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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

624 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 474▲ 624 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 316▲ 399 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 higher and slaughter bull sold 4.00-5.00 higher. There was a moderate 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	—	Average	1,722	74.91	1,290	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	54.94	819	160
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	45.21	559	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	34.25	366	128

Every lot

43 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	—	—	1,579	65.59/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,036	16
Bulls	—	—	1,739	76.15/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,324	19
Bulls	—	—	1,863	83.88/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,563	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	22.64/cwt	19.00–24.00	206	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	29.90/cwt	25.00–33.50	315	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	44.01/cwt	42.00–45.00	478	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	38.18/cwt	34.00–42.00	420	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	39.94/cwt	36.00–42.50	463	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	45.20/cwt	42.00–50.00	568	128
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	53.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	678	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	45.51/cwt	41.00–51.00	608	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	55.78/cwt	51.00–61.00	839	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	64.21/cwt	61.00–67.50	1,053	28
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	31,763	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	928	912.50/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,468	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,288.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,335.00	15,324	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,290.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	16,422	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,109	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	921	675.64/cwt	500.00–850.00	6,223	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	923	713.89/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,589	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,635	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	56.88/cwt	53.00–61.00	637	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,172	46.28/cwt	43.00–52.00	542	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	783.39/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,393	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,171.58/cwt	1,075.00–1,310.00	14,211	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	899.33/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,412	40
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,440	888.99/cwt	800.00–960.00	12,801	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,450	986.01/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	14,297	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,520	1,321.71/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	20,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,610	61.41/cwt	44.00–68.00	989	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	741	90.02/cwt	72.50–110.00	667	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	824	77.05/cwt	62.00–105.00	635	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	855	51.38/cwt	47.50–55.00	439	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	87.90/cwt	80.00–102.50	832	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	53.47/cwt	47.50–57.50	524	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	75.35/cwt	60.00–92.50	833	76
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	52.59/cwt	41.00–63.00	636	46
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,444	62.71/cwt	52.00–74.00	906	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	815	642.21/cwt	610.00–700.00	5,234	3

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 624Last week 474Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 316Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,650	1,925.00	1,925.00

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	2	—	800	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	928	800.00–950.00	912.50

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	—	800	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	700.00	700.00

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	10	—	1,275	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,273	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,189	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,288.85

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	2	—	1,300	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,520	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,321.71

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)	4	—	1,610	44.00–68.00	61.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,440	800.00–960.00	888.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,450	900.00–1,000.00	986.01

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	—	923	700.00–725.00	713.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	921	500.00–850.00	675.64

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)	23	—	1,213	1,075.00–1,310.00	1,171.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	53.00–61.00	56.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,199	700.00–900.00	783.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,269	800.00–1,100.00	899.33

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)	13	—	1,172	43.00–52.00	46.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,209	41.00–63.00	52.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	1,105	60.00–92.50	75.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	946	80.00–102.50	87.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	47.50–55.00	51.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	47.50–57.50	53.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	824	62.00–105.00	77.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	741	72.50–110.00	90.02

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	4	—	1,444	52.00–74.00	62.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	815	610.00–700.00	642.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,099	34.00–42.00	38.18
54	—	1,055	25.00–33.50	29.90
9	—	1,086	42.00–45.00	44.01
7	—	909	19.00–24.00	22.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,505	51.00–61.00	55.78
36	—	1,336	41.00–51.00	45.51
28	—	1,640	61.00–67.50	64.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,257	42.00–50.00	45.20
56	—	1,159	36.00–42.50	39.94
38	—	1,279	50.00–59.00	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,739	72.00–81.00	76.15
16	—	1,579	60.00–70.00	65.59
14	—	1,863	79.00–89.00	83.88

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.