Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2022-12-14

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Dec 14
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
955 head
39 vs last sale 994 177 vs year ago 1,132 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,052 head
885 vs last sale 167 306 vs year ago 1,358 · 22.5%
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 steady with slaughter bulls trading steady to 2.00 higher. A large crowd was on hand for the evening replacement sale. 1050 head of quality replacement cattle were in demand. Several lots of bred heifers and bred cows traded at over 1,800.00 per head. 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
BullsLow1,36980.291,099100
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47067.65994156
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20963.01762196
CowsLean 85-90%High97248.40470328

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)1,208$1,282505
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$1,029102
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,635115
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,1505
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,487$2,2993thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,51312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$1,49260
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,045$1,3008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,024$1,10617

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-21,4872,299.33/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,15012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,008.75/head800.00–1,175.001,00951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2984900.00/head900.00–900.009005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0381,028.57/head950.00–1,300.001,02917
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,008115.78/cwt102.50–120.001,16719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02796.69/cwt85.00–110.009937
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0461,416.67/head1,250.00–1,550.001,4179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2121,132.01/head1,050.00–1,160.001,13242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1981,452.63/head1,250.00–1,575.001,453136
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19521,739.98/head1,450.00–1,810.001,74098
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,266.67/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2679
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0661,329.61/head1,200.00–1,550.001,33038
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2931,673.96/head1,600.00–1,835.001,67458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,1051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,140660.00/head660.00–660.006609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2061,128.50/head875.00–1,325.001,129292
BullsReturn to Feed78261.00/cwt61.00–61.0047712
Bulls1,65092.13/cwt82.00–97.001,52029
Bulls1,989101.35/cwt97.00–107.002,01613
Bulls1,17071.90/cwt62.00–81.0084146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25150.11/cwt42.50–54.0062712
CowsLean 85-90%1,09561.11/cwt57.00–66.0066971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38359.20/cwt55.00–61.008197
CowsLean 85-90%94139.46/cwt30.00–46.0037194
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20460.87/cwt55.00–65.00733108
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21068.09/cwt65.00–75.5082476
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46671.48/cwt69.00–77.001,04849
CowsLean 85-90%82325.50/cwt21.00–27.5021027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47866.37/cwt60.00–69.50981100
CowsLean 85-90%95852.50/cwt45.00–57.50503136

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.