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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 15

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,132 head

▲ 391 vs last sale 741▲ 634 vs year ago 498 · +127.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,358 head

▲ 1,243 vs last sale 115▲ 391 vs year ago 967 · +40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand for the slaughter classes. A large crowd was on hand for the evening replacement sale. Bred cow and heifers traded 300-500 per head higher than the sale last month. The offering was high quality and in demand as 51 head of fancy bred heifers traded at 1,800 to 1,900 per head. For the replacement portion of this sale supply was heavy with very 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	—	Low	1,657	85.80	1,422	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	59.38	866	296
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	57.23	706	291
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	46.60	495	284

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	—	—	1,281	71.79/cwt	62.50–77.50	920	11
Bulls	—	—	1,637	83.25/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,363	27
Bulls	—	—	1,808	93.00/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,681	31
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	30.14/cwt	22.50–41.00	298	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	39.88/cwt	35.00–43.00	414	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	50.27/cwt	44.00–55.00	544	136
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	59.35/cwt	56.00–66.00	653	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	67.25/cwt	65.00–72.50	811	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	57.91/cwt	53.00–64.50	712	257
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	47.42/cwt	41.00–52.00	603	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	53.93/cwt	51.00–56.50	776	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	60.05/cwt	56.00–65.50	878	198
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	67.30/cwt	66.00–71.00	993	30
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,724.67/cwt	1,500.00–2,100.00	23,766	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,504	2,593.19/cwt	2,350.00–2,800.00	39,002	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,350.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	15,377	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	1,109.09/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,743	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	1,215.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,361	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,184	1,620.83/cwt	1,500.00–1,700.00	19,191	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,783.65/cwt	1,500.00–1,875.00	21,439	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	869.35/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	9,745	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	815.80/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,904	68
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	926.37/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,478	249
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	969.09/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	12,017	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,260.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	15,790	338
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,292	1,521.83/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	19,662	29
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,495	1,256.74/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	18,788	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	1,606.98/cwt	1,425.00–1,785.00	15,057	110
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	1,375.83/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	13,043	90
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	949	1,860.53/cwt	1,800.00–1,900.00	17,656	51
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	82.63/cwt	75.00–96.00	904	14

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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 741Year ago 498

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 115Year ago 967

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,504	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,593.19

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	5	—	1,378	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,724.67

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	20	—	1,139	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,202	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,783.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,149	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,109.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,182	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,184	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,620.83

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)	249	—	1,239	800.00–1,000.00	926.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,121	750.00–1,050.00	869.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,214	725.00–925.00	815.80

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)	13	—	1,495	950.00–1,350.00	1,256.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	338	—	1,253	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,260.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,240	925.00–1,050.00	969.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,292	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,521.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	—	949	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,860.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	110	—	937	1,425.00–1,785.00	1,606.98

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)	90	—	948	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,375.83

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	3	—	910	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,094	75.00–96.00	82.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,281	62.50–77.50	71.79
27	—	1,637	79.00–86.50	83.25
31	—	1,808	88.00–107.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	65.00–72.50	67.25
257	—	1,230	53.00–64.50	57.91
26	—	1,271	41.00–52.00	47.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,475	66.00–71.00	67.30
198	—	1,462	56.00–65.50	60.05
68	—	1,439	51.00–56.50	53.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,083	44.00–55.00	50.27
73	—	1,037	35.00–43.00	39.88
33	—	988	22.50–41.00	30.14
42	—	1,101	56.00–66.00	59.35

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.