Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold up to 154.00 with slaughter bulls topping at 178.50. This report combines the slaughter/replacement sale with the special replacement auction tonite. Bred cows sold up to 3,125.00 per head with cow-calf pairs selling up to 3,525.00. Internet purchasing was active.

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	1,682	162.75	2,738	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	131.46	1,905	177
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	128.13	1,555	327
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	115.51	1,173	226

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)	992	$2,300	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,174	204
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,826	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,796	26
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$2,352	30
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,625	$3,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$3,066	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,209	$2,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,236	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,831	132
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,747	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$2,090	20
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,746	79

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,083.33/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,083	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,116.67/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,117	72
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,743.10/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,743	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,512.16/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,512	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	2,843.48/head	2,700.00–2,975.00	2,843	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	3,264.66/head	2,950.00–3,525.00	3,265	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,773.33/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,773	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	151.14/cwt	139.00–162.00	2,619	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,099	180.43/cwt	172.00–197.50	1,983	13
Bulls	—	—	1,824	165.24/cwt	157.00–178.50	3,014	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	115.86/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	77.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	704	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	112.47/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,176	134
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,335.14/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,335	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,950	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,746.98/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,747	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,449.53/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,450	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	163.17/cwt	140.00–176.00	1,500	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,075.12/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,075	142
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,911.46/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,911	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	3,756.70/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,323	2,842.00/head	2,750.00–3,125.00	2,842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,835.91/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,836	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,261.34/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,261	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	126.98/cwt	121.50–136.00	1,271	74
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	935	138.86/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,298	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	931	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	978	1,690.15/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	110.98/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,361	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	93.66/cwt	85.00–102.50	782	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	125.21/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,523	222
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	135.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,636	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	129.27/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,872	133
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	139.69/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,024	41

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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