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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

890 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 568▲ 166 vs year ago 724 · +22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 252▼ 246 vs year ago 356 · −69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate 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	—	High	1,614	85.90	1,386	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	65.11	935	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	59.23	734	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	44.99	452	450

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	—	—	1,425	76.81/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,095	17
Bulls	—	—	1,629	87.04/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,418	40
Bulls	—	—	1,937	99.50/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,927	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	64.33/cwt	64.00–65.00	530	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	36.46/cwt	24.00–42.50	322	201
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	47.92/cwt	43.00–51.00	509	98
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	54.03/cwt	52.00–59.00	618	145
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	70.74/cwt	69.00–75.00	851	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	56.78/cwt	54.00–60.00	704	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	63.07/cwt	61.00–67.00	786	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	60.88/cwt	57.00–63.00	852	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	66.93/cwt	64.00–72.00	966	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	75.50/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,240	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	923.02/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	8,963	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	924.51/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	9,670	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,357	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,456	900.24/cwt	875.00–975.00	13,107	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	82.80/cwt	75.00–87.00	766	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	92.20/cwt	71.00–111.00	877	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	994.00/cwt	880.00–1,200.00	10,954	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,140.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	12,672	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.

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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Sep 29, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 890Last week 568Year ago 724

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 252Year ago 356

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,443	64.00–72.00	66.93
4	—	1,643	74.00–79.00	75.50
33	—	1,400	57.00–63.00	60.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,063	43.00–51.00	47.92
201	—	882	24.00–42.50	36.46
145	—	1,144	52.00–59.00	54.03
6	—	824	64.00–65.00	64.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	69.00–75.00	70.74
38	—	1,246	61.00–67.00	63.07
88	—	1,240	54.00–60.00	56.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,937	95.00–108.00	99.50
17	—	1,425	69.00–81.00	76.81
40	—	1,629	82.00–93.00	87.04

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	971	875.00–1,000.00	923.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,046	800.00–1,175.00	924.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	785.00	785.00

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)	4	—	1,456	875.00–975.00	900.24

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	15	—	951	71.00–111.00	92.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	925	75.00–87.00	82.80

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	10	—	1,102	880.00–1,200.00	994.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,111	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,140.63

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.