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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 30

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

838 head

▲ 631 vs last sale 207▲ 226 vs year ago 612 · +36.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 63▲ 29 vs year ago 126 · +23.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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	—	High	1,619	124.28	2,012	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	116.16	1,653	159
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	108.16	1,274	291
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	99.42	1,014	168

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$1,926	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,858	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,726	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,538	27
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	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	—	—	1,385	108.73/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,506	11
Bulls	—	—	1,518	123.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,868	29
Bulls	—	—	1,809	131.40/cwt	126.00–141.00	2,377	29
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	61.11/cwt	47.50–67.50	446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	78.20/cwt	70.00–87.50	695	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	108.30/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,115	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	98.20/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,020	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	106.21/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,237	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	113.89/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,351	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	84.53/cwt	78.00–96.00	1,103	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	114.23/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,589	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	105.59/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,526	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	125.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,844	47
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	768	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	1,925.91/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,926	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,796.61/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,797	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,491.61/head	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,492	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	1,987.65/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,988	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	1,725.94/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	851	119.71/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,019	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,125	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	929	204.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,896	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 838Last week 207Year ago 612

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 63Year ago 126

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 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)	11	—	1,021	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,925.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,128	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,491.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,154	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,083	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,796.61

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)	3	—	768	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	16	—	1,144	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,987.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,240	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	932	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	929	200.00–210.00	204.09

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	4	—	1,045	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	918	122.50	122.50

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	6	—	851	117.50–122.00	119.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	125.00	125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,809	126.00–141.00	131.40
11	—	1,385	95.00–114.00	108.73
29	—	1,518	115.00–130.00	123.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,305	78.00–96.00	84.53
105	—	1,186	109.00–124.00	113.89
175	—	1,165	98.00–110.50	106.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,469	120.00–132.00	125.53
26	—	1,445	102.00–108.00	105.59
86	—	1,391	109.00–121.00	114.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,030	104.00–115.00	108.30
3	—	730	47.50–67.50	61.11
12	—	889	70.00–87.50	78.20
98	—	1,039	89.00–105.00	98.20

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.