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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,044 head

▲ 295 vs last sale 749▲ 54 vs year ago 990 · +5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,002 head

▲ 766 vs last sale 236▲ 557 vs year ago 445 · +125.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading up to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. Following the slaughter sale was the replacement cow and bull offering. Supply was moderate. Demand was firm for quality bred heifers and cows. Quality young pairs were also in good demand.

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	1,632	83.23	1,358	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	55.26	803	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	48.62	588	359
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	39.12	411	247

Every lot

40 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	—	—	1,348	69.10/cwt	64.00–74.00	931	11
Bulls	—	—	1,491	77.00/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,148	20
Bulls	—	—	1,781	90.23/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,607	40
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	30.31/cwt	25.00–36.00	294	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	20.42/cwt	17.50–22.50	208	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	40.34/cwt	35.00–46.00	434	94
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	45.58/cwt	42.00–50.00	494	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	42.62/cwt	40.00–45.00	482	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	49.03/cwt	41.00–53.00	598	257
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	54.12/cwt	52.00–57.50	678	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	65.31/cwt	62.50–69.00	918	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	50.48/cwt	43.00–55.00	729	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	58.14/cwt	53.00–62.50	862	50
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,153	1,913.64/cwt	835.00–2,600.00	22,064	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	1,925.02/cwt	1,400.00–2,350.00	26,681	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,592	2,767.54/cwt	2,000.00–3,200.00	44,059	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	2,100	2,700.00/cwt	2,700.00–2,700.00	56,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	776	911.10/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	7,070	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	826	568.77/cwt	525.00–600.00	4,698	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	893.33/cwt	600.00–1,175.00	7,870	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	888	735.63/cwt	625.00–835.00	6,532	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	926	765.45/cwt	500.00–975.00	7,088	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	802.42/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,035	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	693.48/cwt	550.00–825.00	7,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	752.64/cwt	575.00–900.00	8,791	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,049.29/cwt	650.00–1,500.00	12,487	193
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,395	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,951	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,424	1,222.93/cwt	650.00–1,375.00	17,415	70
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,429	1,030.25/cwt	650.00–1,250.00	14,722	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	865	800.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	6,920	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	891	1,081.25/cwt	700.00–1,350.00	9,634	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,225.13/cwt	800.00–1,600.00	13,844	78
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	912.78/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,442	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	1,454.55/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	17,193	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,376	1,071.18/cwt	925.00–1,500.00	14,739	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	107.22/cwt	104.00–113.00	836	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	804	82.14/cwt	75.00–85.00	660	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	823	97.60/cwt	65.00–113.00	803	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	76.72/cwt	58.00–95.00	763	24

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 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 749Year ago 990

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 236Year ago 445

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,592	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,767.54

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	4	—	1,386	1,400.00–2,350.00	1,925.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	14	—	1,153	835.00–2,600.00	1,913.64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,429	650.00–1,250.00	1,030.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	70	—	1,424	650.00–1,375.00	1,222.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	—	881	600.00–1,175.00	893.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	—	1,168	575.00–900.00	752.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	193	—	1,190	650.00–1,500.00	1,049.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,150	550.00–825.00	693.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,126	600.00–900.00	802.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	826	525.00–600.00	568.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	776	675.00–1,000.00	911.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	926	500.00–975.00	765.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	888	625.00–835.00	735.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,376	925.00–1,500.00	1,071.18

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	78	—	1,130	800.00–1,600.00	1,225.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,144	775.00–1,000.00	912.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,182	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,454.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	865	750.00–1,000.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	891	700.00–1,350.00	1,081.25

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	18	—	780	104.00–113.00	107.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	995	58.00–95.00	76.72

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	8	—	804	75.00–85.00	82.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	823	65.00–113.00	97.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,491	73.00–81.00	77.00
11	—	1,348	64.00–74.00	69.10
40	—	1,781	83.00–100.00	90.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,483	53.00–62.50	58.14
17	—	1,406	62.50–69.00	65.31
66	—	1,444	43.00–55.00	50.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,075	35.00–46.00	40.34
86	—	1,084	42.00–50.00	45.58
59	—	971	25.00–36.00	30.31
8	—	1,019	17.50–22.50	20.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,253	52.00–57.50	54.12
58	—	1,131	40.00–45.00	42.62
257	—	1,219	41.00–53.00	49.03

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.