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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

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

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

523 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 622▼ 351 vs year ago 874 · −40.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 85▼ 1,287 vs year ago 1,329 · −96.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light 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	1,218	156.10	1,901	128
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,850	160.00	2,960	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	142.33	2,104	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	140.68	1,707	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	120.68	1,199	135

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,517	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,360	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	710	$1,600	3thin

Every lot

26 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 · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	977	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,944	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,012	145.36/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,471	83
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,203	171.84/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,067	7
Bulls	—	—	1,498	153.91/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,306	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	173.47/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,833	11
Bulls	—	—	1,910	186.07/cwt	178.00–214.00	3,554	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	95.91/cwt	90.00–99.00	807	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	114.26/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,124	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	127.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,326	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	142.39/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,505	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	146.71/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,772	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	138.10/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,674	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	122.87/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,559	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	147.67/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,152	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	138.54/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,073	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,949	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,960	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	710	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,572	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,516.96/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,517	7

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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 523Last week 622Year ago 874

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 85Year ago 1,329

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	1,025	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	795	227.50	227.50

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	3	—	767	205.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	172.50	172.50

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)	4	—	1,180	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,280	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,516.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,260	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,910	178.00–214.00	186.07
8	—	1,498	146.00–164.00	153.91
11	—	1,633	165.00–179.00	173.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	199.00	199.00
83	—	1,012	135.00–147.00	145.36
7	—	1,203	169.00–174.00	171.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,040	124.00–134.00	127.51
27	—	1,057	134.00–147.00	142.39
18	—	841	90.00–99.00	95.91
57	—	984	107.00–120.00	114.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	129.00–130.00	129.65
35	—	1,496	131.00–143.00	138.54
32	—	1,457	143.00–156.00	147.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,212	132.00–143.00	138.10
37	—	1,208	142.00–154.00	146.71
5	—	1,269	115.00–128.00	122.87

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.