Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-05-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
530 head
95 vs last sale 435 78 vs year ago 452 · +17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
217 head
98 vs last sale 119 64 vs year ago 153 · +41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. The offering included a high percent of slaughter cows and bulls. There was a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand 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
BullsHigh1,67689.361,49761
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41162.39881129
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22759.19726168
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05245.86482124

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls2,123109.92/cwt106.00–113.002,3342
Bulls1,47376.67/cwt62.00–82.001,12910
Bulls1,92096.90/cwt93.00–103.501,86015
Bulls1,60188.56/cwt83.00–93.001,41834
CowsLean 85-90%97640.71/cwt37.00–44.0039713
CowsLean 85-90%80225.50/cwt20.00–35.0020521
Stock CowsMedium 1-294559.60/cwt55.00–61.005634
Stock CowsMedium 285856.78/cwt50.00–63.004872
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2978100.00/cwt85.00–110.009783
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05373.97/cwt62.00–90.0077914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13061.71/cwt59.00–72.006976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15963.44/cwt62.00–68.007356
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19664.27/cwt60.50–74.007696
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,196770.84/cwt700.00–850.009,21911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020912.01/cwt800.00–1,050.009,3036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,038.01/cwt850.00–1,200.0012,25946
Stock CowsMedium 1-282075.29/cwt62.00–87.5861715
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,482.14/cwt1,425.00–1,525.0016,83714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,02059.00/cwt59.00–59.006022
Bred CowsMedium 1-2998744.67/cwt650.00–875.007,4329
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1521,256.96/cwt1,200.00–1,375.0014,4806
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23865.91/cwt63.50–71.0081620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16353.35/cwt49.00–57.0062056
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29621,037.50/cwt800.00–1,150.009,98116
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,8132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,4004
CowsLean 85-90%1,17457.74/cwt55.00–59.5067830
CowsLean 85-90%1,09448.17/cwt43.00–53.0052760
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26461.29/cwt56.50–64.0077592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26957.00/cwt54.50–59.5072323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50569.08/cwt65.00–75.001,04024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42461.95/cwt58.00–65.0088282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,15859.41/cwt51.00–63.006886

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.