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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

475 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 359▼ 306 vs year ago 781 · −39.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 293▼ 71 vs year ago 261 · −27.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold fully steady while lean slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows with most in the second stage. Cow/calf pairs were scarce. 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	—	Average	1,555	84.22	1,309	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	58.40	831	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	55.69	699	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	44.16	455	103

Every lot

38 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	—	—	1,337	74.80/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,000	9
Bulls	—	—	1,556	83.10/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,293	17
Bulls	—	—	1,687	102.95/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,737	3
Bulls	—	—	1,811	92.14/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,669	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	816	20.42/cwt	12.50–30.00	167	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	37.49/cwt	34.00–40.00	350	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	45.56/cwt	40.00–49.00	484	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	49.09/cwt	47.00–52.00	523	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	54.76/cwt	49.00–58.00	607	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	62.29/cwt	60.00–64.00	805	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	56.05/cwt	52.00–60.00	728	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	54.44/cwt	51.00–56.00	721	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	57.30/cwt	55.00–60.00	826	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	63.53/cwt	59.00–69.00	947	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	715.21/cwt	675.00–735.00	6,723	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	958	728.26/cwt	650.00–885.00	6,977	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,008	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	474	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	867.95/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,626	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	997.27/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,678	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,186	56.31/cwt	50.00–57.50	668	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	59.96/cwt	55.00–64.00	742	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,244	1,331.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	16,567	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	746.28/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,329	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	61.26/cwt	55.00–65.00	774	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,995	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	665	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	346	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	82.59/cwt	67.50–87.50	640	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	839	71.75/cwt	62.50–82.50	602	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	892	56.38/cwt	52.00–61.00	503	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	894	68.79/cwt	57.50–79.00	615	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	75.44/cwt	69.00–85.00	707	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	71.04/cwt	62.50–80.00	749	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	65.31/cwt	63.00–70.00	705	3
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,217	71.24/cwt	61.00–76.00	867	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,880	1

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 May 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 359Year ago 781

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 293Year ago 261

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	940	675.00–735.00	715.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	958	650.00–885.00	728.26

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	—	1,250	700.00–850.00	746.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,264	55.00–65.00	61.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	55.00–64.00	59.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,171	850.00–1,150.00	997.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,109	750.00–950.00	867.95

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)	5	—	1,244	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,331.75

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)	2	—	1,008	47.00	47.00

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)	9	—	1,186	50.00–57.50	56.31

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	4	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,130	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	839	62.50–82.50	71.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	775	67.50–87.50	82.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	894	57.50–79.00	68.79

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	5	—	1,217	61.00–76.00	71.24

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	5	—	892	52.00–61.00	56.38

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	3	—	1,080	63.00–70.00	65.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,055	62.50–80.00	71.04
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	937	69.00–85.00	75.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	665	52.00	52.00

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)	1	—	800	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,065	47.00–52.00	49.09
24	—	1,292	60.00–64.00	62.29
110	—	1,298	52.00–60.00	56.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	934	34.00–40.00	37.49
9	—	816	12.50–30.00	20.42
23	—	1,109	49.00–58.00	54.76
55	—	1,062	40.00–49.00	45.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,325	51.00–56.00	54.44
26	—	1,491	59.00–69.00	63.53
35	—	1,441	55.00–60.00	57.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,556	74.00–88.00	83.10
9	—	1,337	69.00–77.00	74.80
6	—	1,811	88.00–97.00	92.14
3	—	1,687	102.00–103.50	102.95

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.