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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 20

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,179 head

▲ 584 vs last sale 595▲ 641 vs year ago 538 · +119.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 159▼ 157 vs year ago 277 · −56.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. 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	—	Average	1,714	105.72	1,812	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	82.17	1,182	196
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	81.57	988	254
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	70.13	744	461

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	—	—	1,561	92.65/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,446	14
Bulls	—	—	1,711	105.98/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,813	47
Bulls	—	—	1,841	115.19/cwt	111.00–122.50	2,121	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	43.71/cwt	32.50–50.00	381	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	61.57/cwt	52.50–66.00	621	103
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	73.06/cwt	67.00–79.00	791	246
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	82.21/cwt	79.50–87.00	932	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	84.96/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,009	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	79.96/cwt	74.00–82.50	976	146
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	66.18/cwt	63.00–73.00	875	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	73.31/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,040	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	81.66/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,167	142
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	87.41/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,295	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	127.25/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,141	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	102.93/cwt	92.50–115.00	990	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	1,204.76/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	11,228	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,490.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,535.00	16,688	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,009.67/cwt	930.00–1,100.00	11,470	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,336.76/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,613	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,179Last week 595Year ago 538

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 159Year ago 277

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Replacement cattle traded steady. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	897	125.00–129.50	127.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	962	92.50–115.00	102.93

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	3	—	1,120	1,400.00–1,535.00	1,490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	932	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,204.76

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)	41	—	1,136	930.00–1,100.00	1,009.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,336.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,711	98.00–111.00	105.98
18	—	1,841	111.00–122.50	115.19
14	—	1,561	87.00–96.00	92.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	63.00–73.00	66.18
146	—	1,221	74.00–82.50	79.96
101	—	1,188	82.00–93.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,134	79.50–87.00	82.21
246	—	1,083	67.00–79.00	73.06
31	—	872	32.50–50.00	43.71
103	—	1,009	52.50–66.00	61.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,418	65.00–76.00	73.31
142	—	1,429	77.00–85.50	81.66
39	—	1,481	86.00–92.00	87.41

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.