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Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

519 head

▼ 221 vs last sale 740▼ 266 vs year ago 785 · −33.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 174▼ 99 vs year ago 169 · −58.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 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	1,668	150.62	2,513	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	120.32	1,818	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	114.69	1,446	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	101.49	1,073	162

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)	1,415	$2,216	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,650	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	882	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,475	4thin

Every lot

24 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	1,045	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	140.92/cwt	138.50–144.00	2,122	5
Bulls	—	—	1,674	149.97/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,510	25
Bulls	—	—	1,842	161.62/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,977	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	76.82/cwt	67.50–82.50	698	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	95.98/cwt	87.50–104.00	992	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	108.29/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,191	71
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	120.54/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,352	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	126.68/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,537	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	115.76/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,455	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	109.57/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,402	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	111.60/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,630	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	120.70/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,801	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	129.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,126	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	201.50/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,824	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,797	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	163.06/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,738	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	2,216.46/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,216	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2

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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 519Last week 740Year ago 785

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 174Year ago 169

Compared to the sale last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,674	145.00–156.50	149.97
11	—	1,842	156.00–166.00	161.62
5	—	1,506	138.50–144.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,492	114.00–127.00	120.70
16	—	1,636	126.00–136.00	129.98
20	—	1,461	107.00–114.00	111.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,100	104.00–116.00	108.29
14	—	1,122	117.00–127.50	120.54
60	—	1,034	87.50–104.00	95.98
17	—	909	67.50–82.50	76.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	122.00–132.50	126.68
38	—	1,280	101.00–112.00	109.57
70	—	1,257	112.00–122.00	115.76

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	905	195.00–204.00	201.50

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	19	—	1,066	140.00–180.00	163.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,027	175.00	175.00

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)	3	—	980	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,210	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	7	—	1,415	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,216.46

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	—	882	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	922	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	2	—	890	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,185	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.