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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 8

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

781 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 852▲ 781 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 227▲ 261 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 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was a light supply of bred cows and 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	—	High	1,654	81.07	1,341	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	56.29	769	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	54.62	675	250
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	47.63	492	182

Every lot

40 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	71.64/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,047	10
Bulls	—	—	1,674	81.25/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,360	32
Bulls	—	—	1,785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	89.92/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,619	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	801	27.08/cwt	17.00–32.50	217	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	40.34/cwt	34.00–44.00	388	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	47.37/cwt	43.00–50.00	502	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	54.33/cwt	50.00–60.00	587	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	61.41/cwt	59.50–64.50	723	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	49.73/cwt	44.00–54.00	589	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	56.43/cwt	53.00–59.50	722	137
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	52.21/cwt	49.00–55.00	692	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	792	104
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	62.76/cwt	60.00–64.00	902	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	949	1,068.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	10,142	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,010	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,275.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	14,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	788	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,531	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	895	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,804	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,016	722.19/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,337	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,866	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,189	742.04/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,823	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	979.09/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,033	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	831.31/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,233	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	707.19/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,904	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,173.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,899	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,600	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	693	98.83/cwt	95.00–102.50	685	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	840	76.49/cwt	52.50–82.50	643	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	402	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	96.57/cwt	87.50–110.00	900	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	73.59/cwt	54.50–87.50	811	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	58.74/cwt	54.00–72.00	676	16

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 8, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 781Last week 852Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 227Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	949	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,068.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,016	600.00–850.00	722.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	788	575.00	575.00

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)	4	—	1,270	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,173.13

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)	8	—	1,259	650.00–775.00	707.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,231	750.00–1,000.00	831.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,229	850.00–1,100.00	979.09

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	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,189	650.00–800.00	742.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	693	95.00–102.50	98.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	840	52.50–82.50	76.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	47.00	47.00

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	29	—	932	87.50–110.00	96.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,102	54.50–87.50	73.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,150	54.00–72.00	58.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,801	86.00–98.00	89.92
10	—	1,461	67.00–77.00	71.64
32	—	1,674	76.00–86.00	81.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,178	59.50–64.50	61.41
87	—	1,185	44.00–54.00	49.73
137	—	1,280	53.00–59.50	56.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,437	60.00–64.00	62.76
55	—	1,326	49.00–55.00	52.21
104	—	1,378	55.00–60.00	57.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	801	17.00–32.50	27.08
30	—	963	34.00–44.00	40.34
60	—	1,059	43.00–50.00	47.37
78	—	1,081	50.00–60.00	54.33

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.