Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2023-11-22

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 22
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
549 head
812 vs last sale 1,361 340 vs year ago 889 · 38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
1,256 vs last sale 1,349 2 vs year ago 91 · +2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
BullsAverage1,814113.832,06431
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46292.661,355124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19690.641,084143
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00778.03786131

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)1,082$1,55424
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,2003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,5003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,0006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,161$1,7948

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-21,0631,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1934170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5887
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1767170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063143.94/cwt139.00–151.001,53017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3651,974.73/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9754
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Bulls1,733110.14/cwt104.00–116.501,90919
Bulls1,941119.68/cwt115.00–124.002,32312
CowsLean 85-90%98789.65/cwt85.00–97.5088526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17897.11/cwt94.00–103.001,14439
CowsLean 85-90%1,06780.50/cwt75.00–85.0085970
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42991.46/cwt86.00–96.001,30792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14775.95/cwt72.50–77.508713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58499.05/cwt96.00–104.001,56926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44583.31/cwt83.00–85.001,2046
CowsLean 85-90%93350.85/cwt47.50–52.504744
CowsLean 85-90%89866.22/cwt57.50–73.0059531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20488.58/cwt80.00–94.001,067101

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.