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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 27

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

671 head

▼ 540 vs last sale 1,211▼ 83 vs year ago 754 · −11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 915 vs last sale 1,022▲ 3 vs year ago 104 · +2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. The top slaughter cow sold for 149.00 and the top slaughter bull sold for 186.00.

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	1,618	163.01	2,638	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	134.46	1,996	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	130.07	1,580	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	115.50	1,193	153

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)	1,080	$2,077	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,790	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,600	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	811	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$3,094	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,032	$2,321	17

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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,053	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,948	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,085	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,454	4
Bulls	—	—	1,389	132.89/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	152.88/cwt	144.00–160.50	2,556	16
Bulls	—	—	1,820	168.59/cwt	160.00–186.00	3,068	36
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	796	71.16/cwt	60.00–75.00	566	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	96.83/cwt	90.00–102.50	912	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	116.89/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,224	95
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	128.93/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,396	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	135.71/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,649	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	127.66/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,551	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	130.97/cwt	122.50–137.00	1,919	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	141.82/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,163	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,222.73/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,223	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	3,425.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,425	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	811	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,646	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,528	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,479	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	166.94/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,795	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4

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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 671Last week 1,211Year ago 754

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 1,022Year ago 104

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,085	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,222.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,119	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	5	—	930	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	811	203.00	203.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,075	160.00–177.00	166.94

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	—	1,027	144.00	144.00

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	3	—	915	167.00	167.00

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)	3	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	890	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	1,193	1,790.00	1,790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,102	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	811	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,672	144.00–160.50	152.88
36	—	1,820	160.00–186.00	168.59
4	—	1,389	127.50–137.50	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,053	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,085	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,525	137.00–149.00	141.82
57	—	1,465	122.50–137.00	130.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,215	121.00–133.00	127.66
47	—	1,215	131.00–147.00	135.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,083	124.00–143.00	128.93
14	—	942	90.00–102.50	96.83
95	—	1,047	105.00–123.00	116.89
8	—	796	60.00–75.00	71.16

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.