Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-08-16

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 16
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
500 head
4 vs last sale 504 73 vs year ago 427 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
73 vs last sale 244 50 vs year ago 121 · +41.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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
BullsHigh1,693124.892,11448
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,475137.852,0334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,434111.501,59978
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196105.481,261129
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01693.91954156

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)1,107$1,57331
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,5005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,45058
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,14416
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)737$1,4203thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)964$1,83510

Every lot, as filed

32 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 27901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,402.32/head1,270.00–1,445.001,40233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0291,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,20013
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2735900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1753
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2987127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2584
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2872117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3991,651.55/head1,510.00–1,750.001,65218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,742.54/head1,600.00–1,775.001,74311
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27371,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1876167.08/cwt160.00–175.001,4646
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2938137.59/cwt127.50–147.501,2916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0431,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1607
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,40012
Bred CowsMedium 28761,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Bulls1,857132.70/cwt128.00–135.502,46417
Bulls1,589111.66/cwt105.00–116.001,7745
Bulls1,605122.33/cwt115.00–129.001,96326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201113.97/cwt110.00–119.001,36923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24393.91/cwt86.00–96.001,1679
CowsLean 85-90%1,058107.80/cwt105.00–115.001,14117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400100.64/cwt95.00–104.501,40914
CowsLean 85-90%1,03396.98/cwt89.00–102.501,002112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428110.55/cwt105.00–116.001,57945
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473121.74/cwt116.00–128.001,79319
CowsLean 85-90%90579.99/cwt75.00–85.0072415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190104.54/cwt98.00–109.501,24497
CowsLean 85-90%93463.01/cwt35.00–72.5058912
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,475137.85/cwt136.00–140.002,0334

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.