Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
781 head
110 vs last sale 671 308 vs year ago 1,089 · 28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
269 head
162 vs last sale 107 560 vs year ago 829 · 67.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy 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
BullsAverage1,543167.132,57982
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480134.911,996154
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230131.651,620203
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001118.131,182119

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)1,213$2,03048
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,9478
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,52133
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,38546
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)985$2,2008

Every lot, as filed

32 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 29852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2052,604.55/head2,550.00–2,650.002,60511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1442,793.33/head2,700.00–2,950.002,79315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1582,091.67/head2,050.00–2,125.002,0929
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1792,394.23/head2,250.00–2,500.002,39426
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0612,353.33/head2,300.00–2,400.002,35315
Bulls1,799156.77/cwt150.00–162.002,82030
Bulls1,852168.20/cwt162.00–179.003,11521
BullsReturn to Feed1,070179.61/cwt164.00–191.001,92227
BullsReturn to Feed1,201155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504138.93/cwt134.50–145.002,09056
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466132.61/cwt123.00–136.501,94498
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1992193.10/cwt190.00–195.001,91618
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,055.77/head1,850.00–2,200.002,05642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,946.92/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9478
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013149.72/cwt142.50–165.001,5178
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202115.01/cwt110.00–119.001,3828
Stock CowsMedium 1-2977153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4955
Stock CowsMedium 2920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3803
Bred CowsMedium 28601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,160165.49/cwt162.50–167.001,9208
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
CowsLean 85-90%93598.89/cwt95.00–105.0092510
CowsLean 85-90%1,034118.11/cwt109.00–124.001,22164
CowsLean 85-90%994128.14/cwt124.00–135.001,27439
CowsLean 85-90%79885.36/cwt82.00–87.506816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247128.55/cwt120.00–133.001,603111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211137.32/cwt132.00–144.501,66384

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.