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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 1

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

790 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 633▼ 31 vs year ago 821 · −3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 68▼ 231 vs year ago 335 · −69.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher, with slaughter bulls trading 2.00-6.00 higher. Replacement cattle traded steady with the higher quality cows in very good demand. Supply moderate with overall 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	1,657	82.95	1,374	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	60.28	888	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	56.72	699	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	48.39	514	275

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	—	—	1,317	71.14/cwt	63.00–77.50	937	14
Bulls	—	—	1,684	82.90/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,396	28
Bulls	—	—	1,831	90.19/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,651	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	30.65/cwt	22.50–33.00	288	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	39.08/cwt	35.00–43.00	381	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	48.32/cwt	44.00–51.00	522	103
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	55.46/cwt	52.00–62.50	611	111
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	62.47/cwt	59.00–70.00	760	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	678	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	45.03/cwt	40.00–48.00	591	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	60.38/cwt	56.00–64.50	875	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	53.17/cwt	49.00–55.50	778	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	67.59/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,066	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	919.07/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,367	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	782.82/cwt	710.00–850.00	9,010	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	954.79/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,916	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,288	1,407.80/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	18,132	13
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,510	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,875	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	112.93/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,213	12
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 790Last week 633Year ago 821

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 68Year ago 335

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)	26	—	1,151	710.00–850.00	782.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,248	850.00–1,150.00	954.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	875.00–950.00	919.07

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)	3	—	1,510	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	13	—	1,288	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,407.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	110.00	110.00

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	12	—	1,074	108.00–120.00	112.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,684	78.50–87.00	82.90
23	—	1,831	86.00–103.00	90.19
14	—	1,317	63.00–77.50	71.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,217	59.00–70.00	62.47
11	—	1,312	40.00–48.00	45.03
118	—	1,234	50.00–58.00	54.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,080	44.00–51.00	48.32
25	—	940	22.50–33.00	30.65
111	—	1,101	52.00–62.50	55.46
36	—	976	35.00–43.00	39.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,449	56.00–64.50	60.38
24	—	1,577	65.00–81.00	67.59
26	—	1,464	49.00–55.50	53.17

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.