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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 28

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

455 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 768▼ 383 vs year ago 838 · −45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 110▼ 78 vs year ago 155 · −50.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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	—	Low	1,757	165.89	2,915	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	136.23	2,047	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	134.63	1,656	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	118.28	1,226	126

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)	1,256	$2,097	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,954	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,280	11

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	—	—	1,602	154.19/cwt	144.00–161.00	2,470	10
Bulls	—	—	1,792	169.42/cwt	162.00–179.00	3,036	17
Bulls	—	—	2,080	184.90/cwt	183.00–187.50	3,846	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	93.23/cwt	70.00–101.00	819	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	109.61/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,053	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	135.23/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,415	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	123.27/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,344	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	148.04/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,803	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	133.80/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,644	102
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	123.13/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,558	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	135.15/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,985	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	121.34/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,833	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	148.16/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,334	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,049.25/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,049	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	2,560.39/head	2,400.00–2,825.00	2,560	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	192.89/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,954	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,179	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	730	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,196.88/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,197	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3

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 28, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 455Last week 768Year ago 838

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 110Year ago 155

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,145	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,231	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,049.25

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	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,340	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,444	2,400.00–2,825.00	2,560.39

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	3	—	1,362	160.00	160.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	189.00–197.00	192.89

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	—	940	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	730	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	8	—	1,080	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,196.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,602	144.00–161.00	154.19
17	—	1,792	162.00–179.00	169.42
3	—	2,080	183.00–187.50	184.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,090	117.50–132.50	123.27
20	—	961	100.00–116.00	109.61
13	—	1,046	132.50–140.00	135.23
17	—	879	70.00–101.00	93.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,265	116.00–126.50	123.13
102	—	1,229	128.00–143.00	133.80
14	—	1,218	143.00–156.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,575	142.00–156.00	148.16
14	—	1,511	115.00–126.00	121.34
50	—	1,469	129.00–141.00	135.15

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.