Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-01-10

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 10
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
305 vs last sale 618 1,053 vs year ago 1,366 · 77.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
50 vs last sale 119 685 vs year ago 754 · 90.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,739121.902,12020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45899.931,45774
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22097.481,18981
CowsLean 85-90%Average96879.7477294

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)1,121$1,24525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$1,17610

Every lot, as filed

17 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 CowsSmall and Medium 3722535.00/head535.00–535.005353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2621,530.60/head1,315.00–1,775.001,53118
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3760510.00/head510.00–510.005107
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,182125.11/cwt112.00–133.001,47921
Stock CowsMedium 2890127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1354
Bulls1,629110.43/cwt104.00–116.001,7997
Bulls1,798128.08/cwt119.00–140.002,30313
CowsLean 85-90%1,05086.63/cwt78.00–92.0091040
CowsLean 85-90%1,06794.49/cwt91.00–101.001,00818
CowsLean 85-90%85270.10/cwt60.00–76.0059723
CowsLean 85-90%78555.18/cwt47.50–58.0043313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202101.37/cwt97.00–110.001,21838
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51883.83/cwt82.50–85.001,2732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485105.73/cwt101.50–111.001,57033
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43295.84/cwt91.00–98.501,37239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23594.05/cwt90.00–97.001,16243

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.