Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-01-31

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jan 31
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
607 head
197 vs last sale 804 85 vs year ago 522 · +16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
545 vs last sale 651 24 vs year ago 130 · 18.5%
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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 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
BullsHigh1,699130.822,22376
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,555135.002,0991thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478107.471,588135
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219105.511,286153
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03793.10966128

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)1,149$1,48020
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)968$1,1154thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,7136
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,30010
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,2303thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 29681,115.00/head1,115.00–1,115.001,1154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1491,480.42/head1,400.00–1,600.001,48020
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1251,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2973160.27/cwt158.00–168.001,55915
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2948127.28/cwt120.00–134.001,2076
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,182134.29/cwt128.00–145.001,58716
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1988162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6016
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28051,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2303
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27971,193.28/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1937
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
BullsReturn to Feed1,275147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,8813
BullsReturn to Feed1,213123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4923
Bulls1,541114.82/cwt112.00–120.001,7698
Bulls1,751129.85/cwt119.00–141.002,27450
Bulls1,818143.32/cwt137.00–152.002,60612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482106.35/cwt98.00–111.001,57675
CowsLean 85-90%98563.38/cwt47.50–73.0062410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475113.08/cwt110.00–119.001,66848
CowsLean 85-90%1,06595.48/cwt87.50–101.001,01760
CowsLean 85-90%1,058104.22/cwt101.00–109.001,10336
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,555135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231111.49/cwt109.00–118.501,37243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46092.01/cwt88.00–98.001,34312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212104.02/cwt93.00–110.001,261106
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27080.79/cwt75.00–92.501,0264
CowsLean 85-90%95281.94/cwt77.00–87.5078022

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.