Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady. 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	1,694	125.60	2,128	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	116.78	1,682	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	110.85	1,321	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	96.71	945	131

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$1,410	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,370	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	760	$1,800	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	671	$924	114

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	990	1,215.31/head	1,125.00–1,305.00	1,215	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,654.76/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,655	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	894	194.25/cwt	177.00–225.00	1,737	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	151.74/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,592	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,715	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	148.45/cwt	138.00–165.00	1,459	14
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	666	976.47/head	975.00–980.00	976	76
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	681	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	38
Bulls	—	—	1,778	130.80/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,326	23
Bulls	—	—	1,521	104.77/cwt	96.00–115.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,641	124.83/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,048	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,265	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	127.67/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	102.77/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,572	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	115.76/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,618	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	84.99/cwt	80.00–90.00	765	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	61.66/cwt	47.50–67.50	541	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	101.54/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,007	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	116.29/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,442	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	107.79/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,249	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	109.07/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,117	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	866	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,083	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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