Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-15

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
456 head
66 vs last sale 390 542 vs year ago 998 · 54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
276 vs last sale 405 1,499 vs year ago 1,628 · 92.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold 10.00-12.00 higher with some high-dressing 15.00 higher. The bulk of slaughter bulls sold 8.00-9.00 higher with a couple high-dressing 12.00 higher. Packer buyers were looking to gather some slaughter cows today as receipts at many sale barns had been light over the past week. The offering included a light supply of bred cows with most in the second stage and cow/calf pairs were scarce. Supply was moderate and demand very 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
BullsLow1,68485.021,43232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42963.2890489
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19060.95725111
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00946.30467117

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,47875.02/cwt72.00–79.001,1095
Bulls1,78193.32/cwt88.00–101.501,6629
Bulls1,69383.64/cwt79.00–87.501,41618
CowsLean 85-90%77923.42/cwt16.00–30.0018214
CowsLean 85-90%1,10457.51/cwt53.50–62.0063530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,325875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,5943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,095600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,5701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47361.25/cwt58.00–65.0090243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42070.53/cwt65.00–75.001,00229
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33156.06/cwt54.00–58.0074617
CowsLean 85-90%1,06050.78/cwt46.00–54.0053838
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16354.02/cwt50.00–57.0062841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15660.10/cwt56.00–66.0069536
Bred CowsMedium 2753315.45/cwt200.00–350.002,3758
Bred CowsMedium 1-2838611.94/cwt600.00–625.005,1282
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5631,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0017,1932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25870.20/cwt65.00–74.0088334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,035716.18/cwt700.00–750.007,4124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26865.00/cwt65.00–65.008242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3301,181.72/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0015,7174
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260946.42/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,92510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3261,005.04/cwt900.00–1,100.0013,32714
Stock CowsMedium 1-273787.72/cwt75.00–100.0064610
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,28168.53/cwt62.50–70.008785
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12263.00/cwt63.00–63.007073
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295080.03/cwt65.00–87.0076012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294072.34/cwt67.50–77.506802
Stock CowsMedium 1-291669.23/cwt64.00–72.506344
Stock CowsMedium 1-285575.63/cwt75.00–77.506474
CowsLean 85-90%96440.97/cwt34.00–47.0039535

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.