Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-03

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 3
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
925 head
138 vs last sale 787 41 vs year ago 966 · 4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
556 head
444 vs last sale 112 1,072 vs year ago 1,628 · 65.8%
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 traded 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 8.00-11.00 higher. A large crowd was on hand for the replacement portion of the sale. There is no recent comparison, however quality replacement cattle were in demand. 57 head of quality fall calving replacement heifers traded at 1700.00 per head. Total supply was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,617107.531,73838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42883.581,194214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20780.92976213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03968.74715297

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 (2-4 yrs)1,139$1,41342
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,193175
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$1,11972
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$8638
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$1,67360
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$1,6537
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)962$1,35011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,22926
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)829$1,20717

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-21,0031,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,228.85/head1,125.00–1,300.001,22926
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,652.86/head1,625.00–1,690.001,6537
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0951,336.07/head1,300.00–1,400.001,33612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1511,521.43/head1,300.00–1,635.001,52123
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0171,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70057
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0831,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503
Stock CowsMedium 1-2725141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2884115.51/cwt90.00–125.001,02113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04985.00/cwt81.00–91.0089223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28291,206.67/head1,200.00–1,250.001,20717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1241,281.34/head900.00–1,355.001,28119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1641,201.57/head1,125.00–1,300.001,20240
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1261,016.67/head950.00–1,075.001,01732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,044863.35/head850.00–900.008638
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,073.26/head850.00–1,250.001,073106
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1141,384.36/head1,250.00–1,500.001,38457
Bulls1,582107.27/cwt101.00–110.001,69718
Bulls1,792114.68/cwt110.00–121.002,05514
Bulls1,31191.64/cwt87.50–100.001,2016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20168.23/cwt60.00–71.008199
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19779.57/cwt74.00–83.00952133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22585.07/cwt83.00–93.001,04271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40982.39/cwt75.00–86.001,161143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48288.87/cwt86.00–99.001,31759
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38871.80/cwt67.00–75.0099712
CowsLean 85-90%1,03867.91/cwt57.50–75.00705164
CowsLean 85-90%1,08879.16/cwt75.00–83.0086188
CowsLean 85-90%95051.41/cwt43.00–60.0048845

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.