.00	132.53
47	—	476	145.00–152.50	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	713	117.00	117.00

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.