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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 12

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

849 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 1,089▲ 254 vs year ago 595 · +42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 623 vs last sale 829▲ 47 vs year ago 159 · +29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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	1,676	112.38	1,883	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	97.97	1,399	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	94.25	1,130	277
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	79.81	769	276

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,293	74
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,123	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	896	$1,444	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,275	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,385	22

Every lot

30 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	946	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,277	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	92.52/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,667	108.11/cwt	100.00–115.50	1,802	32
Bulls	—	—	1,813	117.86/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,137	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	784	49.24/cwt	35.00–55.00	386	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	65.48/cwt	55.00–75.00	585	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	82.18/cwt	75.00–90.00	814	133
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	92.49/cwt	89.00–103.00	931	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	101.31/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,215	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	93.31/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,119	218
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.00	993	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	95.73/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,359	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	103.09/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,491	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	1,362.50/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,363	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,493.75/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,494	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	933	957.10/head	925.00–1,000.00	957	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	1,123.09/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,123	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	1,367.95/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,368	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,626.98/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,627	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	780	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	831	166.18/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,381	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	109.66/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,068	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,374	4

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 12, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 849Last week 1,089Year ago 595

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 829Year ago 159

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,493.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,019	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,362.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,626.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,192	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,367.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,130	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,084	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,123.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	933	925.00–1,000.00	957.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	780	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	710	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	831	160.00–172.50	166.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,037	132.50	132.50

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	7	—	767	145.00	145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	974	107.00–112.50	109.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	946	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,667	100.00–115.50	108.11
4	—	1,370	80.00–100.00	92.52
27	—	1,813	114.00–124.00	117.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	1,199	85.00–98.00	93.31
11	—	1,211	81.00–83.00	82.01
48	—	1,199	97.50–107.00	101.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	894	55.00–75.00	65.48
23	—	784	35.00–55.00	49.24
133	—	990	75.00–90.00	82.18
78	—	1,007	89.00–103.00	92.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,420	91.00–100.00	95.73
31	—	1,446	98.00–114.00	103.09

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.