Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-10-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 20
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
570 head
22 vs last sale 548 121 vs year ago 691 · 17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
82 vs last sale 179 748 vs year ago 845 · 88.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 - 3.00 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,68487.191,46837
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46464.85950131
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22760.32740108
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07850.51544168

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,1054
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28741,018.25/cwt975.00–1,050.008,9005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2947103.08/cwt97.50–112.5097611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298681.35/cwt80.00–82.508027
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0221,311.11/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0013,4009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1461,020.13/cwt860.00–1,250.0011,69132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050840.00/cwt750.00–950.008,8208
Bulls1,65185.92/cwt80.00–88.501,41920
Bulls1,78793.70/cwt89.00–99.001,67412
Bulls1,56876.66/cwt72.00–79.001,2025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20765.10/cwt63.00–69.0078632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23759.06/cwt56.00–64.5073165
CowsLean 85-90%1,03636.98/cwt32.50–39.0038318
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36255.78/cwt52.00–57.5076010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43462.54/cwt58.00–66.0089775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53670.59/cwt67.00–75.001,08446
CowsLean 85-90%1,08552.71/cwt47.50–56.5057272
CowsLean 85-90%1,08560.32/cwt57.00–69.0065438
CowsLean 85-90%1,07643.33/cwt40.00–47.5046640
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22653.88/cwt48.00–57.0066111

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.