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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 17

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

941 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 1,056▼ 103 vs year ago 1,044 · −9.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 74▼ 860 vs year ago 1,002 · −85.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower with a heavy supply. The offering was made up with a high number of lean cows. Replacement cattle traded steady. Total supply was heavy with light demand for the slaughter classes and good demand for the replacement cattle.

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	1,658	82.88	1,374	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	58.73	852	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	52.39	641	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	42.17	438	292

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	—	—	1,528	73.60/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,125	12
Bulls	—	—	1,684	84.97/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,431	28
Bulls	—	—	1,797	91.69/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,648	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	29.74/cwt	25.00–35.00	283	70
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	40.27/cwt	36.00–44.00	418	89
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	55.34/cwt	54.00–60.00	593	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	48.81/cwt	45.00–52.50	530	109
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	64.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	721	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	54.97/cwt	52.00–62.00	660	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	46.46/cwt	40.00–51.00	594	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	53.68/cwt	48.00–56.00	771	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	60.13/cwt	56.00–66.00	864	80
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	69.54/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,118	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,085.67/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	10,998	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	94.63/cwt	87.00–109.00	837	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,257.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,360.00	11,795	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,175	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,022.57/cwt	875.00–1,175.00	11,739	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,234	1,269.28/cwt	1,210.00–1,375.00	15,663	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 941Last week 1,056Year ago 1,044

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 74Year ago 1,002

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	10	—	1,013	925.00–1,200.00	1,085.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	885	87.00–109.00	94.63

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	14	—	938	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,257.50

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)	9	—	1,234	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,269.28

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)	7	—	1,090	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,148	875.00–1,175.00	1,022.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,797	89.00–95.00	91.69
12	—	1,528	62.00–79.00	73.60
28	—	1,684	80.00–89.00	84.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,607	68.00–75.50	69.54
48	—	1,436	48.00–56.00	53.68
80	—	1,437	56.00–66.00	60.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,039	36.00–44.00	40.27
24	—	1,071	54.00–60.00	55.34
109	—	1,086	45.00–52.50	48.81
70	—	950	25.00–35.00	29.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,278	40.00–51.00	46.46
7	—	1,111	63.00–70.00	64.91
118	—	1,200	52.00–62.00	54.97

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.