Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2020-09-09

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 9
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
429 head
52 vs last sale 377 59 vs year ago 370 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
35 vs last sale 194 590 vs year ago 749 · 78.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and very light 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
BullsLow1,68392.481,55735
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34562.9384686
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19958.6970489
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05647.46501127

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24755.56/cwt51.00–59.0069346
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,15279.93/cwt72.50–89.009213
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05776.67/cwt62.00–90.008106
Bulls1,52780.03/cwt71.00–84.001,2225
Bulls1,61688.79/cwt85.00–93.501,43515
Bulls1,803100.33/cwt95.00–105.001,80915
CowsLean 85-90%87224.81/cwt20.00–30.0021612
CowsLean 85-90%1,11255.57/cwt53.00–57.5061831
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,00379.70/cwt67.50–86.007993
Stock CowsMedium 1-299564.43/cwt62.50–70.0064115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1906103.00/cwt103.00–103.009336
Stock CowsMedium and Large 196996.00/cwt96.00–96.009306
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21059.03/cwt57.00–65.007144
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,28563.00/cwt63.00–63.008103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,314907.43/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,92414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,6382
Stock CowsMedium 1-284290.00/cwt90.00–90.007582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00782.50/cwt82.50–82.508312
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,443974.61/cwt900.00–1,050.0014,0642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13460.64/cwt57.00–65.006887
Bred CowsMedium 1-2873703.28/cwt660.00–800.006,1403
Bred CowsMedium 1-2955781.15/cwt750.00–850.007,4605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,050.49/cwt945.00–1,175.0013,55111
Bred CowsMedium 2900400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,6002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15361.36/cwt58.00–64.5070737
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2502
Bred CowsLarge 11,4351,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,9381
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3003
CowsLean 85-90%1,07048.50/cwt45.00–53.0051978
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51372.14/cwt68.00–75.501,09116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26256.45/cwt51.00–60.0071220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32462.57/cwt59.00–66.0082850
CowsLean 85-90%95137.34/cwt34.00–40.003556
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11666.15/cwt63.00–69.007386
Stock CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed92059.00/cwt59.00–59.005438
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,000560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,6001

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.