Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Feb 22
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
635 head
117 vs last sale 518 314 vs year ago 321 · +97.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
167 vs last sale 219 2 vs year ago 54 · 3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows traded 4.00-7 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,754108.341,90046
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43992.191,326106
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18891.541,087129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01876.74781216

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)1,069$1,24314
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,144$1,0917
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,041$1,0387
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$1,4867

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 and Large 1-21,1441,090.99/head950.00–1,290.001,0917
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0411,038.02/head985.00–1,075.001,0387
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1880137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2892100.00/cwt100.00–100.008923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,662.50/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1521,209.63/head1,100.00–1,375.001,21010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3254
Bulls1,58290.19/cwt86.00–94.001,4275
Bulls1,743106.66/cwt97.00–113.001,85926
Bulls1,831117.29/cwt112.00–122.002,14815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18688.90/cwt80.00–93.501,05480
CowsLean 85-90%1,03376.40/cwt64.00–83.00789105
CowsLean 85-90%1,05689.56/cwt83.00–95.0094675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42691.71/cwt85.00–95.001,30873
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47896.24/cwt94.00–104.001,42229
CowsLean 85-90%96159.09/cwt50.00–65.0056821
CowsLean 85-90%80639.80/cwt27.50–48.0032115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19095.85/cwt92.00–100.001,14149
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38771.50/cwt71.00–72.009924

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.