Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
427 head
285 vs last sale 712 372 vs year ago 799 · 46.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
276 vs last sale 397 395 vs year ago 516 · 76.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Not enough replacement cattle for a comparison. Supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,811103.741,87824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43986.031,23882
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19982.06984128
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04172.52755104

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)1,034$1,03824
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,42550
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)939$1,3467

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 2940700.00/head700.00–700.007005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,42550
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1800123.08/cwt120.00–126.009858
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292697.37/cwt95.00–98.509024
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28701,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29391,346.43/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,127.32/head1,000.00–1,300.001,12719
Bulls1,886104.84/cwt100.00–112.001,97711
Bulls1,807119.87/cwt115.00–125.002,1665
Bulls1,70992.14/cwt85.00–97.501,5758
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18472.72/cwt67.50–76.0086113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19580.13/cwt76.00–84.5095860
CowsLean 85-90%1,00959.47/cwt54.00–63.006009
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38573.14/cwt69.00–76.001,0135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46790.13/cwt84.00–94.001,32234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42384.28/cwt77.00–88.001,19943
CowsLean 85-90%83642.50/cwt42.50–42.503553
CowsLean 85-90%1,02771.37/cwt65.00–76.0073350
CowsLean 85-90%1,07878.84/cwt76.00–84.0085042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20686.38/cwt84.00–97.001,04255

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.