Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-11-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
941 head
115 vs last sale 1,056 103 vs year ago 1,044 · 9.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
68 vs last sale 74 860 vs year ago 1,002 · 85.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower with a heavy supply. The offering was made up with a high number of lean cows. Replacement cattle traded steady. Total supply was heavy with light demand for the slaughter classes and good demand for the replacement cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,65882.881,37446
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45158.73852140
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22452.39641191
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03842.17438292

Every lot, as filed

19 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 HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0131,085.67/cwt925.00–1,200.0010,99810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288594.63/cwt87.00–109.0083717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29381,257.50/cwt1,100.00–1,360.0011,79514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2341,269.28/cwt1,210.00–1,375.0015,6639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,1757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,022.57/cwt875.00–1,175.0011,73944
Bulls1,79791.69/cwt89.00–95.001,6486
Bulls1,52873.60/cwt62.00–79.001,12512
Bulls1,68484.97/cwt80.00–89.001,43128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60769.54/cwt68.00–75.501,11812
CowsLean 85-90%1,03940.27/cwt36.00–44.0041889
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27846.46/cwt40.00–51.0059466
CowsLean 85-90%1,07155.34/cwt54.00–60.0059324
CowsLean 85-90%1,08648.81/cwt45.00–52.50530109
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11164.91/cwt63.00–70.007217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20054.97/cwt52.00–62.00660118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43653.68/cwt48.00–56.0077148
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43760.13/cwt56.00–66.0086480
CowsLean 85-90%95029.74/cwt25.00–35.0028370

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.