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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 27

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

613 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 570▲ 152 vs year ago 461 · +33.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 97▼ 111 vs year ago 248 · −44.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Internet purchasing was active. 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	1,764	89.59	1,580	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	68.07	992	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	62.36	733	181
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	49.76	530	165

Every lot

19 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	—	—	1,597	72.72/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,161	5
Bulls	—	—	1,609	83.70/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,347	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	95.32/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,772	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	37.28/cwt	30.00–39.00	364	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	43.97/cwt	40.00–47.50	456	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	53.40/cwt	48.00–56.00	570	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	61.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	703	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	53.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	625	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	60.39/cwt	57.00–66.00	706	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	68.78/cwt	65.00–80.00	833	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	55.25/cwt	54.00–56.00	776	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	63.46/cwt	58.00–67.00	904	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	72.69/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,082	62
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	79.79/cwt	70.00–90.00	736	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	119.45/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,144	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	757	668.69/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,062	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	931.69/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,416	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	778.36/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,834	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	996.31/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,029	3

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 27, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 613Last week 570Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 97Year ago 248

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Internet purchasing was active. 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
4	—	1,404	54.00–56.00	55.25
51	—	1,425	58.00–67.00	63.46
62	—	1,488	68.00–80.00	72.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,038	40.00–47.50	43.97
25	—	1,169	57.00–66.00	60.39
67	—	1,068	48.00–56.00	53.40
13	—	976	30.00–39.00	37.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,167	50.00–56.00	53.59
66	—	1,211	65.00–80.00	68.78
78	—	1,151	57.00–64.00	61.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,609	80.00–87.50	83.70
25	—	1,859	89.00–101.00	95.32
5	—	1,597	70.00–75.00	72.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	17	—	958	119.00–120.00	119.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	923	70.00–90.00	79.79

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)	47	—	1,118	850.00–1,100.00	931.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,135	750.00–825.00	778.36

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	757	625.00–700.00	668.69

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)	3	—	1,107	950.00–1,025.00	996.31

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.