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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 6

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,165 head

▲ 275 vs last sale 890▲ 547 vs year ago 618 · +88.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,117 head

▲ 1,007 vs last sale 110▲ 812 vs year ago 305 · +266.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00 - 6.00 lower. This report combines the results of the regular cow and bull sale with the replacement cattle sale this evening. Replacement cattle traded steady. Supply was heavy 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	1,523	84.64	1,289	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	61.90	896	107
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	56.15	692	250
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	43.81	455	404

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,241	95.56/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,186	5
Bulls	—	—	1,361	75.70/cwt	62.50–79.00	1,030	26
Bulls	—	—	1,637	88.27/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,445	49
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	31.28/cwt	22.50–37.50	279	110
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	43.60/cwt	39.00–48.00	452	140
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	52.49/cwt	49.00–57.50	599	144
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	59.67/cwt	58.00–66.00	682	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	53.37/cwt	48.00–57.00	651	158
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	60.38/cwt	58.00–65.00	753	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	70.38/cwt	67.50–72.50	937	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	55.43/cwt	50.00–59.50	771	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	65.06/cwt	60.00–69.00	940	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	71.87/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,139	21
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,407.29/cwt	925.00–2,100.00	15,128	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	785	1,162.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	9,126	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	910	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	18,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,741	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	1,337.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,650.00	13,656	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,402.46/cwt	1,050.00–1,550.00	14,487	61
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	1,263.83/cwt	1,000.00–1,600.00	13,220	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,113	1,766.67/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	19,663	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,027.48/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,888	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	768	754.10/cwt	675.00–835.00	5,791	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,081.29/cwt	700.00–1,600.00	12,121	434
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	860.54/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,647	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	880.71/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,542	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,262	1,670.25/cwt	1,500.00–1,775.00	21,079	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,385	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	92.43/cwt	75.00–115.00	766	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	83.41/cwt	72.50–95.00	773	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	1,011.14/cwt	725.00–1,550.00	9,040	16
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	930.10/cwt	870.00–1,000.00	8,724	7

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 890Year ago 618

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 110Year ago 305

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	21	—	1,075	925.00–2,100.00	1,407.29

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	61	—	1,033	1,050.00–1,550.00	1,402.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,157	850.00–1,100.00	1,027.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,021	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,046	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,263.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	934	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,113	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,766.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	785	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,262	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,670.25

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)	42	—	1,121	700.00–1,000.00	860.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,197	700.00–1,050.00	880.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,380	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	434	—	1,121	700.00–1,600.00	1,081.29

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)	8	—	768	675.00–835.00	754.10

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	21	—	829	75.00–115.00	92.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	927	72.50–95.00	83.41

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)	16	—	894	725.00–1,550.00	1,011.14
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	938	870.00–1,000.00	930.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	95.00–97.00	95.56
26	—	1,361	62.50–79.00	75.70
49	—	1,637	80.00–95.00	88.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,585	70.00–73.50	71.87
36	—	1,445	60.00–69.00	65.06
50	—	1,391	50.00–59.50	55.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,220	48.00–57.00	53.37
87	—	1,247	58.00–65.00	60.38
5	—	1,332	67.50–72.50	70.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	893	22.50–37.50	31.28
144	—	1,141	49.00–57.50	52.49
10	—	1,143	58.00–66.00	59.67
140	—	1,037	39.00–48.00	43.60

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.