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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

659 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 756▼ 128 vs year ago 787 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 94▲ 6 vs year ago 112 · +5.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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	—	Average	1,645	125.26	2,061	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	112.13	1,621	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	109.27	1,294	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	94.99	970	192

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,391	$1,611	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,530	46
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$1,420	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,315	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,300	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,775	7

Every lot

23 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	—	—	1,321	109.79/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,629	121.83/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,985	19
Bulls	—	—	1,747	132.77/cwt	118.00–142.00	2,319	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	80.71/cwt	75.00–87.50	752	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	65.42/cwt	40.00–72.50	644	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	96.59/cwt	86.00–101.00	995	74
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	103.93/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,095	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	113.07/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,334	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	106.03/cwt	95.00–110.50	1,260	116
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	108.65/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,542	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	116.85/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,722	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	95.75/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,441	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,315.00/head	1,315.00–1,315.00	1,315	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,533.25/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,533	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,472.49/head	1,340.00–1,600.00	1,472	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	1,674.94/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,675	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	1,649.51/head	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,650	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	731	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,170	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	966	182.85/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,766	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	7

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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 659Last week 756Year ago 787

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 94Year ago 112

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,533.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,183	1,340.00–1,600.00	1,472.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,315.00	1,315.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,433	1,600.00–1,670.00	1,649.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,332	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,674.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	980	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	4	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	731	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	966	180.00–187.50	182.85

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)	7	—	940	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,629	115.00–128.00	121.83
5	—	1,321	102.50–113.00	109.79
19	—	1,747	118.00–142.00	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,188	95.00–110.50	106.03
99	—	1,180	109.00–120.00	113.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,419	100.00–114.00	108.65
43	—	1,474	112.00–124.00	116.85
2	—	1,505	94.00–97.50	95.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,054	102.00–110.00	103.93
74	—	1,030	86.00–101.00	96.59
29	—	932	75.00–87.50	80.71
13	—	984	40.00–72.50	65.42

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.