Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-10-11

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 11
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
670 head
145 vs last sale 525 427 vs year ago 1,097 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
17 vs last sale 118 327 vs year ago 462 · 70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
BullsLow1,604116.861,87537
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,463108.591,588102
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20598.331,185182
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03387.30902262

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)1,202$1,62325
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,089$1,45350
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$2,13211

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 and Large 1-21,0981,495.52/head1,300.00–1,635.001,49641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0471,261.80/head1,200.00–1,315.001,2629
BullsReturn to Feed1,147101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1583
BullsReturn to Feed1,130116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3113
Bulls1,695116.15/cwt109.00–123.001,96913
Bulls1,817126.83/cwt122.00–136.002,30514
Bulls1,26496.83/cwt92.00–102.001,2244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24684.32/cwt79.00–88.001,05114
CowsLean 85-90%1,05990.21/cwt82.00–95.00955186
CowsLean 85-90%95775.34/cwt70.00–82.0072139
CowsLean 85-90%98456.69/cwt40.00–65.0055813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,549119.16/cwt114.00–125.001,84637
CowsLean 85-90%986100.74/cwt95.00–107.5099324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20395.75/cwt89.00–103.001,152110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199106.60/cwt101.00–112.501,27858
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43795.45/cwt89.00–99.001,37214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407104.52/cwt98.00–112.001,47151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,017183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,8666
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2926148.33/cwt145.00–152.001,3746
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015135.48/cwt122.00–142.001,3759
Stock CowsMedium 2-3739112.21/cwt110.00–115.008297
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2221,640.65/head1,575.00–1,800.001,64122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0521,495.00/head1,495.00–1,495.001,4953

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.