Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-04-19

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 19
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
827 head
22 vs last sale 849 352 vs year ago 1,179 · 29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
51 vs last sale 206 35 vs year ago 120 · +29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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
BullsLow1,634108.551,77457
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43293.261,33595
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20290.941,093250
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00378.41787297

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)1,205$1,24451
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,03613
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)846$1,0165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$1,58919
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,38810

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4255
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28461,016.49/head925.00–1,075.001,0165
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1979159.38/cwt155.00–170.001,56012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0821,718.18/head1,650.00–1,800.001,71811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Bred CowsMedium 2897914.49/head875.00–1,000.009147
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Stock CowsMedium 2705117.50/cwt117.50–117.508284
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,109118.64/cwt111.00–130.001,31617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3371,451.53/head1,375.00–1,625.001,45222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,142.16/head1,050.00–1,250.001,14222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,036.21/head975.00–1,125.001,03613
Bulls1,48094.61/cwt87.50–101.001,4009
Bulls1,595107.15/cwt99.00–114.001,70932
Bulls1,800119.20/cwt114.00–128.002,14616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21196.78/cwt95.00–104.001,17257
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23979.47/cwt72.50–84.0098517
CowsLean 85-90%79047.06/cwt45.00–53.0037213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42583.41/cwt70.00–87.001,1898
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39892.05/cwt87.00–96.001,28755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49297.79/cwt96.00–103.001,45932
CowsLean 85-90%1,02480.14/cwt72.50–86.00821158
CowsLean 85-90%1,04588.65/cwt86.00–96.5092668
CowsLean 85-90%94668.74/cwt57.50–74.0065058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19590.16/cwt83.00–95.001,077176

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.