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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 500▼ 446 vs year ago 836 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 133▼ 7 vs year ago 412 · −1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The offering included several herd dispersal's providing some very good bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was light to moderate 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	1,565	73.23	1,146	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	47.37	621	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	43.66	524	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	33.56	339	134

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	—	—	1,295	62.63/cwt	60.00–69.00	811	7
Bulls	—	—	1,672	74.72/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,249	10
Bulls	—	—	1,702	83.10/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,414	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	23.26/cwt	17.00–28.00	194	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	30.53/cwt	25.00–35.00	296	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	42.65/cwt	41.50–44.00	456	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	38.08/cwt	35.00–42.00	423	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	40.77/cwt	36.50–44.00	455	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	49.84/cwt	49.00–54.00	610	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	45.15/cwt	43.50–48.00	574	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	47.69/cwt	46.00–52.00	611	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	41.66/cwt	39.00–46.00	535	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	52.75/cwt	51.00–55.00	736	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	980	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,340	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	1,238.89/cwt	1,175.00–1,425.00	14,631	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,822.50/cwt	1,760.00–1,885.00	21,834	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	30,030	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,480	1,541.67/cwt	1,425.00–1,650.00	22,817	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,482	2,130.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,175.00	31,567	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,500	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	944	651.26/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,148	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	996	808.18/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,049	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,016	47.20/cwt	45.00–52.00	480	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,044	49.67/cwt	49.50–50.00	519	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,031	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	796.94/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,101	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	978.86/cwt	875.00–1,060.00	11,208	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	726.15/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,423	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	55.11/cwt	50.00–61.00	640	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,178	43.81/cwt	42.00–46.00	516	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,235	637.20/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,869	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,400	1,084.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	15,181	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	737	85.91/cwt	75.00–91.00	633	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	842	60.69/cwt	52.00–75.00	511	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	938	60.63/cwt	50.00–64.00	569	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	70.89/cwt	59.00–77.00	704	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	73.64/cwt	69.00–82.00	766	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,144	67.70/cwt	60.00–72.50	774	6

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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 500Year ago 836

Replacement CattleReceipts 405Last week 133Year ago 412

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,198	1,760.00–1,885.00	1,822.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,365	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,080	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,181	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,238.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,482	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,480	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,541.67

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	—	980	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	14	—	1,050	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)	4	—	1,400	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,084.38

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)	4	—	1,016	45.00–52.00	47.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	944	600.00–700.00	651.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	996	650.00–875.00	808.18

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)	15	—	1,044	49.50–50.00	49.67

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)	12	—	1,161	50.00–61.00	55.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,125	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,160	650.00–850.00	726.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,142	750.00–875.00	796.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,145	875.00–1,060.00	978.86

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)	6	—	1,178	42.00–46.00	43.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,235	600.00–750.00	637.20

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	6	—	1,144	60.00–72.50	67.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	737	75.00–91.00	85.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	842	52.00–75.00	60.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	938	50.00–64.00	60.63

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	5	—	1,040	69.00–82.00	73.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	993	59.00–77.00	70.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,281	46.00–52.00	47.69
19	—	1,285	39.00–46.00	41.66
18	—	1,395	51.00–55.00	52.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	969	25.00–35.00	30.53
46	—	1,112	35.00–42.00	38.08
22	—	832	17.00–28.00	23.26
18	—	1,069	41.50–44.00	42.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,272	43.50–48.00	45.15
36	—	1,115	36.50–44.00	40.77
7	—	1,224	49.00–54.00	49.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,702	80.50–87.00	83.10
7	—	1,295	60.00–69.00	62.63
10	—	1,672	71.00–79.50	74.72

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.