Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-08-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
358 head
129 vs last sale 487 198 vs year ago 556 · 35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
34 vs last sale 274 100 vs year ago 340 · 29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,62687.561,42444
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43765.4694048
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26160.61764115
CowsLean 85-90%High99145.88455101

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
Bulls1,67687.76/cwt84.00–92.001,47125
Bulls1,41478.53/cwt68.00–82.001,11010
Bulls1,72297.04/cwt94.00–102.001,6719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11562.14/cwt61.00–64.006937
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54770.83/cwt66.50–75.001,09619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25157.32/cwt56.00–59.007176
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27660.53/cwt57.00–64.0077263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28966.42/cwt63.50–68.5085627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19354.53/cwt48.00–58.0065125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,081963.58/cwt925.00–1,000.0010,4164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335838.09/cwt725.00–900.0011,1897
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,31968.77/cwt58.00–75.009076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18560.94/cwt59.00–65.007228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2891,339.76/cwt1,200.00–1,385.0017,2707
Bred CowsMedium 1-2823808.57/cwt735.00–875.006,65514
Bred CowsMedium 1-2775732.58/cwt575.00–800.005,6775
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,00557.61/cwt53.00–62.005792
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,455950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,8233
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,47765.00/cwt63.00–66.009603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,075850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,1382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,150725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,455.56/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0016,25918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,250962.50/cwt800.00–1,125.0012,0314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,132.14/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0014,25414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,345960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,9122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,2256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2Broken Mouth800500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2806906.25/cwt850.00–1,075.007,3048
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2875850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4388
BullsMedium 1-21,2251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0881
CowsLean 85-90%1,05056.07/cwt53.00–60.0058940
CowsLean 85-90%1,04747.92/cwt44.00–53.0050229
CowsLean 85-90%87027.02/cwt18.00–33.0023518
CowsLean 85-90%86236.76/cwt35.00–42.0031714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39463.14/cwt59.50–66.5088023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291473.95/cwt60.00–85.0067611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298595.62/cwt95.00–97.509424
Stock CowsMedium 1-295464.48/cwt58.00–70.006157
Stock CowsMedium 1-283873.51/cwt70.00–77.006162
Stock CowsMedium 1-2806103.02/cwt98.00–107.008308
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,29566.63/cwt64.00–69.008632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,136850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6564
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,24562.59/cwt57.00–64.007795
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,002.65/cwt875.00–1,175.0012,20215

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.