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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 18

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

781 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 726▼ 192 vs year ago 973 · −19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 53▼ 298 vs year ago 398 · −74.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply and demand was moderate.

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	1,739	109.94	1,911	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	78.29	1,121	178
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	76.60	923	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	65.26	658	266

Every lot

17 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	103.87/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,735	19
Bulls	—	—	1,832	118.17/cwt	112.00–126.00	2,165	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	43.61/cwt	35.00–47.50	398	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	56.61/cwt	47.50–61.00	542	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	67.87/cwt	61.00–73.00	690	135
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	75.34/cwt	73.00–80.00	814	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	76.07/cwt	70.00–78.50	913	137
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	80.73/cwt	79.00–85.50	970	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	67.11/cwt	66.00–69.00	852	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	77.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,087	117
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	70.89/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,029	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	83.51/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,243	45
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	996.34/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,269	33
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	716	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	573	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	126.65/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,028	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	89.21/cwt	86.00–97.50	863	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	778	6

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 May 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 781Last week 726Year ago 973

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 53Year ago 398

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply and demand was moderate.

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)	33	—	1,131	950.00–1,100.00	996.34

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	23	—	812	110.00–135.00	126.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	967	86.00–97.50	89.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	716	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	973	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,670	97.00–110.00	103.87
14	—	1,832	112.00–126.00	118.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,200	70.00–78.50	76.07
45	—	1,201	79.00–85.50	80.73
12	—	1,270	66.00–69.00	67.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,407	74.00–80.00	77.29
16	—	1,451	64.00–73.00	70.89
45	—	1,488	81.00–93.00	83.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,080	73.00–80.00	75.34
69	—	957	47.50–61.00	56.61
12	—	913	35.00–47.50	43.61
135	—	1,017	61.00–73.00	67.87

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.