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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

852 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 803▲ 852 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 297▲ 227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. There was a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes,

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,751	85.14	1,491	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	58.42	809	277
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	55.70	658	240
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	43.88	446	178

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	74.13/cwt	67.50–77.50	1,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,636	82.10/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,343	20
Bulls	—	—	1,874	90.22/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,691	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	29.42/cwt	17.00–30.00	276	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	38.35/cwt	35.00–44.00	370	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	47.67/cwt	44.00–51.00	500	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	55.08/cwt	51.00–60.00	598	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	50.08/cwt	46.00–54.50	564	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	63.75/cwt	59.50–70.00	759	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	56.94/cwt	54.00–60.00	699	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,286	54.62/cwt	52.00–56.50	702	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	63.87/cwt	62.00–66.00	854	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	59.86/cwt	56.00–62.50	869	157
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	23,800	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,600	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	983	1,165.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,185.00	11,452	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,167.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	13,257	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,225.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	14,394	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	953	737.47/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,028	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	759.65/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,733	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,034.81/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	12,076	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	772.76/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,451	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,273	678.76/cwt	610.00–750.00	8,641	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,300	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	781.15/cwt	750.00–825.00	10,335	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,640	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	815	819.63/cwt	800.00–825.00	6,680	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	683	121.10/cwt	120.00–122.50	827	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	785	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	805	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	851	72.99/cwt	57.50–87.50	621	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	107.97/cwt	90.00–118.00	945	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	885	81.12/cwt	80.00–82.50	718	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	66.06/cwt	50.00–85.00	694	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	90.02/cwt	80.00–102.50	955	23

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 Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed May 1, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 852Last week 803Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 297Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,197	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,136	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,167.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	725.00–750.00	737.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,018	650.00–850.00	759.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,323	750.00–825.00	781.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,223	700.00–850.00	772.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,167	825.00–1,150.00	1,034.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	610.00–750.00	678.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	815	800.00–825.00	819.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	102.50	102.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	683	120.00–122.50	121.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	80.00–82.50	81.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	851	57.50–87.50	72.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	875	90.00–118.00	107.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,061	80.00–102.50	90.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,050	50.00–85.00	66.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,624	67.50–77.50	74.13
20	—	1,636	77.00–87.00	82.10
25	—	1,874	87.00–97.00	90.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,190	59.50–70.00	63.75
90	—	1,126	46.00–54.50	50.08
103	—	1,227	54.00–60.00	56.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,337	62.00–66.00	63.87
95	—	1,286	52.00–56.50	54.62
157	—	1,451	56.00–62.50	59.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	937	17.00–30.00	29.42
19	—	1,086	51.00–60.00	55.08
62	—	966	35.00–44.00	38.35
84	—	1,049	44.00–51.00	47.67

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.