Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate 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	—	High	1,619	124.28	2,012	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	116.16	1,653	159
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	108.16	1,274	291
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	99.42	1,014	168

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$1,926	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,858	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,726	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,538	27
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,925.91/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,926	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	768	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	1,987.65/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,988	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	929	204.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,896	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,491.61/head	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,492	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,725.94/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	851	119.71/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,019	6
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,796.61/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,797	34
Bulls	—	—	1,809	131.40/cwt	126.00–141.00	2,377	29
Bulls	—	—	1,385	108.73/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,506	11
Bulls	—	—	1,518	123.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,868	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	84.53/cwt	78.00–96.00	1,103	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	125.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,844	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	105.59/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,526	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	114.23/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,589	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	108.30/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,115	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	113.89/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,351	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	106.21/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,237	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	61.11/cwt	47.50–67.50	446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	78.20/cwt	70.00–87.50	695	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	98.20/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,020	98

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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