Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-28

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,130 head
487 vs last sale 643 240 vs year ago 890 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
114 vs last sale 207 17 vs year ago 110 · 15.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Not enough replacement cattle for a comparison. Supply was heavy with moderate 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
BullsAverage1,64899.481,63955
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43375.741,085192
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20772.43874263
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00857.32578467

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)1,233$1,23612
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$86515
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,165$1,0404thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$8853thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-21,208921.33/head800.00–1,050.0092111
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2910885.00/head885.00–885.008853
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1651,039.91/head925.00–1,075.001,0404
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1867140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2143
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990105.93/cwt100.00–110.001,04923
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292786.89/cwt76.00–95.0080513
Bred CowsMedium 2870710.00/head710.00–710.007104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,236.33/head1,025.00–1,400.001,23612
Bulls1,708101.56/cwt94.00–107.001,73532
Bulls1,870111.58/cwt108.00–117.002,0879
Bulls1,36886.93/cwt79.50–95.001,18914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20277.34/cwt75.00–82.0093069
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49983.50/cwt78.50–89.001,25243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46668.08/cwt57.00–72.0099830
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40174.86/cwt71.00–79.501,049119
CowsLean 85-90%92250.78/cwt44.00–59.00468196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21364.37/cwt61.00–67.5078126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20871.66/cwt67.00–75.00866168
CowsLean 85-90%82536.27/cwt31.00–42.0029940
CowsLean 85-90%1,09164.87/cwt59.00–69.00708169
CowsLean 85-90%1,16970.99/cwt69.00–76.5083062

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.