Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-04-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 24
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
997 head
99 vs last sale 1,096 165 vs year ago 1,162 · 14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
8 vs last sale 108 89 vs year ago 189 · 47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand. The top slaughter bull, a Limousin weighing 1875 lbs. sold for 192.00.

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
BullsAverage1,759168.302,96076
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460129.171,886166
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,227124.701,530295
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042114.691,195254

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)1,245$1,87314
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,7505
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,6504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,5257
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)874$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,5506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,9089
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)830$2,3003thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253
Heifer PairsMedium 1-28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5506
Bulls1,698161.48/cwt150.00–168.002,74232
Bulls1,856178.76/cwt170.00–192.003,31837
Bulls1,525144.14/cwt140.00–147.502,1987
CowsLean 85-90%93685.11/cwt65.00–92.0079719
CowsLean 85-90%1,075117.08/cwt110.00–123.501,259143
CowsLean 85-90%1,044126.44/cwt123.50–132.501,32055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1940191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4282,137.92/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1386
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2819181.25/cwt177.50–185.001,4846
Stock CowsMedium 1-2882142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2524
Bred CowsMedium 1-28601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred CowsMedium 1-29901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5257
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28741,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,189150.95/cwt139.00–162.501,79515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220130.78/cwt127.00–139.501,59696
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,434126.27/cwt119.00–131.501,811117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522136.08/cwt131.00–145.002,07149
CowsLean 85-90%968103.16/cwt92.50–108.5099937
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281113.16/cwt106.00–117.501,45018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225122.63/cwt117.00–127.501,502181

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.