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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 7

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

744 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 607▼ 152 vs year ago 896 · −17.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 106▼ 517 vs year ago 633 · −81.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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	1,597	126.26	2,016	68
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	2,025	128.00	2,592	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	107.89	1,595	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	104.44	1,251	212
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	90.19	913	208

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,749	39
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,450	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	742	$1,365	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,250	6

Every lot

22 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	1,145	125.05/cwt	117.00–139.00	1,432	10
Bulls	—	—	1,479	113.40/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,677	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	128.72/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,205	41
Bulls	—	—	1,833	139.31/cwt	137.50–144.00	2,554	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	68.16/cwt	60.00–73.00	630	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	81.61/cwt	72.50–86.00	786	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	94.17/cwt	87.00–98.00	964	100
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	102.78/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,126	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	111.84/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,329	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	102.50/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,230	168
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	106.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,563	115
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	112.90/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,709	33
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,025	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,592	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,534.51/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,535	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	1,975.13/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,975	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	742	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	138.59/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,391	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,152	119.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,375	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,711	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	6

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 744Last week 607Year ago 896

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 106Year ago 633

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,324	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,975.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,102	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,123	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,534.51

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)	7	—	742	1,365.00	1,365.00

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	13	—	1,004	137.00–141.00	138.59

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	11	—	1,152	115.00–129.00	119.37

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	16	—	1,156	148.00	148.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,090	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,145	117.00–139.00	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,713	118.00–135.00	128.72
5	—	1,833	137.50–144.00	139.31
12	—	1,479	103.00–119.00	113.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	1,200	94.00–107.50	102.50
44	—	1,188	108.50–120.00	111.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,024	87.00–98.00	94.17
52	—	963	72.50–86.00	81.61
19	—	925	60.00–73.00	68.16
37	—	1,096	98.00–106.50	102.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,468	100.00–110.00	106.45
33	—	1,514	110.00–118.50	112.90

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.