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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 25

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

573 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 781▲ 78 vs year ago 495 · +15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 100▼ 88 vs year ago 183 · −48.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate 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	—	Low	1,578	102.83	1,622	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	81.06	1,209	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	78.30	940	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	67.34	670	191

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	—	—	1,406	87.31/cwt	73.00–95.00	1,228	11
Bulls	—	—	1,589	107.31/cwt	101.50–112.00	1,705	15
Bulls	—	—	1,793	115.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,076	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	40.49/cwt	32.50–46.00	332	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	57.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	543	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	68.26/cwt	61.00–73.50	683	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	76.25/cwt	74.00–81.50	797	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	81.93/cwt	79.00–85.00	977	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	76.82/cwt	71.00–80.00	924	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	839	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	78.48/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,114	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	84.04/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,324	51
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	86.45/cwt	82.50–96.00	723	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	121.99/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,075	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	961	120.89/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,162	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,944	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,074.51/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	12,239	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,738	3

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 25, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 573Last week 781Year ago 495

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 100Year ago 183

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,193	79.00–85.00	81.93
4	—	1,251	65.00–69.00	67.03
100	—	1,203	71.00–80.00	76.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	952	50.00–60.00	57.00
64	—	1,045	74.00–81.50	76.25
13	—	820	32.50–46.00	40.49
85	—	1,000	61.00–73.50	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,419	74.00–81.50	78.48
51	—	1,575	82.00–88.50	84.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	73.00–95.00	87.31
15	—	1,589	101.50–112.00	107.31
8	—	1,793	112.00–120.00	115.76

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	—	785	85.00	85.00

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	15	—	836	82.50–96.00	86.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	881	117.50–123.00	121.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	961	120.00–122.50	120.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,448	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	28	—	1,139	950.00–1,350.00	1,074.51

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.