Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-05-22

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, May 22
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
774 head
452 vs last sale 1,226 154 vs year ago 928 · 16.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
359 vs last sale 417 129 vs year ago 187 · 69.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. The top slaughter cow sold for 152.00. The top slaughter bull sold for 193.50. 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
BullsHigh1,694165.562,80563
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461133.831,955173
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,202132.851,597198
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low995121.991,214181

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)1,139$1,9586
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,6003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,7004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,0003thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
CowsLean 85-90%78776.06/cwt50.00–90.005998
Bulls1,822179.79/cwt171.00–193.503,27624
CowsLean 85-90%1,024130.52/cwt126.00–136.001,33790
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535139.80/cwt137.00–152.002,14645
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215137.01/cwt134.00–146.001,66579
Bulls1,420143.39/cwt138.00–150.002,0368
CowsLean 85-90%897105.65/cwt95.00–112.0094817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,247166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,0705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,166170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9828
Bulls1,666160.26/cwt152.00–170.502,67031
CowsLean 85-90%1,006120.14/cwt113.00–126.001,20966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435132.79/cwt124.00–137.001,906120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194130.08/cwt120.00–134.001,553119
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430115.91/cwt114.00–121.001,6588
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990160.50/cwt155.00–165.001,58911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,957.90/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9586
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2957138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3213
Bred CowsMedium 28201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003

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.