Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2019-05-15

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
975 head
194 vs last sale 781 975 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,145 head
884 vs last sale 261 1,145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold steady with a few high dressing 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. The replacement cow sale held in conjunction with the regular sale provided a heavy supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,72582.371,42156
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34757.47774185
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13353.74609367
CowsLean 85-90%Low96744.13427142

Every lot, as filed

53 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium 1-21,1561,149.68/cwt1,060.00–1,300.0013,2908
BullsMedium and Large 11,5831,800.53/cwt1,750.00–1,900.0028,5023
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4811,547.49/cwt1,500.00–1,575.0022,9188
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2937987.50/cwt800.00–1,025.009,25312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0131,290.63/cwt1,025.00–1,450.0013,07424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0351,302.78/cwt1,200.00–1,375.0013,4849
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2791,189.02/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0015,20841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,825.00/cwt1,825.00–1,825.0018,25017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2891,458.33/cwt1,275.00–1,700.0018,79812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2291,498.47/cwt1,300.00–1,750.0018,41698
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,503.33/cwt1,400.00–1,650.0017,54415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,611.67/cwt1,400.00–1,700.0019,64630
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,295950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3036
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1611,047.37/cwt900.00–1,075.0012,16019
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1421,155.63/cwt1,075.00–1,250.0013,19716
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,0205
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29281,258.33/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0011,6776
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,580.00/cwt1,300.00–1,650.0015,0105
Bred CowsLarge 11,5501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,60014
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,474939.62/cwt900.00–1,000.0013,8509
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,003720.60/cwt650.00–750.007,2289
Bred CowsMedium 1-2998736.79/cwt600.00–800.007,35314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3081,208.81/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0015,811106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248797.25/cwt650.00–875.009,95041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,154854.06/cwt825.00–900.009,85613
CowsLean 85-90%90440.81/cwt34.00–44.0036955
CowsLean 85-90%96545.70/cwt43.00–49.0044152
CowsLean 85-90%1,13853.16/cwt50.00–56.0060525
CowsLean 85-90%89331.71/cwt30.00–33.0028310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32857.66/cwt55.00–60.0076697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35053.03/cwt45.00–55.0071653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39463.69/cwt60.00–67.0088835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08550.09/cwt44.00–54.00543190
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19056.67/cwt54.00–59.00674139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16561.31/cwt60.00–67.0071438
Bulls1,67082.25/cwt78.00–86.001,37426
Bulls1,88491.12/cwt87.00–96.001,71716
Bulls1,64472.61/cwt65.00–77.001,19414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10461.93/cwt53.00–75.0068450
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01977.63/cwt65.00–92.0079124
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03799.49/cwt93.00–110.001,03220
Stock CowsMedium 1-289563.09/cwt55.00–70.0056511
Stock CowsMedium 1-272784.09/cwt75.00–90.006119
Stock CowsMedium 1-2828108.39/cwt107.00–113.008976
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,34081.41/cwt74.00–86.001,0915
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,4786
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0531,270.74/cwt1,050.00–1,350.0013,38163
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0941,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,85513
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2859756.48/cwt750.00–785.006,4985
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,075650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,9885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,083818.75/cwt775.00–900.008,86710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263969.59/cwt810.00–1,050.0012,24685

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.