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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 28

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 435▼ 73 vs year ago 471 · −15.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 43▼ 91 vs year ago 149 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Supply light with very 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	—	Low	1,778	98.97	1,759	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	80.17	1,148	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	77.66	926	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	64.81	666	94

Every lot

17 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	—	—	1,426	87.50/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,248	7
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.15/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,710	23
Bulls	—	—	1,983	107.69/cwt	103.00–115.00	2,135	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	792	54.34/cwt	53.00–55.00	430	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	61.02/cwt	57.50–64.00	605	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	37.09/cwt	35.00–40.00	392	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	69.97/cwt	65.00–75.00	755	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	71.16/cwt	68.00–78.00	825	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	79.31/cwt	73.00–84.00	953	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	955	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	81.45/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,167	76
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	60.66/cwt	60.00–61.00	907	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,836	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	810	721.17/cwt	600.00–900.00	5,841	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	1,087.19/cwt	825.00–1,325.00	13,394	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	743	914.29/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	6,793	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,400	3

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 398Last week 435Year ago 471

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 43Year ago 149

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Supply light with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	992	57.50–64.00	61.02
4	—	1,056	35.00–40.00	37.09
10	—	792	53.00–55.00	54.34
58	—	1,079	65.00–75.00	69.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	70.00–71.00	70.50
3	—	1,495	60.00–61.00	60.66
76	—	1,433	78.00–86.00	81.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,201	73.00–84.00	79.31
17	—	1,159	68.00–78.00	71.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,426	82.50–90.00	87.50
23	—	1,760	92.00–102.00	97.15
14	—	1,983	103.00–115.00	107.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,232	825.00–1,325.00	1,087.19

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)	3	—	805	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	810	600.00–900.00	721.17

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	7	—	743	900.00–1,000.00	914.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.