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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 22

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

549 head

▼ 812 vs last sale 1,361▼ 340 vs year ago 889 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 1,256 vs last sale 1,349▲ 2 vs year ago 91 · +2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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	1,814	113.83	2,064	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	92.66	1,355	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	90.64	1,084	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	78.03	786	131

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)	1,082	$1,554	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$1,794	8

Every lot

25 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	110.14/cwt	104.00–116.50	1,909	19
Bulls	—	—	1,941	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,323	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	66.22/cwt	57.50–73.00	595	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	50.85/cwt	47.50–52.50	474	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	89.65/cwt	85.00–97.50	885	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	80.50/cwt	75.00–85.00	859	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	75.95/cwt	72.50–77.50	871	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	97.11/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,144	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	88.58/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,067	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	91.46/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,307	92
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	83.31/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,204	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	99.05/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,569	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,974.73/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,975	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	767	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,304	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,588	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	143.94/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,530	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	870	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Nov 22, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 549Last week 1,361Year ago 889

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 1,349Year ago 91

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	4	—	1,365	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,974.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,030	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	4	—	960	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	934	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,063	139.00–151.00	143.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,340	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,733	104.00–116.50	110.14
12	—	1,941	115.00–124.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	987	85.00–97.50	89.65
70	—	1,067	75.00–85.00	80.50
4	—	933	47.50–52.50	50.85
31	—	898	57.50–73.00	66.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,178	94.00–103.00	97.11
3	—	1,147	72.50–77.50	75.95
101	—	1,204	80.00–94.00	88.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,429	86.00–96.00	91.46
26	—	1,584	96.00–104.00	99.05
6	—	1,445	83.00–85.00	83.31

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.