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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

928 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 804▲ 355 vs year ago 573 · +62.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 240▲ 92 vs year ago 95 · +96.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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	—	Low	1,668	120.11	2,004	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	104.17	1,496	153
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	100.72	1,212	288
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	88.29	903	260

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)	1,088	$1,429	59
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,250	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,777	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	3thin

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,399	103.48/cwt	85.00–111.00	1,448	7
Bulls	—	—	1,667	118.96/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,983	38
Bulls	—	—	1,817	132.41/cwt	127.50–141.00	2,406	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	49.94/cwt	35.00–62.50	431	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	71.34/cwt	60.00–76.00	629	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	85.52/cwt	76.00–97.00	871	150
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	97.01/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,025	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	85.26/cwt	85.00–86.00	989	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	98.29/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,176	188
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	106.11/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,293	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,196	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	103.24/cwt	95.50–107.00	1,471	112
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	108.27/cwt	106.50–122.50	1,596	38
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	1,580.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,863.89/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,864	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	790	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	810	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	1,085.68/head	980.00–1,175.00	1,086	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,120	1,739.13/head	1,660.00–1,800.00	1,739	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,294.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,294	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	738	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,162	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	871	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	871	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	133.42/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,233	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	958	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	112.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,098	23

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 May 24, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 928Last week 804Year ago 573

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 240Year ago 95

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,033	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,129	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,863.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,120	1,660.00–1,800.00	1,739.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	790	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	23	—	1,124	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,294.00

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)	9	—	1,037	980.00–1,175.00	1,085.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	760	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	738	157.50	157.50

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	18	—	924	130.00–142.50	133.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	975	110.00–120.00	112.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	958	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	85.00–111.00	103.48
38	—	1,667	111.00–127.00	118.96
13	—	1,817	127.50–141.00	132.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	1,196	89.00–104.00	98.29
96	—	1,219	103.00–112.00	106.11
4	—	1,160	85.00–86.00	85.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,425	95.50–107.00	103.24
3	—	1,375	87.00	87.00
38	—	1,474	106.50–122.50	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	35.00–62.50	49.94
150	—	1,019	76.00–97.00	85.52
93	—	1,057	93.50–105.00	97.01
12	—	882	60.00–76.00	71.34

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.