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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 25

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 685 vs last sale 1,044▼ 115 vs year ago 474 · −24.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 855 vs last sale 1,002▼ 169 vs year ago 316 · −53.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher on a light supply. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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	—	High	1,678	88.88	1,491	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	59.42	843	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	52.33	642	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	43.70	471	78

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	82.77/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,270	9
Bulls	—	—	1,668	71.09/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,186	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	94.17/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,631	14
Bulls	—	—	1,958	106.08/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	711	22.46/cwt	21.00–24.00	160	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	35.16/cwt	31.00–38.00	325	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	41.34/cwt	36.00–47.00	456	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	44.95/cwt	42.00–47.00	506	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	52.42/cwt	46.00–56.00	602	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	50.32/cwt	45.00–54.00	607	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	56.21/cwt	53.00–59.00	713	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	52.46/cwt	46.00–56.00	684	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	59.04/cwt	55.00–62.00	842	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	64.67/cwt	62.00–68.00	955	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	913	54.66/cwt	54.00–55.00	499	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	958	56.50/cwt	43.00–65.00	541	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	965	583.72/cwt	525.00–610.00	5,633	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	704.25/cwt	610.00–800.00	6,824	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	53.99/cwt	53.00–55.00	564	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,156	775.77/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,968	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	59.11/cwt	54.00–62.00	684	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	916.81/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,617	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	688.50/cwt	625.00–760.00	8,124	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	54.55/cwt	52.50–55.50	716	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,503	977.55/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	14,693	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,580	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	964	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	706	63.82/cwt	59.00–70.00	451	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	797	90.55/cwt	72.50–105.00	722	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	85.48/cwt	77.50–100.00	781	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	914	57.60/cwt	56.00–60.00	526	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,017	54.89/cwt	53.00–55.00	558	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	73.52/cwt	67.50–77.50	751	17
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,030	3
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,197	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,017	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,318	76.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,008	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	697	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	523	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	794	569.34/cwt	400.00–625.00	4,521	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1

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 25, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 1,044Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 1,002Year ago 316

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	2	—	950	925.00	925.00

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	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,100	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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	52.50–55.50	54.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,158	850.00–1,000.00	916.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	54.00–62.00	59.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	625.00–760.00	688.50

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)	7	—	1,156	700.00–850.00	775.77

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)	3	—	965	525.00–610.00	583.72

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)	2	—	1,580	61.00	61.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,503	910.00–1,050.00	977.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	913	54.00–55.00	54.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	969	610.00–800.00	704.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	958	43.00–65.00	56.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	53.00–55.00	53.99

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	4	—	914	77.50–100.00	85.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,022	67.50–77.50	73.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	914	56.00–60.00	57.60

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	14	—	1,017	53.00–55.00	54.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	797	72.50–105.00	90.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	706	59.00–70.00	63.82

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	—	1,318	74.00–80.00	76.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,197	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	92.00	92.00

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)	2	—	697	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	794	400.00–625.00	569.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	105.00–107.00	106.08
14	—	1,732	87.00–101.00	94.17
3	—	1,668	68.00–73.00	71.09
9	—	1,534	75.00–87.00	82.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,303	46.00–56.00	52.46
22	—	1,476	62.00–68.00	64.67
48	—	1,426	55.00–62.00	59.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,149	46.00–56.00	52.42
35	—	1,104	36.00–47.00	41.34
10	—	925	31.00–38.00	35.16
4	—	711	21.00–24.00	22.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,207	45.00–54.00	50.32
9	—	1,126	42.00–47.00	44.95
53	—	1,268	53.00–59.00	56.21

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.