Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-06-19

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jun 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
668 head
244 vs last sale 912 201 vs year ago 869 · 23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
865 vs last sale 943 201 vs year ago 279 · 72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The high selling slaughter cow, a crossbred weighing 1,350 lbs. sold for 155.00. The top selling slaughter bull, a Charolais weighing 2,180 lbs. sold for 210.00.

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
BullsAverage1,850176.963,27323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177140.271,651263
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,456138.762,021105
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032131.091,353148

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 (2-4 yrs)995$2,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,78739
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,4203thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,6853thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,5403thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$2,3004thin

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%1,022124.86/cwt115.00–131.501,27642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174136.78/cwt128.00–141.001,606138
Bulls1,735166.58/cwt158.00–176.002,89012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2947167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5863
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6853
Bred CowsMedium 29531,427.56/head1,350.00–1,500.001,42810
CowsLean 85-90%981110.01/cwt97.50–115.001,07916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480145.19/cwt140.00–155.002,14947
CowsLean 85-90%1,046137.75/cwt131.00–143.001,44190
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176144.62/cwt140.00–153.001,701122
Bulls1,975188.28/cwt178.00–210.003,71911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435134.19/cwt127.50–140.001,92655
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477121.87/cwt119.00–126.001,8003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,371124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium 29801,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4203
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3345
Bred HeifersMedium 27701,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0691,808.68/head1,675.00–2,000.001,80924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004

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.