Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-04-20

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Apr 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,179 head
584 vs last sale 595 641 vs year ago 538 · +119.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
39 vs last sale 159 157 vs year ago 277 · 56.7%
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 bulls traded steady. Replacement cattle traded steady. Supply was heavy with very 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
BullsAverage1,714105.721,81279
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43982.171,182196
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21181.57988254
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06170.13744461

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2897127.25/cwt125.00–129.501,14112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2962102.93/cwt92.50–115.0099010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,490.00/cwt1,400.00–1,535.0016,6883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29321,204.76/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0011,22821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,009.67/cwt930.00–1,100.0011,47041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,336.76/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0015,61314
Bulls1,711105.98/cwt98.00–111.001,81347
Bulls1,841115.19/cwt111.00–122.502,12118
Bulls1,56192.65/cwt87.00–96.001,44614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32266.18/cwt63.00–73.008757
CowsLean 85-90%1,13482.21/cwt79.50–87.0093281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22179.96/cwt74.00–82.50976146
CowsLean 85-90%1,08373.06/cwt67.00–79.00791246
CowsLean 85-90%87243.71/cwt32.50–50.0038131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18884.96/cwt82.00–93.001,009101
CowsLean 85-90%1,00961.57/cwt52.50–66.00621103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41873.31/cwt65.00–76.001,04015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42981.66/cwt77.00–85.501,167142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48187.41/cwt86.00–92.001,29539

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.