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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 31

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 928▼ 402 vs year ago 1,402 · −28.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 187▼ 624 vs year ago 855 · −73.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with 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	—	High	1,696	121.15	2,054	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	101.90	1,477	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	98.03	1,161	349
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	85.21	865	308

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,385	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,349	42
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	828	$1,675	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,642	9

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	—	—	1,285	105.62/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	119.32/cwt	111.00–127.00	2,012	29
Bulls	—	—	1,870	131.61/cwt	127.50–136.00	2,461	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	50.90/cwt	40.00–59.00	444	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	69.96/cwt	61.00–77.50	657	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	86.49/cwt	76.00–93.50	886	192
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	95.75/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,010	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	97.27/cwt	88.50–103.00	1,147	277
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	86.50/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,027	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	105.39/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,277	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	90.66/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,266	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	100.37/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,434	102
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	108.91/cwt	105.50–119.00	1,657	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,261.14/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,261	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,542.14/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,542	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	853	116.18/cwt	115.00–118.00	991	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	872	100.38/cwt	97.50–112.50	875	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	942	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,083	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	147.95/cwt	140.00–172.50	1,543	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	114.84/cwt	107.50–130.00	1,232	65
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	136.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,467	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	780	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,641.67/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,642	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed May 31, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 928Year ago 1,402

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 187Year ago 855

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,150	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	13	—	1,189	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,542.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,064	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,096	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,261.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	872	97.50–112.50	100.38

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	4	—	942	115.00	115.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	853	115.00–118.00	116.18

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	—	1,043	140.00–172.50	147.95

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	17	—	1,076	135.00–140.00	136.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,073	107.50–130.00	114.84

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	9	—	1,020	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,641.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	780	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	—	950	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,870	127.50–136.00	131.61
4	—	1,285	101.00–109.00	105.62
29	—	1,686	111.00–127.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,212	103.00–112.00	105.39
17	—	1,187	81.00–90.50	86.50
277	—	1,179	88.50–103.00	97.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	86.00–93.00	90.66
102	—	1,429	95.00–105.50	100.37
35	—	1,521	105.50–119.00	108.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	872	40.00–59.00	50.90
192	—	1,024	76.00–93.50	86.49
65	—	1,055	93.00–102.00	95.75
43	—	939	61.00–77.50	69.96

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.