Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-07-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 26
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
659 head
97 vs last sale 756 128 vs year ago 787 · 16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
24 vs last sale 94 6 vs year ago 112 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 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
BullsAverage1,645125.262,06143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446112.131,62194
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184109.271,294215
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02294.99970192

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,391$1,61117
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,53046
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$1,42010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,3153thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,3004thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$1,7757

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1-21,1831,533.25/head1,450.00–1,625.001,5336
Bulls1,629121.83/cwt115.00–128.001,98519
Bulls1,321109.79/cwt102.50–113.001,4505
Bulls1,747132.77/cwt118.00–142.002,31919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188106.03/cwt95.00–110.501,260116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180113.07/cwt109.00–120.001,33499
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,419108.65/cwt100.00–114.001,54249
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474116.85/cwt112.00–124.001,72243
CowsLean 85-90%1,054103.93/cwt102.00–110.001,09576
CowsLean 85-90%1,03096.59/cwt86.00–101.0099574
CowsLean 85-90%93280.71/cwt75.00–87.5075229
CowsLean 85-90%98465.42/cwt40.00–72.5064413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50595.75/cwt94.00–97.501,4412
Stock CowsMedium 2731160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4331,649.51/head1,600.00–1,670.001,65013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,472.49/head1,340.00–1,600.001,47233
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7757
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1966182.85/cwt180.00–187.501,7667
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3321,674.94/head1,600.00–1,775.001,67513
Bred CowsMedium 27901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,315.00/head1,315.00–1,315.001,3153

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.