Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
487 head
51 vs last sale 538 252 vs year ago 235 · +107.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
274 head
43 vs last sale 231 159 vs year ago 115 · +138.3%
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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. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pair. 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
BullsAverage1,71088.601,51551
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39861.2985793
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27559.06753140
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07548.53522113

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-28001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.009,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,028987.50/cwt975.00–1,000.0010,1524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0451,012.50/cwt975.00–1,050.0010,5814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2825675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,5692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1241,013.75/cwt1,010.00–1,025.0011,3958
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,7206
Bred CowsLarge 11,5351,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0020,3391
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,44461.80/cwt61.00–63.008925
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,58264.50/cwt60.00–65.001,02016
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4491,069.65/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0015,49916
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,03170.49/cwt64.00–72.007275
Bred CowsMedium 1-299561.48/cwt57.50–67.006123
Bred CowsMedium 1-2910749.91/cwt625.00–850.006,8243
Bred CowsMedium 1-2932734.17/cwt650.00–850.006,8423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3131,309.52/cwt1,275.00–1,375.0017,1943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25562.39/cwt58.00–70.0078322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22762.34/cwt59.00–64.007655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245803.79/cwt750.00–850.0010,0077
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218993.39/cwt875.00–1,010.0012,09910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270983.39/cwt900.00–1,150.0012,48915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,19661.64/cwt58.00–67.0073714
CowsLean 85-90%1,16155.15/cwt52.00–58.0064059
CowsLean 85-90%1,05747.63/cwt42.00–51.0050337
CowsLean 85-90%80021.58/cwt17.50–30.0017311
CowsLean 85-90%84638.31/cwt33.00–40.003246
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36260.37/cwt57.00–63.5082258
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50667.38/cwt63.00–71.001,01522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37955.10/cwt53.00–57.0076013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27457.99/cwt55.00–60.5073977
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30262.22/cwt60.00–65.0081051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16852.45/cwt49.00–54.5061312
Bulls1,75089.80/cwt85.00–95.001,57229
Bulls1,48879.66/cwt65.00–84.001,18513
Bulls1,89997.63/cwt95.00–104.001,8549
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08856.00/cwt56.00–56.006093
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14565.91/cwt62.00–68.007553
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00189.99/cwt87.50–91.009014
Stock CowsMedium 1-295362.20/cwt62.00–62.5059311
Stock CowsMedium 1-285880.75/cwt63.00–91.0069315
Stock CowsMedium 1-275496.71/cwt90.00–115.0072910
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,23575.60/cwt75.00–77.509344
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,16480.84/cwt72.50–82.509416
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19951,168.17/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0011,6236
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,247807.35/cwt800.00–825.0010,0683

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.