Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-09-18

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 18
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
740 head
29 vs last sale 711 90 vs year ago 650 · +13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
174 head
0 vs last sale 174 17 vs year ago 157 · +10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-9.00 lower. Supply was heavy 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
BullsLow1,718151.062,59664
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488122.391,822121
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251119.801,499175
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029100.091,030239

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)1,040$2,10813
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$1,95823
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,83411
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,54830
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,5752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)753$1,4003thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)863$1,3003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,419$2,92723
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,9753thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0121,526.14/head1,475.00–1,600.001,52621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,107.69/head2,000.00–2,200.002,10813
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4362,958.33/head2,700.00–3,100.002,95821
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Stock CowsMedium 2947138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3072
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,901.69/head1,750.00–2,200.001,90220
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27531,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28631,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,1401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Stock CowsMedium 1-2748187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4035
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2979150.03/cwt145.00–152.501,46917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3402,331.72/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6009
BullsReturn to Feed1,100137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5073
Bulls1,813156.06/cwt148.00–165.002,82938
Bulls1,940166.13/cwt162.00–172.003,2237
Bulls1,512135.24/cwt121.00–145.002,04516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,496123.58/cwt117.00–130.501,84976
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236121.35/cwt117.50–129.001,500115
CowsLean 85-90%1,050124.72/cwt123.00–128.001,31029
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239129.92/cwt129.00–137.501,61015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,411114.14/cwt111.00–117.001,61130
CowsLean 85-90%1,116115.07/cwt109.00–121.001,28471
CowsLean 85-90%1,08099.93/cwt90.00–108.001,07965
CowsLean 85-90%89376.22/cwt62.50–85.0068174
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293112.46/cwt107.00–116.001,45445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605132.89/cwt129.00–136.502,13315

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.