Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-05

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
635 head
57 vs last sale 692 984 vs year ago 1,619 · 60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
25 vs last sale 110 881 vs year ago 966 · 91.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The top selling slaughter bull, a Limousin weighing 1,925 lbs. sold for 213.00.

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
BullsAverage1,764172.293,03950
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475140.072,065141
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,203137.051,649213
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024118.481,213139

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,0006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,96520
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$1,63820
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)785$1,7003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,6254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,273$2,4638

Every lot, as filed

24 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%97376.10/cwt55.00–95.007408
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196131.79/cwt122.00–137.001,57686
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2815175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1541,615.00/head1,615.00–1,615.001,61511
Stock CowsMedium 2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0735
Bred CowsMedium 29421,850.13/head1,785.00–1,885.001,85012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1820218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2732,462.50/head2,450.00–2,475.002,4638
Bulls1,798164.48/cwt153.00–173.002,95721
Bulls1,827187.99/cwt174.00–213.003,43521
Bulls1,508151.55/cwt141.00–160.002,2858
CowsLean 85-90%1,011109.46/cwt98.00–113.001,10727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2402,385.00/head2,385.00–2,385.002,3855
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208140.61/cwt137.00–151.501,699127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442135.98/cwt126.00–141.501,96185
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524146.27/cwt140.00–158.002,22956
CowsLean 85-90%1,036119.28/cwt114.00–127.501,23663
CowsLean 85-90%1,023131.47/cwt127.00–141.001,34541
BullsMedium 1-21,2502,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6254

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.