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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 27

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 1,179▼ 76 vs year ago 877 · −8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 120▼ 171 vs year ago 308 · −55.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate 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	1,768	105.44	1,864	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	78.32	1,130	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	76.82	933	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	67.85	709	274

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	—	—	1,654	94.75/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,567	6
Bulls	—	—	1,754	104.85/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,839	23
Bulls	—	—	1,880	114.07/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,145	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	44.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	406	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	61.04/cwt	50.00–66.00	620	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	71.88/cwt	66.00–77.00	760	128
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	79.15/cwt	78.00–85.00	886	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	84.98/cwt	82.00–89.00	981	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	70.14/cwt	63.00–73.50	852	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	76.82/cwt	74.00–82.00	939	153
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	72.94/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,009	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	78.72/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,145	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	86.77/cwt	78.50–93.00	1,316	23
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	771	107.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	829	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	105.09/cwt	92.00–120.00	954	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	95.61/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,229	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	1,207.14/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	12,083	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	1,534.55/cwt	1,335.00–1,625.00	16,128	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	1,040.20/cwt	910.00–1,200.00	11,307	33

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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,179Year ago 877

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 120Year ago 308

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	771	105.00–109.00	107.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,285	90.00–106.00	95.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	908	92.00–120.00	105.09

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	11	—	1,051	1,335.00–1,625.00	1,534.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,001	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,207.14

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)	33	—	1,087	910.00–1,200.00	1,040.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,754	98.00–110.00	104.85
9	—	1,880	112.00–120.00	114.07
6	—	1,654	93.00–96.00	94.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,215	63.00–73.50	70.14
153	—	1,222	74.00–82.00	76.82
18	—	1,154	82.00–89.00	84.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,058	66.00–77.00	71.88
21	—	918	40.00–50.00	44.18
79	—	1,015	50.00–66.00	61.04
46	—	1,120	78.00–85.00	79.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,454	76.00–85.00	78.72
23	—	1,517	78.50–93.00	86.77
41	—	1,383	67.00–76.00	72.94

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.