Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Sep 7
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
632 head
20 vs last sale 612 55 vs year ago 577 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
60 vs last sale 126 2 vs year ago 68 · 2.9%
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. Not enough replacement cattle for a market comparison. Supply was light 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
BullsAverage1,823109.962,00424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45983.941,22580
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17481.57957123
CowsLean 85-90%Low97262.22605281

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)1,259$1,20328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$9608

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 1-2980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1764
Bulls1,824107.04/cwt101.00–112.001,95217
Bulls1,820117.05/cwt114.00–122.002,1307
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19286.66/cwt83.50–91.001,03338
CowsLean 85-90%96458.11/cwt50.00–64.00560129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31870.36/cwt67.00–71.009276
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15479.98/cwt73.00–84.0092379
CowsLean 85-90%1,06079.85/cwt75.00–84.0084637
CowsLean 85-90%85647.06/cwt37.50–52.5040346
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48788.87/cwt83.50–100.001,32126
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44071.64/cwt66.00–74.001,0327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44783.05/cwt76.00–87.001,20247
CowsLean 85-90%1,01770.55/cwt64.00–75.0071769
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,087.26/head985.00–1,250.001,08721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,012960.10/head925.00–1,150.009608
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4801,550.00/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5507
Stock CowsLarge 1930137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2743
Stock CowsMedium 1-2702132.00/cwt132.00–132.009273
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11295.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0567

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.