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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

698 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 857▼ 559 vs year ago 1,257 · −44.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 62▼ 1,300 vs year ago 1,452 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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	1,695	152.80	2,590	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	124.91	1,833	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	121.38	1,504	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	113.62	1,251	182

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)	1,213	$2,015	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,633	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,192	12

Every lot

30 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	—	—	1,498	137.10/cwt	122.50–145.00	2,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,649	150.71/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,485	20
Bulls	—	—	1,873	164.75/cwt	159.00–174.00	3,086	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	83.31/cwt	75.00–87.50	806	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	99.59/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,040	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	113.66/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,256	100
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	121.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,367	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	127.64/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,564	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	111.46/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,370	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	119.66/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,492	126
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	123.15/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,765	88
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	111.38/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,607	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	131.11/cwt	126.50–137.00	2,035	38
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,191.67/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,192	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,919.69/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,920	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,226	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,636.90/head	1,600.00–1,795.00	1,637	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	2,236.89/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,237	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	938	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,595	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,998	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,106	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,513	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,757	10

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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 698Last week 857Year ago 1,257

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 62Year ago 1,452

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,140	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,191.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,228	1,600.00–1,795.00	1,636.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,158	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,919.69

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)	6	—	1,216	1,920.00	1,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,278	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,236.89

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	—	1,226	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,128	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	170.00	170.00

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	10	—	1,137	150.00–157.50	154.50

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	7	—	1,106	135.00–138.00	136.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	135.00	135.00

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	4	—	1,025	175.00	175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,080	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,873	159.00–174.00	164.75
8	—	1,498	122.50–145.00	137.10
20	—	1,649	145.00–158.00	150.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,552	126.50–137.00	131.11
6	—	1,443	107.00–115.00	111.38
88	—	1,433	115.00–127.00	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,105	107.00–119.00	113.66
55	—	1,127	120.00–125.00	121.32
24	—	1,044	89.00–107.00	99.59
3	—	968	75.00–87.50	83.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,225	123.00–136.00	127.64
126	—	1,247	113.00–123.00	119.66
16	—	1,229	108.00–113.00	111.46

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.