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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

799 head

▲ 454 vs last sale 345▲ 312 vs year ago 487 · +64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 42▲ 242 vs year ago 274 · +88.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 3.00 lower. There were several large herd dispersals included in the offerings. Not enough replacement cattle last week for a market test. Supply and demand moderate.

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	1,492	90.77	1,354	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	71.55	1,044	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	66.51	813	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	55.73	582	291

Every lot

21 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	—	—	1,258	81.43/cwt	69.00–88.50	1,024	36
Bulls	—	—	1,579	95.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,508	26
Bulls	—	—	1,902	104.93/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,996	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	35.88/cwt	26.00–45.00	315	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	52.11/cwt	47.00–55.50	515	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	59.92/cwt	56.00–66.00	657	157
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	67.81/cwt	66.00–73.00	768	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	72.24/cwt	71.00–75.00	868	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	62.08/cwt	57.00–65.00	749	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	67.42/cwt	65.00–70.00	836	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	72.96/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,050	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	67.32/cwt	63.00–70.00	973	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	79.91/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,272	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,074.64/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	10,295	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	1,270.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	12,497	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	787	855.14/cwt	835.00–900.00	6,730	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	796	950.89/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	7,569	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	883.81/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,193	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	976.90/cwt	750.00–1,325.00	10,414	174
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	858.97/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	7,087	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	136.42/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,085	16

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 799Last week 345Year ago 487

Replacement CattleReceipts 516Last week 42Year ago 274

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	70	—	958	950.00–1,200.00	1,074.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	46	—	984	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,270.00

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)	39	—	796	775.00–1,025.00	950.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	787	835.00–900.00	855.14

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)	18	—	927	875.00–950.00	883.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	174	—	1,066	750.00–1,325.00	976.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	825	750.00–1,025.00	858.97

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	16	—	795	136.00–137.00	136.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,258	69.00–88.50	81.43
26	—	1,579	90.00–100.00	95.52
15	—	1,902	101.00–109.00	104.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,133	66.00–73.00	67.81
82	—	988	47.00–55.50	52.11
31	—	877	26.00–45.00	35.88
157	—	1,096	56.00–66.00	59.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,206	57.00–65.00	62.08
72	—	1,240	65.00–70.00	67.42
25	—	1,201	71.00–75.00	72.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,439	71.00–77.00	72.96
10	—	1,592	78.00–84.00	79.91
35	—	1,446	63.00–70.00	67.32

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.