Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with moderate 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	1,713	149.55	2,561	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,475	137.00	2,021	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	112.86	1,415	203
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	112.86	1,692	171
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	93.81	950	278

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)	1,275	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,891	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$1,594	20
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$2,438	8

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	—	1,121	2,437.50/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,438	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,593.92/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,594	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	2,195.55/head	2,020.00–2,400.00	2,196	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,772.80/head	1,585.00–1,950.00	1,773	15
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	708	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,239	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,001	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,094	125.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,377	6
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	862	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,336	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,993	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	184.10/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,981	17
Bulls	—	—	1,615	136.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,207	12
Bulls	—	—	1,690	150.86/cwt	140.00–164.50	2,550	19
Bulls	—	—	1,913	165.75/cwt	162.00–174.00	3,171	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	69.33/cwt	55.00–80.00	627	50
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,021	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	113.08/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,418	157
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	105.25/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,558	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	112.31/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,659	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	107.23/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,201	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	117.39/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,202	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	90.40/cwt	80.00–100.00	882	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	104.59/cwt	92.50–108.00	1,312	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	126.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,578	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	124.38/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,991	30

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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