Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-03-13

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Mar 13
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
521 head
107 vs last sale 628 84 vs year ago 605 · 13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
5 vs last sale 104 71 vs year ago 28 · +253.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 10.00-12.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,730149.572,58865
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494128.221,916120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201124.751,498110
CowsLean 85-90%Low969100.73977119

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)1,075$1,74322
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,5503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,6003thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 21,0851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5254
CowsLean 85-90%84883.75/cwt82.00–90.0071020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223110.45/cwt108.50–112.501,3512
CowsLean 85-90%76967.38/cwt64.00–70.0051821
Bulls1,817157.48/cwt150.00–169.002,86133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518132.53/cwt128.00–144.002,01258
CowsLean 85-90%1,069119.11/cwt115.00–127.001,27344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233128.89/cwt126.00–139.001,58951
Bulls1,557128.98/cwt121.00–133.002,0085
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469108.04/cwt106.00–114.001,5875
Bred CowsMedium 29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,004188.55/cwt180.00–192.501,8939
Bulls1,656143.72/cwt135.00–150.002,38027
CowsLean 85-90%1,036107.54/cwt93.00–114.001,11434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472125.60/cwt116.00–128.001,84957
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171121.54/cwt114.00–127.501,42357
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2924163.96/cwt160.00–180.001,51521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,960.23/head1,750.00–2,250.001,96014
Stock CowsMedium 2899126.34/cwt124.00–130.001,1368
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2919160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,47013

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.