Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-08-18

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
799 head
454 vs last sale 345 312 vs year ago 487 · +64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
516 head
474 vs last sale 42 242 vs year ago 274 · +88.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 3.00 lower. There were several large herd dispersals included in the offerings. Not enough replacement cattle last week for a market test. Supply and demand moderate.

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
BullsLow1,49290.771,35477
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45971.551,04491
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22266.51813144
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04555.73582291

Every lot, as filed

21 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 and Large 1-29581,074.64/cwt950.00–1,200.0010,29570
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29841,270.00/cwt1,150.00–1,375.0012,49746
Bulls1,25881.43/cwt69.00–88.501,02436
Bulls1,57995.52/cwt90.00–100.001,50826
Bulls1,902104.93/cwt101.00–109.001,99615
CowsLean 85-90%1,13367.81/cwt66.00–73.0076821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20662.08/cwt57.00–65.0074947
Bred CowsMedium 1-2796950.89/cwt775.00–1,025.007,56939
Bred CowsMedium 1-2787855.14/cwt835.00–900.006,73016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24067.42/cwt65.00–70.0083672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20172.24/cwt71.00–75.0086825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43972.96/cwt71.00–77.001,05046
CowsLean 85-90%98852.11/cwt47.00–55.5051582
CowsLean 85-90%87735.88/cwt26.00–45.0031531
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825858.97/cwt750.00–1,025.007,08710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59279.91/cwt78.00–84.001,27210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44667.32/cwt63.00–70.0097335
CowsLean 85-90%1,09659.92/cwt56.00–66.00657157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2927883.81/cwt875.00–950.008,19318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,066976.90/cwt750.00–1,325.0010,414174
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2795136.42/cwt136.00–137.001,08516

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.