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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 13

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

590 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 741▲ 137 vs year ago 453 · +30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 234▲ 67 vs year ago 223 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with the greatest decline on breaking and boning slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to 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	1,807	81.11	1,465	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	49.84	694	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	49.67	613	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	37.85	397	176

Every lot

52 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	—	—	1,752	79.08/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,385	23
Bulls	—	—	1,781	68.15/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,214	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	85.82/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,613	11
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.70/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,924	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	20.04/cwt	15.00–26.00	172	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	32.26/cwt	27.50–37.50	326	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	42.03/cwt	37.00–47.00	455	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	42.22/cwt	37.50–46.00	490	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	49.95/cwt	46.00–56.50	581	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	56.18/cwt	53.00–59.00	702	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	49.94/cwt	45.00–53.50	627	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	48.04/cwt	42.00–54.00	656	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	55.04/cwt	53.00–58.00	809	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	773	362.21/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,800	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	815	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,934	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	918	48.48/cwt	46.00–51.00	445	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	784.34/cwt	500.00–885.00	7,216	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	939	52.21/cwt	47.00–57.50	490	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	633.97/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,181	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	831.11/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,616	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,175	47.98/cwt	47.00–49.00	564	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	759.34/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,998	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,188	55.00/cwt	39.00–65.00	653	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	726.82/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,744	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	57.40/cwt	50.50–77.50	700	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	974.34/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,014	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	698	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	1,239.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,727	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,132.34/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	14,585	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,318	1,149.05/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	15,144	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	916.24/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,323	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	57.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	811	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,500	916.42/cwt	885.00–950.00	13,746	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,500	52.78/cwt	46.00–59.00	792	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,505	856.81/cwt	835.00–900.00	12,895	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	587	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	235	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	643	106.33/cwt	105.00–107.50	684	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	84.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	661	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	825	78.86/cwt	75.00–82.50	651	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	59.16/cwt	50.00–70.00	573	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	76.63/cwt	67.50–80.00	796	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	71.68/cwt	71.00–75.00	750	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,142	64.18/cwt	60.00–75.00	733	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,393	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,880	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,658	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	812	633.88/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,147	6

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 590Last week 741Year ago 453

Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 234Year ago 223

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	975	500.00–775.00	633.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	939	47.00–57.50	52.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	920	500.00–885.00	784.34

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)	10	—	1,157	725.00–900.00	831.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,268	54.00–56.00	55.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,220	50.50–77.50	57.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	600.00–850.00	726.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,233	850.00–1,150.00	974.34

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	47.00–49.00	47.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,188	39.00–65.00	55.00

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)	6	—	773	320.00–385.00	362.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	815	360.00	360.00

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	—	1,269	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,239.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,288	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,132.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,345	900.00–950.00	916.24

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)	2	—	1,185	725.00–800.00	759.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,500	46.00–59.00	52.78

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)	5	—	918	46.00–51.00	48.48

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	—	1,505	835.00–900.00	856.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	55.00–60.00	57.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,500	885.00–950.00	916.42

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)	8	—	1,318	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,149.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	105.00–107.50	106.33

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	6	—	1,047	71.00–75.00	71.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,039	67.50–80.00	76.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	587	40.00	40.00

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	9	—	1,142	60.00–75.00	64.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	75.00–82.50	78.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	969	50.00–70.00	59.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	785	80.00–90.00	84.26

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,140	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

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	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	810	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	812	600.00–650.00	633.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,752	74.00–84.00	79.08
3	—	1,990	95.00–98.00	96.70
11	—	1,880	84.00–89.00	85.82
4	—	1,781	59.00–75.00	68.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	46.00–56.50	49.95
91	—	1,083	37.00–47.00	42.03
14	—	860	15.00–26.00	20.04
56	—	1,012	27.50–37.50	32.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,366	42.00–54.00	48.04
25	—	1,469	53.00–58.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,161	37.50–46.00	42.22
40	—	1,250	53.00–59.00	56.18
110	—	1,255	45.00–53.50	49.94

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.