Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-04-06

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 6
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,284 head
429 vs last sale 855 572 vs year ago 712 · +80.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
455 head
310 vs last sale 145 570 vs year ago 1,025 · 55.6%
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

This report combines the regular slaughter/replacement sale with the replacement sale this evening. Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. In the replacement portion of the sale bred cows traded 200.00 per head less than last month's sale, with cow-calf pairs trading 100.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,681105.521,77468
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42484.921,209168
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19383.01990306
CowsLean 85-90%Average98870.74699412

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,3801,909.87/cwt1,600.00–2,300.0026,3568
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27491,198.44/cwt1,175.00–1,250.008,97616
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27611,155.48/cwt925.00–1,250.008,79321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,1704
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,101.79/cwt925.00–1,250.0012,59381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1971,392.05/cwt1,250.00–1,525.0016,66366
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,167.88/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0013,78121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2970118.63/cwt105.00–128.001,15125
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009243
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27241,072.14/cwt1,025.00–1,085.007,76214
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,622.19/cwt1,485.00–1,800.0018,41280
Bulls1,647105.23/cwt97.00–110.001,73342
Bulls1,877113.79/cwt111.00–121.002,13617
Bulls1,46991.28/cwt86.00–96.001,3419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19481.18/cwt72.00–86.00969201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19086.52/cwt85.00–91.001,030105
CowsLean 85-90%1,02273.34/cwt67.00–80.00750190
CowsLean 85-90%1,06182.06/cwt79.00–92.0087197
CowsLean 85-90%88559.73/cwt51.00–66.00529112
CowsLean 85-90%84343.20/cwt37.50–50.0036413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41788.10/cwt86.00–94.501,24867
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42982.81/cwt76.00–86.501,183101

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.