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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

774 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 1,226▼ 154 vs year ago 928 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 359 vs last sale 417▼ 129 vs year ago 187 · −69.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. The top slaughter cow sold for 152.00. The top slaughter bull sold for 193.50. 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	1,694	165.56	2,805	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	133.83	1,955	173
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	132.85	1,597	198
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	121.99	1,214	181

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)	1,139	$1,958	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,700	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,000	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	143.39/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,036	8
Bulls	—	—	1,666	160.26/cwt	152.00–170.50	2,670	31
Bulls	—	—	1,822	179.79/cwt	171.00–193.50	3,276	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	787	76.06/cwt	50.00–90.00	599	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	105.65/cwt	95.00–112.00	948	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	120.14/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,209	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	130.52/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,337	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	130.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,553	119
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	137.01/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,665	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	115.91/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,658	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	132.79/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,906	120
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	139.80/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,146	45
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	957	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,321	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	160.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,589	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,982	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,070	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	820	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,957.90/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,958	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 May 22, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 774Last week 1,226Year ago 928

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 417Year ago 187

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	50.00–90.00	76.06
90	—	1,024	126.00–136.00	130.52
17	—	897	95.00–112.00	105.65
66	—	1,006	113.00–126.00	120.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,535	137.00–152.00	139.80
120	—	1,435	124.00–137.00	132.79
8	—	1,430	114.00–121.00	115.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,215	134.00–146.00	137.01
119	—	1,194	120.00–134.00	130.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,822	171.00–193.50	179.79
8	—	1,420	138.00–150.00	143.39
31	—	1,666	152.00–170.50	160.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,247	166.00	166.00

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	8	—	1,166	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	990	155.00–165.00	160.50

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	—	957	138.00	138.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	905	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	840	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	3	—	1,080	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	6	—	1,139	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,957.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	820	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.