Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-04-22

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 22
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
474 head
18 vs last sale 456 329 vs year ago 803 · 41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
372 head
243 vs last sale 129 75 vs year ago 297 · +25.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to ls Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included several herd dispersal's providing a moderate to heavy supply of bred cows and a moderate supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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
BullsHigh1,69985.161,44749
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32857.2876172
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22055.42676151
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01238.53390119

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2361,036.21/cwt850.00–1,175.0012,80838
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,560.00/cwt1,560.00–1,560.0019,8122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,0752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2331,050.00/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0012,9474
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,8808
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,035975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,0916
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,1456
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02070.14/cwt59.00–77.5071517
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06354.00/cwt54.00–54.005744
Stock CowsMedium and Large 295653.57/cwt50.00–56.005125
Stock CowsMedium 1-282293.33/cwt90.00–94.007676
Stock CowsMedium 1-283464.92/cwt56.00–75.005418
Stock CowsMedium 1-293266.77/cwt62.00–71.0062218
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298079.04/cwt75.00–83.007752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,290950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,2553
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,142951.21/cwt835.00–1,050.0010,86319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2271,248.51/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0015,3199
Bred CowsMedium 1-2979804.81/cwt675.00–875.007,87911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212836.67/cwt700.00–950.0010,14036
Bred CowsMedium 1-2948678.89/cwt575.00–800.006,4362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,003804.65/cwt785.00–825.008,0712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13555.54/cwt55.00–58.006306
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,02563.75/cwt55.00–72.506532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28657.37/cwt55.00–60.0073837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31053.75/cwt50.00–56.0070422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47863.01/cwt60.00–66.0093113
CowsLean 85-90%1,03244.40/cwt41.00–47.0045845
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22055.05/cwt51.00–60.50672103
CowsLean 85-90%1,00935.21/cwt30.00–40.0035542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25761.56/cwt59.00–65.0077427
CowsLean 85-90%83621.70/cwt15.00–29.0018118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17449.37/cwt42.00–52.0058021
CowsLean 85-90%1,18151.24/cwt47.00–53.5060514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,10553.43/cwt49.00–56.005906
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,02057.63/cwt50.00–67.005886
Bulls1,88892.08/cwt87.00–99.001,73819
Bulls1,32773.83/cwt69.00–78.009807
Bulls1,65782.89/cwt79.00–87.001,37323
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6351,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0026,1601
BullsMedium 1-21,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth950950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,331.82/cwt1,175.00–1,500.0016,08822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,0452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,362.50/cwt1,250.00–1,475.0016,2824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29691,005.00/cwt825.00–1,200.009,73810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15458.38/cwt55.00–63.006749
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,13052.35/cwt52.00–53.005923

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
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