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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 4

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

525 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 785▼ 577 vs year ago 1,102 · −52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 169▼ 2 vs year ago 120 · −1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate 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	1,546	115.01	1,778	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	104.08	1,518	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	95.29	1,139	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	81.44	804	189

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)	1,337	$1,896	26
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,503	$1,751	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,052	$1,710	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,375	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,845	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,067	12

Every lot

28 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	1,295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,632	3
Bulls	—	—	1,419	104.86/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,488	13
Bulls	—	—	1,544	115.43/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,782	19
Bulls	—	—	1,819	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,276	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	72.65/cwt	67.50–82.50	648	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	53.94/cwt	32.50–67.50	540	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	90.37/cwt	82.00–95.00	915	99
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	97.92/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,001	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	94.61/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,121	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	102.71/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,245	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	81.26/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,018	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	103.48/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,483	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	91.98/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,342	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	114.29/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,802	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,845.00/head	1,845.00–1,845.00	1,845	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,627.20/head	1,435.00–1,800.00	1,627	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,164.42/head	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,164	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,503	1,750.58/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,751	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	156.70/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,268	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2-3	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	874	188.16/cwt	177.50–208.00	1,645	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	883	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	971	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	9

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 785Year ago 1,102

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 169Year ago 120

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,060	1,845.00	1,845.00

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	—	910	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	6	—	1,503	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,475	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,164.42

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)	13	—	1,198	1,435.00–1,800.00	1,627.20

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	—	915	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	—	1,052	1,710.00	1,710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	874	177.50–208.00	188.16

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	6	—	809	150.00–162.50	156.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,000	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	883	110.00	110.00

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	3	—	810	132.50	132.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,544	109.00–120.00	115.43
9	—	1,819	120.00–130.00	125.13
13	—	1,419	96.00–109.00	104.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	80.00–85.00	81.26
74	—	1,185	88.00–101.00	94.61
20	—	1,212	100.00–112.50	102.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	892	67.50–82.50	72.65
32	—	1,002	32.50–67.50	53.94
99	—	1,012	82.00–95.00	90.37
20	—	1,022	95.00–104.00	97.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,433	98.00–110.00	103.48
13	—	1,577	111.00–123.00	114.29
8	—	1,459	87.50–96.00	91.98

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.