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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 4

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

807 head

▲ 346 vs last sale 461▲ 130 vs year ago 677 · +19.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 248▲ 29 vs year ago 333 · +8.7%

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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 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was 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	—	Average	1,744	84.30	1,470	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	56.02	789	176
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	48.00	571	317
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	37.89	398	217

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	—	—	1,625	68.85/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,119	10
Bulls	—	—	1,629	83.40/cwt	78.50–86.00	1,359	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	92.64/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,722	15
Bulls	—	—	2,053	103.45/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,124	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	20.23/cwt	15.00–25.00	169	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	31.22/cwt	26.00–35.00	305	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	39.11/cwt	34.00–43.00	426	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	46.64/cwt	42.00–52.00	523	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	44.50/cwt	41.00–48.00	515	150
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	50.43/cwt	47.00–55.00	612	146
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	56.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	707	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	49.96/cwt	46.00–55.00	676	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	58.95/cwt	55.00–63.00	851	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	65.56/cwt	62.00–68.50	965	28
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	685	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	948	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,992	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,530	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	983.33/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	13,009	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,745	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	829	442.28/cwt	325.00–500.00	3,667	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	942	664.18/cwt	600.00–685.00	6,257	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	956	676.50/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,467	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	977	40.27/cwt	37.50–42.00	393	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,017	570.49/cwt	510.00–600.00	5,802	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,037	49.69/cwt	47.00–51.00	515	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	807.83/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,233	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	60.07/cwt	53.00–70.00	687	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,151	46.32/cwt	40.00–49.00	533	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,181	749.17/cwt	685.00–825.00	8,848	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	52.30/cwt	47.00–57.00	633	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	916.43/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,336	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	696	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	58.29/cwt	57.00–63.00	744	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	718.49/cwt	650.00–825.00	9,283	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	1,239.13/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	16,146	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,433	918.02/cwt	800.00–975.00	13,155	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,532	60.10/cwt	58.00–63.00	921	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,589	59.82/cwt	54.00–66.00	951	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	763	89.68/cwt	85.00–102.00	684	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	826	78.23/cwt	62.50–90.00	646	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	863	77.17/cwt	75.00–77.50	666	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	83.92/cwt	65.00–93.00	817	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	993	60.17/cwt	42.50–69.00	597	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,036	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	456	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	69.40/cwt	62.00–75.00	723	26
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,260	73.57/cwt	68.00–80.00	927	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	730	559.93/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,087	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 807Last week 461Year ago 677

Replacement CattleReceipts 362Last week 248Year ago 333

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	4	—	948	725.00–750.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	900.00	900.00

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)	Open	16	—	1,230	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,323	925.00–1,100.00	983.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,250	900.00	900.00

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)	5	—	1,143	700.00–900.00	807.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,211	47.00–57.00	52.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,237	850.00–1,100.00	916.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,292	650.00–825.00	718.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,277	57.00–63.00	58.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,243	56.00	56.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	53.00–70.00	60.07

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)	13	—	956	550.00–800.00	676.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	510.00–600.00	570.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,037	47.00–51.00	49.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	942	600.00–685.00	664.18

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	—	1,181	685.00–825.00	749.17

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)	3	—	1,303	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,239.13

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)	8	—	1,589	54.00–66.00	59.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,532	58.00–63.00	60.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,433	800.00–975.00	918.02

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)	12	—	977	37.50–42.00	40.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	829	325.00–500.00	442.28

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)	13	—	1,151	40.00–49.00	46.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,036	44.00	44.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	993	42.50–69.00	60.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	763	85.00–102.00	89.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	826	62.50–90.00	78.23

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	9	—	973	65.00–93.00	83.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,042	62.00–75.00	69.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	75.00–77.50	77.17

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	—	1,260	68.00–80.00	73.57

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)	2	—	730	500.00–625.00	559.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,629	78.50–86.00	83.40
10	—	1,625	60.00–76.00	68.85
15	—	1,859	87.00–97.00	92.64
2	—	2,053	102.00–105.00	103.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	836	15.00–25.00	20.23
64	—	976	26.00–35.00	31.22
62	—	1,121	42.00–52.00	46.64
79	—	1,088	34.00–43.00	39.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,354	46.00–55.00	49.96
28	—	1,472	62.00–68.50	65.56
70	—	1,443	55.00–63.00	58.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,157	41.00–48.00	44.50
21	—	1,261	54.00–59.00	56.08
146	—	1,213	47.00–55.00	50.43

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.