Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00 -4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate 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	1,704	161.17	2,746	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	129.51	1,919	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	126.23	1,561	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	102.20	1,028	267

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)	1,140	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,051	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,684	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,608	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,525	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	742	$1,348	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	1,140	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	710	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	2,050.58/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,051	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	154.44/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,461	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,778.50/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,779	21
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	1,347.75/head	1,170.00–1,400.00	1,348	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,913	7
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	835	149.13/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,245	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,030.24/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,030	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	170.91/cwt	156.00–196.00	1,837	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,167	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,780	5
Bulls	—	—	1,906	176.91/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,461	147.19/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,150	10
Bulls	—	—	1,810	162.91/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,949	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,389	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	128.38/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,865	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	136.21/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,689	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	116.09/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,477	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	126.04/cwt	120.00–133.50	1,549	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	139.92/cwt	135.50–144.00	2,256	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	117.98/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,697	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	102.86/cwt	95.00–111.00	971	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	76.13/cwt	65.00–94.00	689	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	118.83/cwt	111.00–125.50	1,321	90

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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