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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 474▼ 493 vs year ago 852 · −57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 372▲ 66 vs year ago 227 · +29.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a heavy supply of bred cows with most in the second stage and light to moderate 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	1,574	83.06	1,307	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	57.24	762	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	54.65	631	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	43.92	450	74

Every lot

49 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	—	—	1,346	70.82/cwt	66.00–76.00	953	9
Bulls	—	—	1,609	82.18/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,322	18
Bulls	—	—	1,658	90.47/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,500	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	18.53/cwt	12.50–22.00	162	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	36.87/cwt	33.00–40.00	336	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	44.45/cwt	39.00–46.00	467	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	51.28/cwt	47.50–55.00	547	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	49.12/cwt	45.00–52.00	557	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	55.97/cwt	52.00–60.00	646	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,181	54.11/cwt	51.00–56.00	639	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	63.82/cwt	60.00–67.00	784	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	56.55/cwt	55.00–59.00	760	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	62.53/cwt	59.00–65.00	934	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	944	66.93/cwt	62.00–70.00	632	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	967	50.06/cwt	47.50–56.00	484	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	739.67/cwt	575.00–860.00	7,167	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,023	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	579	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	767.83/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,776	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	734.37/cwt	675.00–810.00	8,761	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	68.30/cwt	60.00–72.00	819	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,202	52.35/cwt	48.00–67.50	629	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	780.35/cwt	750.00–805.00	9,403	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	998.71/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,544	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	59.95/cwt	58.00–61.00	770	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	1,403.17/cwt	1,400.00–1,410.00	18,424	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,393	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	892	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,424	61.53/cwt	59.00–68.00	876	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,013.46/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	9,476	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	769	83.66/cwt	77.50–100.00	643	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	934	55.94/cwt	52.00–66.00	522	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	954	68.03/cwt	60.00–80.00	649	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	978	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	685	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	865	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	61.06/cwt	55.00–65.00	625	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	67.83/cwt	60.00–80.00	708	13
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,120	63.75/cwt	60.00–67.50	714	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	58.52/cwt	55.00–61.00	716	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	917	950.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	8,712	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	979	1,064.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,419	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	995	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	15,783	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,281.25/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	15,618	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,080.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	13,565	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,300	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 474Year ago 852

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 372Year ago 227

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	700.00–825.00	767.83

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)	2	—	1,393	64.00	64.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,424	59.00–68.00	61.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	55.00–58.00	56.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	944	62.00–70.00	66.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	969	575.00–860.00	739.67

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)	11	—	967	47.50–56.00	50.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,313	1,400.00–1,410.00	1,403.17

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	—	1,284	58.00–61.00	59.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,199	60.00–72.00	68.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,193	675.00–810.00	734.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	750.00–805.00	780.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,256	850.00–1,100.00	998.71

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)	19	—	1,202	48.00–67.50	52.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	935	950.00–1,050.00	1,013.46

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	2	—	1,120	60.00–67.50	63.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	769	77.50–100.00	83.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	954	60.00–80.00	68.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	934	52.00–66.00	55.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	87.50	87.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,044	60.00–80.00	67.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,223	55.00–61.00	58.52

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	10	—	1,023	55.00–65.00	61.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,064.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	900.00–975.00	950.00

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	—	750	450.00	450.00

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	—	1,360	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,256	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,219	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,281.25

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	2	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,658	87.00–94.00	90.47
18	—	1,609	77.00–86.50	82.18
9	—	1,346	66.00–76.00	70.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,344	55.00–59.00	56.55
12	—	1,494	59.00–65.00	62.53
15	—	1,181	51.00–56.00	54.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,154	52.00–60.00	55.97
45	—	1,133	45.00–52.00	49.12
15	—	1,228	60.00–67.00	63.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	12.50–22.00	18.53
12	—	912	33.00–40.00	36.87
19	—	1,066	47.50–55.00	51.28
40	—	1,050	39.00–46.00	44.45

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.