Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-08-28

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 28
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
455 head
313 vs last sale 768 383 vs year ago 838 · 45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
33 vs last sale 110 78 vs year ago 155 · 50.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate 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
BullsLow1,757165.892,91530
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,503136.232,04786
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230134.631,656125
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,037118.281,226126

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)1,256$2,09721
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,95412
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)730$1,4254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,28011

Every lot, as filed

25 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 and Large 1-21,1452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,362160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2312,049.25/head1,950.00–2,175.002,04914
Bred HeifersMedium 27301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,013192.89/cwt189.00–197.001,9546
Bulls1,602154.19/cwt144.00–161.002,47010
Bulls1,792169.42/cwt162.00–179.003,03617
CowsLean 85-90%1,090123.27/cwt117.50–132.501,34476
CowsLean 85-90%961109.61/cwt100.00–116.001,05320
Bulls2,080184.90/cwt183.00–187.503,8463
CowsLean 85-90%1,046135.23/cwt132.50–140.001,41513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265123.13/cwt116.00–126.501,5589
CowsLean 85-90%87993.23/cwt70.00–101.0081917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229133.80/cwt128.00–143.001,644102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218148.04/cwt143.00–156.001,80314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575148.16/cwt142.00–156.002,33422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,511121.34/cwt115.00–126.001,83314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469135.15/cwt129.00–141.001,98550
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,196.88/head2,000.00–2,450.002,1978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4442,560.39/head2,400.00–2,825.002,5604

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.