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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 16

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

756 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 910▲ 440 vs year ago 316 · +139.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 597 vs last sale 785▲ 3 vs year ago 185 · +1.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. 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	—	High	1,744	104.04	1,814	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	84.67	1,228	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	81.21	996	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	70.21	709	255

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,565	89.77/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	103.31/cwt	97.00–111.50	1,759	34
Bulls	—	—	2,008	118.00/cwt	112.00–128.00	2,369	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	44.28/cwt	40.00–49.00	381	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	56.56/cwt	50.00–61.00	528	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	70.22/cwt	62.00–77.00	713	145
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	83.14/cwt	77.00–93.00	886	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	80.10/cwt	75.00–83.50	977	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	86.64/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,062	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	70.93/cwt	61.00–72.50	892	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	82.89/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,193	107
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	89.31/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,320	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	746	875.08/cwt	860.00–885.00	6,528	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	948.31/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,170	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,035.61/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,588	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,280	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,480	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,459	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	1,061.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	9,844	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	112.33/cwt	92.50–128.00	918	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	86.51/cwt	82.50–90.00	829	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	1,104.69/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	10,174	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	1,278.57/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	13,502	7

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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 756Last week 910Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 785Year ago 185

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,008	112.00–128.00	118.00
10	—	1,565	80.00–96.00	89.77
34	—	1,703	97.00–111.50	103.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,258	61.00–72.50	70.93
96	—	1,220	75.00–83.50	80.10
63	—	1,226	84.00–93.00	86.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,478	86.00–98.00	89.31
107	—	1,439	75.00–86.00	82.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,066	77.00–93.00	83.14
12	—	860	40.00–49.00	44.28
36	—	934	50.00–61.00	56.56
145	—	1,016	62.00–77.00	70.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,280	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	44	—	1,119	925.00–1,100.00	1,035.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	967	875.00–1,000.00	948.31

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	746	860.00–885.00	875.08

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)	7	—	765	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	927	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,061.91

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	20	—	817	92.50–128.00	112.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	958	82.50–90.00	86.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	921	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,104.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,056	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,278.57

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.