Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-09-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 20
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
650 head
471 vs last sale 1,121 7 vs year ago 643 · +1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
1,075 vs last sale 1,232 50 vs year ago 207 · 24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate 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
BullsLow1,651120.221,98446
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,456110.461,609128
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217105.751,287145
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03091.71945222

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 (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,9056
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,59660
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,209$1,5955
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,2503thin

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
Bred CowsMedium 2810885.00/head885.00–885.008854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Stock CowsMedium 2715117.50/cwt117.50–117.508403
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,051181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2601,817.70/head1,675.00–2,050.001,81824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,518.96/head1,285.00–1,700.001,51932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,036142.69/cwt132.50–152.501,47824
Stock CowsMedium 2843122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0286
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2091,595.00/head1,595.00–1,595.001,5955
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1751,904.68/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9056
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1976194.64/cwt182.00–210.001,90013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158143.05/cwt135.00–152.501,6576
BullsReturn to Feed1,005106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0655
Bulls1,670120.12/cwt116.00–125.002,00621
Bulls1,864128.47/cwt126.00–133.502,39516
Bulls1,503105.49/cwt91.00–111.001,5864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24695.80/cwt94.00–97.001,19410
CowsLean 85-90%95182.55/cwt75.00–89.0078549
CowsLean 85-90%1,07996.20/cwt90.00–105.001,038131
CowsLean 85-90%974110.08/cwt104.00–117.501,07223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,431101.56/cwt94.00–104.501,45316
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444110.81/cwt105.00–117.001,600101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223105.19/cwt97.50–111.001,286112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176112.81/cwt110.00–117.501,32723
CowsLean 85-90%96562.09/cwt49.00–74.0059919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608120.17/cwt117.00–123.501,93211

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.