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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 16

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▼ 385 vs last sale 847▲ 462 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 394 vs last sale 665▲ 271 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 2.00-3.00 lower. There was a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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	1,744	78.24	1,365	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	59.48	865	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	51.56	614	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	40.79	424	96

Every lot

41 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	—	—	1,684	73.55/cwt	63.00–78.00	1,239	22
Bulls	—	—	1,739	80.55/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,401	21
Bulls	—	—	2,033	89.14/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,812	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	24.30/cwt	15.00–31.00	226	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	35.47/cwt	32.00–40.00	345	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	45.10/cwt	40.00–49.00	494	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	51.87/cwt	49.00–56.50	571	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	49.42/cwt	44.00–53.00	573	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	54.88/cwt	53.00–58.00	684	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	61.67/cwt	60.00–63.00	782	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	50.72/cwt	45.00–54.50	654	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	57.52/cwt	54.50–60.00	829	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	67.22/cwt	61.50–71.00	1,059	49
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,039	975.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,130	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,315.63/cwt	1,150.00–1,475.00	16,709	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	20,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,050.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,734	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,485	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,934	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	979.24/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	9,626	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,006	784.47/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,892	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	658	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	987.43/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,523	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,195	44.63/cwt	41.00–48.00	533	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	62.39/cwt	53.00–76.00	815	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,583	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,443	63.06/cwt	62.00–65.00	910	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,538	1,124.39/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	17,293	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,595	64.53/cwt	63.50–65.00	1,029	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	1,094.57/cwt	1,035.00–1,175.00	10,606	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,144	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	773	106.05/cwt	82.50–112.00	820	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	52.88/cwt	45.00–59.00	475	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	109.22/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,094	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	75.53/cwt	67.50–90.00	759	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	54.16/cwt	46.00–59.00	557	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	58.56/cwt	52.00–64.00	730	27
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,385	70.68/cwt	63.00–90.00	979	13
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,440	57.00/cwt	53.00–61.00	821	2

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.

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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Oct 16, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 847Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 665Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,485	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	800.00–1,050.00	975.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,270	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,315.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,538	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,595	63.50–65.00	64.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,443	62.00–65.00	63.06

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)	4	—	1,006	700.00–850.00	784.47

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)	2	—	1,355	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)	3	—	1,155	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,306	53.00–76.00	62.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	950.00–1,025.00	979.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,167	875.00–1,100.00	987.43

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	—	1,195	41.00–48.00	44.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	969	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,094.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,017	112.50	112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,385	63.00–90.00	70.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	53.00–61.00	57.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	773	82.50–112.00	106.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	45.00–59.00	52.88

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	27	—	1,002	105.00–112.50	109.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,005	67.50–90.00	75.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,246	52.00–64.00	58.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,028	46.00–59.00	54.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,033	86.00–92.00	89.14
21	—	1,739	78.00–84.00	80.55
22	—	1,684	63.00–78.00	73.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	60.00–63.00	61.67
32	—	1,247	53.00–58.00	54.88
59	—	1,159	44.00–53.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,289	45.00–54.50	50.72
46	—	1,442	54.50–60.00	57.52
49	—	1,575	61.50–71.00	67.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	931	15.00–31.00	24.30
21	—	973	32.00–40.00	35.47
21	—	1,100	49.00–56.50	51.87
37	—	1,095	40.00–49.00	45.10

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.