Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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	—	Low	1,755	149.55	2,625	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	118.38	1,743	170
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	116.94	1,456	238
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	99.48	1,062	173

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)	1,195	$1,825	82
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$1,512	26
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,500	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,200	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,127	11

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 and Large 1-2	—	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,212.50/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,213	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,716.32/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,716	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,604.00/head	1,550.00–1,630.00	1,604	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	878	200.62/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,761	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,309.25/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,309	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	1,405.00/head	1,405.00–1,405.00	1,405	12
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	907	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,043	7
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	754	161.29/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,216	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	150.40/cwt	137.50–175.00	1,799	12
Bulls	—	—	1,597	137.61/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,198	9
Bulls	—	—	1,779	150.44/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,676	29
Bulls	—	—	1,877	163.15/cwt	158.00–171.00	3,062	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	118.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,271	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	92.63/cwt	82.50–100.50	988	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,454	143
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	117.04/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,702	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	101.00/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,515	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	71.58/cwt	50.00–81.00	676	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	107.27/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,182	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	103.94/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,298	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	124.73/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,547	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	127.81/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,944	39

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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