Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-03-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
373 head
57 vs last sale 316 132 vs year ago 505 · 26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
201 head
16 vs last sale 185 16 vs year ago 217 · 7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold fully steady. 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
BullsAverage1,66987.651,46343
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41764.5191473
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23562.04766144
CowsLean 85-90%Average95941.1939575

Every lot, as filed

48 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
CowsLean 85-90%96447.96/cwt43.00–52.5046228
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4151,350.00/cwt1,250.00–1,450.0019,1034
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4081,183.33/cwt1,150.00–1,250.0016,6613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,2132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,035950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,8334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2948825.00/cwt700.00–950.007,8214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0017,0892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,572.73/cwt1,350.00–1,625.0019,95811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,125950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,6882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,9132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,5132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3431,150.00/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0015,4454
Bulls1,67486.04/cwt83.00–90.001,44017
Bulls1,74593.88/cwt91.00–102.001,63819
Bulls1,45274.67/cwt62.00–80.001,0847
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48268.92/cwt65.00–74.001,02134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17254.83/cwt51.00–58.006438
CowsLean 85-90%1,01856.31/cwt54.00–57.5057312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291282.00/cwt82.00–82.007482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 284271.15/cwt51.00–78.005994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,189952.69/cwt810.00–1,075.0011,3278
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3221,337.09/cwt1,260.00–1,350.0017,67611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,28568.00/cwt68.00–68.008742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10359.98/cwt59.00–61.006622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41062.16/cwt58.50–66.0087631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23867.30/cwt62.50–72.0083375
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28159.60/cwt55.00–63.0076348
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11648.80/cwt44.00–55.0054521
CowsLean 85-90%87825.54/cwt15.00–35.0022422
Bred CowsLarge 11,4631,279.44/cwt1,250.00–1,310.0018,7182
Bred CowsLarge 11,475975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,3812
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,120860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,6322
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,399825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,5422
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4401,049.97/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0015,1203
CowsLean 85-90%1,02939.15/cwt35.00–41.0040313
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth96062.55/cwt60.00–65.006002
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,025600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,1501
Stock CowsMedium 1-292759.34/cwt55.00–68.005505
Bred CowsMedium 1-292055.50/cwt55.00–56.005112
Stock CowsMedium 1-296270.39/cwt67.50–73.006775
Bred CowsMedium 1-2969861.24/cwt800.00–950.008,3458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,355908.33/cwt875.00–975.0012,3083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11367.22/cwt64.00–71.007482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04772.03/cwt64.00–87.5075417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,219991.57/cwt885.00–1,150.0012,08721
Stock CowsMedium 1835115.29/cwt115.00–119.0096322
Stock CowsMedium 1-2725102.50/cwt102.50–102.507431

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
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