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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 30

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

855 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 482▲ 424 vs year ago 431 · +98.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 169▼ 77 vs year ago 222 · −34.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. A limited number of replacement cattle traded steady. 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	1,690	104.88	1,772	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	83.20	1,187	154
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	82.45	987	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	66.65	661	277

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	—	—	1,567	88.52/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,387	9
Bulls	—	—	1,624	104.01/cwt	97.00–110.50	1,689	48
Bulls	—	—	1,927	115.36/cwt	111.00–128.00	2,223	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	44.19/cwt	40.00–47.50	375	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	54.87/cwt	50.00–61.00	519	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	68.67/cwt	62.00–74.50	683	134
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	79.41/cwt	75.00–86.00	846	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	80.47/cwt	73.00–83.50	956	119
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	86.48/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,046	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	70.72/cwt	70.00–71.00	878	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	82.44/cwt	76.00–85.50	1,156	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	70.62/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,009	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	86.94/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,299	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,088.94/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,129	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,063.93/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,608	41
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	116.87/cwt	110.00–125.00	996	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	755	1,203.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	9,085	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,282.14/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	12,309	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,160.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,099	10

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 30, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 855Last week 482Year ago 431

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 169Year ago 222

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. A limited number of replacement cattle traded steady. 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
18	—	1,927	111.00–128.00	115.36
9	—	1,567	81.00–95.00	88.52
48	—	1,624	97.00–110.50	104.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	70.00–71.00	70.72
119	—	1,188	73.00–83.50	80.47
70	—	1,210	84.00–100.00	86.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	849	40.00–47.50	44.19
65	—	1,065	75.00–86.00	79.41
134	—	995	62.00–74.50	68.67
61	—	946	50.00–61.00	54.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,494	86.00–92.00	86.94
110	—	1,402	76.00–85.50	82.44
5	—	1,429	63.00–74.00	70.62

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,185	950.00–1,250.00	1,063.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,022	950.00–1,100.00	1,088.94

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	15	—	852	110.00–125.00	116.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	755	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,203.33

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	10	—	1,043	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	960	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,282.14

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.