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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 24
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
804 head
537 vs last sale 267 580 vs year ago 224 · +258.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
651 head
644 vs last sale 7 606 vs year ago 45 · +1,346.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The top selling slaughter cows sold for 134.00. The top selling slaughter bull was a Limousin that sold for 160.50. This report combines the slaughter/replacement auction with the replacement sale tonite. 17 head of extra fancy 3rd stage Red Angus heifers topped the replacement portion of the auction at 2,885.00 per head. High quality replacement heifers and cows were in 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
BullsAverage1,737136.492,37158
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,481134.001,9859thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,484108.951,617202
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223104.101,273193
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02993.72965225

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)1,150$2,06442
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$1,928277
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,324$1,60889
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$1,34828
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$1,2504thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,85427
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,5006
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$2,16414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,79024

Every lot, as filed

38 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 and Large 1-21,1882,164.29/head1,800.00–2,300.002,16414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2721,467.63/head1,250.00–1,600.001,46851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1791,915.63/head1,700.00–2,050.001,91616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3257
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,177140.63/cwt134.00–151.001,65517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,441.95/head1,200.00–1,600.001,44232
Bred CowsMedium 28851,150.77/head1,085.00–1,200.001,15122
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1602,853.52/head2,800.00–2,885.002,85427
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1724185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3396
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3941,796.76/head1,675.00–1,875.001,79738
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3052,074.93/head1,700.00–2,450.002,075223
Bred CowsMedium 1-29151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Stock CowsMedium 2904116.99/cwt116.00–117.501,05812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2052,204.39/head1,800.00–2,375.002,20433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2504
Bred CowsMedium 1-29901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0741,232.71/head1,175.00–1,275.001,23314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,026140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4368
BullsReturn to Feed1,000155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5505
Bulls1,770132.98/cwt123.00–139.002,35429
Bulls1,954144.82/cwt139.00–160.502,83018
Bulls1,539113.00/cwt105.00–120.001,7396
CowsLean 85-90%1,05195.93/cwt90.00–102.501,008146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23691.78/cwt82.50–97.501,13415
CowsLean 85-90%99383.57/cwt77.50–90.0083016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184113.31/cwt110.00–122.001,34247
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236102.20/cwt96.00–112.001,263131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43299.79/cwt95.00–101.001,42911
CowsLean 85-90%1,046105.02/cwt102.00–115.001,09938
CowsLean 85-90%90170.16/cwt55.00–76.0063225
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,481134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9859
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467106.34/cwt100.00–111.001,560123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524115.16/cwt110.00–124.001,75568

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.