Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-17

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Jul 17
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
486 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 594▼ 270 vs year ago 756 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 144▼ 41 vs year ago 94 · −43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
Bulls—Low1,451160.022,32272
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,444140.282,02683
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228138.591,703141
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025121.261,243147

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)1,178$2,06520
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,8003thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,008141.80/cwt140.00–143.001,42930
Bulls——1,669154.33/cwt145.00–161.002,5767
Bulls——1,690172.83/cwt164.00–181.002,92122
Bulls——1,953183.43/cwt177.50–191.003,58213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86592.43/cwt78.00–102.5080013
Cows—Lean 85-90%935112.48/cwt105.00–119.001,05240
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077136.03/cwt132.50–145.501,46531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090125.52/cwt119.00–133.001,36863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216146.98/cwt143.00–162.001,78729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229137.35/cwt129.00–143.001,688104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266124.34/cwt120.00–127.501,5748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425139.97/cwt132.00–144.001,99565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494148.50/cwt144.00–157.502,21912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555127.14/cwt125.00–128.501,9776
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,964.60/head1,850.00–2,200.001,96514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835218.82/cwt200.00–231.001,82713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5023
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6885
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003

This sale against other markets

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.