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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

741 head

▲ 243 vs last sale 498▼ 310 vs year ago 1,051 · −29.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 733 vs last sale 967▼ 63 vs year ago 297 · −21.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Wednesday three weeks ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a very 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	1,677	79.73	1,337	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	51.67	739	159
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	48.96	606	262
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	37.22	396	168

Every lot

44 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	—	—	1,504	68.28/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,027	10
Bulls	—	—	1,682	80.87/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,360	45
Bulls	—	—	1,893	88.79/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,681	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	22.80/cwt	15.00–28.00	216	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	33.11/cwt	29.00–38.00	340	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	42.29/cwt	38.00–47.00	463	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	42.63/cwt	39.00–47.00	508	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	50.61/cwt	46.00–53.00	628	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	50.85/cwt	46.00–55.00	639	153
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	55.19/cwt	53.50–56.50	699	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	49.02/cwt	44.00–55.00	687	107
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	57.11/cwt	54.00–60.00	850	52
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	925	918.75/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,498	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	1,306.25/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	14,225	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,270	870.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,049	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,919	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,355	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,425	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,388	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,399	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	943	657.55/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,201	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	729.14/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,328	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,027	48.36/cwt	47.50–50.00	497	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,377	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,156	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	624	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	607	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	725.46/cwt	650.00–860.00	8,742	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	52.95/cwt	48.00–60.00	642	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,222	49.50/cwt	46.00–62.00	605	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	821.63/cwt	725.00–885.00	10,377	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	938.81/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,867	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	795.72/cwt	675.00–875.00	10,328	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	847	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,203.13/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	16,363	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,425	1,188.16/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,465	903.37/cwt	875.00–910.00	13,234	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,468	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	836	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,477	817.04/cwt	750.00–850.00	12,068	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,495	55.19/cwt	52.00–58.00	825	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	724	97.10/cwt	90.00–112.50	703	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	60.99/cwt	55.00–67.00	601	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	68.69/cwt	65.00–75.00	683	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,204	67.33/cwt	60.00–75.00	811	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	845	686.61/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,802	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 741Last week 498Year ago 1,051

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 967Year ago 297

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,425	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	925	900.00–925.00	918.75

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	10	—	1,270	850.00–900.00	870.00

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	—	1,325	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,089	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,306.25

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	—	1,355	1,060.00	1,060.00

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)	6	—	1,156	54.00	54.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,205	650.00–860.00	725.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	51.00	51.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	585.00	585.00

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)	16	—	1,298	675.00–875.00	795.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,213	48.00–60.00	52.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,263	725.00–885.00	821.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,264	850.00–1,150.00	938.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	765	575.00	575.00

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)	12	—	1,005	600.00–825.00	729.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	943	625.00–700.00	657.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	47.50–50.00	48.36

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)	8	—	1,360	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,203.13

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)	11	—	1,222	46.00–62.00	49.50

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)	6	—	1,465	875.00–910.00	903.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,477	750.00–850.00	817.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,495	52.00–58.00	55.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	55.00–59.00	56.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188.16

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	7	—	994	65.00–75.00	68.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,204	60.00–75.00	67.33

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	6	—	985	55.00–67.00	60.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	724	90.00–112.50	97.10

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	—	845	650.00–725.00	686.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,240	46.00–53.00	50.61
75	—	1,095	38.00–47.00	42.29
50	—	1,028	29.00–38.00	33.11
27	—	948	15.00–28.00	22.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,191	39.00–47.00	42.63
32	—	1,266	53.50–56.50	55.19
153	—	1,256	46.00–55.00	50.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,401	44.00–55.00	49.02
52	—	1,489	54.00–60.00	57.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,682	76.00–86.00	80.87
7	—	1,893	86.00–93.00	88.79
10	—	1,504	62.00–75.00	68.28

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.