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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

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

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 485 vs last sale 799▼ 44 vs year ago 358 · −12.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 484 vs last sale 516▼ 208 vs year ago 240 · −86.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with 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	—	Average	1,501	89.79	1,348	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	74.91	1,113	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	68.16	810	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	57.66	611	75

Every lot

16 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	—	—	1,185	75.09/cwt	62.00–88.00	890	20
Bulls	—	—	1,679	96.46/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,620	16
Bulls	—	—	1,790	105.40/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,887	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	37.76/cwt	30.00–45.00	346	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	53.69/cwt	47.50–55.00	516	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	62.14/cwt	57.00–65.00	699	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	68.72/cwt	66.00–73.00	796	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	61.71/cwt	57.00–64.00	729	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	72.52/cwt	71.00–77.00	860	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	68.47/cwt	65.00–70.50	818	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	68.68/cwt	67.00–70.00	964	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	73.21/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,053	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	80.47/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,286	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,978	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,163.39/cwt	800.00–1,385.00	13,309	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,064.65/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	11,764	9

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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 799Year ago 358

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 516Year ago 240

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady with slaughter bulls trading steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,194	65.00–70.50	68.47
15	—	1,181	57.00–64.00	61.71
20	—	1,186	71.00–77.00	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,403	67.00–70.00	68.68
35	—	1,439	71.00–77.50	73.21
23	—	1,598	78.00–84.00	80.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	66.00–73.00	68.72
20	—	962	47.50–55.00	53.69
38	—	1,125	57.00–65.00	62.14
9	—	915	30.00–45.00	37.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,679	92.50–102.00	96.46
12	—	1,790	102.00–112.00	105.40
20	—	1,185	62.00–88.00	75.09

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	5	—	998	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	12	—	1,144	800.00–1,385.00	1,163.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,105	850.00–1,400.00	1,064.65

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.