Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 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	1,634	157.26	2,569	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	133.03	1,926	179
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	130.55	1,578	282
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	113.85	1,133	207

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)	1,212	$2,086	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,850	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,346	25

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2-3	—	840	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	2,820.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,820	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,674	158.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,653	64
Bulls	—	—	1,766	167.85/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,964	21
Bulls	—	—	1,420	145.20/cwt	133.50–150.50	2,062	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	116.56/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	85.00/cwt	60.00–92.00	721	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	119.98/cwt	111.50–126.00	1,247	118
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,026.79/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,027	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	141.15/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,433	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	128.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,542	185
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	145.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,556	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,386	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	116.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,525	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	131.62/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,882	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	138.94/cwt	135.50–147.00	2,063	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	132.54/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,363	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	104.02/cwt	95.00–109.00	997	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	135.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,659	87

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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