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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

358 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 487▼ 198 vs year ago 556 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 274▼ 100 vs year ago 340 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand good 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	1,626	87.56	1,424	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	65.46	940	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	60.61	764	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	45.88	455	101

Every lot

45 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	—	—	1,414	78.53/cwt	68.00–82.00	1,110	10
Bulls	—	—	1,676	87.76/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,471	25
Bulls	—	—	1,722	97.04/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,671	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	36.76/cwt	35.00–42.00	317	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	27.02/cwt	18.00–33.00	235	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	47.92/cwt	44.00–53.00	502	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	56.07/cwt	53.00–60.00	589	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	54.53/cwt	48.00–58.00	651	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,251	57.32/cwt	56.00–59.00	717	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	60.53/cwt	57.00–64.00	772	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	66.42/cwt	63.50–68.50	856	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	63.14/cwt	59.50–66.50	880	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	70.83/cwt	66.50–75.00	1,096	19
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	806	103.02/cwt	98.00–107.00	830	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	838	73.51/cwt	70.00–77.00	616	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	73.95/cwt	60.00–85.00	676	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	954	64.48/cwt	58.00–70.00	615	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	95.62/cwt	95.00–97.50	942	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	62.14/cwt	61.00–64.00	693	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,295	66.63/cwt	64.00–69.00	863	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	732.58/cwt	575.00–800.00	5,677	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	823	808.57/cwt	735.00–875.00	6,655	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	57.61/cwt	53.00–62.00	579	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	963.58/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	10,416	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,136	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,656	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	60.94/cwt	59.00–65.00	722	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,002.65/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	12,202	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,245	62.59/cwt	57.00–64.00	779	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	1,339.76/cwt	1,200.00–1,385.00	17,270	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	68.77/cwt	58.00–75.00	907	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	838.09/cwt	725.00–900.00	11,189	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,455	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,823	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,477	65.00/cwt	63.00–66.00	960	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2Broken Mouth	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	806	906.25/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	7,304	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,438	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,455.56/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	16,259	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	962.50/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	12,031	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,132.14/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	14,254	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,912	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Aug 26, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 358Last week 487Year ago 556

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 274Year ago 340

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,676	84.00–92.00	87.76
10	—	1,414	68.00–82.00	78.53
9	—	1,722	94.00–102.00	97.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,547	66.50–75.00	70.83
6	—	1,251	56.00–59.00	57.32
23	—	1,394	59.50–66.50	63.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,276	57.00–64.00	60.53
27	—	1,289	63.50–68.50	66.42
25	—	1,193	48.00–58.00	54.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,050	53.00–60.00	56.07
29	—	1,047	44.00–53.00	47.92
18	—	870	18.00–33.00	27.02
14	—	862	35.00–42.00	36.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	1,115	61.00–64.00	62.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	914	60.00–85.00	73.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	95.00–97.50	95.62

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	7	—	954	58.00–70.00	64.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	70.00–77.00	73.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	806	98.00–107.00	103.02

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	2	—	1,295	64.00–69.00	66.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,081	925.00–1,000.00	963.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,335	725.00–900.00	838.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,319	58.00–75.00	68.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,185	59.00–65.00	60.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,217	875.00–1,175.00	1,002.65

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)	7	—	1,289	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,339.76

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)	14	—	823	735.00–875.00	808.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	775	575.00–800.00	732.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	53.00–62.00	57.61

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)	3	—	1,455	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,477	63.00–66.00	65.00

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)	4	—	1,136	850.00	850.00

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	—	1,245	57.00–64.00	62.59

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	—	1,075	850.00	850.00

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	—	1,150	725.00	725.00

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	18	—	1,117	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,455.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	800.00–1,125.00	962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,259	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,132.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,325	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	500.00	500.00

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	8	—	806	850.00–1,075.00	906.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	875	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.