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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Mon, Dec 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1245

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Receipts

5,146 head

▼ 4,776 vs last sale 9,922▼ 2,466 vs year ago 7,612 · −32.4%

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 and heifers traded steady. 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 $163.47/cwt on 2,572 head.

Average price

$163.47

2,572 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	168.25	1,128	1,463
Medium and Large 1-2	691	158.89	1,099	990
Large 1	603	147.00	886	5thin
Medium and Large 2	648	142.65	925	114

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $203 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 sale2,572 hd

163.47

—

MO average16 barns · 11,152 hd

168.25

−4.78

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

Every lot

76 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 2	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	205.08/cwt	200.00–212.50	660	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	186.73/cwt	180.00–192.50	683	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	205.73/cwt	202.50–209.00	774	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	178.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	744	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	192.76/cwt	192.00–195.00	835	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	925	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	192.23/cwt	185.00–202.50	882	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	845	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	173.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	827	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	156.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.71/cwt	153.00–165.00	812	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	179.22/cwt	172.00–190.00	943	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	163.91/cwt	152.00–168.00	936	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	172.81/cwt	170.00–174.00	990	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	170.87/cwt	169.00–176.00	991	94
Steers	—	Large 1	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	157.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	978	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	166.83/cwt	162.50–169.75	1,044	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	170.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,080	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	968	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	141.20/cwt	138.00–142.00	908	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	166.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,108	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	139.16/cwt	134.00–142.50	938	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	157.02/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,068	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,170	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	151.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,088	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	137.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	992	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	160.70/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,163	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	154.59/cwt	151.00–156.75	1,192	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	160.13/cwt	158.50–164.00	1,236	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	155.42/cwt	154.50–159.25	1,265	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	152.90/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,245	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	153.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,327	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	156.81/cwt	156.60–158.00	1,367	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	128.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,449	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	154.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	497	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	163.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	617	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	152.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	585	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	164.53/cwt	157.00–167.00	681	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	152.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	647	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	149.66/cwt	140.00–156.00	708	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	158.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	757	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	662	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.50	609	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.87/cwt	145.00–157.00	797	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	136.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	725	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	150.00/cwt	145.00–157.00	863	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	140.27/cwt	140.00–141.00	816	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	155.44/cwt	147.00–161.75	959	230
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	140.44/cwt	136.00–146.00	881	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	143.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	950	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	988	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	126.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	856	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	1,090	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,010	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	146.94/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,090	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	127.75/cwt	126.00–132.50	952	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	148.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,125	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	125.92/cwt	122.00–131.00	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	143.52/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,124	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	142.39/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,168	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,130	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	444	192.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	854	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	903	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	885	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,260	9

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 5,146Last week 9,922Year ago 7,612

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Supply moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	444	185.00–195.00	192.40
19	—	544	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	869	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	378	160.00–167.00	163.32
127	—	525	145.00–157.00	151.87
144	—	575	145.00–157.00	150.00
35	—	414	157.00–167.00	164.53
48	—	820	139.00–147.00	142.39
39	—	742	145.50–149.00	146.94
230	—	617	147.00–161.75	155.44
74	—	694	157.10	157.10
20	—	319	160.00–165.00	161.69
88	—	478	157.00–162.00	158.45
43	—	890	145.00	145.00
74	—	756	146.00–149.00	148.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	582	140.00–141.00	140.27
113	—	473	140.00–156.00	149.66
27	—	532	130.00–143.00	136.37
14	—	837	135.00	135.00
61	—	425	150.00–156.00	152.21
35	—	322	150.00–157.00	154.39
36	—	384	150.00–157.00	152.33
197	—	660	141.00–145.00	143.97
27	—	714	140.00–142.00	141.48
106	—	783	137.00–144.50	143.52
95	—	627	136.00–146.00	140.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	126.00–132.50	127.75
7	—	777	122.00–131.00	125.92
7	—	503	120.00–122.50	121.08
19	—	677	121.00–131.00	126.40
5	—	385	142.00	142.00
16	—	488	130.00–139.00	135.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	553	155.00	155.00
7	—	672	147.00	147.00
8	—	547	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	633	169.00–176.00	170.65
60	—	573	170.00–174.00	172.81
20	—	709	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	666	163.00–170.00	166.42
59	—	459	185.00–202.50	192.23
17	—	376	202.50–209.00	205.73
22	—	322	200.00–212.50	205.08
159	—	814	154.50–159.25	155.42
203	—	772	158.50–164.00	160.13
21	—	433	192.00–195.00	192.76
69	—	724	159.00–163.00	160.70
179	—	526	172.00–190.00	179.22
94	—	580	169.00–176.00	170.87
204	—	872	156.60–158.00	156.81
234	—	626	162.50–169.75	166.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	182.50	182.50
11	—	567	165.00	165.00
5	—	641	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	680	145.00–161.00	157.02
28	—	366	180.00–192.50	186.73
37	—	416	170.00–185.00	178.88
138	—	864	150.00–155.00	153.61
77	—	771	151.00–156.75	154.59
79	—	571	152.00–168.00	163.91
16	—	1,124	127.00–132.00	128.92
23	—	515	153.00–165.00	157.71
208	—	814	147.00–155.50	152.90
83	—	476	170.00–180.00	173.74
61	—	716	148.00–155.00	151.97
77	—	623	150.00–161.00	157.00
6	—	320	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	722	137.00–144.00	137.33
6	—	420	155.00–165.00	160.04
10	—	489	155.00–160.00	156.51
15	—	643	138.00–142.00	141.20
13	—	674	134.00–142.50	139.16
6	—	315	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	447	207.00	207.00
10	—	510	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	147.00	147.00

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.