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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 29

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

692 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 774▼ 308 vs year ago 1,000 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 58▼ 121 vs year ago 231 · −52.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top slaughter cow, a Limousin weighed 1,415 lbs. and sold for 156.50. The top selling slaughter bull, also a Limousin weighing 2,050 lbs. sold for 200.00.

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	1,695	167.11	2,833	92
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,415	156.50	2,214	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	136.87	1,998	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	133.76	1,612	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,035	121.12	1,254	111

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)	1,154	$2,044	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,967	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,760	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,790	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	912	$1,715	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,900	7

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,075	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,828	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	147.77/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,487	10
Bulls	—	—	1,705	161.70/cwt	154.50–173.00	2,757	47
Bulls	—	—	1,839	182.38/cwt	174.00–200.00	3,354	28
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	107.47/cwt	97.50–111.00	1,071	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	129.75/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,316	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	119.50/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,273	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	85.81/cwt	77.50–92.50	922	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	138.08/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,645	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	116.78/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,404	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	130.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,594	106
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,415	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,214	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	133.56/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,922	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	142.34/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,128	43
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	2,900.00/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,900	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,715.00/head	1,715.00–1,715.00	1,715	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	196.53/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,836	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	149.11/cwt	142.50–159.00	1,522	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,966.67/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,967	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,044.27/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,044	18

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 29, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 692Last week 774Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 58Year ago 231

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	1,106	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,900.00

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)	3	—	912	1,715.00	1,715.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	937	1,790.00	1,790.00

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	4	—	915	138.00	138.00

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	—	1,021	142.50–159.00	149.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	173.00	173.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	934	184.00–208.00	196.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	945	1,760.00	1,760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	980	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,154	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,044.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,705	154.50–173.00	161.70
28	—	1,839	174.00–200.00	182.38
10	—	1,683	135.00–153.00	147.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,439	124.00–137.00	133.56
43	—	1,495	136.00–151.00	142.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	77.50–92.50	85.81
45	—	1,014	126.00–136.00	129.75
48	—	1,065	114.00–125.00	119.50
15	—	997	97.50–111.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,218	120.00–135.00	130.86
5	—	1,202	114.00–120.00	116.78
91	—	1,191	134.00–151.00	138.08

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.