Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-31

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 31
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
612 head
82 vs last sale 530 84 vs year ago 696 · 12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
30 vs last sale 96 313 vs year ago 439 · 71.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Bred cows and heifers also 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
BullsAverage1,658105.301,74651
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44185.001,22585
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19981.66979170
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06570.09746217

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)1,078$1,14626
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)912$1,40919

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,08771.86/cwt64.00–76.00781143
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1962121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1643
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291987.50/cwt85.00–90.008046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,145.94/head1,000.00–1,300.001,14626
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,55013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28731,103.57/head950.00–1,225.001,1046
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1985148.13/cwt145.00–152.001,45921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875141.69/cwt132.00–150.001,24033
Bulls1,658108.15/cwt101.00–113.001,79331
Bulls1,697119.14/cwt114.00–123.002,0225
Bulls1,64494.79/cwt84.00–101.001,55815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20786.77/cwt84.00–92.001,04763
CowsLean 85-90%98260.21/cwt54.00–64.0059128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25870.15/cwt65.00–73.0088216
CowsLean 85-90%1,08078.65/cwt75.00–85.0084934
CowsLean 85-90%94947.79/cwt40.00–53.0045412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18380.15/cwt73.00–84.0094891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41882.66/cwt77.50–88.001,17258
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49190.03/cwt87.00–95.001,34227

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.