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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

538 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 696▲ 157 vs year ago 381 · +41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 358▲ 52 vs year ago 179 · +29.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower with a few high dressing 2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to 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	—	Low	1,817	96.72	1,757	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	64.60	919	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	59.04	705	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	47.85	493	124

Every lot

42 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	—	—	1,733	81.11/cwt	65.50–88.00	1,406	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,722	14
Bulls	—	—	1,855	104.27/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,934	28
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	649	19.10/cwt	14.00–24.00	124	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	727	37.04/cwt	35.00–42.50	269	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	59.75/cwt	54.00–63.00	598	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	50.16/cwt	45.00–55.00	581	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	55.13/cwt	50.50–58.00	640	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	60.96/cwt	57.50–64.00	737	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	66.60/cwt	64.00–69.00	848	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	56.44/cwt	51.00–60.00	740	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	63.29/cwt	59.00–66.00	872	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	72.80/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,148	34
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	768	94.03/cwt	75.00–110.00	722	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	76.80/cwt	70.00–86.00	764	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	87.38/cwt	72.50–94.50	891	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,190	67.07/cwt	65.00–69.00	798	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	668.06/cwt	635.00–725.00	5,244	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	857	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	617	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	818.96/cwt	725.00–925.00	8,190	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,019	632.24/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,443	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,035	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,245	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	61.01/cwt	58.00–63.00	678	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,137	59.73/cwt	59.00–61.00	679	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	64.06/cwt	60.00–71.00	741	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	989.38/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	11,625	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	785.33/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,228	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	65.75/cwt	63.00–69.00	784	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,232	59.19/cwt	56.50–63.00	729	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	895.41/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,255	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	820.76/cwt	725.00–875.00	10,448	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,412	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	918	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,420	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,845	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,453	65.18/cwt	63.00–67.00	947	11
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,510	971.27/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	14,666	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	747	697.00/cwt	585.00–825.00	5,207	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	792	791.00/cwt	785.00–800.00	6,265	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	795	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 538Last week 696Year ago 381

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 358Year ago 179

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,733	65.50–88.00	81.11
14	—	1,813	90.00–100.00	94.99
28	—	1,855	99.00–113.00	104.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,160	50.50–58.00	55.13
63	—	1,209	57.50–64.00	60.96
12	—	1,273	64.00–69.00	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,312	51.00–60.00	56.44
34	—	1,577	67.00–76.00	72.80
57	—	1,378	59.00–66.00	63.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,000	54.00–63.00	59.75
8	—	649	14.00–24.00	19.10
75	—	1,158	45.00–55.00	50.16
19	—	727	35.00–42.50	37.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,190	65.00–69.00	67.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	768	75.00–110.00	94.03

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	11	—	1,020	72.50–94.50	87.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	995	70.00–86.00	76.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,019	600.00–750.00	632.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	700.00	700.00

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)	5	—	1,112	58.00–63.00	61.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,157	60.00–71.00	64.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,273	725.00–875.00	820.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,257	825.00–950.00	895.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,175	875.00–1,150.00	989.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	63.00–69.00	65.75

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)	9	—	1,000	725.00–925.00	818.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	785	635.00–725.00	668.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	857	72.00	72.00

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)	3	—	1,137	59.00–61.00	59.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,175	700.00–860.00	785.33

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)	11	—	1,453	63.00–67.00	65.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,420	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	900.00–1,050.00	971.27

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)	10	—	1,412	65.00	65.00

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)	5	—	1,232	56.50–63.00	59.19

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	792	785.00–800.00	791.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	747	585.00–825.00	697.00

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	2	—	1,045	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.