Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2021-11-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
952 head
339 vs last sale 613 145 vs year ago 807 · +18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
799 head
662 vs last sale 137 437 vs year ago 362 · +120.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls traded steady. This report combines the results of the regular cow and bull sale with the replacement cattle sale this evening. There was several drafts of fancy replacement cattle. Quality bred cows traded 50.00-275.00 per head higher. Cow-Calf pairs traded steady. Supply 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
BullsHigh1,69785.671,45460
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45862.26908219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22058.91719216
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02548.58498227

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2082,214.83/cwt1,950.00–2,350.0026,7553
BullsLarge 11,4382,344.67/cwt1,900.00–3,025.0033,7163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,208.75/cwt1,150.00–1,275.0013,44120
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,347.37/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0014,12019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,030.49/cwt800.00–1,200.0011,43851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,002.93/cwt800.00–1,350.0011,664220
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy9751,358.67/cwt1,325.00–1,385.0013,24784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2851,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0021,20312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289390.46/cwt82.50–98.0080813
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03185.17/cwt75.00–90.0087820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,149787.43/cwt700.00–850.009,04832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,496.53/cwt1,450.00–1,575.0017,09015
Bred CowsLarge 11,4751,003.84/cwt800.00–1,250.0014,8079
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1501,950.00/cwt1,950.00–1,950.0022,42510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29691,008.94/cwt800.00–1,250.009,77735
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy905121.30/cwt120.00–122.501,0986
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1841,472.12/cwt1,350.00–1,650.0017,43026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0016,1255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,1141,017.19/cwt900.00–1,150.0011,33116
Bulls1,83393.13/cwt89.00–100.001,70723
Bulls1,51875.41/cwt71.00–81.001,14515
Bulls1,67684.86/cwt80.00–92.001,42222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59373.81/cwt69.00–81.001,17634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21860.50/cwt54.00–65.00737149
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20967.87/cwt66.00–71.008219
CowsLean 85-90%1,04960.30/cwt57.00–66.0063312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43155.56/cwt48.00–57.0079558
CowsLean 85-90%97641.92/cwt37.50–46.0040971
CowsLean 85-90%90734.52/cwt32.50–36.003139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22653.42/cwt47.50–56.5065558
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43462.23/cwt58.00–68.00892127
CowsLean 85-90%1,05751.98/cwt47.00–56.50549135

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.