Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-10-23

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Oct 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
812 head
114 vs last sale 698 45 vs year ago 857 · 5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
18 vs last sale 152 73 vs year ago 207 · 35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy 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
BullsLow1,683147.512,48358
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,485147.502,1901thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480121.041,791161
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264117.701,488205
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,076101.721,095240

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)1,305$1,83513
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,036$1,56043
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)872$1,4605
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)828$1,5786
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)856$1,4297
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$3,3253thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,8004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)940$1,8503thin

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 29401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium 28721,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4757
Bred HeifersMedium 28051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2103,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5226
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,121152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7043
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred HeifersMedium 27101,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3353
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19451,820.00/head1,820.00–1,820.001,8203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2857170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4576
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1827211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7452
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2811146.54/cwt140.00–150.001,1889
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2621,732.38/head1,625.00–1,775.001,73211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium 29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,652.50/head1,625.00–1,700.001,65330
Bulls1,465133.10/cwt123.00–144.001,95022
Bulls1,743150.89/cwt145.00–158.002,63022
Bulls1,932164.83/cwt159.00–174.003,18514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461109.71/cwt103.00–114.501,60323
CowsLean 85-90%1,133111.97/cwt105.00–118.001,269102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296108.04/cwt102.00–112.501,40040
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253117.13/cwt112.00–122.001,468110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263125.85/cwt123.00–133.001,58955
CowsLean 85-90%1,089123.77/cwt121.00–132.001,34818
CowsLean 85-90%1,07997.44/cwt89.00–106.001,05176
CowsLean 85-90%93576.32/cwt50.00–85.0071444
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,485147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440119.62/cwt107.50–126.001,72394
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575129.98/cwt126.00–140.002,04744

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.