Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was heavy 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	—	Average	1,658	121.13	2,009	78
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,680	127.00	2,134	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	106.27	1,545	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	100.06	1,225	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	84.85	869	271

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,514	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$1,725	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,156	$1,637	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	884	$1,430	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,300	12

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	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	954	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,956	5
Bulls	—	—	1,601	120.39/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,927	41
Bulls	—	—	1,835	126.19/cwt	123.00–130.50	2,316	27
Bulls	—	—	1,416	110.47/cwt	89.00–117.50	1,564	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	88.80/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,130	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	99.02/cwt	87.50–105.00	1,201	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	110.24/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,352	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	104.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	996	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	106.63/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,505	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	115.86/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,863	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	97.52/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,423	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	91.40/cwt	85.00–98.00	967	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	80.67/cwt	70.00–86.00	828	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	55.35/cwt	40.00–72.50	494	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,518	2,005.73/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,006	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,337.77/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,338	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	190.70/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,560	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	151.96/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,985	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	133.48/cwt	121.00–147.50	1,357	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,064	128.39/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,366	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,584.13/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,584	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,637.30/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,637	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	1,223.36/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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