Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-08

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
390 head
110 vs last sale 500 446 vs year ago 836 · 53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
405 head
272 vs last sale 133 7 vs year ago 412 · 1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The offering included several herd dispersal's providing some very good bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was light to moderate 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
BullsHigh1,56573.231,14623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31047.3762173
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20143.6652484
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00933.56339134

Every lot, as filed

43 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 and Large 11,1981,822.50/cwt1,760.00–1,885.0021,83440
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28147.69/cwt46.00–52.0061136
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,3602
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,5002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4822,130.00/cwt2,100.00–2,175.0031,56720
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4801,541.67/cwt1,425.00–1,650.0022,8176
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2980850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,3302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0201,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,7102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3201,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,1602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3652,200.00/cwt2,200.00–2,200.0030,03022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,34012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,238.89/cwt1,175.00–1,425.0014,63118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,45014
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4001,084.38/cwt1,050.00–1,225.0015,1814
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,01647.20/cwt45.00–52.004804
Bred CowsMedium 1-2944651.26/cwt600.00–700.006,1486
Bred CowsMedium 1-2996808.18/cwt650.00–875.008,04923
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,04449.67/cwt49.50–50.0051915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16155.11/cwt50.00–61.0064012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,0314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160726.15/cwt650.00–850.008,42312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,142796.94/cwt750.00–875.009,1015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145978.86/cwt875.00–1,060.0011,20827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,17843.81/cwt42.00–46.005166
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,235637.20/cwt600.00–750.007,8694
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,14467.70/cwt60.00–72.507746
Stock CowsMedium 1-273785.91/cwt75.00–91.0063310
Stock CowsMedium 1-284260.69/cwt52.00–75.0051115
Stock CowsMedium 1-293860.63/cwt50.00–64.005697
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04073.64/cwt69.00–82.007665
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299370.89/cwt59.00–77.0070426
Bulls1,70283.10/cwt80.50–87.001,4146
Bulls1,29562.63/cwt60.00–69.008117
Bulls1,67274.72/cwt71.00–79.501,24910
CowsLean 85-90%96930.53/cwt25.00–35.0029648
CowsLean 85-90%1,11238.08/cwt35.00–42.0042346
CowsLean 85-90%83223.26/cwt17.00–28.0019422
CowsLean 85-90%1,06942.65/cwt41.50–44.0045618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28541.66/cwt39.00–46.0053519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39552.75/cwt51.00–55.0073618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27245.15/cwt43.50–48.0057441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11540.77/cwt36.50–44.0045536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22449.84/cwt49.00–54.006107

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
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