Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2019-08-21

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 21
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
146 vs last sale 381 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
64 vs last sale 179 115 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 to 2.00 high with a few high dressing 3.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The supply of bred cows was light and the supply of cow/calf pairs was very light. Supply was light and demand moderate to good 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
BullsHigh1,74288.841,54824
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42462.6089141
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32460.51801107
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07346.5449939

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2998925.00/cwt875.00–975.009,2322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,216.67/cwt1,150.00–1,275.0014,3933
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,51964.99/cwt61.00–69.009877
Bred CowsMedium 1-2998791.48/cwt750.00–800.007,8995
Bred CowsMedium 1-2986833.93/cwt725.00–950.008,22310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,343966.78/cwt925.00–1,000.0012,9843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093887.24/cwt850.00–925.009,6982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0016,23112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,057.63/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,88222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,25065.33/cwt58.00–69.008173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,102700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,268799.46/cwt775.00–825.0010,1372
Stock CowsMedium 1-2863109.04/cwt102.50–113.0094113
Stock CowsMedium 1-286565.82/cwt62.00–72.505693
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05681.61/cwt67.00–88.008629
Bulls1,500102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5301
Bulls1,80074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3321
Bulls1,77194.61/cwt91.00–99.001,6768
Bulls1,73985.67/cwt83.00–89.001,49014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32570.65/cwt65.00–74.5093610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33756.08/cwt53.00–58.0075038
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31661.65/cwt57.50–65.5081159
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50867.80/cwt66.00–70.001,0227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36857.76/cwt54.00–60.0079014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43364.17/cwt60.00–67.0092020
CowsLean 85-90%1,14739.48/cwt35.00–41.004533
CowsLean 85-90%81716.99/cwt15.00–23.001396
CowsLean 85-90%1,11047.62/cwt42.50–51.0052913
CowsLean 85-90%1,12157.39/cwt52.00–62.0064317

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.