Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very 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	—	Average	1,676	112.38	1,883	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	97.97	1,399	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	94.25	1,130	277
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	79.81	769	276

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)	1,143	$1,293	74
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,123	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	896	$1,444	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,275	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,385	22

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,493.75/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,362.50/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,363	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,626.98/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,627	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,367.95/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,368	54
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	831	166.18/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,381	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,374	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	109.66/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,068	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	957.10/head	925.00–1,000.00	957	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,123.09/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,123	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	946	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,277	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	108.11/cwt	100.00–115.50	1,802	32
Bulls	—	—	1,370	92.52/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	117.86/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,137	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	93.31/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,119	218
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.00	993	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	65.48/cwt	55.00–75.00	585	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	101.31/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,215	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	95.73/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,359	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	103.09/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,491	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	49.24/cwt	35.00–55.00	386	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	82.18/cwt	75.00–90.00	814	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	92.49/cwt	89.00–103.00	931	78

How this sale compares

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.

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