Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-09-29

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 29
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
890 head
322 vs last sale 568 166 vs year ago 724 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
142 vs last sale 252 246 vs year ago 356 · 69.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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
BullsHigh1,61485.901,38665
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43665.1193591
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24059.23734132
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00544.99452450

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44366.93/cwt64.00–72.0096654
CowsLean 85-90%1,06347.92/cwt43.00–51.0050998
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20370.74/cwt69.00–75.008516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24663.07/cwt61.00–67.0078638
CowsLean 85-90%88236.46/cwt24.00–42.50322201
CowsLean 85-90%1,14454.03/cwt52.00–59.00618145
CowsLean 85-90%82464.33/cwt64.00–65.005306
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2971923.02/cwt875.00–1,000.008,96310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,046924.51/cwt800.00–1,175.009,67022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,192785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,3575
Bred CowsLarge 11,456900.24/cwt875.00–975.0013,1074
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295192.20/cwt71.00–111.0087715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292582.80/cwt75.00–87.007669
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,102994.00/cwt880.00–1,200.0010,95410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1111,140.63/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0012,67216
Bulls1,93799.50/cwt95.00–108.001,9278
Bulls1,42576.81/cwt69.00–81.001,09517
Bulls1,62987.04/cwt82.00–93.001,41840
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24056.78/cwt54.00–60.0070488
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64375.50/cwt74.00–79.001,2404
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40060.88/cwt57.00–63.0085233

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.