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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 30

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

724 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 561▲ 302 vs year ago 422 · +71.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 315▲ 128 vs year ago 228 · +56.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a heavy supply of bred cows and light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate to light 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	1,693	81.76	1,384	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	56.09	801	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	49.38	623	244
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	36.64	378	236

Every lot

53 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	—	—	1,631	72.55/cwt	60.00–77.50	1,183	23
Bulls	—	—	1,686	81.15/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,368	14
Bulls	—	—	1,772	102.15/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,810	6
Bulls	—	—	1,807	92.63/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,674	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	21.41/cwt	16.00–28.00	188	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	32.45/cwt	29.00–35.00	313	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	38.20/cwt	35.00–43.00	398	98
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	44.99/cwt	43.00–49.00	514	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	45.25/cwt	40.00–49.00	563	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	51.03/cwt	48.00–54.00	644	112
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	56.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	748	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	56.95/cwt	53.00–60.00	793	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	50.31/cwt	47.00–54.00	710	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	65.15/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,002	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2Broken Mouth	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	925.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,019	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	962.00/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	11,765	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,025.00/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	13,735	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,460	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	17,301	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	922	611.54/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,638	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,012	725.12/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,338	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	54.10/cwt	45.00–62.50	551	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,045	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,405	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,048	642.52/cwt	635.00–650.00	6,734	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	597	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	670.13/cwt	610.00–725.00	7,693	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	806.73/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,318	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	728.59/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,656	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	53.11/cwt	51.00–55.00	652	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,236	779.62/cwt	675.00–825.00	9,636	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	931.69/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,562	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	55.09/cwt	50.00–64.00	693	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,262	51.84/cwt	49.00–55.00	654	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,690	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,488	57.86/cwt	57.00–59.00	861	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,492	832.71/cwt	785.00–925.00	12,424	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	741	105.34/cwt	100.00–115.00	781	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	79.16/cwt	62.50–92.50	712	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	95.39/cwt	80.00–103.00	911	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	962	67.65/cwt	50.00–70.00	651	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	70.97/cwt	60.00–81.00	748	16
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,170	59.82/cwt	56.00–67.50	700	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	54.15/cwt	48.00–57.00	659	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	742	652.81/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,844	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,883	11

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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 724Last week 561Year ago 422

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 315Year ago 228

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,314	54.00–59.00	56.91
112	—	1,262	48.00–54.00	51.03
101	—	1,245	40.00–49.00	45.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,393	53.00–60.00	56.95
22	—	1,538	61.00–69.00	65.15
42	—	1,411	47.00–54.00	50.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,143	43.00–49.00	44.99
98	—	1,041	35.00–43.00	38.20
32	—	878	16.00–28.00	21.41
44	—	965	29.00–35.00	32.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,686	77.50–85.00	81.15
9	—	1,807	87.00–97.00	92.63
6	—	1,772	101.00–106.00	102.15
23	—	1,631	60.00–77.50	72.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	975	900.00–975.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	675.00–725.00	700.00

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	2	—	1,285	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,223	935.00–1,000.00	962.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,340	875.00–1,100.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,185.00	1,185.00

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	450.00	450.00

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	2	—	1,085	925.00	925.00

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	4	—	1,125	875.00	875.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	610.00–725.00	670.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,258	50.00–64.00	55.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,241	850.00–1,100.00	931.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,155	750.00–1,000.00	806.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,227	51.00–55.00	53.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,188	600.00–800.00	728.59

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)	19	—	1,236	675.00–825.00	779.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	550.00	550.00

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)	6	—	1,492	785.00–925.00	832.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,410	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,488	57.00–59.00	57.86

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)	19	—	1,012	600.00–825.00	725.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	922	575.00–675.00	611.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	635.00–650.00	642.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	52.00	52.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,018	45.00–62.50	54.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	900.00	900.00

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)	7	—	1,262	49.00–55.00	51.84

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	16	—	1,054	60.00–81.00	70.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	955	80.00–103.00	95.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,217	48.00–57.00	54.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	741	100.00–115.00	105.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	62.50–92.50	79.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	962	50.00–70.00	67.65

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	3	—	1,170	56.00–67.50	59.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	950	935.00	935.00

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)	6	—	742	600.00–675.00	652.81

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.