Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower. 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	—	High	1,695	152.80	2,590	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	124.91	1,833	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	121.38	1,504	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	113.62	1,251	182

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)	1,213	$2,015	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,633	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,192	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	—	1,140	2,191.67/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,192	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,636.90/head	1,600.00–1,795.00	1,637	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	6
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	938	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,595	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,757	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,513	7
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,919.69/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,920	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,236.89/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,237	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,998	6
Bulls	—	—	1,873	164.75/cwt	159.00–174.00	3,086	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	137.10/cwt	122.50–145.00	2,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,649	150.71/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,485	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	131.11/cwt	126.50–137.00	2,035	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	111.38/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,607	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	113.66/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,256	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	123.15/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,765	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	121.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,367	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	99.59/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,040	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	83.31/cwt	75.00–87.50	806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	127.64/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,564	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	119.66/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,492	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	111.46/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,370	16

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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