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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

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

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

607 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 804▲ 85 vs year ago 522 · +16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 545 vs last sale 651▼ 24 vs year ago 130 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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	1,699	130.82	2,223	76
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,555	135.00	2,099	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	107.47	1,588	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	105.51	1,286	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	93.10	966	128

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)	1,149	$1,480	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$1,115	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,713	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,300	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,230	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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,213	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,492	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,541	114.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,769	8
Bulls	—	—	1,751	129.85/cwt	119.00–141.00	2,274	50
Bulls	—	—	1,818	143.32/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,606	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	81.94/cwt	77.00–87.50	780	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	63.38/cwt	47.50–73.00	624	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	104.22/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,103	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	95.48/cwt	87.50–101.00	1,017	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	104.02/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,261	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	111.49/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,372	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	80.79/cwt	75.00–92.50	1,026	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	92.01/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,343	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	113.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,668	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	106.35/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,576	75
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,099	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	968	1,115.00/head	1,115.00–1,115.00	1,115	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	1,480.42/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,480	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	797	1,193.28/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,193	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	805	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	948	127.28/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,207	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	160.27/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,559	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,601	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	134.29/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,587	16

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.

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Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO

Wed Jan 31, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 607Last week 804Year ago 522

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 651Year ago 130

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	968	1,115.00	1,115.00

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)	20	—	1,149	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,480.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	805	1,230.00	1,230.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	797	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,193.28

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	15	—	973	158.00–168.00	160.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,182	128.00–145.00	134.29

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	—	948	120.00–134.00	127.28

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	6	—	988	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,213	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	112.00–120.00	114.82
50	—	1,751	119.00–141.00	129.85
12	—	1,818	137.00–152.00	143.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,482	98.00–111.00	106.35
48	—	1,475	110.00–119.00	113.08
12	—	1,460	88.00–98.00	92.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	47.50–73.00	63.38
60	—	1,065	87.50–101.00	95.48
36	—	1,058	101.00–109.00	104.22
22	—	952	77.00–87.50	81.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,231	109.00–118.50	111.49
106	—	1,212	93.00–110.00	104.02
4	—	1,270	75.00–92.50	80.79

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.