Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-07-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
463 head
▼ 431 vs last sale 894▼ 27 vs year ago 490 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 117▼ 21 vs year ago 95 · −22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls trading steady. Replacement cattle traded steady. Supply was moderate with very 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
Bulls—High1,711115.421,97538
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43589.671,28777
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19787.051,04299
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01678.01793168

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,32918
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,070$1,1753thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,1753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)743$1,08118

Every lot, as filed

17 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20584.74/cwt80.00–88.001,02158
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18091.50/cwt89.00–101.001,08038
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40686.74/cwt81.00–93.501,22042
CowsLean 85-90%—98975.31/cwt67.00–81.0074589
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08686.15/cwt80.00–93.0093663
CowsLean 85-90%—89060.98/cwt50.00–67.5054316
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47093.19/cwt90.00–102.001,37035
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—7431,081.39/head885.00–1,135.001,08118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2801,328.75/head1,200.00–1,450.001,32918
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—953124.76/cwt116.00–135.001,18916
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,082115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2443
Bulls——1,859124.85/cwt119.00–132.002,32118
Bulls——1,51493.97/cwt77.50–101.001,4237
Bulls——1,612113.90/cwt109.00–120.001,83613
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26575.35/cwt74.00–77.009533

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.