Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-24

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Aug 24
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
530 head
103 vs last sale 427 216 vs year ago 314 · +68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
25 vs last sale 121 64 vs year ago 32 · +200.0%
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 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows traded steady. Supply was light 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
BullsLow1,716111.361,91139
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44885.511,23889
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20283.181,000112
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01366.57674196

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)1,233$1,15144
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,0003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$95210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)972$9005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,5509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,0505

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17481.52/cwt73.50–85.0095755
CowsLean 85-90%88946.27/cwt40.00–53.0041123
CowsLean 85-90%99359.15/cwt54.00–64.0058752
CowsLean 85-90%1,09080.01/cwt76.00–85.0087230
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43584.13/cwt75.00–88.001,20748
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41874.52/cwt72.00–76.001,0576
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47189.28/cwt87.00–97.001,31335
CowsLean 85-90%1,03071.51/cwt65.00–76.0073791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24171.41/cwt67.50–75.0088610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22787.63/cwt84.00–93.001,07547
Bulls1,38091.29/cwt85.00–99.001,2604
Bulls1,832120.05/cwt114.00–130.002,19916
Bulls1,690108.27/cwt103.00–112.001,83019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2972900.00/head900.00–900.009005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,150.55/head1,000.00–1,300.001,15144
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2805122.50/cwt122.50–122.509863
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980952.05/head825.00–1,075.0095210

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.