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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 20

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 548▼ 121 vs year ago 691 · −17.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 179▼ 748 vs year ago 845 · −88.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 3.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,684	87.19	1,468	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	64.85	950	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	60.32	740	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	50.51	544	168

Every lot

20 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	—	—	1,568	76.66/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,651	85.92/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,419	20
Bulls	—	—	1,787	93.70/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,674	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	36.98/cwt	32.50–39.00	383	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	43.33/cwt	40.00–47.50	466	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	60.32/cwt	57.00–69.00	654	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	52.71/cwt	47.50–56.50	572	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	65.10/cwt	63.00–69.00	786	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	53.88/cwt	48.00–57.00	661	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	59.06/cwt	56.00–64.50	731	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	55.78/cwt	52.00–57.50	760	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	62.54/cwt	58.00–66.00	897	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	70.59/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,084	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,105	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	840.00/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,820	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	1,020.13/cwt	860.00–1,250.00	11,691	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	1,018.25/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	8,900	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	103.08/cwt	97.50–112.50	976	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	81.35/cwt	80.00–82.50	802	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,311.11/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	13,400	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 570Last week 548Year ago 691

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 179Year ago 845

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	980	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,146	860.00–1,250.00	1,020.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,050	750.00–950.00	840.00

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)	5	—	874	975.00–1,050.00	1,018.25

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	11	—	947	97.50–112.50	103.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	986	80.00–82.50	81.35

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	9	—	1,022	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,311.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,651	80.00–88.50	85.92
12	—	1,787	89.00–99.00	93.70
5	—	1,568	72.00–79.00	76.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,207	63.00–69.00	65.10
65	—	1,237	56.00–64.50	59.06
11	—	1,226	48.00–57.00	53.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,036	32.50–39.00	36.98
72	—	1,085	47.50–56.50	52.71
38	—	1,085	57.00–69.00	60.32
40	—	1,076	40.00–47.50	43.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	52.00–57.50	55.78
75	—	1,434	58.00–66.00	62.54
46	—	1,536	67.00–75.00	70.59

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.