Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-07

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 7
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
292 head
231 vs last sale 523 212 vs year ago 504 · 42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
2 vs last sale 42 200 vs year ago 244 · 82.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,639168.382,75920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,499144.522,16757
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208143.151,72981
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,013122.951,24678

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)1,315$2,23213
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$2,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,7138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,5304thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)820$3,0005

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
Bred CowsMedium 2-37201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1311,964.46/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9645
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2963198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29301,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5304
Bulls1,644171.34/cwt164.00–177.502,8177
Bulls1,771182.40/cwt180.00–186.003,2306
Bulls1,520153.41/cwt143.00–160.002,3327
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206149.07/cwt144.00–163.001,79833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295125.01/cwt117.50–130.001,6193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486142.47/cwt137.50–147.502,11728
CowsLean 85-90%970112.04/cwt108.00–117.501,08715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203140.01/cwt133.00–144.001,68445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524152.22/cwt147.00–161.002,32023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468124.58/cwt120.00–130.001,8296
CowsLean 85-90%84589.00/cwt60.00–106.0075210
CowsLean 85-90%1,102126.92/cwt122.00–133.001,39929
CowsLean 85-90%1,003139.12/cwt136.00–144.001,39524

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.