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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

768 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 697▲ 561 vs year ago 207 · +271.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 139▲ 47 vs year ago 63 · +74.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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	1,714	173.81	2,979	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	143.87	2,148	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	138.02	1,675	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	126.91	1,291	286

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)	1,202	$2,121	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,929	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,904	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	979	$1,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,000	4thin

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	159.46/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,395	15
Bulls	—	—	1,758	173.89/cwt	166.00–182.00	3,057	27
Bulls	—	—	1,813	184.45/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,344	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	773	92.47/cwt	85.00–103.00	715	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	113.43/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,063	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	127.24/cwt	120.00–134.50	1,326	149
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	137.78/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,445	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	137.34/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,655	140
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	146.33/cwt	143.50–155.00	1,801	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	125.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,571	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	140.24/cwt	133.00–146.50	2,083	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	128.35/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,907	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	150.64/cwt	145.50–159.00	2,267	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	979	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,001	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,067.75/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,068	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,980.55/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,981	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	188.49/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,810	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	720	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 768Last week 697Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 139Year ago 63

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	979	1,560.00	1,560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,001	1,480.00	1,480.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,040	1,935.00	1,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,192	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,067.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,228	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,980.55

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	960	187.00–192.50	188.49

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	5	—	835	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	825	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	4	—	1,075	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,758	166.00–182.00	173.89
20	—	1,813	180.00–191.00	184.45
15	—	1,502	149.00–165.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,049	134.00–146.00	137.78
13	—	773	85.00–103.00	92.47
149	—	1,042	120.00–134.50	127.24
39	—	937	104.00–120.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,231	143.50–155.00	146.33
17	—	1,247	117.00–129.00	125.98
140	—	1,205	131.00–143.50	137.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,485	133.00–146.50	140.24
43	—	1,505	145.50–159.00	150.64
4	—	1,486	124.00–132.00	128.35

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.