Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-12

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
538 head
158 vs last sale 696 157 vs year ago 381 · +41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
231 head
127 vs last sale 358 52 vs year ago 179 · +29.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower with a few high dressing 2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy 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
BullsLow1,81796.721,75754
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42264.60919116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19459.04705129
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03147.85493124

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls1,73381.11/cwt65.50–88.001,40612
Bulls1,81394.99/cwt90.00–100.001,72214
Bulls1,855104.27/cwt99.00–113.001,93428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16055.13/cwt50.50–58.0064054
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20960.96/cwt57.50–64.0073763
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31256.44/cwt51.00–60.0074025
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,19067.07/cwt65.00–69.007982
Stock CowsMedium 1-276894.03/cwt75.00–110.007228
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02087.38/cwt72.50–94.5089111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299576.80/cwt70.00–86.007648
Bred CowsMedium 21,019632.24/cwt600.00–750.006,4435
Bred CowsMedium 21,035700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,2451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11261.01/cwt58.00–63.006785
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15764.06/cwt60.00–71.007413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,273820.76/cwt725.00–875.0010,4489
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,257895.41/cwt825.00–950.0011,2555
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,000818.96/cwt725.00–925.008,1909
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175989.38/cwt875.00–1,150.0011,62522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,13759.73/cwt59.00–61.006793
Bred CowsMedium 1-2785668.06/cwt635.00–725.005,2443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,175785.33/cwt700.00–860.009,22812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19265.75/cwt63.00–69.007845
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2875825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,2194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2792791.00/cwt785.00–800.006,26510
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,45365.18/cwt63.00–67.0094711
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,420975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,8453
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,510971.27/cwt900.00–1,050.0014,6662
Bred CowsMedium 1-285772.00/cwt72.00–72.006172
CowsLean 85-90%1,00059.75/cwt54.00–63.0059822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,045875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,2386
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2875750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27951,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,3482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2747697.00/cwt585.00–825.005,20710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57772.80/cwt67.00–76.001,14834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37863.29/cwt59.00–66.0087257
CowsLean 85-90%64919.10/cwt14.00–24.001248
CowsLean 85-90%1,15850.16/cwt45.00–55.0058175
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27366.60/cwt64.00–69.0084812
CowsLean 85-90%72737.04/cwt35.00–42.5026919
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth1,41265.00/cwt65.00–65.0091810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,23259.19/cwt56.50–63.007295

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.