Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 5
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,102 head
28 vs last sale 1,130 63 vs year ago 1,165 · 5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
27 vs last sale 93 997 vs year ago 1,117 · 89.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. 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
BullsLow1,62298.111,59262
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43470.671,013173
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20166.66801296
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02154.38555359

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)1,165$1,02822
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$8858
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)797$8639
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,6504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$1,44720

Every lot, as filed

22 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 21,040860.00/head860.00–860.008605
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2797862.84/head800.00–935.008639
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,026135.17/cwt130.00–140.001,38715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2964114.29/cwt108.00–122.501,1027
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293286.98/cwt85.00–90.0081112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0841,447.00/head1,150.00–1,535.001,44720
Bulls1,48285.54/cwt72.00–91.001,26812
Bulls1,63398.40/cwt91.00–107.501,60736
Bulls1,715108.12/cwt104.00–114.001,85414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20166.12/cwt57.50–72.50794216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41169.45/cwt65.00–74.00980103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50879.66/cwt73.50–93.001,20141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21172.97/cwt71.00–78.0088452
CowsLean 85-90%1,05968.18/cwt64.00–72.5072251
CowsLean 85-90%99348.31/cwt39.00–55.0048090
CowsLean 85-90%81528.47/cwt20.00–38.0023245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18759.14/cwt53.00–62.0070228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41062.30/cwt57.00–66.0087829
CowsLean 85-90%1,07760.20/cwt55.00–67.00648173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158885.49/head860.00–900.008858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2021,077.54/head950.00–1,250.001,07817

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.